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Japan Steps Up Repair Efforts

The New York Times reports: TOKYO — With new signs having emerged about the severity of the damage and contamination at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, workers resumed repair efforts Saturday with plans to pump in fresh water after days of spraying the reactors with salt …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Syria Protests, Massacres Spread

The New York Times reports: CAIRO — Military troops opened fire during protests in the southern part of Syria on Friday and killed peaceful demonstrators, according to witnesses and news reports, hurtling the strategically important nation along the same trajectory that has altered the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Obama: We Won't Kill Qaddafi

Politico reports: President Barack Obama told congressional leaders there are no plans to use the U.S. military to assassinate Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi — despite the administration’s policy of seeking regime change in the North African country — according to sources familiar with a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

WI GOP Demands Professor's Emails

The New York Times reports: As Wisconsin’s capital continued to echo with debate over the controversial legislation that strips public unions of collective bargaining rights, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison publicly joined the conversation last week with his …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Obama To Give Libya Speech Monday

Politico reports: President Barack Obama, facing increasing pressure from Congress to clarify the U.S. military’s mission in Libya, will address the nation in a televised speech on Monday. The president is expected to lay out his explanation for the U.S. involvement in Libya. Obama — …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Newt: I Sought God's Forgiveness

Politico reports: Newt Gingrich suggested Friday that he's not looking to "get past" his three marriages and admitted affairs as a potential stumbling block with voters, arguing it's about admitting to "weaknesses" and "failures" for which he sought God's "forgiveness." The comments from …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Cargo Ships Skipping Japan

The New York Times reports: HONG KONG — The economic disruptions from Japan’s crisis have cascaded into another, crucial link in the global supply chain: cargo shipping. Fearing the potential impact on crews, cargo and vessels worth tens of millions of dollars, some of the world’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Canadian Govt Toppled By No-Confidence Vote

The Huffington Post reports: TORONTO — Canadian opposition parties brought down the Conservative government in a no confidence vote Friday, triggering an election that polls show the Conservatives will win. The opposition parties held Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government in contempt …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

AU Offers Qaddafi Transition Deal

CBS News reports: (CBS/AP) Updated 1:51 p.m. ET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A top African Union official on Friday called for a transition in Libya that would lead to democratic elections, and a Libyan government delegation said they were ready to implement a plan laid out by the AU. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

The Boom In Cap Hill Reporting

The Washington Post reports: A funny thing happened to The Hill newspaper during the eight years Hugo Gurdon has been editing it. At a time when almost every newspaper in America withered, The Hill thrived, growing faster than it ever had before. Once a weekly, the paper recently went …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Obama Holds Libya Call With Congress

The Huffington Post reports: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama spoke with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders about Libya on Friday afternoon amid criticism that he's failed to adequately consult with Capitol Hill on the goals of the U.S. military action there. Obama also …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

North Korea: Libya Should Have Kept Nukes

The New York Times reports: SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean statement that Libya ’s dismantling of its nuclear weapons program had made it vulnerable to military intervention by the West is being seen by analysts as an ominous reinforcement of the North’s refusal to end its own …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Japan Evacuation Circle Widens

The New York Times reports: TOKYO — Japanese officials began encouraging people to evacuate a larger swath of territory around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Friday as new signs emerged that parts of the crippled facility are so damaged and contaminated that it will be hard to bring …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Armey: Daniels Needs To Run

CNN reports: (CNN) – Dick Armey wants Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to run for president. The chairman of FreedomWorks, a national organization that provides much of the organization behind the tea party movement, tells CNN that "Mitch is exactly the kind of candidate that our folks across …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Violence Continues Against Syrian Protesters

CNN reports: (CNN) -- At least 15 people were killed as thousands took to the streets in or made their way to the restive Syrian city of Daraa, where deadly clashes erupted over the last week between protesters and security forces. Sources told CNN the slain people were trying to march to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Economy Grew 3.1% in 4th Quarter

Bloomberg reports : The U.S. economy grew at a 3.1 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, led by a jump in consumer spending that will be hard to match early in the year as energy prices surge. The revised increase in gross domestic product compares with a 2.8 percent estimate issued …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Carter Planning North Korea Trip

ABC News reports: Former President Jimmy Carter is planning a trip to North Korea, but not as an envoy of the U.S. government. “We have not had any contact with him other than being informed about the trip. And he's clearly -- or he's traveling in a private capacity,” State Dept spokesman M…

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Palin: Qaddafi Will "End Up Dead"

ABC News reports: Sarah Palin thinks President Obama needs to explain the American mission in Libya more clearly, but has much harsher words for the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar Gadhafi , saying he "is going to end up dead." Appearing on "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Tea Party: Sheen Makes More Sense Than Boehner

The Huffington Post reports : Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips stood by a comparison he recently made between House Speaker John Boehner and Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen in an interview with Fox News published online on Thursday. "Charlie Sheen still makes more sense than John …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Qaddafi Govt, Rebels to Meet

The AP reports: France declared Libya's airspace "under control" on Friday, after NATO agreed to take command of the no-fly zone in a compromise that appeared to set up dual command centers and possibly new confusion. Coalition warplanes struck Moammar Gadhafi's forces outside the strategic …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011