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Pence May Budge on Abortion Rider

Politico reports : As Democrats criticize House Republicans for risking a government shutdown to pursue their social agenda, two of the House’s leading abortion foes are leaving some room for possible negotiation on a controversial measure to end all federal spending for Planned …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Boehner: 'Almost All' Issues Settled

The Hill reports : House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said differences on spending cuts continue to prevent Congress from reaching a deal on a funding measure that would prevent a government shutdown set to begin after midnight. Insisting the GOP wants to avoid a government shutdown, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Independents Sour on Tea Party

The Hill reports : Twenty-two percent of respondents "agree" with the Tea Party, while 29 percent said they "disagree," a new Pew survey found. A new poll from the Pew Research Center shows that as the visibility of the Tea Party movement has increased over the past year, so has its …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Palin: Blame Obama for Shutdown

Politico reports : Sarah Palin wants to see the federal government shut down — as long as Barack Obama gets blamed for it. Palin tweeted her position Thursday night, but didn’t seem to indicate that Republicans are playing a role in the negotiations. After news broke that the president …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Troops Fire on Syrian Protesters

The AP reports : Syrian security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters across several cities Friday, killing at least 20 people, wounding hundreds and forcing residents to turn mosques into makeshift hospitals, witnesses and a human rights group said. Ammar Qurabi, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

NATO 'Regrets' Air Strike Deaths

BBC reports : Nato has said it "strongly regret[s] the loss of life" after a "friendly fire" attack on rebel tanks in eastern Libya which left at least four dead. Earlier, a Nato commander had refused to apologise, saying that until Thursday's strike, the alliance had not been aware the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Rove: Shutdown Helps Obama

The Hill reports : As a possible government shutdown looms, one of the GOP's top political strategists reminded Republicans Thursday of the positive impact the shutdowns of the mid-'90s had on the political fortunes of then-President Clinton. In a polling memo posted on his website, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Dems Agree to $38B in Cuts

Politico reports : The government will shut down today, unless Republicans do what their base loathes, but Washington knows is necessary: strike a compromise with Democrats and President Barack Obama. That’s what it comes down to Friday, as the current stopgap funding measure …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Trump to Meet Birther Bill Sponsor

CNN reports : Donald Trump has angered some and pleased others for questioning President Obama's birthplace. What Trump is set to do next will likely keep the spotlight on his actions. On Friday the real-estate mogul and reality TV star will meet with a state lawmaker from Arizona who …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Reid: Abortion Holding Up Deal

CNN reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Friday morning that the abortion issue is the lone remaining stumbling block for negotiators trying to reach a budget agreement that would prevent a government shutdown. "This all deals with women's health. Everything …

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Pentagon: DADT Repeal on Schedule

New York Daily News reports : A GOP hearing aimed at stalling efforts to let gays serve openly in the military backfired Thursday when Pentagon chiefs testified the troops don't think there's anything wrong with that. "We've not seen issues," said Gen. James Amos, commandant of the …

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Sen. Lee: Obama Planned Shutdown

The Hill reports : Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) suggested Thursday that President Obama might have begun planning a government shutdown last year with “malicious” intent. “Why was it that a few months ago … when the president had both Houses under the control of his party — why did he opt not to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Hamas Missile Hits School Bus

The AP reports : An anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip struck a school bus in southern Israel Thursday, wounding two people, one of them critically, and prompting fierce Israeli retaliation that killed five Palestinians. Israel unleashed airstrikes and tank fire against Hamas …

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$5B Separates Reid and Boehner

The Washington Post reports: Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill say they are about $5 billion apart in their haggling to reach a deal to fund the federal government for the rest of the year. That amounts to 0.005 of the trillion dollars in spending Congress doles out each year. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

NATO Won't Apologize For Friendly Fire

BBC News reports: Nato has refused to apologise for a "friendly fire" attack on rebel tanks in eastern Libya that killed at least four people. Rear Adm Russ Harding said that until Thursday's incident, Nato had not been aware that rebel troops had started to use tanks. "Our job is to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

NK Parliament Mum On Kim Succession

BBC News reports: A rare session of North Korea's parliament, seen as an opportunity to reveal more about political succession, has failed to mention leader Kim Jong-il or a son tipped to replace him. Observers had been looking for clues that the son, Kim Jong-un, would lead a smooth …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

Scottish Police Talk to Libyan Defector

The Wall Street Journal reports: Scottish prosecutors and police have interviewed Moussa Koussa, the former Libyan foreign minister who last week defected to Britain, in connection with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, a Crown Office spokeswoman said. Last week, U.K. Foreign Secretary William …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011

House Votes To Kill EPA Climate Rules

Politico reports: House lawmakers sent a loud message to the White House on Thursday: They want to obliterate the Obama administration’s climate rules. The chamber voted 255-172, primarily along party lines, to nullify the EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations and the scientific finding …

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Manchildren and the Women Who Enable Them

Betsy Hart writes in the Chicago Sun-Times : A wealthy New York City bachelor put a curving, metal tube slide in his new $3 million duplex to connect the floors. How fitting for what even the Yahoo news item describing the hot property called the “manchild” owner. Kay Hymowitz might call …

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GOP House Meets to Discuss Deal

The Hill reports : With less than 24 hours to prevent a government shutdown, the White House and congressional leaders still had not reached a deal on Friday morning. The two sides said they had made progress after a Thursday night meeting at the White House, and it appears only a few …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 8, 2011