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Palin Makes Statement on AZ Shooting

Palin Makes Statement on AZ Shooting National Journal reports : Sarah Palin reacted on Facebook to news of the shooting. "My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of today's tragic shooting in Arizona," she wrote. "On …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Jared Lee Loughner is Suspect in Shooting

Jared Lee Loughner is Suspect in Giffords' Shooting Huffington Post reports : Jared Lee Loughner has been identified as the man suspected of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Loughner was described by eyewitnesses at the Arizona shooting as a young white man …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Fed Judge John Roll Killed in Shooting

Fed Judge John Roll Killed in Arizona Shooting Huffington Post reports : U.S. Marshal for Arizona David Gonzales confirmed to the Associated Press that the U.S. District Judge had died. He offered no other details on the shooting. Arizona Central talked to Gonzales in 2009 …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Obama: Shooting is "An Unspeakable Tragedy"

Obama: Shooting is "An Unspeakable Tragedy" TPM reports : President Obama condemned the mass shooting at a rally for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) today that resulted in Giffords being shot among others. In a statement released by the White House, Obama called the shooting "an …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Arizona

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Arizona Politico reports (as of 1:36pm ET): Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot Saturday outside a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz., while holding a public event. NPR reported that she and six others were killed, but her office …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Obama Considering Corporate Tax Reform

Obama Considering Corporate Tax Reform The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — President Obama went to a busy window-manufacturing plant near here on Friday to promote his economic policies and his new team of advisers as the monthly jobs report reflected only modest …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Some Reps Plan to Sleep in their Offices

Some Reps Plan to Sleep in their Offices The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Hansen Clarke, a newly elected Democrat from Michigan, is coming to Washington with a “warrior’s mentality” to help stave off unemployment and foreclosures in metro Detroit. He plans to hole …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Pentagon Seeks Cuts to Budget

Pentagon Seeks Cuts to Budget The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday that the nation’s “extreme fiscal duress” now required him to call for cuts in the size of the Army and Marine Corps, reversing the significant growth …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

York: GOP to Tie Immigration to Jobs

York: GOP to Tie Immigration to Jobs Byron York writes : With Republicans now in control of the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Eric Holder and other Justice Department officials are going to be answering a lot of questions in the next two years. "We're going to start …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Ryan: Debt Ceiling Will be Raised

Ryan: Debt Ceiling Will be Raised MSNBC.com reports : Even as it exposes fault lines in the new Republican caucus, a looming clash over the federal government’s borrowing power could serve as a major bargaining chip for Republicans hoping to force President Barack Obama to green …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Bernanke Cites Economic Improvements

Bernanke Cites Economic Improvements Reuters reports : (Reuters) - The U.S. economy may finally be hitting its stride even if growth remains too weak to put a real dent in the nation's jobless rate, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday. Offering no real clues …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Package Ignites at Post Office

Package Ignites at Post Office The Washington Post reports: At least one and possibly two packages or envelopes "ignited" Friday afternoon in a U.S. postal facility in the District near the Maryland border, D.C. police said. The incendiary package was addressed to Homeland …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Rudy Thinking About 2012 Run

Rudy Thinking About 2012 Run The NY Post reports : Confident that he'd have a chance to win, Rudy Giuliani is rounding up his top political advisers for a possible 2012 presidential run, sources tell Page Six. Sources say the tough-talking former mayor "thinks the Republican …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Southern Sudan Votes on Independence

Southern Sudan Votes on Independence The Globe and Mail reports: When the people of southern Sudan begin voting on independence on Sunday, there won’t be any Quebec-style ambiguity over “sovereignty-association” or shared passports. The choice on the ballot papers is stark and …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Geithner Pushes Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling

Geithner Pushes Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling Reuters reports: Republicans acknowledged on Thursday they will have to sign off on more deficit spending to avoid a debt default that would roil financial markets and bring the government to a grinding halt. Treasury Secretary Timothy …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 17

Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 17 BBC reports: At least 17 people have been killed in a suicide attack in a crowded public bath house in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, officials say. They say 23 others were injured in the attack, which took place in the town of Spin Boldak, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

Jobless Rate Drops to 9.4%

Jobless Rate Drops to 9.4% The AP reports: The nation's added 103,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent last month, its lowest level in 19 months. But the job growth fell short of expectations based on a strengthening economy. And the drop in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 7, 2011

CIA Agent Charged with Leaking

CIA Agent Charged with Leaking The AP reports: A former CIA officer has been indicted on charges of disclosing national security secrets after being accused of leaking classified information about Iran to a New York Times reporter. Federal prosecutors charged Jeffrey Sterling …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 6, 2011

Sperling to Head National Economic Council

Sperling Chosen to Head National Economic Council Bloomberg reports: President Barack Obama will name Gene Sperling, a counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, as head of the National Economic Council, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sperling, 52, is …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 6, 2011

NPR Exec Resigns Over Juan Williams Firing

NPR Exec Quits Over Williams Firing The Los Angeles Times reports: The top news official at National Public Radio announced Thursday that she would leave her post, as the news outlet concluded an investigation into last year's firing of news analyst Juan Williams. Ellen Weiss …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 6, 2011