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Trump: 'Bush Era Gave Us Obama'

The Hill reports : Real estate mogul Donald Trump broke Republicans' famous "11th Commandment" on Wednesday and went on the attack against former President George W. Bush, accusing his administration of leading to President Obama's presidency. Trump, the bombastic reality television …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Sen. Lee Threatens to Filibuster Bill Raising Debt Limit

The Hill reports : Senate conservatives plan to filibuster legislation to increase the nation’s debt ceiling above $14.3 trillion, a move that will make it harder for President Obama to garner the votes he needs. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has told supporters in Utah that he will …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

GOP, Dems Resume Budget Talks

The Hill reports : Secretive talks between Senate Democrats and House Republicans resumed Tuesday night in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) office. Reid had earler in the day called on the GOP to entertain a new Democratic offer to cut an additional $20 billion from the 2011 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Obama: Cut Oil Imports by a Third

The Hill reports : President Obama will lay out a broad energy plan Wednesday aimed at cutting the country’s foreign oil imports by one-third over the next decade. The plan comes amid increasing pressure to address high gas prices and concern about the country’s reliance on Middle …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Obama Approval at New Low

The Hill reports : President Obama's approval rating has hit an all-time low, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The survey measured Obama's approval at just 42 percent, with 48 percent of voters disapproving of the job he's doing in office. Fifty percent of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Judge Puts Hold on WI Union Law

The AP reports : A Wisconsin judge for the second time directed the state to put on hold an explosive law that strips most public workers of nearly all their union bargaining rights, ordering officials on Tuesday to follow her original instructions to stand down. "Apparently that …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Japan to Scrap Damaged Reactors

BBC reports : Japan is to decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator says. Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) made the announcement three weeks after failing to bring reactors 1 - 4 under control. Locals would be consulted on reactors 5 and 6, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Lake: Ex-Al Qaeda Fighters May Have Joined Rebels

Eli Lake reports in The Washington Times : A former leader of Libya’s al Qaeda affiliate says he thinks “freelance jihadists” have joined the rebel forces, as NATO’s commander told Congress on Tuesday that intelligence indicates some al Qaeda and Hezbollah terrorists are fighting Col. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Taliban Overrun Afghan District

The Washington Post reports: KABUL — Taliban fighters overpowered poorly armed policemen in a district in eastern Afghanistan early Tuesday in a rare show of force that prompted local officials to flee. Taliban militants, who had been encroaching on the Waygal district for weeks, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Qaddafi Advance Erases Rebel Gains

The Washington Post reports: TRIPOLI, Libya — Rebel fighters fled under fire from a key town in eastern Libya on Tuesday as world leaders convening in London insisted that Moammar Gaddafi step down but offered no new suggestions for how to dislodge him from power. The rebels’ chaotic …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

There's Still No Obama Doctrine

The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — So, is there an Obama doctrine? In laying out his justification for the American-led assault on Libya on Monday night, the president offered the most detailed portrait of when he might commit the country’s military might in a tumultuous world. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

TEPCO President Hospitalized

The Times Union reports: TOKYO (AP) — The president of the utility that owns Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear complex was hospitalized with hypertension as setbacks mounted at the plant, where experts Wednesday logged the highest radiation yet in nearby seawater. Masataka Shimizu, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Washington Debates Arming Rebels

The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is engaged in a fierce debate over whether to supply weapons to the rebels in Libya, senior officials said on Tuesday, with some fearful that providing arms would deepen American involvement in a civil war and that some …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Immigration Status Unclear For Gay Spouses

The New York Times reports: An announcement by immigration officials in Washington on Monday that they were delaying decisions on some immigration cases involving gay couples led to a surge of expectations among gay advocates that the Obama administration had taken a small but significan…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

West Counting On Breakup Of Qaddafi Coalition

The New York Times reports: TRIPOLI, Libya — The official government tour was supposed to show Western journalists the suffering of people who had been driven from their homes by the allied bombing in the city of Mizda, Libya . But the people themselves did not cooperate: when a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

CBO: TARP Will Cost Taxpayers $19B

The CBO's Director's Blog writes : Today CBO released the fifth of its statutory reports on transactions undertaken as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)—the program established in October 2008 to enable the Department of the Treasury to promote stability in financial markets …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 29, 2011

Cantor: No More Budget Stopgaps

The Hill reports : House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) raised the stakes in the budget showdown on Capitol Hill Tuesday by ruling out another stopgap funding measure. “I want to see a long-term CR here,” he said. “We've got bigger things to deal with. Time is up here." That …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 29, 2011

56 Killed in Iraqi Hostage Siege

The AP reports : Wearing military uniforms over explosives belts, gunmen held a local Iraqi government center hostage Tuesday in a grisly siege that ended with the deaths of at least 56 people, including three councilmen who were executed with gunshots to the head. The five-hour …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 29, 2011

Hillary: U.S. May Arm Rebels

The Guardian reports : Hillary Clinton has paved the way for the United States to arm the Libyan rebels by declaring that the recent UN security council resolution relaxed an arms embargo on the country. As Libya's opposition leaders called for the international community to arm them, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 29, 2011

Schumer Caught on Open Mic

The New York Times reports : Um, senators, ever heard of the mute button? Moments before a conference call with reporters was scheduled to get underway on Tuesday morning, Charles E. Schumer of New York, the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, apparently unaware that many of the reporters …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 29, 2011