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Bachmann Drops Leadership Bid

Bachmann Drops Leadership Bid Politico reports : Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann dropped out of the race for House Republican Conference chair on Wednesday night, ending a quixotic bid for leadership that many saw as the first real test of the tea party against the GOP establish…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

FDA Unveils New Cigarette Warning Labels

FDA Unveils New Cigarette Warning Labels The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators on Wednesday unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages, including one showing a toe tag on a corpse and another in which a mother blows smoke on her baby. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

Lou Dobbs Going to FOX

Lou Dobbs Going to FOX The New York Times reports : The former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs will host a daily program on the Fox Business Network starting early next year, the network said Wednesday. Fox Business, a unit of the News Corporation, did not specify a time slot for the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

GM Posts Large Profits Ahead of IPO

GM Posts Large Profits Ahead of IPO The New York Times reports : DETROIT — A week before its initial public offering, General Motors reported its largest quarterly profit in 11 years on Wednesday, showing that the slimmed-down automaker no longer needed huge sales to …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

Read: Draft of Deficit Commission's Report

Read: Draft of Deficit Commission's Report Today, President Obama's bipartisan commission on the deficit released a draft of their report. Amongst their recommendations: cuts in Social Security and Medicare, as well as cuts in income taxes. Click here to read the draft report .

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Wehner Breaks Down the GOP's Epic Win

Wehner Breaks Down GOP's Epic Win Writing at Commentary 's Contentions blog, Peter Wehner puts the GOP's midterm gains in perspective: In shifting through the fine analysis that emerged in the aftermath of last week’s midterm elections, a few data points are particularly noteworth…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Iran Fails to Win Seat on UN Women's Panel

UN Rejects Iran for Women's Rights Panel Seat AFP reports: Iran failed to secure a seat on a key board running the new UN super agency to improve women's rights as fierce lobbying by western nations and rights groups swayed an election Wednesday. Saudi Arabia, whose candidacy …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Miller Cites 'Bush v. Gore' in Arguments

Miller Cites 'Bush v. Gore' in Arguments Salon reports : It's not an American election without a lawsuit to challenge a recount. Joe Miller is now exercising his right as a losing American candidate to get as many legitimate votes as possible thrown out. The Miller campaign says …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Debt Panel: Cut Social Security, Medicare & Taxes

Debt Panel: Cut Social Security, Medicare & Taxes Bloomberg reports: A presidential commission’s leaders proposed a $3.8 trillion deficit-cutting plan that would cut Social Security and Medicare, reduce income-tax rates and eliminate tax breaks including the mortgage-interest …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Netanyahu: Settlement Row 'Overblown'

Netanyahu: Settlement Row 'Overblown' Haaretz reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed renewed furor over Israel's West Bank settlements, calling the international reaction to Israel's latest building plan "overblown". Anger at plans announced Tuesday …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Is Scott Brown Doomed in 2012?

Is Scott Brown Doomed in 2012? Politico reports: Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who launched the GOP’s midterm insurgency with his special election win last January, just might be a dead man walking. His polling numbers are still solid. There’s no Democratic war-horse …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

WH Backs Away from 2011 Afghan Withdrawal

WH Backs Away from 2011 Afghan Withdrawal Date The Associated Press reports: The Obama administration is publicly moving away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize the pledge to begin withdrawing U.S. forces in July 2011, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Sanford's Poll Numbers Bounce Back Up

Sanford's Poll Numbers Bounce Back Up The New York Times reports: Recently, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina watched “The Blind Side, ” the Oscar-winning movie about a white woman from Memphis who mentors a homeless black teenager. The film so “touched my heart, ” the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Students Attack Tory Party HQ

Students Attack Tory Party HQ The BBC reports: There have been clashes between demonstrators and police in London, as students and lecturers protest against plans to treble tuition fees and cut university funding in England. Protesters broke in to the building housing the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Kirk to Collins: We'll Be the 'Mod Squad'

Mark Kirk to Sen. Collins: We'll be the 'Mod Squad' The Hill reports: Centrist Senate Republicans are likely to get a new ally in Sen.-elect Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), according to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Collins, one of the most visible centrist Republicans in the Senate, told …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Alvin Greene Thinking About Prez Bid

Alvin Greene Thinking Prez Bid Politico reports: Alvin Greene might run for president. Greene, the unlikely Democratic Senate nominee in South Carolina who lost overwhelmingly to Republican Sen. Jim DeMint last week, called the state Democratic Party on Tuesday to ask how …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Eight House Races Still Undecided

Eight House Races Still Undecided The Los Angeles Times reports: Eight congressional races remain undecided one week after election day, though Republicans appear set to add to their historic gains. Seven races for the House are yet uncalled by the Associated Press, and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

David Cameron: Up Close & Personal

David Cameron: Up Close & Personal Paul Goodman at ConservativeHome profiles Britain's prime minister: Tomorrow, David Cameron will have served as Prime Minister for six months. Here's my take on what he's like, how he's doing, where he's going. David Cameron is the ultimate …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

WH Extensively Edited Memo on Offshore Drilling

WH Rewrote Interior Dept Drilling Memo Politico reports : The White House rewrote crucial sections of an Interior Department report to suggest an independent group of scientists and engineers supported a six-month ban on offshore oil drilling, the Interior inspector general says …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Paul: I Still Don't Support Earmarks

Paul: I Still Don't Support Earmarks Talking Points Memo reports : Kentucky's incoming Senator is pushing back hard on critics who claim he has sold out when it comes to earmarks. Republican Rand Paul told CNN's Wolf Blitzer today that concerns that he backed away from his …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010