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Health Bill Repeal Vote Set for Jan 12

Health Bill Repeal Vote Set for Jan 12 The Washington Post reports : House Republicans have set Jan. 12 as their day to vote on a repeal of President Obama's health-care law, after a midterm election in which they campaigned against the landmark legislation as a government …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 4, 2011

Gates: $100B in Pentagon Cuts

Gates: $100B in Pentagon Cuts Reuters reports : Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to announce as early as Thursday about $100 billion in savings for the Pentagon and cuts to some weapons programs, sources said on Monday. The announcement will detail a plan that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 4, 2011

Obama Considers Bill Daley for Chief of Staff

Obama Considers Bill Daley for WH Chief of Staff Bloomberg reports: President Barack Obama is considering naming William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive and former U.S. Commerce secretary, to a high-level White House post, possibly as his chief of staff, people familiar …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Russian Prez Praises Schwarzenegger

Medvedev Praises Schwarzenegger The Hill reports: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and outgoing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) never hesitate to make their friendship known on Twitter . Monday morning was no exception, when Medvedev, about four hours before …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Senate Dems: We'll Block Health Care Repeal

Reid to Boehner: Dems Will Block Health Care Repeal The Hill reports: The 112th Congress doesn't begin until Wednesday, but Senate Democrats are already vowing to block any attempts by the new GOP-led House to repeal the healthcare reform law. The Senate's top Democrats, led …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Grayson: Obama Losing 'Credibility'

Grayson: Obama Losing 'Credibility' The New York Times reports: Representative Alan Grayson, a Democrat from Florida’s Eighth Congressional District, is leaving office on Wednesday much as he entered it two years ago — as the pugnaciously partisan, verbal-bomb-tossing, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Steele Defends Tenure at RNC Debate

Steele Defends Tenure as RNC Chair The Hill reports: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele defended his controversial tenure as head of the Republican Party in his opening statement at Monday's candidate debate. The embattled chairman, who is running for a second …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Wikileaks: Ahmadinjead Was Slapped in Meeting

Wikileaks Cable: Ahmadinjead Was Slapped in Meeting The Huffington Post reports: According to a recently released cable obtained by WikiLeaks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was slapped in the face by Revolutionary Guard Chief of Staff Mohammed Ali Jafari. According to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

DeMint Ready for Debt Ceiling 'Showdown'

DeMint Ready for Debt Ceiling 'Showdown' The Hill reports: Republicans should prepare for a "showdown" with President Obama and congressional Democrats over raising the debt ceiling, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said Monday. DeMint, a de-facto leader of Senate conservatives and many …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Bartlett: In State of the Union Call on Good Conservatives

Bartlett: In SOTU Call on Good Conservatives Bruce Bartlett writes : One of the biggest problems you have faced over the past two years, Mr. President, has been the extremely poor quality of your opponents in the Republican Party. With precious few exceptions, conservatives have …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Majority of RNC Opposes Steele

Majority of RNC Opposes Steele Politico reports: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele faces an all-but-impossible path to reelection this month, as a majority of the RNC’s 168 members indicate that they will not support the controversial chairman for another term. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Will: Palin 'Cannot be Elected' Prez

Will: Palin 'Cannot be Elected' Prez Huffington Post reports: There is no way Sarah Palin can be elected president, according to conservative commentator George Will, who argued over the weekend that a primary victory by the former Alaska governor could serve as President Obama's …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Upton: Health Repeal Bill Coming Before State of the Union

Upton: Health Repeal Bill Coming Before SOTU The Hill reports: The incoming chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Sunday that Republicans will bring up a healthcare repeal measure before President Obama even delivers his annual address to Congress this month. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Food Safety Bill Faces Funding Fight

Food Safety Bill Faces Funding Fight The Hill reports: Food-safety advocates barely done celebrating the passage of new legislation in Congress are now gearing up for the fight to implement and fund the landmark bill. After a lengthy and tortuous journey through the Senate, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Watch: Students for Daniels Make Their Pitch

Watch: Students for Daniels Make Their Pitch Courtesy of the Student Initiative to Draft Mitch Daniels (PAC) : Mitch Daniels is the candidate students need in 2012. His measured tone and serious policy solutions offer us the best hope for a responsible and intelligent …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Obama Signs 9/11 First Responders Bill

Obama Signs 9/11 First Responders Health Bill CNN reports : Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama signed the 9/11 health bill into law in Hawaii on Sunday, White House spokesman Bill Burton said. Obama signed the bill during his Hawaiian vacation, with no signing …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Gentry Collins Ends RNC Chair Bid

Gentry Collins Ends RNC Chair Bid Politico reports : Former Republican National Committee political director Gentry Collins dropped his bid to become chairman of the RNC Sunday night, explaining in an interview that members of the committee preferred to have one of their own lead …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

US Revokes Visa of Venezuelan Ambassador

US Revokes Visa of Venezuelan Ambassador BBC reports : Washington has revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the US, the US state department has said. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries over President Barack Obama's choice of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Cuomo to Freeze State Worker Pay

Cuomo to Freeze State Worker Pay The New York Times reports : ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will seek a one-year salary freeze for state workers as part of an emergency financial plan he will lay out in his State of the State address on Wednesday, senior administration officials …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 3, 2011

Issa to Target Obama Administration's "Corruption"

Issa to Target Obama Admin's "Corruption" The Washington Post reports : The Republican congressman who is taking over responsibility for congressional oversight called President Obama 's administration "one of the most corrupt administrations" on Sunday and predicted that the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011