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Miller Seeks Court Intervention on Vote Counts

Miller Seeks Court Intervention on Vote Counts Talking Points Memo reports : GOP nominee Joe Miller is asking a federal judge to keep the state from using discretion in counting write-in ballots in Alaska's hotly contested U.S. Senate race. The suit was filed Tuesday, the day …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

DeMint Leads Push to Ban Earmarks

DeMint Leads Push to Ban Earmarks The Wall Street Journal reports : Lawmakers aligned with the tea party are moving quickly to show their strength by trying to ban budget earmarking in the Senate, where support is still strong for the practice critics deride as pork-barrel …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Manchin Denies He'll Switch Parties

Manchin Denies He'll Switch Parties Roll Call reports : West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) on Monday evening batted down any suggestion that he is considering a party switch following his scheduled swearing-in next week as the Mountain State’s junior Senator. Additionally, a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

The GOP Has a Congressional Gender-Gap

The GOP Has a Congressional Gender-Gap Politico reports : You could look at Rep. Michele Bachmann's long-shot leadership bid as the first real test of the tea party versus the GOP establishment. Or you could look at it another way: It's Bachmann versus John Boehner's boys — …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

McKinnon: The George Bush I Know

McKinnon: The George Bush I Know The Daily Beast reports : Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and multi-faceted personalities into one-dimensional punchlines. As …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Haiti Cholera Outbreak Worsens

Haiti Cholera Outbreak Worsens CNN reports : Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Health and hospital officials in Haiti braced for the worse Monday, fearing the hurricane that battered the Caribbean nation over the weekend could worsen the cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Barbara Bush Showed Young George "Fetus in a Jar"

Barbara Bush Showed George "Fetus in a Jar" The Daily Beast reports : Undoubtedly the most startling moment in Matt Lauer's conversation with George W. Bush came in the first five minutes of the interview, when Bush recounted his mother's miscarriage—and how she had showed him …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

GOP Searches for Challenger to Steele

GOP Searches for Challenger to Steele The Washington Post reports : There is an effort underway among prominent Republican National Committee members to recruit a serious alternative to Chairman Michael Steele if and when he decides to stand for a second term early next year, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Cameron Calls for Political Freedom in China

Cameron Calls for Political Freedom in China The Guardian reports : David Cameron will take a calculated gamble and tell China 's leaders today that they cannot shut down debate about democracy, urging them instead to recognise that political freedom, the rule of law and a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

No Charges Over Destroyed CIA Tapes

DOJ: No Charges Over Lost CIA Tapes CNN reports: Criminal charges will not be brought in the Justice Department's long-running investigation of the destruction of CIA videotapes of terrorism detainee interrogations, a senior Justice Department source said Tuesday. Special …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Obama Criticizes New Homes in East Jerusalem

Obama Criticizes New Homes in East Jerusalem Haaretz reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement Tuesday responding to criticism by the United States over Israel's plan to build 1,300 new homes in East Jerusalem, emphasizing that Israel is doing nothing …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Will McMahon Take on Lieberman?

Will McMahon Take on Lieberman? The Huffington Post reports: It's been over a week since Connecticut voters did what everyone expected them to do and made Richard Blumenthal their next Senator. But chances are, you're probably wondering how soon we can get WWE CEO Linda McMahon …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Black Caucus Will Welcome GOP Reps

Black Caucus Will Welcome GOP Reps Marin Cogan reports : The Congressional Black Caucus says it will gladly accept the two newly elected black Republicans into its group, opening the door to partisan diversity in a caucus that has been historically Democratic. "Membership in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Cantor Rejects Obama Tax Cut Plan

Cantor Rejects Obama Tax Cut Plan The Hill reports: The Obama administration’s hopes of reaching a tax deal with Republicans that would decouple rates on the rich from the middle class appear dead. House GOP Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) threw cold water on the proposed plan, which …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Applebaum: Alaska Shows GOP's Govt Spending Hypocrisy

Applebaum: Alaska Shows GOP's Govt Spending Hypocrisy In the Washington Post , Anne Applebaum writes: Alaska is darker in winter, colder all year and less densely populated than any other state. Alaskans are unique, too: They enjoy a higher level of per capita federal spending …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Steele Fires Back at Barbour's Criticism

Steele Rejects Barbour's Criticism The Hill reports: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Monday that many party members still "don't want me in this job." Asked by NPR about election-night comments made by Republican Governors Association Chairman Haley …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Is Paul Backtracking from Earmark Ban?

Is Paul Backing Away from Earmark Ban? The Huffington Post reports: Less than a week after his election, Kentucky's Senator-elect Rand Paul already appears to be making a rapid departure away from one of his campaign promises: an earmark ban that stood as an conservative cornersto…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Senators Want Gas Tax Hike to Pay for Roads

Senators: Use Gas Tax Hike to Fund New Roads The Hill reports: A bipartisan pair of senators has urged President Obama’s debt commission to consider raising the gas tax to pay for infrastructure projects. Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) have written to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Christie More Popular Than Obama in Jersey

Christie More Popular Than Obama in Jersey The Hill reports: New Jersey voters like their governor more than the president, but don't think Christie should run for the White House. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is more popular in the heavily Democratic Garden State than …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Olbermann Suspension Helped Fox News

Olbermann Suspension Helped Fox News John S. Wilson at The Loop 21 writes: Today Keith Olbermann returns from the pointless suspension doled out by his employer, MSNBC. Olbermann had admitted in an interview that he contributed to Democratic candidates, an act deemed a violation …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010