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WH: Shutdown Affects 800K Jobs

The Hill reports : The Obama administration warned Wednesday a government shutdown could furlough more than 800,000 federal workers and stymie the economic recovery. It would also cut off pay to members of the military and slow tax refunds, an administration official told reporters during …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Public Split on Whom to Blame for Budget Stalemate

NBC News reports : If there's a government shutdown, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that there will be enough blame to go around. A plurality of 37 percent say they would blame congressional Republicans if the current budget disagreement leads to a shutdown of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

WH Gets Colombian Trade Deal

USA Today reports : The Obama administration has reached an agreement with Colombia regarding violence against labor leaders, enabling a free trade agreement first negotiated by the Bush administration to win approval. What it means: President Obama will solidify his reputation as a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Ryan: U.S. on Path to 'Economic Ruin'

The Hill reports : Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday offered a forceful defense of his budget, saying his $5.8 trillion in proposed cuts were necessary to prevent national economic doom. “We are on a path of economic ruin,” Ryan said at the outset of a markup on his budget resolution, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Heritage Drops Disputed Jobless Statistic

Paul Krugman notes : Wow. Yesterday afternoon I downloaded the tables from that Heritage report that’s the basis for the Ryan plan. The first page looked like this: You can see the unemployment forecast, with the amazing 2.8 percent prediction, in the fourth set of figures. But …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Beck Pulling Show Off Fox

Business Insider reports : Glenn Beck is pulling the plug on his popular daily show for Fox News. In a release his production company says he will "transition" away from his Fox News show later this year. According to the release Beck won't jump ship entirely. He'll develop a variety of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Reid: Sides 'Not That Far Apart'

Washington Post reports : Top Congressional leaders will continue negotiations on 2011 budget cuts Wednesday in an effort to stave off a government shutdown, aides said, after back-to-back meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill failed to make progress on Tuesday. Aides to House …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Huntsman Speaks Out on Jailed Chinese Activists

The New York Times reports : The departing American ambassador to China, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., criticized this country’s human rights record on Wednesday in some of the sharpest public comments here yet by an United States official since the Chinese government began a harsh crackdown on …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Bachmann Predicts: No Shutdown

The Hill reports : Democrats and Republicans will reach a deal by Friday to avert a government shutdown, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) predicted Friday. The leader of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus did not predict the form of a deal, or whether it would be a short- or long-term …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Huckabee, Romney Ahead in Iowa

The Hill reports : Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney enjoy an early advantage among likely Iowa caucus-goers, a poll of Iowa Republicans found Wednesday. Huckabee would win the Iowa caucuses and Romney would place second, if caucuses …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Hannity: 'Let Them Shutdown Govt'

The Hill reports : Conservative commentator Sean Hannity said Tuesday that Republicans should not yield any ground to Democrats on the budget, and if that means a goverment shutdown, then let it happen. During a panel discussion on his Fox News show, Hannity said Republicans "have to be …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

WI Court Election Too Close to Call

The Los Angeles Times reports : A normally humdrum Wisconsin judicial race that turned into a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker's battle with public-employee unions remained virtually deadlocked Wednesday morning. Conservative Supreme Court Justice David Prosser held a narrow lead, 835 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Former U.S. Rep in Talks with Qaddafi

The AP reports : A spokesman says a former U.S. congressman is in the Libyan capital for talks with Moammar Gadhafi on efforts to end the country's crisis. A spokesman for Curt Weldon says he arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday after Gadhafi invited him. Weldon would be one of the few …

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Al Qaeda Makes Afghan Comeback

The Wall Street Journal reports : In late September, U.S. fighter jets streaked over the cedar-studded slopes of Korengal, the so-called Valley of Death, to strike a target that hadn't been seen for years in Afghanistan: an al Qaeda training camp. Among the dozens of Arabs killed that …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Avlon: How Shutdown Hurts Ryan's Budget

John Avlon writes at The Daily Beast : Rep. Paul Ryan has put forward a gutsy budget proposal that deals with entitlement reform and promises to cut the deficit and debt by more than $6 trillion in the next decade. Fiscal conservatives should be cheering. But instead, some on the far …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Gates to Meet Saudi King

The New York Times reports : After a rebuff last month from King Abdullah, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday to consult with the Saudi ruler on the revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa and to try to warm up unusually cold relations with the United …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Facebook to Host Obama Town Hall

Washington Post reports : President Obama is headed back to Silicon Valley. The White House announced Tuesday that the president will hold a town hall meeting at Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. on April 20. The president has been seen a lot with top tech companies and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

U.S. & IMF Talk Aid for Egypt

Washington Post reports : U.S. and International Monetary Fund officials are in Cairo this week for talks on how to avert an economic crisis in a country where revolutionary fervor has left government finances reeling and cast a broad cloud of suspicion over the nation’s business class. …

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Boehner Plan: $40B in Cuts

Politico reports : President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that he would not sign another stopgap spending bill without an agreement first on the 2011 budget, even as Republicans upped the ante, signaling that a $40 billion package of cuts might have the makings of a deal to avert a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Germany Denies U.S. Soldier Asylum

The New York Times reports : The German government has denied asylum to an American soldier who deserted in 2007 to avoid a second deployment in Iraq. The case of the soldier, André Shepherd, had been closely watched by antiwar advocates as a test of whether the German government was …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011