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Bachmann's 1st TV Ads Air In Iowa

Politico reports : Michele Bachmann is going up in Iowa with the first television ad of her presidential campaign, a 30-second spot titled “Waterloo” that Bachmann’s team says will start running statewide today. The bio spot, produced by Strategy Group Media, features a direct-to-camer…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

China Warns U.S. Not To Meet With Dalai Lama

Reuters reports : China's Foreign Ministry warned U.S. officials on Thursday not to meet with visiting exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying it hoped Washington "appropriately dealt" with Tibet-related issues. China reviles the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Dalai Lama, saying he …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Banks Discuss Buying Back Greek Debt

Reuters reports : International banks, under pressure from European governments to help with another Greek bailout, discussed buying back the country's bonds in another attempt to stitch together a rescue plan after a French initiative failed. European Central Bank and Greek government …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

White House Warns Of Dire Default Consequences

The New York Times reports : As the high-wire negotiations with the Congressional leadership resume Thursday over raising the nation’s debt ceiling , one message from President Obama and his top aides has remained consistent: The consequences of default would be very, very scary. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Treasury secretly weighs options to avert default

Reuters reports : A small team of Treasury officials is discussing options to stave off default if Congress fails to raise the country's borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Senior officials, including Treasury Secretary Timothy …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Obama Seeking Wider Debt Deal

The New York Times reports : Heading into a crucial negotiating session on a budget deal on Thursday, President Obama has raised his sights and wants to strike a far-reaching agreement on cutting the federal deficit as Speaker John A. Boehner has signaled new willingness to bargain on …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

GA Rep: Borrowing Over Debt Limit Is "Impeachable"

The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- While some have asserted that the debt limit might be unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment, and therefore President Obama does not need congressional approval to raise it, Republicans have been quick to express skepticism over the idea. On …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Court Ends 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

The San Francisco Chronicle reports : (07-06) 13:16 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court ordered a halt today to the armed forces' discharge of openly gay service members, citing the Obama administration's disavowal of laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation. The Ninth …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Dead Soldiers' Families Hacked

The Daily Telegraph reports : The Daily Telegraph has learnt that the personal details of the families of servicemen who died on the front line have been found in the files of Glenn Mulcaire, the private detective working for the Sunday tabloid. The disclosure that grieving relatives …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Obama Offers Social Security Cuts

The Washington Post reports : President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue. At a meeting with top …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Did N. Korea Buy Its Nuke Know-How?

The Washington Post reports : The founder of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb program asserts that the government of North Korea bribed top military officials in Islamabad to obtain access to sensitive nuclear technology in the late 1990s. Abdul Qadeer Khan has made available documents that he says …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Cantor: GOP Will Cut Tax Breaks If Rates Are Lowered

The Washington Post reports : In a marked shift, Republicans are willing to close some tax loopholes as part of a final deal to raise the nation’s legal borrowing limit, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Wednesday. But Cantor said that raising taxes as part of the final …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

White House Adviser Blasts Romney

ABC News reports : At a breakfast hosted by Bloomberg News this morning, White House senior adviser David Plouffe took a shot at the GOP frontrunner. “Governor Romney has reminded us that he’s a world-class political contortionist,” Plouffe said . “He’s kind of been all over the map on …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Bill Clinton Likens New State Voting Rules To Jim Crow

Politico reports : Former President Bill Clinton Wednesday compared GOP efforts to limit same-day voter registration and block some convicted felons from voting to Jim Crow laws and poll taxes. In a speech to liberal youth activists Wednesday, the former president called out proposals in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

CNN Cancels Spitzer's Show

Politico reports : CNN has taken Eliot Spitzer’s “In the Arena” off the air, replacing it with “Anderson Cooper 360” at 8 p.m. in a shakeup that includes the launch of a new show with former CNBC star Erin Burnett. The move strips the last remnants of the ill-fated “Parker Spitzer” off the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Nidal Malik Hasan To Face Court Martial

BBC News reports : The US Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting rampage at a Texas base will face a court martial and possible death penalty, a general has ruled. Maj Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 more in November 2009 at Fort Hood. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Watch: Frum Says Obama 'Empowers' GOP Radicals

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Treasury Slows Printing Press

The New York Times reports : The number of dollar bills rolling off the great government presses here and in Fort Worth fell to a modern low last year. Production of $5 bills also dropped to the lowest level in 30 years. And for the first time in that period, the Treasury Department …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Libya to Charge 21 Rebel Leaders in Special Court

The Associated Press reports : Libyan prosecutors plan to charge rebel leaders with national security crimes, seeking to convict as traitors those leading the armed uprising against Moammar Gadhafi that has plunged the country into civil war, officials said Wednesday. A judge compiling the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011

Egyptian Politician Touts Conspiracy Theories

The Washington Times reports : A leader of Egypt ’s top secular party says the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were “made in the USA,” the Holocaust is “a lie” and Anne Frank ’s memoir is “a fake” — comments sure to roil the post-revolution political debate in the Arab world’s most …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday July 6, 2011