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GOP Donors Skeptical of Steele Bid

GOP Donors Skeptical of Steele Bid Politico reports : Some of the Republican Party’s most prominent donors reacted Tuesday with shock — and then fury — to Michael Steele’s decision to seek re-election, bluntly warning that they would not raise money for the party if the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

McMahon to Meet with NRSC

McMahon to Meet with NRSC Roll Call reports : In case there was any doubt, Linda McMahon’s political career may not be over. The former wrestling executive turned Connecticut GOP Senate candidate has scheduled a personal meeting with National Republican Senatorial …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

Tea Party Fails to Unite Against Snowe

Tea Party Fails to Unite Against Snowe Roll Call reports : The conservative push to oust moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe may be over before it ever really began. Developments in recent weeks have exposed a fractured and disappointed tea party movement, even as one …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

Pence to Vote Against Tax Deal

Pence to Vote Against Tax Deal The Hill reports : A top Republican said Tuesday he would vote against President Obama's tax deal when it comes to the House floor. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), the outgoing chairman of the House Republican Conference and a possible candidate for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

Scientist Claim First Person "Cured" of HIV

Scientist Claim First Person "Cured" of HIV CNN reports : (CNN) -- Researchers in Germany are reporting that they may have cured a man of HIV infection. If true, that would represent a scientific advance, but not necessarily a treatment advance, said researchers familiar with …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

Air Force Blocks Access to Wiki-Cables

Air Force Blocks Access to Wiki-Cables The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — The Air Force is barring its personnel from using work computers to view the Web sites of The New York Times and more than 25 other news organizations and blogs that have posted secret cables obtained …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

NIE Reports Show Lack of Progress in Afghanistan

New Reports Show Lack of Progress in Afghanistan The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepares to release a review of American strategy in Afghanistan that will claim progress in the nine-year-old war there, two new classified intelligence reports offer …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 15, 2010

Senate Dems Unveil $1.1 Trillion Budget

Senate Dems Unveil $1.1 Trillion Budget Politico reports: Senate Democrats began rolling out Tuesday a year-end, government-wide spending bill that cuts more than $26 billion from President Barack Obama’s 2011 requests, even as it defies earmark bans –- or veto threats over …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

WH: Holbrooke's Last Words Were a Joke

WH: Holbrooke's Last Words Were a Joke Amanda Terkel at the Huffington Post reports: The Obama administration is trying to dismiss the reported last words of veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke, its point person on Afghanistan and Pakistan who passed away this week, as a joke. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

DOJ to Appeal Health Bill Ruling

DOJ Will Appeal Health Bill Ruling AFP reports: The Obama administration said Tuesday it would appeal against a federal judge's ruling that a key provision of the landmark health care reform law was unconstitutional. "We intend to appeal the district court's ruling in Virginia …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Sweden to Appeal Assange Release

Sweden to Appeal Assange Release The Wall Street Journal reports: A U.K. judge agreed to release WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from custody once he posts £200,000 ($316,000) in bail, but Mr. Assange will remain in custody for up to 48 hours as Swedish prosecutors seeking to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Reid to Take Up START Treaty Wed

Reid to Take Up START Treaty Wed The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to bring the New START Treaty to the floor as soon as Wednesday and is confident he can secure 67 votes to ratify it. “We could get to the START Treaty as soon as tomorrow, ” …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Army Birther Heads to Court Martial

Army Birther Heads to Court Martial The AP reports: An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questions President Barack Obama's citizenship pleaded guilty Tuesday to one of two charges against him. Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin of Greeley, Colo., …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Obama: Mandate Will Survive Legal Challenges

Obama: Mandate Will Survive Legal Challenges Sam Stein at The Huffington Post reports: President Barack Obama said on Monday that he was confident that his signature health care law would survive legal challenges despite a setback in a Virginia federal court. Speaking to an Ohio …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

House to Vote on New DADT Bill

House to Vote on New DADT Bill The Washington Post reports: The House of Representatives will vote on a new bill to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" law, possibly as early as tomorrow, according to aides. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and Rep. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Obama, Business Look to Patch Things Up

Obama & Big Business Look to Patch Things Up The Hill reports: Business leaders are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy as President Obama tries to reset the White House’s relationship with corporate America. A survey released Tuesday shows corporate CEOs expect their …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Corker: Cuts Before Debt Ceiling Vote

Corker: Spending Cuts Before Debt Ceiling Vote The Hill reports: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Tuesday he's hoping to assemble a bloc of senators who will demand tax and spending reforms before agreeing to vote to raise the U.S. debt ceiling next year. Corker said he's begun …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Mitch Daniels Releases His Reading List

Mitch Daniels Releases His Reading List Indystar reports : Gov. Mitch Daniels has released his annual list of books that he recommends as Christmas gifts or as good options "when you sneak out to exchange those fuzzy slippers or that Grateful Dead necktie." The Republican's …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Michael Moore Pays Part of Assange's Bail

Michael Moore Pitches in for Assange's Bail Michael Moore writes : Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010

Rahm Defends Chicago Residency

Rahm Defends Chicago Residency Chicago Tribune reports: Rahm Emanuel sat down this morning for the first round in what will be hours of testimony at a residency hearing on the question of whether he is eligible to run for mayor of Chicago. He took the stand in a crowded room …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 14, 2010