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National Review: US Should Protect Benghazi

NR Op-Ed: US Should Protect Benghazi The editors of National Review write: Two weeks ago, we thought Qaddafi would soon be out of Libya or hanging from a lamp post. But he checked the momentum of the rebels and reversed it with astonishing speed. The optimal result in Libya would …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

United Nations Forecasts Path Of Radioactive Plume

UN Forecasts Path Of Radioactive Ash The New York Times reports: A United Nations forecast of the possible movement of the radioactive plume coming from crippled Japanese reactors shows it churning across the Pacific, and touching the Aleutian Islands on Thursday before hitting …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Pawlenty: No To Defense Cuts

Pawlenty: No To Defense Cuts Politico reports: AIKEN, S.C. — A day after Haley Barbour called for cuts in defense spending, Tim Pawlenty went the other way. "I don't think we should be talking about cutting the Pentagon's budget," the former Minnesota governor told POLITICO …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leaders

Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leaders BBC News reports: Authorities in Bahrain have arrested at least five key opposition figures, a day after a crackdown on anti-government protesters in the centre of the capital Manama, reports say. The streets are said to be calm but extremely …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

All Sides Seeking Negotiations In Afghanistan

All Sides Seeking Talks In Afghanistan The New York Times reports: KABUL, Afghanistan — As American troops press the Taliban in their desert and mountain redoubts, Western diplomats, Taliban leaders and the Afghan government have begun to take a hard look at what it would take …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Saif Qaddafi: Libya Funded Sarkozy's Campaign

Saif Qaddafi: Libya Funded Sarkozy BBC News reports: The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has alleged that his country helped finance Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential election campaign. "We funded it and we have all the details and are ready to reveal everything," Saif …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Lawmakers Fighting Return of Debtor's Prison

The Return of Debtor's Prison? The Wall Street Journal reports: Some lawmakers, judges and regulators are trying to rein in the U.S. debt-collection industry's use of arrest warrants to recoup money owed by borrowers who are behind on credit-card payments, auto loans and other bills. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Angle to Run for House Seat

Angle to Run for House Seat The Los Angeles Times reports: Sharron Angle announced Wednesday that she will run for a U.S. House seat in Nevada, marking the "tea party" Republican's return to politics after her November loss to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. A former state …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Shooter Fires at DC GOP Office

Shooter Fires at DC GOP Office The Washington Post reports: District Republicans often feel like they’re metaphorically under fire in a city that’s 70 percent Democratic. But what happened last night appears to be unprecedented. Paul Craney, executive director of the D.C. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

U.S.: Radiation Levels 'Extremely High' in Japan

U.S.: Radiation Levels 'Extremely High' in Japan The New York Times reports: The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a significantly bleaker appraisal of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than the Japanese government, saying on Wednesday …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

2012 GOP Field: Are the Neocons Back?

2012 GOP Field: Are the Neocons Back? Ben Smith and Byron Tau at Politico write: When George W. Bush left office in 2009, liberal Democrats and a fair number of moderate, traditional Republicans proclaimed the good news: the GOP neo-cons were dead, chased from Washington in …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Clinton: 'No' to Second Term

Clinton: 'No' to Second Term CNN reports: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN's Wolf Blitzer she does not want to serve a second term as secretary of state or run for president of the United States. Blitzer sat down with the former 2008 presidential candidate in Cairo. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Quake Could Cost Japan $200B

Quake Could Cost Japan $200B Reuters reports: Japan's devastating earthquake and deepening nuclear crisis could result in losses of up to $200 billion for the world's third largest economy but the global impact remains hard to gauge five days after a massive tsunami battered the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Toronto Mayor Rips Anti-Israel Gay Groups

Toronto Mayor Rips Anti-Israel Gay Groups The Jerusalem Post reports: The mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford – and leading gay leaders and activists in North America and Europe – have slammed the anti-Israel focus among groups within the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Waxman: Japan Crisis 'Like Chernobyl'

Waxman: Japan Crisis Like Chernobyl The Hill reports: The worsening nuclear crisis in Japan is beginning to look like the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Boehner: Budget Deal 'Not Going to be Easy'

Boehner: Cutting Budget Deal 'Not Going to be Easy' The Hill reports: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said “it’s not going to be easy” to forge a spending agreement between conservatives and Democrats, but he voiced confidence that Congress would avoid a government shutdown …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Poll: Some Voters Still Fear ACORN

Poll: Some Voters Still Fear ACORN Politico reports: Fear of ACORN stealing elections runs so deep in GOP circles that a quarter of Republicans still believe the group will “steal the election” in 2012 — even now that it's been a year since the organization folded. A new …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Issa Subpoenas SEC Over Madoff

Issa Subpoenas SEC Over Madoff Politico reports: The top House investigative committee has launched an inquiry into a former senior Securities Exchange Commission official who investigated the Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and whose family also had an account with the swindler. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Clinton Visits Tahrir Square

Clinton Visits Tahrir Square Politico reports: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday walked through Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where barely a month ago Egyptians celebrated the fall of president Hosni Mubarak after weeks of protests there. “To see where this revolution …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011