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Barbour: Scale Back Afghan Presence

Barbour: Cut Back U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Politico reports: America should slash defense spending — and consider shrinking its presence in Afghanistan, Haley Barbour said Monday night. Barbour, a likely candidate for president in 2012, told Iowa county leaders and activists …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Bloomberg Approval Hits New Low

Bloomberg's Rating Hits New Low CNN reports: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has hit his lowest approval rating in eight years, according to a new poll. In a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, New York City voters disapproved of the job the three-term mayor is …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

RNC May Sell TV Debate Rights

RNC May Sell TV Debate Rights CNN reports: The Republican National Committee is considering sanctioning the GOP presidential primary debates and then selling the broadcast rights to news outlets, two Republicans with knowledge of the idea tell CNN. The proposal was mentioned …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Watch: Bahraini Protester Shot

Watch: Bahraini Protester Shot

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Sanders: Obama Could Use a Primary Fight

Sanders: Obama Could Use a Primary Fight The Hill reports: One of the Senate's liberal leaders said Wednesday that it would be beneficial for President Obama to face a primary challenger from the left in 2012. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has criticized the president for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Limbaugh Mocks Japanese Earthquake Survivors

Limbaugh Mocks Earthquake Survivors Courtesy of Media Matters for America : LIMBAUGH: Does anybody know how much it cost to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina? Anybody have the number? Snerdley, they have started it. I have been to New Orleans. They have started …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Emperor 'Worried' About Nuke Crisis

Emperor 'Worried' About Nuke Crisis The New York Times reports: Emperor Akihito of Japan, in an unprecedented television address to the nation, said on Wednesday that he was “deeply worried” about the ongoing nuclear crisis at several stricken reactors and asked for people to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

CIA Contractor Freed in Pakistan

CIA Contractor Freed in Pakistan The AP reports: An American CIA contractor detained on suspicion of murder was released on Wednesday after families of the two Pakistanis he killed were given "blood money" and the case was dropped, Pakistani officials said. The killings and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

WH Wants Privacy Bill of Rights

WH Wants Privacy Bill of Rights Wall Street Journal reports: The Obama administration plans to ask Congress Wednesday to pass a "privacy bill of rights" to protect Americans from intrusive data gathering, amid growing concern about the tracking and targeting of Internet users. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Report: WH Giving Up on No Fly Zone

Report: WH Giving Up on No Fly Zone The New York Times reports: The barrage here [in Benghazi] offered a loud and ferocious counterpoint to stalled efforts by Western diplomats to agree on help for the retreating rebels, like a no-flight zone, even as Colonel Qaddafi warned the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Qaddafi Forces Assault Rebel Stronghold

Qaddafi Forces Hit Rebel Stronghold The Washington Post reports: AJDABIYA, Libya — Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi stormed into this strategic eastern city on Tuesday, deploying artillery, tanks and rockets to pummel rebel positions in a major effort to suppress a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Radiation Temporarily Forces Last Workers Out Of Nuclear Plant

Last Workers Temporarily Flee Nuclear Plant CNN reports: Tokyo (CNN) -- Officials asked workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to evacuate temporarily Wednesday after a white cloud of smoke rose above the plant and radiation levels spiked. Workers were "asked to withdraw …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Brooks: Obama In "Ike Phase"

Brooks: Obama in His "Ike Phase" David Brooks writes in the New York Times : On Jan. 20, 1961, John Kennedy delivered his rousing Inaugural Address. But this speech was preceded, as William Galston of the Brookings Institution has reminded us , by an equally important speech: …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Japan PM A Near No-Show During Crisis

Japan PM: AWOL During Crisis? The Wall Street Journal reports: TOKYO—Japan has had five prime ministers in as many years, creating a merry-go-round of leadership. Now, for the first time, the country is being plunged into a catastrophe and the costs of weak leadership are becoming …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Charen: We Still Don't Know Who Won Wisconsin

Charen: Who Won Wisconsin? Mona Charen writes at Townhall : Who won the battle of Wisconsin? Republican Gov. Scott Walker got a legislative victory. On the other hand, Democrats, with a wary eye on 2012 and noting the worrying drop in support for President Obama in union-heavy states …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Applebaum: Nuclear Energy Unsafe At Any Price

Applebaum: Nuclear Energy Inherently Unsafe Anne Applebaum writes in the Washington Post : In the aftermath of a disaster, the strengths of any society become immediately visible. The cohesiveness, resilience, technological brilliance and extraordinary competence of the Japanese …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

US Flying Drones Over Mexico To Fight Cartels

US Drones Tracking Mexican Cartels The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Stepping up its involvement in Mexico ’s drug war , the Obama administration has begun sending drones deep into Mexican territory to gather intelligence that helps locate major traffickers and follow …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Lake: Is New Govt Targeting Mubarak Allies?

Lake: Is Egypt's New Govt Targeting Mubarak Allies? Eli Lake writes at The Washington Times : The detention of an Egyptian industrial leader is raising new fears that those who prospered under the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak will face revolutionary justice despite the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Obama Approval Rating Drops

Obama Approval Rating Drops CNN reports: A loss of support among low income men and among independent voters appears to be behind the drop in President Barack Obama's approval rating, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 15, 2011

GOP Sets Up Vote to Defund NPR

GOP Sets Up Vote to Defund NPR The Hill reports: The House Rules Committee on Wednesday will consider a bill to defund NPR. The move could set up a floor vote on the issue and comes after a video sting led to the resignation of NPR's top executive. House Majority Leader …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 15, 2011