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Pirates Kidnap Danish Children

Pirates Kidnap Danish Children Los Angeles Times reports: Three children are among seven Danes who have been kidnapped by pirates in the Indian Ocean, Danish officials said Monday. The youths, ages 12 to 16, were taken captive along with their parents and two other adults on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Marsden: Are Bloggers the New Serfs?

Marsden: Are Bloggers the New Serfs? Rachel Marsden writes in The Spectator : The fact that, right now, you’re reading something I wrote is a strong sign that the publication in question has its act together. That is, it has enough of an audience due to its unique, thoughtful …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

GOP Govs Skeptical of Health Bill Waivers

GOP Govs Skeptical of Obama Health Bill Waivers CNN reports: At a closed-door session with governors of both parties Monday, President Obama did little to win over an emboldened group of Republicans who want to block much of his agenda and are seeking greater flexibility in how …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Iran Arrests Opposition Leaders

Iran Arrests Opposition Leaders Reuters reports: Iran has arrested opposition leaders Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, the opposition website Kaleme said on Monday. "Sources say that they have been arrested and transferred to Heshmatiyeh jail in Tehran," Mousavi's website …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Clinton: Time for Qaddafi 'To Go'

Clinton: Time for Qaddafi 'To Go' The Washington Post reports: U.S. and Europeans leaders took new steps Monday to tighten the noose on Libya's besieged government , with the U.S. Treasury announcing the freeze of $30 billion in Libyan assets. "As of today, at least $30 billion …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Qaddafi: 'My People Love Me'

Qaddafi: 'My People Love Me' ABC News' Christiane Amanpour reports: I interviewed Col. Moammar Gadhafi this evening, when he told me he could not step down because he is not a president or king, and denied there were demonstrations against him anywhere in Libya. "My people love …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Boehner: House Will Defend DOMA

Boehner: House Will Defend DOMA The Hill reports: The House is likely to take steps to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in an interview posted Monday. Boehner, the leader of the Republican-held House, said he and and his …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Hatch: Health Law a 'Dumb A**' Program

Hatch: Health Bill a 'Dumb A**' Law The Hill reports: GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) reportedly directed a few profane insults toward President Obama's healthcare law in a speech late last week. During at an appearance at an event sponsored by the Utah State University College …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Obama Backs Health Mandate Opt-Out

Obama Backs Mandate Opt-Out The Hill reports: President Obama came out in favor of a significant change to the healthcare reform law for the first time on Monday, backing a plan that could erase the implementation of the mandate to buy insurance. The president is supporting a …

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Obama Praises Romney on Healthcare

Obama Praises Romney on Healthcare CNN reports : In a moment that Mitt Romney's future GOP opponents couldn't have scripted better themselves, President Obama Monday issued a full-throated embrace of the former Massachusetts governor's stance on health care. "I know that many …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Bennett: Reagan's Views Anathema to Tea Party

Bennett: Reagan's Views Anathema to Tea Party ThinkProgress reports : Former GOP Sen. Bob Bennett (UT), who lost his seat to a far-right primary challenger after holding it for over a decade, slammed the tea party in an interview with Fox News host Greta Van Susteren Friday. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Dems Split Over GOP Funding Bill

Dems Split Over GOP Funding Bill The Hill reports: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is showing no enthusiasm for the new proposal from Republicans to avoid a government shutdown, putting her at odds with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Pelosi said in …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

WH: Exile an Option for Qaddafi

WH: Exile an Option for Qaddafi The Hill reports: White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday the White House continues to consider a range of options in dealing with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, including a no-fly zone to protect Libyan citizens. Carney confirmed …

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Farrakhan: Qaddafi Still a Friend

Farrakhan: Qaddafi Still a Friend Huffington Post reports: Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that he considers Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi a friend and won't distance himself from him despite the deadly crackdown on protestors in the turbulent North Africa …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Saudi Activists Plan Mass Protest

Saudi Activists Plan Mass Protest Reuters reports: Democracy activists in Saudi Arabia say the government is closely monitoring social media to nip in the bud any protests inspired by uprisings that swept Arab countries, toppling leaders in Egypt and Tunisia. Activists have set up …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Egypt Hits Mubarak with Travel Ban

Egypt Hits Mubarak with Travel Ban Al Jazeera reports: Egypt's general prosecutor has imposed a travel ban on former president Hosni Mubarak and his family pending further investigations. The prosecutor Abdel Magid Mahmud on Monday also ordered the freezing of all of their …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Congress Close to Short-Term Spending Deal

Congress Close to Short-Term Spending Deal The Wall Street Journal reports: Republicans and Democrats appear increasingly likely to reach a deal that would avoid a government shutdown Friday, but in doing so they are deferring and possibly deepening the challenge of reaching a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Madoff: 'I'm a Good Person'

Madoff: 'I'm a Good Person' New York Magazine reports: Bernard L. Madoff is in therapy. Each week, he waits for the signal that prisoners are allowed to leave their housing units, then he walks the five minutes from his “room,” as he calls it, to the psychiatric unit at the …

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Qaddafi Orders Counterattack

Qaddafi Orders Counterattack Reuters reports: Libyan rebels awaited a counter-attack by Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Monday, after the country's leader defied demands that he quit to end the bloodiest of the Arab world's wave of uprisings. Rebels holding Zawiyah, only 50 km (30 …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

"The King's Speech" Sweeps Big Awards

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011