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Bernanke Warns GOP to Raise Debt Limit

Bernanke to GOP: Raise Debt Limit Reuters reports: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday issued a stern warning to Republican lawmakers that delays in raising the United States' $14.3 trillion debt limit could have "catastrophic" consequences. "Beyond a certain …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

Egypt Braces for 'Day of Departure' Protest

Egypt Braces for 'Day of Departure' The New York Times reports: Defying a wider government crackdown, tens of thousands of Egyptians streamed into Tahrir Square on Friday, chanting slogans, bowing in prayer and waving Egyptian flags to press a campaign for the removal of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

WH Works on Plan for Mubarak Exit

WH Works on Plan for Mubarak Exit The New York Times reports: The Obama administration is discussing with Egyptian officials a proposal for President Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately and turn over power to a transitional government headed by Vice President Omar Suleiman with the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

Romney Denies Plans to Skip Iowa

Romney Denies Plans to Skip Iowa Political Wire reports : In an interview with Hugh Hewitt , Mitt Romney took issue with rumors that he might skip the Iowa caucuses. Said Romney: "Well, if I decide to run, I'll be planning on running nationwide. And certainly, the early states …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

GOP Leadership Ignoring Bachmann

GOP Leadership Ignoring Bachmann Roll Call reports : House Republican leaders have a simple strategy for dealing with Rep. Michele Bachmann : Ignore her. “We treat her like all Members, ” a GOP leadership aide said. Paying the tea party firebrand any special attention …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

Will Scalia Uphold the Mandate?

Will Scalia Uphold the Mandate? The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- Observers of the legal drama surrounding President Obama's health care reform legislation have reached two broad conclusions: that it will ultimately be ruled on by the Supreme Court, and that Justice …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

Mark Kelly Will Fly Space Shuttle

Mark Kelly Will Fly Space Shuttle Politico reports : Mark Kelly, husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will fly the space shuttle Endeavour's final mission in April, according to a source familiar with the decision. Kelly and NASA are expected to make an announcement …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

JP Morgan Had Concerns About Madoff

JP Morgan Had Concerns About Madoff The New York Times reports : Senior executives at JPMorgan Chase expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of Bernard L. Madoff ’s investment business more than 18 months before his Ponzi scheme collapsed but continued to do business …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

Will Muslim Brotherhood Honor Treaty with Israel?

Muslim B'Hood Leader: Dissolve Peace Treaty Eli Lake at the Washington Times reports: A political leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Thursday called on any government that replaces Hosni Mubarak's regime to withdraw from the 32-year-old peace treaty with Israel. "After …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Army Missed Signs of Ft. Hood Attack

Army Missed Signs of Ft. Hood Attack Washington Post reports: A Senate investigation into the Fort Hood shooting faults the Army and FBI for missing warning signs and failing to exchange information that could have prevented the massacre. The report concludes that systemic and …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Opposition: No Talks with Regime

Opposition: No Talks with Regime Wall Street Journal reports: Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the largest and most organized opposition group in the country, Thursday rejected an offer to hold talks with the government aimed at ending more than a week of protests against …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Mubarak's Son Won't Run in Elections

Mubarak's Son Not Running for Office CBS News reports: Egypt's vice president has said that President Hosni Mubarak's son will not seek to succeed his father in elections later this year, the latest concession to anti-government protesters, according to state television. It was …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Mubarak: 'If I Resign Today There Will be Chaos'

Mubarak: 'If I Resign Today There Will be Chaos' ABC News' Christiane Amanpour reports: I've just left the presidential palace in Cairo where I sat down for an exclusive 30-minute interview with President Hosni Mubarak. He told me that he is troubled by the violence we have seen …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Virginia AG Asks SCOTUS to Rule on Health Bill

Virginia AG Asks SCOTUS to Rule on Health Bill The Hill reports: Virginia's top lawyer said the court should expedite a ruling to settle the confusion surrounding lawsuits against healthcare reform. Virginia’s attorney general on Thursday joined the growing chorus calling for …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

GOP Seeks $32B in 2011 Budget Cuts

GOP Seeks $32B in 2011 Budget Cuts The AP reports: House Republican leaders on Thursday said they would seek to cut $74 billion from President Obama’s 2011 budget request. The announcement sets a spending ceiling for the current fiscal year of $1.055 trillion. The decision …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

McCain: 'Thank God Rumsfeld Was Relieved of Duty'

McCain: 'Thank God Rumsfeld Was Relieved of Duty' ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: "'Thank God he was relieved of his duties." That’s what Sen. John McCain told me this morning when I asked him about a report that former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld wrote in his …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Watch Matthews on Beck: 'Looney Tunes'

Matthews on Beck: 'Looney Tunes' Huffington Post reports: Chris Matthews struck back at Glenn Beck on his Wednesday show, deriding his Fox News rival in two different segments and calling him "looney tunes" and the "#1 exploiter of fear." Last week, Beck exploded at Matthews …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Palin Turned Down CPAC Keynote Address

Palin Turned Down CPAC Keynote Address ABC News reports : After skipping the popular Conservative Political Action Conference for the past three years, Sarah Palin has once again turned down the invitation of CPAC officials to address the conference this year. CPAC …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Obama: 'Christian Faith' Sustains Me

Obama: 'Christian Faith' Sustains Me CNN reports: President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that "it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me from being overwhelmed," in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

'Forcible Rape' Language Dropped

'Forcible Rape' Language Dropped TPM reports: After pressure from women's groups, Democratic politicians and Jon Stewart, the authors of the controversial abortion bill in the House will drop language that appeared to exempt some rape victims from seeking federal help to pay for …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011