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Japan Fights to Cool Nuke Reactor

Japan Fights to Cool Nuke Reactor The New York Times reports: Japan’s struggle to contain the crisis at a stricken nuclear power plant worsened early Tuesday morning, as emergency operations to pump seawater into one crippled reactor temporarily failed, increasing the risk …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

GOP May Block Commerce Secretary Nominee

GOP May Block Commerce Nominee Politico reports: Senate Republicans accused the Obama administration of dragging its feet on free trade, vowing Monday to block President Barack Obama’s pick for commerce secretary until trade deals are completed with South Korea, Colombia and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Former Senator Bayh Joins Fox News

Former Senator Bayh Joins Fox Huffington Post reports: Fox News officially announced on Monday afternoon that former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh is becoming a contributor to the network. Michael Clemente, the network's senior vice president for news, announced the move in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Cantor: Next Stopgap Should be Last

Cantor: Next Stopgap Bill Should be Last The Hill reports: Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Monday he hopes the House's latest temporary spending bill will be the last such measure Congress approves before a long-term budget deal. The House is expected to consider on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

WH: Obama Still Backs Nuke Power

WH: Obama Still Backs Nuke Power The Hill reports: President Obama continues to believe that nuclear energy is key to U.S. energy policy even as uncertainty and fear grip Japan, where plants were damaged during last week’s earthquake and tsunami. Senior Obama administration …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Gregg Worried Palin Could Win GOP Nomination

Gregg Worried Palin Could Win GOP Nomination CNN reports: Prominent New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg says that Sarah Palin just might have a clearer path to the Republican presidential nomination next year than commonly understood – an event he warns would lead to President …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Obama to Congress: Fix 'No Child' Bill

Obama Wants Fixes to 'No Child' Bill ABC News reports: President Obama today called on Congress to send him an education bill that will fix No Child Left Behind to sign into law before the next school year begins “We’ve got to get it right,” Obama said today at Kenmore Middle …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Iran Claims Credit for Cyber Attack

Iran Claims Credit for Cyber Attack The AP reports: Iranian hackers working for the powerful Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij group have launched attacks on websites of the "enemies," a state-owned newspaper reported Monday in a rare acknowledgment from Iran that it's …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Assange: Aussie PM Guilty of Treason

Assange: Aussie PM Guilty of Treason The Sydney Morning Herald reports: The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has rejected a charge by the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, that the Australian government was exchanging intelligence with foreign powers about Australian citizens …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Hillary in Paris for Libya Talks

Hillary in Paris for Libya Talks AFP reports: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Paris Monday for meetings with Group of Eight world leaders on the unrest in Libya, an AFP reporter travelling with her said. The nations are to discuss proposals to impose a no-fly …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Barbour Hits at WH Economic Policies

Barbour Hits at WH Economic Policies CNN reports: In what could be the beginnings of a presidential stump speech, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour took a swipe at President Obama's economic policies Monday during a speech to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Speaking in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Kaine 'Likely' to Run for Senate

Kaine 'Likely' to Run for Senate CNN reports: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine told students at the University of Richmond Monday that he is "likely" to run for Senate in Virginia. "In response to a student's question, Governor Kaine told his law school class …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Tokyo Stocks Lose $287B in Value

Tokyo Stocks Lose $287B in Value Reuters reports: A massive selloff on the Tokyo Stock Exchange wiped out some 23.5 trillion yen ($287 billion) from the market's value on Monday with investors dumping stocks as the country recoiled from a devastating earthquake and struggled to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Bahrain Asks Saudis for Troops

Bahrain Asks Saudis for Troops Al Jazeera reports: Bahrain has asked for help from neighbouring Gulf Arab countries after protesters overwhelmed police and cut off roads, and an adviser to the royal court said the forces were already on the strategic island kingdom. "Forces …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Qaddafi Closes in on Rebel Capital

Qaddafi Closes in on Rebel Capital The Washington Post reports: Libya's government said it had taken over the oil terminal of Brega on Sunday and would press eastward to the rebels' self-styled capital of Benghazi, as Western diplomats remained mixed over intervention in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Bomber Kills 33 at Afghan Base

Bomber Kills 33 at Afghan Base The Washington Post reports: A suicide bomber targeting an army recruiting center in northern Afghanistan killed at least 33 people Monday afternoon, Afghan authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks here in recent months. The bombing in …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Nuke Plant Braces for Third Blast

Nuke Plant Braces for Third Blast The New York Times reports: As the scale of Japan’s nuclear crisis begins to come to light, experts in Japan and the United States say the country is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Trump Plans New Hampshire Visit

Trump Plans New Hampshire Visit WMUR in New Hampshire reports: New York real estate mogul and potential Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has just confirmed a speaking engagement in New Hampshire, WMURPoliticalScoop.com has learned. Trump will speak in June to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Rubio Won't Back Spending Bill

Rubio Won't Back Spending Bill The Hill reports: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) said Monday that he won't support any new short-term measures to fund the government and keep it running. Rubio, the freshman conservative senator, ruled out supporting the forthcoming measure by …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Japan Nuclear Crisis "Verges On Catastrophe"

Japan Nuclear Crisis "Verges On Catastrophe" The New York Times reports: TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011