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Bush 41 Gets Medal of Freedom

Bush 41 Gets Medal of Freedom USA Today reports: President Barack Obama paid tribute to "the best of who we are and who we aspire to be" in awarding America's highest civilian honor Tuesday to 15 people, including former President George H.W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou, baseball …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

DOJ Builds Case Against Edwards

DOJ Builds Case Against Edwards NBC News reports: A two-year grand jury investigation of John Edwards has reached a decisive point. Prosecutors believe they have a strong case, but have not yet gotten a green light from the Justice Department to charge the former presidential …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Straw Rips Salmond Over Lockerbie Bomber Release

Straw Rips Salmond Over Lockerbie Bomber Release David Rose writes at the Daily Mail : Former UK Justice Secretary Jack Straw has accused the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond of 'selective amnesia' over his role in freeing the Lockerbie bomber. Mr Straw said that Mr Salmond …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Iraqi Defector: I Lied About WMD

Iraqi Defector: I Lied About WMD The Guardian reports: The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war. Rafid …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Obama Defends Budget Proposal

Obama Defends Budget Proposal ABC News reports: President Obama today defended his 2012 budget proposal amid criticism from Republicans that it does too little to rein in the burgeoning U.S. deficit and costly entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. "You cut back on …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Lowry: Daniels is the 'Anti-Panderer'

Lowry: Daniels is the 'Anti-Panderer' Rich Lowry writes at National Review : Indiana governor Mitch Daniels did not get the memo about CPAC, the annual gathering of conservatives in Washington. The etiquette is that presidential wannabes should hew to a narrow band of harsh and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Panel to Rewrite Egypt's Constitution

Panel Gets 10 Days to Rewrite Egypt's Constitution The New York Times reports: The military officers governing Egypt convened a panel of jurists on Tuesday to revise the country’s constitution, giving the panel, which includes a former lawmaker from the Muslim Brotherhood, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Sommers: How Bad is Sexism in the Sciences?

Sommers: How Bad is Sexism in the Sciences? Christina Hoff Sommers writes at National Review : The voice of reason is easy to shout down but hard to vanquish altogether. This week it turned up in an unlikely place: an academic paper about gender bias in the sciences. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Two Protesters Dead in Bahrain

Two Protesters Dead in Bahrain The New York Times reports: More than 10, 000 people streamed into the capital’s central Pearl Square on Tuesday in the largest political protest to hit this Persian Gulf kingdom in recent memory. Galvanized by the death of a demonstrator in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Does WH Budget Really Pay for Infrastructure?

Does WH Budget Really Pay for Infrastructure? Suzy Khimm reports : While President Obama's proposed budget cuts have ruffled some liberal feathers, his budget blueprint calls for a huge increase in spending in that ever-so-sexy realm of transportation infrastructure—some $556 billion …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Berlusconi To Stand Trial

Berlusconi To Stand Trial The New York Times reports: A Milan judge on Tuesday ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial in April on charges of paying an underage nightclub dancer for sex and of abusing his office to help release her from police custody when she …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

NYSE & German Exchange Merge

NYSE & German Exchange Merge The New York Times reports: NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse agreed on Tuesday to a $10 billion all-stock merger, combining two of the world’s biggest stock exchanges into a trans-Atlantic powerhouse. The union of the operators of the New York …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Gates Criticizes GOP Defense Budget

Gates Criticizes GOP Defense Cuts The Hill reports: Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday said the House GOP budget for the Pentagon is "disconnected" from operational realities. Gates said the Pentagon needs $540 billion for fiscal 2011, less than the $548 billion …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Grossman to be New AfPak Envoy

Grossman To Be New AfPak Envoy Washington Post reports: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has chosen a new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, after months of delay and disagreements between the White House and the State Department over the parameters of the job …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

House OKs Patriot Act Extension

House OKs Patriot Act Extension The New York Times reports: The House on Monday voted to reauthorize and extend through Dec. 8 three ways in which Congress expanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s counterterrorism powers after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

New Wave of Strikes Hit Egypt

New Wave of Strikes Hit Egypt BBC reports: Fresh protests and strikes have flared in Egypt as demonstrators demand better pay and conditions from the country's new military rulers. Bank, transport and tourism workers all demonstrated in Cairo after 18 days of protests succeeded …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Hillary Praises Iran's 'Brave' Protesters

Hillary Praises Iran's 'Brave' Protesters ABC News reports: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applauded news from Iran that thousands of protesters demonstrated there today, demanding change, and compared the situation to Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak was thrown out of power …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Iranian Police Clash with Protesters

Iranian Police Clash with Protesters BBC reports: Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces in the centre of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Police used tear gas and detained dozens rallying in solidarity with uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. There was one …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Sheriff Arpaio Considers Senate Run

Arpaio Considers Senate Run The Hill reports: Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Monday he is open to the possibility of running for the seat of retiring Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in 2012. Arpaio, the conservative sheriff famous for his hard-line anti-immigration stances, made the …

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GM Workers to Get Record Bonuses

GM Workers to Get Record Bonuses Bloomberg reports: General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, said it expects to give unionized U.S. hourly employees profit-sharing checks averaging at least $4,000 as it prepares to negotiate a labor contract this year. The payout is more …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011