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Judge Suspends Wisconsin Union Law

Controversial Wisconsin Law Suspended The Wisconsin State Journal reports : A Dane County judge Friday issued a temporary order blocking implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's controversial measure limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees, saying a legislative …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Should Internet Commenters Be Allowed to Vote?

Should Internet Commenters Be Allowed to Vote? Ben Smith reports : A modest proposal from Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes, who propose a constitutional amendment that says if you post on internet message boards, you'll be banned from voting for two years. The strong> amendment

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Yemen: Troops Fire on Protesters

Yemen: Troops Fire on Protesters The AP reports: Yemen's president has declared a nationwide state of emergency as the government intensifies a crackdown on protesters demanding his ouster. President Ali Abdullah Saleh says the decision was made by the country's Highest Defense …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Japan Raises Nuke Alert Level

Japan Raises Nuke Alert Level The AP reports: Japan's nuclear safety agency raised the severity rating of the country's nuclear crisis from Level 4 to Level 5 on a 7-level international scale, putting it on par with the Three Mile Island accident. Click …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Libya to Release Times Journalists

Libya to Release Times Journalists The New York Times reports: Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya since Tuesday were captured by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and will be released Friday, his son, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, told Christiane Amanpour in an …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Bartlett: How Long Will the GOP Pander to the Tea Party?

How Long Will the GOP Pander to the Tea Party? Bruce Bartlett writes : Republicans in Congress have reached a crossroads – they must decide if they are a governing party or one so beholden to its ideological fringe that it is incapable of doing the basic work of a legislative body. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Libya Declares Ceasefire

Libya Declares Ceasefire Reuters reports: Libya declared a ceasefire in the country to protect civilians and comply with a United Nations resolution passed overnight, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa said on Friday. "We decided on an immediate ceasefire and on an immediate …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

France: Air Strikes Coming 'Soon'

France: Air Strikes Coming 'Soon' The New York Times reports: Hours after the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize military action and the imposition of a no-flight zone on Libya supposed to contain forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, French and British …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

WH Asks for Nuke Safety Review

WH Asks for Nuke Safety Review The AP reports: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a “comprehensive review” of the safety of all U.S. nuclear plants following what U.S. officials are calling the dangerous and complicated situation at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Japan May 'Bury' Nuke Reactor

Japan May 'Bury' Nuke Reactor BBC reports: Fukushima Daiichi's operator reportedly said on Friday the utility was not ruling out the option of entombing the plant in concrete as a last resort to prevent a catastrophic radiation leak. The method was used during the Chernobyl …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Jubilation In Benghazi After UN Resolution

Jubilation In Benghazi After UN Resolution The Washington Post reports: When Moammar Gaddafi’s warplanes struck near Benghazi’s airport Thursday, Abdul el-Warfali and Amna Mohammed reacted in opposite ways. Warfali brought his wife and baby daughter to the waterfront of this …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Saudi King Abdullah To Address Nation

Saudi King To Address Nation BBC News reports: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah will address the nation on Friday, amid reports of a possible government reshuffle. Diplomats said that among measures to be announced are ministerial changes and an anti-corruption drive, according to …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Space Probe Enters Mercury Orbit

Probe Enters Mercury Orbit BBC News reports: Nasa's Messenger spacecraft has successfully entered into orbit around the planet Mercury - the first probe to do so. The robotic explorer initiated a 14-minute burn on its main thruster at 0209 GMT on Friday. This slowed the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Egyptian Military Arming Libyan Rebels

Egyptian Military Arming Libyan Rebel Forces The Wall Street Journal reports: CAIRO—Egypt's military has begun shipping arms over the border to Libyan rebels with Washington's knowledge, U.S. and Libyan rebel officials said. The shipments—mostly small arms such as assault rifles …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

G7 To Stabilize Value Of The Yen

G7 To Stabilize Value Of The Yen The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — The United States and other major industrial nations will join Japan in a highly unusual effort to stabilize the value of  the yen by intervening in currency markets, the  Group of 7 nations announced …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Ousted President Aristide Returns To Haiti

Ex-President Returns To Haiti BBC News reports: Haiti's former leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide has left South Africa to return to his home country after seven years in exile, officials say. He is expected in Port-au-Prince early on Friday, two days before Haiti's presidential …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Japanese Run Power Cable Into One Reactor

Japanese Run Cable Into One Reactor BBC News reports: Engineers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have managed to lay a cable to reactor 2, the UN's nuclear watchdog reports. Restoring power should enable engineers to restart the pumps which send coolant over the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Canada Sends Fighter Jets to Enforce No Fly Zone

Canada Sends Jets to Enforce Libyan No Fly Zone Toronto Sun reports: Canada will send six CF-18 fighter jets to southern Europe to help enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, defence sources told QMI Agency. Fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec are expected to head to Europe …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Security Council Approves Libya No Fly Zone

Security Council Approves Libya No Fly Zone The New York Times reports: The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to authorize military action, including airstrikes against Libyan tanks and heavy artillery and a no-fly zone, a risky foreign intervention aimed at …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011