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Poll: More Americans Say They're Worse Off

Poll: More Americans Say They're Worse Off Businessweek reports : Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- More than 50 percent of Americans say they are worse off now than they were two years ago when President Barack Obama took office, and two-thirds believe the country is headed in the wrong …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

WikiLeaks Backers Take Down Visa

WikiLeaks Backers Take Down Visa Huffington Post reports: Just hours after MasterCard's website was disabled by WikiLeaks supporters, Visa.com is now down as well. Via its Twitter account ( @Anon_Operation ), Anonymous, an activist hacker group, claimed responsibility for the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

WH: No Tax Cut Could Mean Double-Dip

WH: No Tax Cut May Mean Double-Dip Recession Jake Tapper from ABC News reports: At an off-camera briefing this afternoon, National Economic Council director Larry Summers said that a failure to pass the tax cut compromise President Obama negotiated "would significantly increase …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

EPA Delays New Smog Rules

EPA Delays New Smog Rules Politico reports: The Obama administration will delay issuing a new smog reduction plan, the second controversial air pollution rule the Environmental Protection Agency has punted in the past two days. EPA was facing a court deadline to finalize its …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Edwards Funeral Set for Saturday

Edwards Funeral Set for Saturday USA Today reports: A public funeral for Elizabeth Edwards will be held Saturday at a Raleigh, N.C. church. She'll be buried next to her eldest son, Wade, who was killed in a 1996 car accident. Edwards, 61, died of cancer on Tuesday. She was …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Dems Predict Tax Deal Will Pass in Senate

Dems Predict Tax Deal Will Pass in Senate The Hill reports: Leading members of the Senate Democratic conference predict the tax deal struck between President Obama and GOP leaders will pass the Senate, making the House the main battleground. As of midday Wednesday, only two …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Haiti Election Violence Worsens

Haiti Election Violence Worsens The Washington Post reports: The headquarters of Haiti's ruling party was set ablaze Wednesday as protests over disputed presidential election results spread through the Haitian capital, prompting the nation's president to call for calm. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Bachmann to Obama: Mention 'God' More

Bachmann to Obama: Mention 'God' More Nick Wing at the Huffington Post writes: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and her colleagues on the Congressional Prayer Caucus penned a letter to President Obama Monday, attacking him for his alleged failure to the use the word "God" and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Palin Comes Out Against Tax Deal

Palin Comes Out Against Tax Deal The Hill reports: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Wednesday came out against the tax-cut deal President Obama brokered with Republicans. The potential 2012 presidential candidate endorsed a strong> Twitter post

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Taliban Video Shows Captured American

Video Shows Captured American The AP reports: A new video released by the Taliban shows Spc. Bowe Bergdahl , the only known U.S. serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, with bags under his eyes and what appears to be an abrasion on his left cheek. The video — the fourth …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Biden to Sell Tax Cut to Dem Caucus

Biden to Sell Tax Cut to Dem Caucus The Hill reports: Vice President Biden will address a fuming House Democratic caucus on Wednesday, a day after lawmakers roundly panned a tax cut deal the White House negotiated with Republicans. At a caucus meeting Tuesday night, more …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Gratzer: Who is to Blame for America's Obesity?

Gratzer: Who is to Blame for America's Obesity? David Gratzer writes : Call it the McVictim syndrome. Too many pundits, public health experts and politicians are working overtime to find scapegoats for America's  obesity epidemic. In his latest book, former FDA Commissioner …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

O'Donnell Forms PAC

O'Donnell Starting Her Own PAC The Hill r eports: Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell is forming a political action committee to aid conservative candidates and causes, a move designed to significantly up her national profile and become a Tea Party force during the 2012 …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

DADT Bill Could Hit Senate Floor Wednesday

DADT Bill Could Hit Senate Floor Wed Josh Gerstein at Politico writes: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could attempt to bring the defense budget bill containing conditional repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy to the Senate floor on Wednesday, a Senate source …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

WikiLeaks Backers Crash MasterCard Site

WikiLeaks Backers Crash MasterCard Website The AP reports: WikiLeaks supporters struck back Wednesday at perceived enemies of founder Julian Assange, attacking the websites of Swedish prosecutors, the Swedish lawyer whose clients have accused Assange of sexual crimes and the Swiss …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

1 in 4 Ex-Detainees Have Terror Ties

1 in 4 Ex-Detainees Have Terror Ties The New York Times reports: About one in four former detainees who have been transferred out of the Guantánamo Bay military prison are confirmed or suspected by American intelligence agencies of having engaged in terrorist activities after …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

WikiLeaks: Brits Bullied into Megrahi Release

WikiLeaks: Brits Bullied into Megrahi Release The Guardian reports: The British government's deep fears that Libya would take "harsh and immediate" action against UK interests if the convicted Lockerbie bomber died in a Scottish prison are revealed in secret US embassy cables …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Obama: GOP Are Like "Hostage Takers"

Obama: GOP Are Like "Hostage Takers" Ryan Streeter writes : In his news briefing this afternoon, Obama said that the Republicans are like “hostage takers” and that he only negotiates with hostage takers if he fears that the “hostage” will be harmed. In this case, “The hostage …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

US Abandones Settlement Freeze

US Abandones Settlement Freeze The Washington Times reports : President Obama has abandoned a two-year policy of trying to persuade Israel to stop some settlement construction as a condition for negotiations with the Palestinians, a major recalibration of the administration…

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010