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Journalists Arrested in Egypt

Journalists Arrested in Egypt The New York Times reports: Many journalists covering the protests in Egypt were detained by the government and attacked on Thursday, and representatives of human rights groups were also a target. Egyptian security police raided the Hisham …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Egypt's PM Apologizes for Violence

Egypt's PM Sorry for Violence CNN reports: Egypt's new prime minister apologized repeatedly Thursday for the previous day's "catastrophe" in Cairo, blaming infiltrators and a "complete disappearance" of police for the human toll. Interior Minister Habib Adli, whose office oversees …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

De Soto: Egypt's Economic Apartheid

De Soto: Egypt's Economic Apartheid Hernando de Soto writes in the Wall Street Journal : The headline that appeared on Al Jazeera on Jan. 14, a week before Egyptians took to the streets, affirmed that "[t]he real terror eating away at the Arab world is socio-economic marginalizati…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Watch: Anderson Cooper Attacked in Egypt

Watch: Anderson Cooper Attacked CNN's Anderson Cooper and crew are attacked by protesters in Egypt: Click here for more.

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

GOP Promises More Repeal Efforts

GOP Promises More Repeal Efforts The Hill reports: Senate Republicans have vowed a sustained, unrelenting push to repeal President Obama’s healthcare reform law, despite falling short in their first effort Wednesday. Republicans say they are not content to wait idly until …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Egypt Hit By Second Day of Violence

Egypt Hit By Second Day of Violence The New York Time s reports: With the eyes of the Arab world on them, protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak gathered anew at Tahrir Square on Thursday after a night of gunfire and a day of mayhem that left at least five dead …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Obama, McCain Have White House Sit-Down

Obama, McCain Have WH Sit-Down The Los Angeles Times reports: President Obama welcomed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to the Oval Office on Wednesday for a rare face-to-face meeting between the two former rivals, covering issues such as immigration reform and the situation in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Giffords' Husband to Speak at Prayer Breakfast

Giffords' Husband to Speak at Prayer Breakfast The Hill reports: The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) will speak Thursday morning at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Giffords’s office said Mark Kelly, a Navy captain and NASA astronaut, will …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 3, 2011

Healthcare Repeal Vote Fails

Healthcare Repeal Vote Fails CBS News reports : The Democratic majority in the Senate late Wednesday voted down a GOP measure to repeal the health care law. The vote was 47-51, largely along party lines. Senate Republicans, who are strong> unified in their desire to repeal …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Senate Approves Repeal of 1099 Provisions

Senate Approves Repeal of 1099 Provisions msnbc.com reports : In a bipartisan vote of 81-17, the Senate just voted to stripe the health care law of a controversial tax measure, the so-called 1099 provision. It's a reporting requirement tucked into the law that mandates …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Florida Turns Down Health Reform Cash

Florida Turns Down Obama's Health Reform Cash Politico reports: No thanks. That’s what the state of Florida is saying to the Obama administration, declining a $1 million grant to implement the health law. The move follows this week’s federal court decision declaring the law …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Bachmann Headed to South Carolina

Bachmann Headed to South Carolina CNN reports: Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, will travel to the early primary state of South Carolina later this week as she mulls a possible White House bid in 2012, CNN has learned. The outspoken conservative and Tea Party favorite will …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

McCain Rejects CBO Repeal Estimates

McCain Rejects CBO Repeal Estimates The Hill reports: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday rejected the CBO's cost estimate of healthcare repeal as "garbage in, garbage out." McCain said the Congressional Budget Office estimate that repealing the healthcare law would …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Graham: Raise Retirement Age to 69

Graham: Raise Retirement Age The Hill reports: Congress should cut a deal this year to raise the retirement age to 69, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. Graham, who'd flirted last month with an increase in the retirement age to help address Social Security's solvency, backed a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

White House Press Pool: Obama Shutting Us Out

White House Press Pool: Obama Shutting Us Out The Hill reports: White House reporters criticized President Obama on Wednesday for providing too little information and access to the media during the crisis in Egypt. In a letter to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Clinton: US in 'Uncharted Territory'

Clinton: US in 'Uncharted Territory' CNN reports: In the midst of mass uprisings and historic change in the Middle East, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a gathering of U.S. diplomats Wednesday that "we are all in uncharted territory." Pointing to a range of challenges, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Navy Captain: Higher-Ups Okayed Videos

Navy Captain: Higher-Ups Okayed Racy Videos CNN reports: The Navy captain whose high-flying career was clipped over his raunchy videos shown aboard the USS Enterprise now says his superior officers knew what he was doing and repeatedly praised him. Capt. Owen Honors defiantly …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Gibbs to Mubarak: Stop the Violence

Gibbs to Mubarak: Stop the Violence CNN reports: The time for a political transition in Egypt "is now" because the Egyptian people "need to see change," and a "meaningful transition must include opposition voices and parties being involved in this process as we move toward free …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

WikiLeaks Nominated for Nobel Prize

WikiLeaks Nominated for Nobel Prize Reuters reports: Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician behind the proposal said on Wednesday, a day after the deadline for nominations expired. The Norwegian Nobel Committee …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Army Wants to Upgrade Rifle

Army Wants to Upgrade Rifle Wall Street Journal reports: For the first time in almost 50 years, the U.S. Army wants to replace the standard rifle shouldered by hundreds of thousands of frontline troops around the world. The service this week advertised its interest in a new …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011