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South Dakota Bill Would Introduce "Gun Mandate"

South Dakota Bill Would Introduce "Gun Mandate" The Argus Leader reports : Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm “sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense.” The bill, which would take …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Did Qatari Citizens Help Plan 9/11?

Did Qatari Citizens Help Plan 9/11? The Telegraph reports : Secret documents strong> reveal that the three Qatari men conducted surveillance on the targets

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Anderson Cooper Attacked by Pro-Mubarak Mob

Anderson Cooper Attacked by Pro-Mubarak Mob Mediaite reports: CNN’s Anderson Cooper has been attacked while reporting for the network in Egypt. The anchor, who’s been reporting nearly nonstop since the weekend, described the attack to viewers this morning shortly after a Twitter …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Mubarak Allies Clash with Protesters

Mubarak Allies Clash with Protesters The New York Times reports: Thousands of demonstrators for and against President Hosni Mubarak , some on horses and camels, fought running battles in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Wednesday, despite a call from Egypt ’s powerful military …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Yemen's Prez Won't Seek Reelection

Yemen's Prez Won't Seek Reelection New York Times reports: President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen said on Wednesday that he would not run for re-election when his term ends in 2013, a stunning concessions to protesters that marked yet another reverberation of the anger that has …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Egypt's Army: End the Protests

Egypt's Army: End the Protests Wall Street Journal reports: Egypt's army called on protesters to return home Wednesday, and Internet connections were restored, as the government moved to restore some normalcy after a wrenching week of protests. "You have the power to bring …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Army Ignored Warning Signs About Manning

Army Ignored Warning Signs About Manning Washington Post reports: A mental health specialist recommended that the Army private accused of leaking classified material to the anti-secrecy Web site WikiLeaks not be deployed to Iraq, but his immediate commanders sent him anyway, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Quick Recovery from BP Spill Expected

Quick Recovery from BP Spill Expected The New York Times reports : The Gulf of Mexico should recover from the environmental damage caused by the enormous BP oil spill last year faster than many people expected, according to new estimates in reports commissioned by Kenneth R. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Huckabee: Release Jonathan Pollard

Huckabee: Release Jonathan Pollard Israel National News reports : Visiting United States Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee expressed his support on Tuesday for the release of Jonathan Pollard, who has served 25 years of a life sentence for passing classified informatio…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 2, 2011

Bachmann: 'Naked' Body Scan Pics Could Get Online

Bachmann: 'Naked' Body Scan Pics Could Get Online MinnPost reports: Michele Bachmann won't go through the full-body scanners at airports anymore, she said, because she's concerned that "naked pictures" of herself will wind up on the Internet. It wasn't a response to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Meet the Father of the Individual Mandate

Klein: Meet the Father of the Individual Mandate Ezra Klein writes at the Washington Post : In 1991, economist Mark Pauly was the lead author of a Health Affairs paper attempting to persuade President George H.W. Bush and his administration to adopt a universal health-care …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Obama, Harper Expected to Sign Trade Deal

Obama, Harper Expected to Sign Trade Deal The National Post reports: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday and the expectation is that the two leaders will sign a landmark security and trade deal designed to speed the flow of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Watch Blair: It's 'Over' for Mubarak

Watch Blair: It's 'Over' for Mubarak On CNN, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses Mubarak's chances of holding on to power. Click here for more.

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Senate Panel Bans Earmarks

Senate Panel Bans Earmarks Politico reports: Senate Democrats dealt a near-fatal blow to earmarks on Tuesday, giving in to the demands of President Barack Obama and House Republicans who have pushed for their demise. A renowned earmarker, Senate Appropriations Committee …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

GOP Looks to Cut Foreign Aid

GOP Looks to Cut Foreign Aid Politico reports: Egypt’s turmoil is a stark reminder of how hard it is to freeze any foreign policy in place — let alone roll back the State Department’s budget to three years ago. But that’s very much the threat facing President Barack Obama as …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Senate to Vote on Health Repeal

GOP Forces Senate Health Repeal Vote Politico reports: Senate Republicans promise that the first vote to repeal the health care reform law, which is likely to happen Wednesday but is expected to fail, won’t be the last strike at President Barack Obama’s signature legislation…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Guilty

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Guilty The AP reports: A suburban woman who was the live-in caretaker for her boyfriend's elderly father calmly told a U.S. judge Tuesday that she had worked feverishly online under the name "Jihad Jane" to support Islamic terrorists and moved overseas to further …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Obama: Change in Egypt 'Must Begin Now'

Obama: Change in Egypt 'Must Begin Now' CNN reports: President Barack Obama warned Tuesday of "difficult days ahead" for Egypt and said the transition following President Hosni Mubarak's earlier announcement that he won't run for re-election in September must begin immediately. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Romney Won't Apologize for Romneycare

Romney Won't Apologize for Romneycare The Huffington Post reports : Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama to "press the pause button" on the federal health care overhaul in the wake of a judge's decision declaring it unconstitutional. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Mubarak Won't Run for Reelection

Mubarak Won't Run for Reelection The Huffington Post reports : strong> Today 4:05 PM Mubarak: I Will Not Seek Another Term

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011