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Powell: "No Interest" in Gov't Service

Powell: "No Interest" in Gov't Service CNN reports : Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that he has "no interest" in government service in response to a recently televised suggestion by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell that President Obama name Powell as White House …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Cholera Epidemic Worsens in Haiti

Cholera Epidemic Worsens in Haiti The New York Times reports : MEXICO CITY — The death toll in Haiti’s cholera epidemic has reached more than 900, the government reported Sunday, as aid groups rushed soap and clean water to a disaster-wracked population to fight the disease. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Eurozone Debt Crisis Could Still Spread

Eurozone Debt Crisis Could Still Spread The New York Times reports : LONDON — European officials, increasingly concerned that the Continent’s debt crisis will spread, are warning that any new rescue plans may need to cover Portugal as well as Ireland to contain the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

US Expands Operations in Yemen

US Expands Operations in Yemen The Wall Street Journal reports : The U.S. is preparing for an expanded campaign against al Qaeda in Yemen, mobilizing military and intelligence resources to enable Yemeni and American strikes and drawing up a longer-term proposal to establish …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Retail Boom Led By Auto Sales

Retail Boom Led By Auto Sales The AP reports : WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales, helped by strong demand for autos, increased in October by the largest amount in seven months. The Commerce Department reported Monday that retail sales rose 1.2 percent last month. That was nearly …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Hizbullah Might Take Lebanon

Hizbullah Might Take Lebanon The Jerusalem Post reports : Publication of the findings of a United Nations tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri could lead Hizbullah to violently take over Lebanon, IDF Chief of General Staff …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Japanese Stimulus Leads to 4% Growth

Japanese Stimulus Leads to 4% Growth The Japanese Times reports : Japan's economy grew at an annual pace of 3.9 percent in the three months through September thanks to robust private consumption prompted by government stimulus programs, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Virginia Thomas Quits Tea Party Group

Virginia Thomas Quits Tea Party Group The Washington Post reports : Virginia Thomas, political activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has decided to relinquish control of Liberty Central, the conservative group she founded less than a year ago, so that the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

"Refudiate" is the "Word Of The Year"

"Refudiate" is the "Word Of The Year" OUPblog reports : Refudiate has been named the New Oxford American Dictionary ’s 2010 Word of the Year! refudiate verb used loosely to mean “reject”: she called on them to refudiate the proposal to build a mosque. [origin — …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Obama Backs GOP Earmark Ban

Obama Backs GOP Earmark Ban USA Today reports: Who says the parties can't get along? President Obama just issued a statement applauding the decision by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to reverse course and "back a ban on funding for lawmakers' pet projects, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

Silver: Pawlenty is a "League Average" Pol

Silver: Pawlenty "League Average" Nate Silver at the New York Times writes: Thursday’s post — our first look in some time at the 2012 Republican primary field — generated quite a bit of reaction, and not all of it favorable. One critique, articulated by political …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

McConnell Backs Earmark Ban

McConnell Backs Earmark Ban Politico reports : Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Monday that he now supports a GOP ban on earmarks, a stunning reversal that puts the Kentucky Republican in line with the tea-party wing of his party and conservative senators who have …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

McCain Warns of GOP Isolationism and Protectionism

McCain Warns of GOP Isolationism David Weigel reports : Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) sounded an alarm about some of the Republicans joining him in Congress next year, warning that they could affect the consensus on the war in Afghanistan and might pose challenges to free trade agreement…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

NBC News Prez Threatened to Fire Olbermann

NBC Threatened to Fire Olbermann Howard Kurtz at The Daily Beast reports: Keith Olbermann was having dinner with his manager at an Upper East Side restaurant, chewing over their battle to lift his suspension at MSNBC, when Phil Griffin called. Michael Price stepped out of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

Rangel Walks Out of Ethics Trial

Rangel Walks Out of Ethics Trial The AP reports : Rep. Charles Rangel walked out of his ethics trial Monday after a House ethics panel denied his request to delay it, and the panel's top lawyer urged the committee to push toward a decision in the case. The once-powerful …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

DeMint Blames Steele for GOP Senate Setback

DeMint Blames Steele for GOP Senate Setback Politico reports: The lack of a well-organized voter mobilization effort by the Republican National Committee could have cost the GOP “a few Senate seats, ” Sen. Jim DeMint suggested Sunday. Partly as a result, the South Carolina …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

Watch: Bush Defends TARP

Watch: Bush Defends TARP In an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, former president Bush defended his decision to rescue Wall Street's banks. Click here for more .

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

Plan: End U.S. Afghan Combat Role by 2014

Plan Would End U.S. Afghan Combat Role by 2014 The New York Times reports: The Obama administration has developed a plan to begin transferring security duties in select areas of Afghanistan to that country’s forces over the next 18 to 24 months, with an eye toward ending the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

Graham "Stunned" by Afghan-U.S. Rift

Graham "Stunned" by Afghan-U.S. Rift ABC News reports: In an exclusive interview today on "This Week," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told anchor Christiane Amanpour that he was "just stunned" by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's comments to the Washington Post that took issue with a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010

Tea Party to GOP: Avoid Social Issues

Tea Party to GOP: Avoid Social Issues Politico reports : A gay conservative group and some Tea Party leaders are campaigning to keep social issues off the Republican agenda. In a letter to be released Monday , the group GOProud and leaders from groups like the Tea Party …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 15, 2010