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Obama: Pass DREAM Act

Obama Calls for DREAM Act Passage The Hill reports: President Obama on Tuesday used the bully pulpit of the State of the Union address to urge Congress to approve contentious legislation it shot down just a month ago: the DREAM Act. That proposal — which would provide illegal …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Douthat on SOTU: Entitlement Reform Gets Delayed

Douthat on SOTU: Entitlement Reform Gets Delayed Ross Douthat writes: If you were a visitor from Mars, watching tonight’s State of the Union address and Paul Ryan’s Republican response , you would have no reason to think that the looming insolvency of our entitlement system …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Giffords' Husband Watches SOTU from Hospital Room

Giffords' Husband Watches SOTU from Hospital Room CBS News reports: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office released a photo on Tuesday night of Mark Kelly, Giffords' husband, watching President Obama's State of the Union address with her in a hospital room in Houston. Mr. Obama paid …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Ryan: Budget at 'Tipping Point'

Ryan: Budget at 'Tipping Point' The Hill reports: The United States must embrace fiscal discipline and austerity as its budget reaches a "tipping point," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will argue in the GOP response to the State of the Union. The chairman of the House Budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Obama: I'll Veto Bills with Earmarks

Obama: I'll Veto Earmarked Bills Politico reports: President Obama said in his State of the Union address that he would veto any bill that contained earmarks, his strongest statement against the longstanding congressional spending tactic. “Both parties in Congress should …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Obama Pushes Clean Energy Jobs

Obama Pushes Clean Energy Jobs Politico reports: President Barack Obama will advance several high-profile energy ideas during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, such as phasing out of billions of dollars in oil subsidies, a shout out to biofuels and electric …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Text of SOTU Leaked

Text of SOTU Leaked National Journal reports : Insisting bipartisanship and national unity is essential to America's future, President Obama will propose a plan for economic growth, according to a draft of the speech obtained by National Journal . "The rules have …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Giffords Watches Hour of TV

Giffords Watches Hour of TV CNN reports: Gabrielle Giffords watched an hour of television from her hospital bed, a development her husband Mark Kelly called "exciting," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a friend of Giffords who spoke to Kelly Tuesday. "Last night or the night …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Limbaugh: Conservatives in Danger of "Frumicide"

Rush: GOP in Danger of 'Frumicide' From the January 25th Rush Limbaugh Show : In the meantime, here we go, Salon.com: "The GOP's War Against the Poor and Sick -- The new Republican plan to cut the deficit: Hit poverty-stricken Americans where it will hurt the most." This is the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Reid: Earmark Ban 'Wrong Thing to Do'

Reid: Earmark Ban 'Wrong Thing to Do' Politico reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blasted President Barack Obama on earmarks in advance of his State of the Union address Tuesday, when he’s expected to call for a ban. “I think this is an issue that any president would …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Feds Bust Arizona Gun Sellers

Feds Bust Arizona Gun Sellers The Arizona Republic reports: Federal authorities announced charges today against 34 Arizonans accused of buying about 700 guns in gun stores in the state on behalf of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel. The arrests and seizures are proof that Arizona …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Resort Barred Ambulances After Blast

Mexican Resort Barred Ambulances After Blast The AP reports: Security guards kept ambulances from entering a Mexican resort following a deadly explosion last November, preventing emergency workers from rendering aid in the crucial first minutes after the blast, CBC News has …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Embassy Bomber Gets Life

Embassy Bomber Gets Life CNN reports : A federal judge sentenced Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani to life without parole on Tuesday for his role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa that killed 224 people and left thousands wounded. He was the first Guantanamo …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Pelosi Turns Down Invite to Sit with Cantor

Pelosi Turns Down Cantor SOTU Invite The Hill reports : House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) invited Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to sit next to him at the State of the Union address — but the former House Speaker says she's already committed. "I thank …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Newt: Abolish the EPA

Newt: Abolish the EPA Politico reports : Former House Speaker and possible 2012 candidate Newt Gingrich called for abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency in a Tuesday speech in Iowa. In an address at the Renewable Fuels Summit, Gingrich told attendees—including Iowa …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Rahm Back on Ballot (For Now)

Rahm Back on Ballot (For Now) The Chicago Sun-Times reports : The Supreme Court of Illinois has ordered the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners to put Rahm Emanuel’s name back on the mayoral ballot, attorneys for Emanuel said Tuesday. The court has not decided whether …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Obama Wants Budget Freeze & Earmark Ban

Obama to Call for Budget Freeze, Earmark Ban ABC News reports : Pursuing a path of deficit reduction and government reform, President Obama will tonight in his State of the Union address call for a ban on earmarks and he will propose an overall budget freeze, ABC News has …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Cairo Hit by 'Day of Revolt'

Cairo Hit by 'Day of Revolt' BBC News reports : Police in Cairo are using tear gas and water cannon to try to quell rare anti-government protests. Thousands have joined the protests after an internet campaign inspired by the uprising in Tunisia. They are marching through …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

GOP Pushes Early Vote on Stopgap Funding

GOP Pushes Early Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill The Hill reports : The House will hold an early vote in mid-February on a bill to fund the government, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Tuesday, as Republican leaders look to get a head start on cutting federal spending. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Six Justices to Attend SOTU

Six Justices to Attend SOTU The Washington Post reports : Six of the nine Supreme Court justices will attend President Obama's State of the Union address, the court confirmed Tuesday. It didn't release names, but that likely means Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. will …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011