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Charen: Emulate Israel's Airport Security

Charen: Emulate Israel's Airport Security Mona Charen at National Review writes : Critics from the right believe that if we would only drop our political correctness and aggressively profile Muslim-looking men between the ages of 18 and 40, we would solve the problem. I’d …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

'Exhausted' Obama Backer Loses Job

"Exhausted" Obama Backer Loses Job Michelle Singletary writes in the Washington Post : Nobody is safe. Velma Hart, who burst onto the media scene after telling President Obama she was scared about her financial future, has been laid off. Hart was let go as the chief financial …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Taliban Imposter Fooled Diplomats

Taliban Imposter Fooled Diplomats The New York Times reports: For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Miller Sues State to Force Recount

Miller Sues State to Force Recount Anchorage Daily News reports: Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller followed through on a court order Monday and moved his lawsuit challenging the general election results to state court in Fairbanks from federal court in Anchorage. Miller's …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Poll: Most Back Full Body Scans

Poll: Most Back Full Body Scans The Washington Post reports: Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the new full-body security-screening machines at the country's airports, as most say they put higher priority on combating terrorism than protecting personal privacy, according to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

N. Korea Shells South Korean Town

N. Korea Shells South Korean Town CNN reports: In a sharp escalation of hostility along their disputed sea border, North and South Korean forces traded fire on Tuesday, a deadly skirmish that jacked up diplomatic tensions in a volatile region. Two South Korean marines were …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Lugar Shakes Off Tea Party Threat

Lugar Shakes Off Tea Party Threat The Hill reports: Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) appears to be daring the Tea Party to challenge him in the 2012 Senate primary. While most of his GOP colleagues are heeding the advice of their Senate campaign chiefs and preparing for conservative …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Could North Korean Nuclear Plant Help Iran?

Could North Korean Nuclear Plant Help Iran? The Wall Street Journal reports : WASHINGTON—North Korea's apparent upgrade to its nuclear-fuel production capabilities is raising fears among lawmakers and proliferation experts about Pyongyang's potential role in supplying Iran and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Rand Paul to Write Tea Party Book

Rand Paul to Write Tea Party Book Bluegrass Politics reports : FRANKFORT – It won’t be available for holiday gifts this year but U.S. Sen.-elect Rand Paul of Bowling Green is writing a book entitled “The Tea Party Goes to Washington.” The book will be about Paul’s plan and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Axelrod to Leave White House After State of Union

Axelrod to Leave White House After State of Union CNN reports : Washington (CNN) – President Obama is planning to bring former campaign manager David Plouffe onto the White House staff at the beginning of January to work alongside senior adviser David Axelrod for a brief time …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Christie Supports Subway To New York

Christie Supports Subway To NY The New York Times reports : (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who halted construction last month on a new commuter rail tunnel to New York City, said on Monday that he would consider using state money to help finance an extension of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Irish Leader Will Dissolve Government

Irish Leader Will Dissolve Government The New York Times reports : DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland begins two nervous weeks of political maneuvering on Tuesday as the government dares the opposition to block an austerity budget on which a multi-billion euro EU/IMF bailout is riding. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Islamist Schools in UK Teach Anti-Semitism

Islamist Schools in UK Teach Anti-Semitism The New York Times reports : LONDON — A British network of more than 40 part-time Islamic schools and clubs with 5, 000 students has been teaching from a Saudi Arabian government curriculum that contains anti-Semitic and homophobic …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

U.S. Launches World's Biggest Satellite

U.S. Launches World's Biggest Satellite China Daily reports : CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The Air Force has launched a new classified spy satellite. An un-manned Delta 4-Heavy rocket blasted off From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday at 5:58 pm (2258 GMT). It carried …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Hundreds Die Stampede In Cambodia

Hundreds Die Stampede In Cambodia The N ew York Times reports : PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital, leaving at least 349 dead and hundreds injured in what the prime minister called the country's biggest tragedy …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

FBI Raids Hedge Funds

FBI Raids Hedge Funds The Wall Street Journal reports : A three-year insider-trading investigation shifted into high gear Monday as government agents raided the offices of three large hedge funds, sending shock waves through the financial world. In coordinated raids in New …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Gore: Ethanol Support Was Political

Gore: Ethanol Support Was Political Reuters reports : ATHENS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was "not a good policy", weeks before tax credits are up for renewal. U.S. blending tax breaks for …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

TSA Breaks Passenger's Bladder Bag

Bladder Bag Breaks During TSA Pat Down CBS News reports: A bladder cancer survivor from Michigan who wears a urostomy bag that collects his urine says a rough pat-down by a security agent at Detroit Metropolitan Airport caused the bag to spill its contents on his shirt and pants. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Pakistan Kills Plan to Expand Drone Attacks

Pakistan Rejects U.S. Plan to Expand Drone Attacks CNN reports: Pakistan has rejected a U.S. request to expand drone access to more of the country, two senior Pakistani military officials told CNN. "Neither the government nor the military is in a position to face possible …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Snowe & Collins Back Health Bill Court Challenge

Snowe & Collins Back Health Bill Court Challenge The Portland Press-Herald reports: Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are co-signing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief to be submitted to the federal court in Florida that will hear a constitutional challenge of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010