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US Concerned About Libyan Chemical Weapons Stockpiles

US Worried Over Security of Libyan Chemical Weapons Eli Lake at the Washington Times reports: U.S. military and intelligence officials are closely watching Libya‘s stockpiles of mustard gas and their precursor chemicals as the North African country descends further into civil war. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Tiny Libyan Town Fights Off Qaddafi Mercenaries

Libyan Town Drives Back Qaddafi Mercs The Washington Post reports: BAIDA, LIBYA - The young men of this idyllic town nestled in the Green Mountain region of eastern Libya took control here in a days-long battle. First they fought their way into a security camp protected by 2,000 …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

NZ Earthquake Damage "Unsurvivable"

NZ Quake Damage "Unsurvivable" The BBC reports: Hopes are fading of finding survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. Ninety-eight bodies have now been recovered and taken to a temporary morgue. Prime …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Huntsman Spotted at Beijing Demonstration

Hunstman Spotted At Beijing Protest Politico reports: Jon Huntsman was caught on tape at an anti-government protest in China—and quickly left the scene after someone in the crowd noticed the U.S. ambassador's presence and accused him of wanting to see chaos in the country. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Scholars Find Trove of Books from Jefferson's Library

Scholars Find Books from Jefferson's Library The New York Times reports: A literary detective story that began 18 months ago and was advanced through a chance reading of an 1880 edition of The Harvard Register has led researchers from the Jefferson Library at Monticello to a trove of …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Obama: Violence in Libya 'Unacceptable'

Obama to Qaddafi: Violence is 'Unacceptable' ABC News reports: President Obama said the bloodshed in Libya was "outrageous and unacceptable," but he declined to directly censure Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi who has been blamed for much of the violent crackdown. "The …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Lou Sarah Facebook Account Closed

"Lou Sarah" Facebook Page Taken Offline Huffington Post reports: Yesterday, the folks over at Wonkette, armed with a Gmail address disclosed in the leaked manuscript of former Sarah Palin aide Frank Bailey, did some sleuthing on the Internets and found a Facebook account under the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Qaddafi's Son: Reform is Coming

Qaddafi's Son: Reform is Coming The Financial Times reports: Muammer Gaddafi expects to be the “big father” advisor to any new regime in Libya and the country’s current bloody turmoil amounts to a “positive earthquake” that is paving the way for much-needed reform. That is …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Palin: Obama Must 'Speak Out on Libya'

Palin: Obama Must 'Speak Out on Libya' Mark Halperin at Time reports: Ex Guv says Tues. WH should be forthright in confronting Gaddafi, calls strategy “perplexing.” It’s a little perplexing looking at the White House today. There was a statement on the horrible earthquake …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Santorum Defends the Crusades

Santorum Defends the Crusades Politico reports: Rick Santorum launched into a scathing attack on the left, charging during an appearance in South Carolina that the history of the Crusades has been corrupted by “the American left who hates Christendom.” “The idea that the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

House GOP Drafts Stopgap Spending Bill

GOP Drafts New Spending Bill Politico reports: House Republicans plan to pass a two-week stopgap spending bill next week that would keep the government running past March 4 at reduced levels, GOP aides told POLITICO Wednesday. The measure comes on the heels of last week’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Qaddafi Loses More Cities

Qaddafi Loses More Cities BBC reports: Libyan ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi is battling to retain control of Tripoli and areas in western Libya as protesters consolidated gains in the east and foreigners continued to flee. Much of the capital is deserted as pro-Gaddafi gunmen roam …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Oil Hits $100 a Barrel

Libya Pushes Oil to $100 a Barrel Wall Street Journal reports: Crude-oil futures touched $100 a barrel for the first time in more than two years, lifted by violent unrest and supply disruptions in Libya. Light, sweet crude for April delivery briefly hit $100 a barrel on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Feds Drop Some of Blago's Charges

Feds Drop Some of Blago's Charges The AP reports: Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge for permission to dismiss racketeering charges against ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Prosecutors told U.S. District Judge James Zagel the accusations contained in the charges …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

White House Won't Defend DOMA

White House Won't Defend DOMA Politico reports : President Barack Obama has ordered the Justice Department to drop its defense of a central part of the 1996 law that bars official federal government recognition of same-sex unions - a long-sought goal of gay-rights activists. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Blogger Pretends to be Koch, Pranks Walker

Blogger Prank Calls Walker Mother Jones reports: Is that really Scott Walker? A New York-based alt-news editor says he got through to the embattled Wisconsin governor on the phone Tuesday by posing as right-wing financier David Koch...then had a far-ranging 20-minute …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Ex-Minister: Qaddafi Ordered Lockerbie

Ex-Minister: Qaddafi Ordered Lockerbie The AP reports: Swedish tabloid Expressen says Libya's ex-justice minister claims Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988. Expressen on Wednesday quoted Mustafa Abdel-Jalil as telling their …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Paul: House 'Not Even Close' on Cuts

Paul: House 'Not Even Close' on Cuts The Hill reports: A leading Tea Party senator said Wednesday he would vote down the House-passed spending bill that cuts $61 billion from the budget if it comes to a vote in the Senate. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that House Republicans' …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

UN Security Council Condemns Libya Repression

UN Security Council Condemns Libya The BBC reports: The UN Security Council has condemned the Libyan authorities for using force against protesters, calling for those responsible to be held to account. In a statement, the council demanded an immediate end to the violence and said …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011

Union Tumult Spreads to Ohio, Indiana

Union Battles Spread to OH and IN The New York Times reports: COLUMBUS, Ohio — First Wisconsin. Now Ohio and Indiana. Battles with public employees’ unions spread on Tuesday, with Republican-dominated Legislatures pressing bills that would weaken collective bargaining and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 23, 2011