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Libya Braces for 'Day of Anger'

Libya Braces for 'Day of Anger' BBC News reports: Anti-government activists in Libya have been using social networking sites to rally support for protests on what they are describing as a "day of anger". There were reports of clashes in two cities late on Wednesday, with about …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Obama Calls Logan After Egypt Attack

Obama Calls Logan After Egypt Attack The AP reports: A White House official says President Barack Obama has spoken with CBS reporter Lara Logan in the wake of the network's announcement that she was brutally attacked in Egypt. The official, who declined to give details on …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Panetta: Bin Laden Going to Gitmo if Caught

Panetta: Bin Laden Would Go to Gitmo if Caught The AP reports: What would the government do if Osama bin Laden, an FBI most-wanted terrorist for more than a decade, were captured? Washington is abuzz about questions whether bin Laden would ever see the inside of an American …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Hawaii Approves Same Sex Civil Unions

Hawaii Approves Civil Unions Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports: The Hawaii Senate took its final step in clearing the way to grant same-sex couples virtually the same rights and privileges of traditional marriage, giving approval today to a bill legalizing civil unions. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Courthouse to be Named After Judge Roll

Courthouse to be Named After Judge Roll CNN reports: President Barack Obama will sign a bill in the Oval Office on Thursday naming a new federal courthouse in Yuma, Arizona, after slain federal Judge John M. Roll. The 63-year old judge was gunned down in Tucson, Arizona, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Thousands Protest Against Deep Cuts in Wisconsin

Thousands Protest Wisconsin State Budget Cuts The New York Times reports: As four game wardens awkwardly stood guard, protesters, scores deep, crushed into a corridor leading to the governor’s office here on Wednesday, their screams echoing through the Capitol: “Come out, come …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Borders Files for Bankruptcy

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Inside the IDF's Feuding Establishment

Inside the Feuding IDF Establishment The Economist reports: YESTERDAY'S formal passing of the baton from the outgoing Israeli Defence Force chief of staff, Lieutenant General Gaby Ashkenazi, to his successor, Major General Benny Gantz, is unlikely to mark the end of a very public …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Iranians Clash At Protester Funeral

Students Clash at Iran Funeral The New York Times reports: Two days after the largest antigovernment protest in Iran in more than a year, supporters and opponents of the authorities fought Wednesday in a battle for the memory of a slain protester, state media and an opposition …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Exxon Struggling to Find New Oil

Exxon Having Trouble Finding Find New Oil The Wall Street Journal reports: HOUSTON— Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, is struggling to find more oil. In its closely watched annual financial report released Tuesday, the company said that for every …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Japan Halts Whale Hunt Amid Clashes With Protesters

Japan Calls Off Whale Hunt The BBC reports: Japan has suspended its annual Antarctic whale hunt following protests from a campaign group. Activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a US-based environmental group, have been chasing the Japanese fleet's mother ship. An …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

House Kills F-35 Engine Program

House Kills F-35 Engine Program The New York Times reports: In a sign that some freshman Republicans were willing to cut military spending, the House voted 233-198 on Wednesday to cancel an alternate fighter jet engine that the Bush and Obama administrations had tried to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

New Wave of Protests Hit Yemen

New Wave of Protests Hit Yemen Reuters reports: Protests against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh spread across Yemen on Wednesday with hundreds of people taking to the streets of Sanaa, Aden and Taiz. In the capital Sanaa, at least 800 protesters marched through the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Brown: I Was Sexually Abused as a Child

Brown: I Was Sexually Abused CBS News reports: Sen. Scott Brown reveals he was sexually abused as a child several times by a camp counselor in a "60 Minutes" interview with Lesley Stahl. The Massachusetts Republican also talks to Stahl about physical abuse suffered at the hands of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Dems Plan Fundraiser for Giffords

Dems Plan Giffords Fundraiser Politico reports: As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recovers from last month’s shooting, her closest friends in Congress are moving to raise money for her reelection committee to make sure she has the necessary resources to run a campaign in 2012. “As …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Geithner Defends Obama Budget

Geithner Defends Obama Budget The Hill reports: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed back against the notion that President Obama had not shown leadership with his budget, asserting that the White House had unveiled a broad fiscal plan. Geithner’s comments came at a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Greene Loses State House Bid

Greene Loses State House Bid Politico reports: Former Senate candidate Alvin Greene lost his bid for a seat in the South Carolina legislature on Tuesday, winning just 1 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary. According to unofficial election results, Greene got fewer …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Reid Pushes Kaine to Run for Senate

Reid Pushes Kaine on Senate Run Huffington Post reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has privately encouraged Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine to launch a bid for the Senate seat soon to be vacated by retiring Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), Democratic …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Scott Rejects High Speed Rail Funds

Scott Rejects High Speed Rail Funds The New York Times reports: Gov. Rick Scott of Florida on Wednesday rejected plans for a high speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando, in the process turning down $2 billion in federal funds and a key piece of President Obama’s goal of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Gates: Cut Funds for 2nd F-35 Engine

Gates: Cut Funds for 2nd F-35 Engine The Hill reports: Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday called on lawmakers to end a second F-35 engine program whose completion would “waste” $3 billion. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Gates also sent a strong …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011