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Jindal Rips Obama in New Book

Jindal Rips Obama in New Book Politico reports: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal uses a new book to portray President Barack Obama as disconnected from the Gulf oil spill, charging that he was more focused on the political aftermath than the actual impact of the crisis. Jindal …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Pawlenty Joins Health Bill Lawsuit

Pawlenty Joins Health Bill Lawsuit Politico reports: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Thursday filed a legal brief seeking to join a multistate lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care reform law. Pawlenty's move, which comes just weeks before his second term …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Braun's Mayoral Strategy: Make Rahm Angry

Braun's Mayoral Strategy: Make Rahm Angry Chicago's CBS 2 TV News reports: Some feel the battle for the fifth-floor office at City Hall has already been conceded to former North Side Congressman Rahm Emanuel. But CBS 2 Chief correspondent Jay Levine reports, one of his challenge…

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Palin Hacker Gets 1 Year Sentence

Palin Hacker Gets 1 Year Sentence Wired reports: David Kernell, the former Tennessee student convicted of hacking into Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account, was sentenced on Friday to one year in custody. Kernell, 22, was convicted earlier this year of misdemeanor computer …

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Rush: Clyburn Could be 'Driving Ms. Nancy'

Rush: Clyburn Could be 'Driving Ms. Nancy' Politico reports: Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Thursday suggested that Rep. Jim Clyburn — the highest-ranking African American in Congress — serve as chauffeur to Nancy Pelosi in the event he fails to win the race for House …

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Clinton Big Fan of Bush Memoir

Clinton Big Fan of Bush Memoir CBS News reports: Former President George W. Bush has found an unexpected fan in former President Bill Clinton - not for his politics, but for his literary prowess. In a statement released on Friday, the former President praised Mr. Bush for his recent …

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Obama: Middle Class Tax Cut "No. 1 Priority"

Obama: Middle Class Tax Cut "No. 1 Priority" CNN reports: President Barack Obama declared Friday that his "number one priority" is preserving tax cuts for the middle class, and sharply denied that comments by his senior adviser David Axelrod suggest that his administration is …

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Wehner: Why Palin's No Reagan

Wehner: Why Palin's No Reagan At Commentary 's Contentions blog, Peter Wehner writes: “He is … endowed with a happy nature,” Edmund Morris wrote of Ronald Reagan, “his optimism unquenchable, his smile enchantingly crooked, his laughter impossible to resist. If these attributes, …

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Avlon: Time for Pelosi to Step Down

Avlon: Time for Pelosi to Step Down At the Daily Beast, John Avlon writes: img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/BannerSource.asp?FlightID=1857577&Page=&PluID=0&Pos=5300" border=0 width=300 height=250>

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Did Texas Kill an Innocent Man?

Did Texas Kill an Innocent Man? The Texas Observer reports : Claude Jones always claimed that he wasn’t the man who walked into an East Texas liquor store in 1989 and shot the owner. He professed his innocence right up until the moment he was strapped to a gurney in the Texas …

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Anuzis to Challenge Steele for RNC Chair

Anuzis Running for RNC Chair The Huffington Post reports: Saul Anuzis, the former Republican Party chairman of Michigan, will challenge Michael Steele for the RNC chairmanship. In a blog post at his web site, Anuzis writes that Steele "has his way of doing things. I have mine." …

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Anti-Defamation League Condemns Beck

Anti-Defamation League Condemns Glenn Beck The Huffington Post reports : The Anti-Defamation League has condemned Glenn Beck for his recent attacks on liberal billionaire George Soros. In particular, the ADL condemned Beck's comments about Soros' actions and experiences during …

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Cindy McCain Slams DADT in Anti-Gay Bullying Ad

Cindy McCain Slams DADT in Anti-Gay Bullying Ad AmericaBlog Gay reports : John McCain is leading the filibuster against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" "repeal" legislation in the Senate (it's not an actual repeal, but we'll leave that for another time). Today, Cindy McCain joined a …

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Newsweek and The Daily Beast Merge

Newsweek and The Daily Beast Merge Tina Brown writes : Some weddings take longer to plan than others. The union of The Daily Beast and Newsweek magazine finally took place with a coffee-mug toast between all parties Tuesday evening, in a conference room atop Beast headquarters, the …

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ACLU Calls for Criminal Probe of Bush

ACLU Calls for Criminal Probe of George Bush The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday joined a growing chorus in the human rights community calling for a special prosecutor to investigate whether former president George W. Bush …

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Watch: Lindsey Explains Why He Left Cato

Watch: Lindsey Explains Why He Left CATO In an interview with Bloggingheads.tv, Brink Lindsey explains that he left the Cato institute partly due to "philosophical differences."

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Pelosi Pressured to Step Aside

Pelosi Pressured to Step Aside Real Clear Politics reports : In a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won't support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically symbolic roll call when the new Congress meets in January. …

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Six Senators Back DeMint's Earmark Proposal

Six Senators Back DeMint's Earmark Proposal MSNBC reports : WASHINGTON — Even as they prepare to welcome 13 newly elected Republicans into their ranks, GOP senators have already fired the opening salvos in an intraparty ideological battle over federal spending — one that …

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Cameron Commemorates Korean War

Cameron Commemorates Korean War The AFP reports : SEOUL — Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath Thursday at the site of a brutal Korean War battle in which dozens of British troops died, as the country commemorated its war dead on Remembrance Day. Ahead of a G20 summit …

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Cameron: World Must Tackle Trade Imbalances

Cameron: World Must Tackle Trade Imbalances The Guardian reports : World leaders must resolve the trade imbalances that are destabilising the global economy or risk a repeat of the Great Depression, David Cameron warned today. Speaking at the start of the G20 Summit in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010