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Holder: Gitmo May Stay Open Past 2012

Holder: Gitmo May Stay Open Past 2012 The Hill reports: Attorney General Eric Holder left open the possibility Tuesday that the Guantánamo Bay terrorist prison camp might live on beyond President Obama’s first term. Asked in a congressional hearing whether the prison would be …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Military: CR Bill Means Higher Costs

Military: CR Bill Means Higher Costs The Hill reports: Senior Pentagon officials and senators on Tuesday warned that the Defense Department will pay more for some hardware and services because Congress has failed to pass a 2011 spending bill. Without a full appropriations …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Harvard Minister Rev. Gomes Dead at 68

Harvard Minister Rev. Gomes Dies ABC News reports: A pastor, a gardener, a Republican, a Democrat, a gay man, child of God: These are terms used to describe one man, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, longtime pastor of Harvard's Memorial Church who died Monday evening of complications from a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Clinton: Libya Faces Civil War

Clinton: Libya Faces Civil War The BBC reports: Libya could become a peaceful democracy or face years of civil war, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told Congressional lawmakers. Mrs Clinton appeared on Capitol Hill to urge Congress not to cut funds needed to deal with …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Sirhan Sirhan To Face Parole Board

Sirhan Sirhan To Face Parole Board CNN reports: Los Angeles (CNN) -- One of the surviving shooting victims in the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy said he will not object to Sirhan B. Sirhan's release if a parole panel OKs it. Sirhan, who was convicted of the slaying, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

UN Wants Mass Evacuation Of Libyan Refugees

UN Wants Mass Evac Of Libya Refugees The BBC reports: The UN has called for a mass humanitarian evacuation of people fleeing Libya for Tunisia, saying the border situation is at "crisis point". Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said thousands of lives were at stake. Some 75,000 people …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Jobless College Grads Entering Public Service

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Stepping Down With Dignity

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Security Forces Attack Tehran Protesters

Security Forces Attack Tehran Protesters The BBC reports: Iranian police have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters mounting protests in the capital Tehran. A BBC correspondent in Tehran said large numbers of riot police and militia on motorcycles in the city centre …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

In Caracas, The 45-Story Squatter Highrise

In Caracas, The 45-Story Squatter Highrise The New York Times reports: CARACAS, Venezuela — Architects still call the 45-story skyscraper the Tower of David, after David Brillembourg, the brash financier who built it in the 1990s. The helicopter landing pad on its roof remains …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Bin Laden Mentor Calls For Islamic State In Yemen

Bin Laden Mentor Calls For Islamic State In Yemen The New York Times reports: SANA, Yemen — Yemen ’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh , maintained a tenuous hold on power on Tuesday, blaming the United States and Israel for protests across the Arab world, while a prominent radical …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Rebels May Ask for UN Airstrikes

Rebels May Ask for UN Airstrikes The New York Times reports: In a sign of mounting frustration among rebel leaders over Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s diminished but unyielding grip on power, the revolutionary council here is debating whether to ask for Western airstrikes under the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill

House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill The AP reports: The House passed emergency short-term legislation Tuesday to cut federal spending by $4 billion and avert a government shutdown. Senate Democrats agreed to follow suit, handing Republicans an early victory in their drive to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Reid: Senate Will Pass House Spending Bill

Reid: Senate Will Pass House Spending Bill The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday Senate Democrats have resigned themselves to passing the House GOP's two-week spending bill despite calling short-term funding measures “a terrible way to govern.” …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Bernanke: Cuts Won't Hurt Growth

Bernanke: Cuts Won't Hurt Growth The Hill reports: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says a plan from House Republicans to cut $61 billion in spending this year would not harm economic growth. The GOP's proposed spending cuts, passed as part of a continuing resolution, would …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Obama Calls Boehner to Talk Shutdown

Obama Calls Boehner to Talk Shutdown The Hill reports: The White House has refrained from endorsing or condemning the plan put forth by Republicans to avoid a shutdown. Shortly after House Speaker John Boehner complained that the White House has been disengaged during the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Dodd to Head Hollywood Lobby

Dodd to Head Hollywood Lobby The Wrap reports: The moguls have finally chosen the new chief of the Motion Picture Association of America. It is former Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd, named Chairman and CEO on Tuesday. "I am truly excited about representing the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Is Egypt's Army Turning Against Revolution?

Is Egypt's Army Turning Against Revolution? Eric Trager writes at The Atlantic : The bands of thugs that had roamed these streets barely three weeks earlier were only a memory on Friday, replaced by roving face-painters, souvenir salesmen, and food vendors. Tahrir Square had …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Issa Fires Spokesman

Issa Fires Spokesman Politico reports: House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired Kurt Bardella, one of Capitol Hill’s top press secretaries, after he provided e-mailed correspondence with other journalists to New York Times reporter Mark …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

US May Prosecute Qaddafi for Lockerbie

US May Try Qaddafi for Lockerbie The AP reports: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration may seek the prosecution of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. That follows claims from some ex-Libyan officials that Gadhafi …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011