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US to Allow Mexican Trucks Across Border

US, Mexico End Trucking Feud The Wall Street Journal reports: WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Mexico unveiled a deal Thursday to resolve a longstanding dispute over cross-border trucking, an agreement that could help ease tense relations between the two neighbors. The deal seeks to end …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 4, 2011

Poll: Voters Less Angry at Government

Poll: Voters Less Angry at Govt Politico reports: The anger has subsided, at least a little bit, a new poll on Americans’ views of government suggests, but the country is more frustrated with the government than they were six months ago. Fourteen percent of Americans …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

WI Senate Orders Dems' Arrest

WI Senate Orders Dems' Arrest Politico reports: The Wisconsin state Senate passed a resolution ordering the 14 Democratic senators who fled the state two weeks ago to return to the Capitol by late Thursday afternoon or face being taken into custody by police. Republicans …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

House Approves 1099 Repeal Bill

House Approves 1099 Repeal Bill The Hill reports: The House on Monday approved a controversial bill that would repeal two IRS reporting requirements, after three hours of tense debate in which Democrats said the Republican bill would raise taxes on middle-class Americans. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Cantor: House Will Keep Cutting $2B a Week

Cantor: House Will Cut $2B a Week The Hill reports: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Thursday that House Republicans plan to keep cutting spending at a rate of $2 billion a week, through two-week spending bills, until the Senate makes clear its position on a budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Obama: Mexico's Drug War is 'Also Ours'

Obama: Mexico's Drug War is 'Also Ours' ABC News reports: Four years after Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched an aggressive campaign against the drug cartels in his country, an estimated 35,000 people have died from the fighting, including more than 2,000 law enforcement …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

NATO Apologizes for Strike on Afghan Civilians

NATO Apologizes for Strike on Afghan Civilians CNN reports: A NATO commander called the military's killing of nine eastern Afghan boys thought to be insurgents "a terrible mistake" and promised disciplinary action if warranted. In a video message on Thursday, Lt. Gen. David M. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Qaddafi Captures Dutch Navy Crew

Qaddafi Captures Dutch Navy Crew CNN reports: Three Dutch Navy personnel were captured by armed men loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during an evacuation operation on Sunday, the Netherlands Ministry of Defense said Thursday. "Intensive diplomatic negotiations" are going …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Obama: Qaddafi 'Must Leave'

Obama: Qaddafi 'Must Leave' The Hill reports: President Obama on Thursday repeated his call that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is no longer a legitimate leader and he should leave power. "Moammar Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead, and he must leave, " Obama said. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

China to Press: Don't Cover Protests

China Warns Journalists: Don't Cover Protests The AP reports: Chinese police are further intensifying pressure on foreign reporters, warning them to stay away from spots designated for Middle East-inspired protests and threatening them with expulsion or a revoking of their …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Judge Orders Hold on Health Bill Ruling

Judge Puts Hold on Health Law Ruling Politico reports: U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled Thursday that implementation of the health law can proceed — but he gave the Obama administration just seven days to file an appeal. Vinson issued a stay of his own Jan. 31 ruling …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

13 Yr Old Ran to Escape Arranged Marriage

13 Yr Old Ran to Escape Arranged Marriage The Los Angeles Times reports: A 13-year-old Hesperia girl reported missing by her family on Feb. 22 apparently left to avoid being taken to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials said …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Poll: Obama Leads Romney, Pawlenty

Poll: Obama Leads Romney, Pawlenty The Hill reports: President Obama would beat two top contenders for the Republican nomination in 2012 by a wide margin, a new poll found Thursday. The president would beat former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) by nine percentage points, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Santorum: Fox Never Asked About My 2012 Plans

Santorum: Fox Never Asked About My 2012 Plans The Hill reports: Fresh off his suspension as a Fox News contributor, former Sen. Rick Santourm (R-Pa.) on Wednesday questioned why Fox did not suspend two other potential GOP presidential candidates working for the network. Though …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Edwards Hires Obama Lawyer Greg Craig

Edwards Hires Obama Lawyer Greg Craig NPR reports: Former North Carolina Senator and Democratic presidential contender John Edwards has brought in a new legal heavyweight to stand in his corner. Edwards has enlisted former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig to help …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

U.S. Backs Away from No Fly Zone

U.S. Backs Away from No Fly Zone The AP reports: The Obama administration is tempering its tough talk on Libya with a dose of reality, explaining that even a no-fly zone over the country would require a military attack on Moammar Gadhafi's regime. The Pentagon made it clear that …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Qaddafi Promises "Fight to the Last Man"

Qaddafi Promises "Fight To the Last Man" The New York Times reports: Amid new reports of fighting between his security forces and rebels seeking his ouster, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi took time out today to deliver a meandering, disjointed three-hour speech mixing a combination of …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Manning Gets 22 Charges, Including Capital Offense

Manning Gets 22 Additional Charges The BBC reports: The US Army has charged a soldier held in connection with the leak of US government documents published by the Wikileaks website with 22 extra counts. The new charges against Private First Class Bradley Manning include aiding the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

Ohio Senate Moves To Curb Collective Bargaining

Ohio Sen Votes To Cut Collective Bargaining The Wall Street Journal reports: Ohio state senators narrowly approved a bill that would prohibit public-employee unions representing 400,000 state and local workers from bargaining over health benefits and pensions, while also eliminating …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011

How Strong Are Libya's Air Defenses?

How Strong Are Libya's Air Defenses? Wired reports: If President Obama gives the order, a high-tech fleet of U.S. Navy and Air Force fighters will sweep across Libya. Then the Gadhafi regime would likely strike back, with the second-biggest Surface-to-Air Missile network in Africa …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 3, 2011