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Poll: Romney Would Defeat Obama in Election

Poll: Romney Would Defeat Obama in Election McClatchy reports : WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's approval ratings have sunk to the lowest level of his presidency, so low that he'd lose the White House to Republican Mitt Romney if the election were held today, according to a new …

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Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Afghan Drug Lord Was U.S. Informer

Afghan Drug Lord Was U.S. Informer The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — When Hajji Juma Khan was arrested and transported to New York to face charges under a new American narco-terrorism law in 2008, federal prosecutors described him as perhaps the biggest and most …

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Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Madoff's Son Dead in Apparent Suicide

Madoff's Son Dead in Apparent Suicide The Wall Street Journal reports : NEW YORK—Bernard Madoff's elder son was found dead Saturday of an apparent suicide on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, according to law-enforcement officials. Mark Madoff, 46 years old, was …

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Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Palin Travels to Haiti, Avoids Press

Palin Travels to Haiti, Avoids Press The AP reports : PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah  span style="color: green;"> Palin America

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Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Nations Reach Climate Deal in Cancun

Nations Reach Climate Deal in Cancun BBC reports : UN talks in Cancun have reached a deal to curb climate change, including a fund to help developing countries. Nations endorsed compromise texts drawn up by the Mexican hosts, despite objections from Bolivia. The draft documents …

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Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Rahm Must Prove Chicago Residency at Hearing

Rahm Must Prove Chicago Residency at Hearing The Hill reports: Rahm Emanuel will have to prove to elections officials on Monday that he's been a resident of Chicago despite working as President Obama's White House chief of staff for the last two years. Emanuel, who is running …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Assange Demands Access to Prison Computer

Assange Demands Access to Prison Computer The Huffington Post reports: Since he first landed in a London jail upon his arrest on Tuesday, the only thing that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has been requesting is access to a computer. Of course -- what else would you expect the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Judge Rules Against Miller in Alaska

Judge Rules Against Miller The AP reports : JUNEAU, Alaska — A judge on Friday ruled against Republican Joe Miller's lawsuit challenging how Alaska counted write-in votes for rival Lisa Murkowski in their Senate race, delivering a crushing blow to the tea party-backed candidate's …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Iran Placing Missiles in Venezuela

Iran Placing Missiles in Venezuela Hudson New York reports : Iran is planning to place medium-range missiles on Venezuelan soil, based on western information sources [1] , according to an article in the German daily, Die Welt , of November 25, 2010. According to the article, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Bachmann: Tax Cuts Don't Really Cause Deficits

Bachmann: Tax Cuts Don't Really Cause Deficits Talking Points Memo reports : Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the Tea Party mega-star, has emerged in the past few days as a leading opponent of the Obama-GOP tax cuts compromise from the right. And in the process, she is elaborating on …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Boehner: First Votes Will Be Budget Cuts

Boehner: First Votes Will Be Budget Cuts The Huffington Post reports : Incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner recently announced that his first measure to cut spending as leader of the House of Representatives would be to reduce Congressional budgets. "Well, how about we …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Gov. Scott Plans Major Voucher Initiative

Gov. Scott Plans Major Voucher Initiative The St. Petersburg Times reports : ST. PETERSBURG — Florida Gov.-elect Rick Scott on Thursday blew the door wide open to the idea of a voucherlike program for all students, saying he's working with lawmakers to allow state education …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Is Daniels Backing Down on Social Issues?

Is Daniels Backing Down on Social Issues? The Indy Channel reports : INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels has backed down on his request for a moratorium on social issues in the upcoming legislative session. He told  6News' Norman Cox on Thursday that social conservatives in the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Nixon: Jews Are "Abrasive and Obnoxious"

Nixon: Jews Are "Abrasive and Obnoxious" The New York Times reports : YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Richard M. Nixon made disparaging remarks about Jews, blacks, Italian-Americans and Irish-Americans in a series of extended conversations with top aides and his personal secretary, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

Clinton Called in to Sell Tax Deal

Clinton Called in to Sell Tax Deal The New York Times reports: Former President Bill Clinton held a remarkable, spur-of-the-moment news conference at a White House podium on Friday to announce his backing for the tax compromise President Obama reached with Republicans this week. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 10, 2010

Watch: Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks

Watch: Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks The Atlantic Wire reports: Distancing himself from Republican Party orthodoxy (as he's prone to doing), Texas Congressman Ron Paul gave a rousing speech on the U.S. House floor in support of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. "Why is the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 10, 2010

Assange Lawyer: U.S. Ready to Indict

Assange Lawyer: U.S. Ready to Indict ABC News reports: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the man behind the publication of more than a 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables, could soon be facing spying charges in the U.S. related to the Espionage Act, Assange's lawyer said today. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 10, 2010