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Irish Protest Budget Cuts

Irish Protest Budget Cuts The New York Times reports: After a week that brought Ireland a pledge of a $114 billion international rescue package and the toughest austerity program of any country in Europe, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to Dublin’s streets on Saturday to …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 27, 2010

How Stuxnet Crippled Iran's Reactors

How Stuxnet Crippled Iran's Reactors Fox News reports : In the 20th century, this would have been a job for James Bond. The mission: Infiltrate the highly advanced, securely guarded enemy headquarters where scientists in the clutches of an evil master are secretly building a …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 27, 2010

Somali Born US Citizen Arrested for Car Bomb Plot

Somali Born US Citizen Arrested for Car Bomb Plot The AP reports : PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 27, 2010

US Preps Allies for new Wikileaks Docs

US Preps Allies for new Wikileaks Docs Salon reports : U.S. allies around the world have been briefed by American diplomats about an expected release of classified U.S. files by the WikiLeaks website that is likely to cause international embarrassment and could damage some …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Brits Blamed for Taliban Impostor

Brits Blamed for Taliban Impostor The Washington Post reports : KABUL - President Hamid Karzai's chief of staff on Thursday said that British authorities were responsible for bringing  a Taliban impostor into the presidential palace and that foreigners should stay out of delicate …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

South Korea Evacuates Island Near North

South Korea Evacuates Island Near North The Christian Science Monitor reports : Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea — The idyllic life on this once-prosperous South Korean island, enriched by the plentiful fish and crabs swarming the embracing waters of the Yellow Sea, may …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Lieberman Limited in 2012 Options

Lieberman Limited in 2012 Options Politico reports : Joe Lieberman essentially has two options for 2012: Retire or become a Republican. The  Connecticut senator and Democratic exile hasn't made up his mind whether to seek a fifth term, Lieberman and those close to him say. But …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Bartlett: "Starve the Beast" Still Doesn't Work

Bartlett: "Starve the Beast" Still Doesn't Work Bruce Bartlett writes : A prime reason why we have a budget deficit problem in this country is because Republicans almost universally believe in a nonsensical idea called starve the beast (STB). By this theory, the one and only …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

York: Polls Point to Obama Defeat in 2012

York: Polls Point to Obama As a One Term President Byron York reports : We're fast approaching the halfway point in Barack Obama's term. With Nov. 2 behind him, everything the president does will be calculated to boost, or at least not harm, his chances of re-election in 2012. What's …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Krauthammer: START Treaty is Irrelevant

Krauthammer: START Treaty is Irrelevant The Washington Post reports : It's a lame-duck session. Time is running out. Unemployment is high, the economy is dangerously weak and, with five weeks to go, no one knows what tax anyone will be paying on everything from income to dividends …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Feds Find New Drug Tunnel at Border

Feds Find New Drug Tunnel at Border CNN reports : (CNN) -- U.S. authorities say they have discovered another extensive drug tunnel that stretches from a home in Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego, California. The half-mile tunnel, discovered Thursday morning in a warehouse in the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Lake: Mubarak Snubs Election Monitors

Lake: Mubarak Snubs Election Monitors Eli Lake reports : The Egyptian government has publicly rejected U.S. demands — and President Obama's personal request — for monitors to observe Sunday's parliamentary elections and for adherence to international standards of transparency and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Air Force Seeks Stay of Order to Reinstate Lesbian

Air Force Seeks Stay of Order to Reinstate Lesbian Politico reports : The Air Force said Wednesday that it may still seek a stay of a judge's order requiring the reinstatement of a lesbian Air Force major discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Major Margaret …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

Bachmann: I Had a Lot to Offer Leadership

Bachmann: I Had a Lot to Offer Leadership The Huffington Post reports : Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) explained recently that there was no lasting resentment between her and other Republicans despite being passed over for a potential leadership position as the GOP Conference …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

N. Korea: Crises Now at "Brink of War"

N. Korea: Crises Now at "Brink of War" BBC reports : North Korea has warned that the impending joint military exercises by the South and the US are pushing the region to "the brink of war". A group of naval ships, led by a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier, is heading to …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 26, 2010

U.S. Dropping Color Coded Terror Alerts

U.S. Dropping Color Coded Alerts The NY Times reports: There goes another punch line. The Department of Homeland Security is planning to get rid of the color-coded terrorism alert system. Known officially as the Homeland Security Advisory System, the five-color scheme was …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 25, 2010

S. Korean Defense Minister Resigns

S. Korean Defense Minister Resigns The AP reports: South Korea's defense minister resigned Thursday amid intense criticism two days after a North Korean artillery attack killed four people on a small island near the Koreas' disputed frontier. The move came as President Lee …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 25, 2010

Maliki Has 30 Days to Form Govt

Maliki Has 30 Days to Form Govt The New York Times reports: Iraq’s president formally nominated Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for a second term as the country’s prime minister on Thursday, giving him 30 days to cobble together a government from competing factions that remain deeply …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 25, 2010

Court Finds Somalis Guilty of Piracy

Court Finds Somalis Guilty of Piracy The NY Times reports: Five Somali men accused of attacking a United States Navy warship off the African coast were found guilty Wednesday in what the government said was the first piracy conviction in an American courtroom since 1819. The …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 25, 2010