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Beck: Comments on Reform Judaism Were 'Stupid'

Beck: Comments on Reform Judaism Were 'Stupid' Haaretz reports: Fox news commentator Glenn Beck apologized on Thursday for comments that he made about the Reform movement of Judaism, which drew widespread criticism among American Jewish leaders. On his February 22 radio show, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 25, 2011

MD Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage

Maryland Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage The Baltimore Sun reports: Maryland's Senate passed a landmark measure Thursday evening that would allow same-sex couples to wed, pushing the controversial issue to the House of Delegates, which appears nearly evenly split on the issue. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 25, 2011

Senate Dems Plan New Budget Cuts

Senate Dems Plan New Budget Cuts Politico reports: Top Senate Democrats have informed the White House that they are putting together a seven-month continuing resolution that will include some spending cuts outlined in President Barack Obama’s proposed 2012 budget, according to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 25, 2011

Pawlenty Launches Site Backing Walker

Pawlenty Launches Site Backing WI Gov Politico reports: Tim Pawlenty is throwing more support behind embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget battle. Today his Freedom First PAC launched www.standingwithscott.com which features a video and petition supporting the “tough …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

WI House to Vote on Anti-Union Bill

WI House to Vote on Anti-Union Bill Huffington Post reports: Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to try to find at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats who have been on the run for eight days to delay a vote on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to strip …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Swiss Freeze Qaddafi's Assets

Swiss Freeze Qaddafi's Assets Bloomberg reports: Switzerland froze the assets of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and his entourage for three years to avoid the possible “misappropriation” of the funds. The freeze takes effect immediately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Qaddafi: Al Qaeda Behind Protests

Qaddafi: Al Qaeda Behind Protests The AP reports: Leader Moammar Gadhafi says al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is behind the uprising in Libya and al-Qaida followers give young Libyans hallucinogenic pills in their coffee to get them to revolt. Gadhafi has made the comments in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Huckabee Rips Romneycare

Huckabee Rips Romneycare Politico reports: In his new book, Mike Huckabee trashes “RomneyCare” – saying it’s “socialized medicine” that has exploded costs, worsened care for patients, and proves why President Obama’s unpopular health care reform won't work. In a chapter in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Eco: Anti-Israel Boycott 'Crazy' and 'Racist'

Eco: Anti-Israel Boycott 'Racist' The Canadian Press reports: Renowned Italian writer Umberto Eco said at an Israeli book fair Wednesday that boycotting scholars for their governments' policies is akin to racism. It was his response to British writers who called on prominent …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

FBI Arrests Saudi Student in Bomb Plot

FBI Arrests Saudi Student in Texas Bomb Plot The AP reports: The FBI has arrested a 20-year-old Saudi student in Texas suspected of planning a terrorist attack using explosive chemicals. The FBI says his possible targets included the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Watch Rumsfeld on Daily Show: Intel is 'Never Perfect'

Watch Rumsfeld on Daily Show: Intel is 'Never Perfect' Huffington Post reports: Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart interviewed former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about his new memoir "Known and Unknown." Opening the interview, Stewart immediately quipped, "Right …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Nebraska Bill Could Legalize Killing Abortion Docs

Bill Could Legalize Killing Abortion Doctors Mother Jones reports: Just when abortion rights supporters thought they had beaten a controversial bill they believe would legalize the killing of abortion providers , it has cropped up again—this time in a more expansive form that has …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Forced Marriage in UK: 7 Cases a Month

Forced Marriage in UK: 7 Cases a Month BBC Newsbeat reports: The government is defending how it deals with forced marriage with one victim saying there is not enough help. According to new figures seen by Newsbeat, there were 1,735 incidents of potential or actual cases …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Wehner: Beck's Rants Discredit the Right

Wehner: Beck's Rants Discredit the Right Peter Wehner writes at Commentary : ... It’s hard to tell how much of what Beck says is sincere and how much is for show. Whatever the case, and even taking into account the entire MSNBC lineup, Glenn Beck has become the most disturbin…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Pro-Qaddafi Forces Regroup in Tripoli

Pro-Qaddafi Forces Regroup in Tripoli The New York Times reports: Tripoli also remained in a state of lockdown, even as Colonel Qaddafi called on thousands of mercenaries and irregular security forces to defend his bastion, in what residents said was a desperate and dangerous …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Assange Loses Extradition Fight

Assange Loses Extradition Fight Wall Street Journal reports: A U.K. court ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden to face questioning about sexual assault allegations, dealing a serious blow to the document-leaking site and its founder. The decision …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Russian Exhibit Celebrates Lincoln and Czar Alexander II

Russian Exhibit Compares Lincoln to Czar The Washington Post reports: Behind them, in the building of the Russian federal archives, an exhibit opened Tuesday that looks at Lincoln's life, and Alexander's. In this season of sesquicentennials, Russia is marking the liberation of 20 …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Rules May Change On Kidney Waitlist

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

SCOTUS Inoculates Vaccine Makers Against Lawsuits

SCOTUS Immunizes Vaccine Makers The Washington Times reports: Vaccine manufacturers won a monumental victory Tuesday with the Supreme Court ruling that federal law shields them from lawsuits, an especially pertinent decision because of the thousands of claims, so far unproven …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Arizona Legislature Considering New Immigration Restrictions

AZ May Pass Tougher Immigration Regs The New York Times reports: Arizona lawmakers are proposing a sweeping package of immigration restrictions that might make the controversial measures the state approved last year, which the Obama administration went to court to block, look …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011