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McConnell: DADT Won't Get Repealed This Year

McConnell: DADT Won't Get Repealed This Year The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent a message to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) repeal advocates on Sunday: Don't hold your breath. He said the policy change is unlikely to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 6, 2010

Graham: GOP had "Poor" Candidates for Senate

Graham: GOP had "Poor" Candidates for Senate The Hill reports : Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Republicans "made some pretty poor choices" in choosing their Senate candidates this fall. Graham, in a Senate floor speech on Saturday, made an aside comment underscoring …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 6, 2010

PayPal Cuts Off WikiLeaks

PayPal Cuts Off WikiLeaks The AP reports: The online payment service provider PayPal has cut off the account used by WikiLeaks to collect donations, serving another blow to the organization just as it was struggling to keep its website accessible after an American company …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

Senate Blocks Upper-Income Tax Hike

Senate Blocks Bill to Raise Upper Income Taxes The AP reports: Senate Republicans have blocked legislation allowing taxes to rise on upper income taxpayers on Jan. 1. The vote Saturday was 53-36 - seven short of the 60 needed to advance the measure. Without action by Congress, …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

Pawlenty and Gingrich Lead in Iowa Cash

Pawlenty and Gingrich Lead in Iowa Cash U.S. News reports : Those who say that actions speak louder than words need look no further than Iowa for proof. While none of the top Republican 2012 presidential prospects has announced an intention to run, many are doing early due …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

New Jersey Might Allow Medical Marijuana

New Jersey Might Allow Medical Marijuana The New York Times reports : A standoff between Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and advocates for medical marijuana has ended in a compromise that could put marijuana on the market for seriously ill patients by next summer. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

Ron Paul Defends Wikileaks Founder

Ron Paul Defends Wikileaks Founder Politico reports : strong> Rep. Ron Paul charged with a crime executed if found guilty

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

Obama Issues First Presidential Pardons

Obama Issues First Presidential Pardons Politico reports : WASHINGTON -- President Obama, who had gone nearly 700 days without using his clemency power, finally issued nine pardons on Friday afternoon to a very minor rogue's gallery of small-time felons who long ago did their …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

O'Donnell Had Almost $1 Million at End of Campaign

O'Donnell Had Almost $1 Million at End of Campaign Politico reports : Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell criticized the national GOP for not spending money on her campaign, but the long-shot Senate nominee was sitting on a mountain of cash. O’Donnell reported having $924, …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 4, 2010

Obama to Troops: 'You Will Succeed'

Obama to Troops: 'You Will Succeed' The Hill reports: President Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Friday where he thanked U.S. troops and praised their efforts in the country. With the war in its ninth year and Obama's year-end review of the war strategy he put in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Lieberman Pushes Anti-Wikileaks Bill

Lieberman Pushes Anti-Wikileaks Bill Wired reports: Senator Joseph Lieberman and other lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would make it a federal crime for anyone to publish the name of a U.S. intelligence source, in a direct swipe at the secret-spilling website …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Hillary: No Future Prez Run

Hillary: No Future Prez Run The Hill reports: Amid murmurs she could again run for president, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that her current post is likely her "last public position." Clinton — a former senator and first lady — brushed aside talk that she might …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Scott Brown Supports DADT Repeal

Brown Supports DADT Repeal Mass Politics Blog reports : Sen. Scott Brown issued the following statement on the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy Friday: I have been in the military for 31 years and counting, and have served as a subordinate and as an officer. As a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Thomas: Zionists Control America

Thomas: Zionists Control America The Detroit Free Press reports : Striking a defiant tone, journalist Helen Thomas, 90, said today she absolutely stands by her controversial comments about Israel made earlier this year that led to her resignation. But she stoked additional …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Deficit Panel Plan Defeated

Deficit Panel Plan Defeated The Hill reports: In an 11-7 vote, President Obama's fiscal commission on Friday failed to adopt a sweeping plan for reining in the federal budget deficit. The panel had been working since February on a plan that would cut almost $4 trillion in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Military Service Chiefs: Keep DADT

Service Chiefs: Keep DADT The Hill reports: The top officers of the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force said Friday that Congress should not scrap the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the near-term, claiming it would add more stress to troops during a time of war. Arguing …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.8%

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.8% The Washington Post reports : After three months of holding steady, the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in November, with payroll employment showing little growth, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The jump is …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Obama's Stimulus Funds Faith-Based Groups

Obama's Stimulus Funds Faith-Based Groups Politico reports : The stimulus bought Castleton United Methodist Church in Indianapolis a new heating and cooling system. In Laramie, Wyo., it bought the Church of St. Laurence O'Toole new windows for the Roman Catholic school it runs. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Japan, U.S. Start War Games

Japan, U.S. Launch War Game Drill NPR reports: In an ongoing show of force following a deadly North Korean attack on a front-line island, the U.S. and Japan began one of their biggest-ever military exercises Friday, mobilizing more than 44, 000 troops, hundreds of aircraft …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

WikiLeaks Moves to Switzerland

WikiLeaks Moves to Switzerland CNN reports: A U.S.-based domain name provider shut down WikiLeaks early Friday, but the controversial website announced hours later that it had employed a company in Switzerland and was back up. "WikiLeaks moves to Switzerland," the company said …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010