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Upton Claims Veto-Proof Votes for Healthcare Repeal

Upton Claims Veto-Proof Votes for Healthcare Repeal Politico reports : The new Republican-controlled House plans to schedule a vote to repeal the sweeping health care overhaul before President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address late this month, incoming …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

The GOP Still Has an Image Problem

The GOP Still Has an Image Problem D.R. Tucker writes : What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word “Republican?” If you can’t think of anything positive, you’ve identified the primary problem facing the GOP in the 2010s. Despite the GOP’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Susana Martinez Sworn Into Office

Susana Martinez Sworn into Office The LA Times reports : When she takes the oath of office Saturday morning in Santa Fe's historic plaza, Susana Martinez will become New Mexico's — and the nation's — first elected Latina governor. The 51-year-old, four-term Doña Ana County …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Huntsman Hints at 2012 Run

Huntsman Hints at 2012 Run Newsweek reports : The Huntsmans’ new home in the posh D.C. neighborhood of Kalorama is the prototype of pricey Washington real estate: a tall, boxy structure defined by red brick and right angles. Last spring, Bravo used the space to film its …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Obama Promises to Work With GOP

Obama Promises to Work With GOP The AP reports : HONOLULU (AP) -- President Barack Obama says Democrats and Republicans must work together in the new year and share responsibility for moving the country forward. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said Saturday …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Tea Party Activists Grow Disillusioned

Tea Party Activists Grow Disillusioned The New York Times reports : As Tea Party politicians prepare to take their seats when the 112th Congress convenes this week, they are already taking issue with Republicans for failing to hold the line against the flurry of legislation …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Krauthammer: "No Chance" Palin Can Win in 2012

Krauthammer: "No Chance" Palin Can Win in 2012 The Daily Caller reports : On Friday’s broadcast of “Inside Washington, ” Krauthammer offered several reasons why Palin shouldn’t be considered the presumptive Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election. “What do you mean …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Public Sector Unions Face Fresh Opposition

Public Sector Unions Face Fresh Opposition The New York Times reports : FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Ever since Marie Corfield’s confrontation with Gov. Chris Christie this fall over the state’s education cuts became a YouTube classic , she has received a stream of vituperative …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 2, 2011

Bomb Attack Hits Egyptian Church

Bomb Attack Hits Egyptian Church The AP reports: A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exploded in front of a span style="color: #366388;"> Coptic Christian Muslim majority

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 1, 2011

Roberts to Senate: Confirm Judges

Roberts to Senate: Confirm Judges The New York Times reports: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. called on President Obama and the Senate on Friday to solve what he called “the persistent problem of judicial vacancies.” The plea, in the chief justice’s annual year-end report on …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 1, 2011

Christie: Wife Wouldn't Let Me Cancel Vacation

Christie: Wife Wouldn't Let Me Cancel Trip The Newark Star-Ledger reports: At his first public event since a blizzard slammed the state, Gov. Chris Christie praised state workers and his administration for their response to the storm and said he wouldn't have done anything …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 1, 2011

Obama: I'll Work with GOP in 2011

Obama: I'll Work with GOP in 2011 The AP reports: President Barack Obama says Democrats and Republicans must work together in the new year and share responsibility for moving the country forward. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said Saturday that lawmakers must …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 1, 2011

Assange: Arab Officials Spied for U.S.

Assange: Arab Officials Spied for U.S. Intel Foreign Policy 's WikiLeaked blog reports: The Internets are buzzing about an interview Julian Assange gave to Al Jazeera's Arabic channel Wednesday, in which the WikiLeaks frontman reportedly threatened to release cables showing that …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Airports Look at Ditching TSA

Airports Look at Dumping TSA The Washington Post reports: Every spring, private security officers at San Francisco International Airport compete in a workplace "March Madness"-style tournament for cash prizes, some as high as $1,500. The games: finding illegal items and …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Udall Proposes Filibuster Deal

Udall Proposes Filibuster Deal TPM reports: A handful of junior Democrats, including Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have done an impressive job building momentum for a package of modest, but meaningful, changes to the Senate's filibuster rules . But their plan …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Rattner to Pay $10M to Settle NY Case

Rattner to Pay $10M to Settle NY Case Bloomberg reports: Steven Rattner, a co-founder of the private-equity firm Quadrangle Group LLC, will pay $10 million to settle kickback allegations involving New York’s pension fund, less than half of the $26 million state Attorney General …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Wehner: Social Cons Should Attend CPAC

Wehner: Social Cons Should Attend CPAC Peter Wehner writes : As reported in various outlets, several groups — including the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America — are boycotting the 2011 Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference because CPAC …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Barone: There Already is a "Social Truce"

Barone: There Already is a "Social Truce" Michael Barone writes : Back in June, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, who many think would be an attractive 2012 presidential candidate, was quoted by Andrew Ferguson in The Weekly Standard as saying the next president “would have to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Rand Paul Plans to Audit the Fed

Rand Paul Plans to Audit the Fed David Weigel reports : The new senator from Kentucky writes the Campaign for Liberty list on his 2010 plans. As I write you today, I'm preparing for my swearing-in on January 5 and putting the finishing touches on what will be an aggressive agenda …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Murkowski's Win Gets Officially Certified

Murkowski's Win Gets Officially Certified Politico reports : Sen. Lisa Murkowski was certified the winner of Alaska's U.S. Senate race on Thursday, drawing to an end a two-month legal battle mounted by her opponent Joe Miller. Gov. Sean Parnell and Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell signed …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010