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Haitians Begged to Evacuate Ahead of Hurricane

Haitians Begged to Evacuate Ahead of Hurricane BBC reports : Heavy rain from Hurricane Tomas has battered western Haiti, causing floods which have killed at least four people. The eye of the storm clipped the island with winds of 140km/h (85mph). Up to 25cm of rain was …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 6, 2010

Dem Wins CT Governor's Race

Dem Wins CT Governor's Race Bloomberg reports : Dan Malloy beat Republican Tom Foley to become the first Democrat elected governor of Connecticut in 20 years, the Associated Press said. Malloy, 55, prevailed by 5,637 votes, enough to avoid a recount, Secretary of State …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 6, 2010

Dead Coral Found Near Gulf Oil Spill

Dead Coral Found Near Gulf Oil Spill The New York Times reports : A survey of the seafloor near BP’s blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico has turned up dead and dying coral reefs that were probably damaged by the oil spill , scientists said Friday. The coral sites lie seven …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 6, 2010

Steele Defiant on His Tenure

Steele Defiant on His Tenure The Washington Post reports : In a contentious roundtable with reporters three days after his party's historic midterm win, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele pushed back forcefully against criticism of his leadership at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 6, 2010

Georgia Claims To Have Broken Up Russian Spy Ring

Georgia Busts Russian Spy Ring The New York Times reports: MOSCOW — Georgia ’s Interior Ministry announced on Friday that it used a former Soviet officer to infiltrate Russia ’s military intelligence service, uncovering dozens of covert agents working in Georgia. The ministry …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Paul Wants Bicameral Tea Party Caucus

Paul Wants Bicameral Tea Party Caucus Fox News reports : The Tea Party movement has earned a sizeable voice in Congress after two tumultuous years in the making, and it's moving quickly to carve out a foothold in span style="color: blue;"> Washington

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Gary Johnson: The Next Ron Paul?

Gary Johnson: The Next Ron Paul? The New Republic reports: What does Johnson make of Palin? On a drive through the foothills of New Hampshire, I ask him. Riding shotgun, he turns the question around on me. “Um, I guess some people think she’s folksy,” I say from the backseat. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Pelosi Will Run For Minority Leader

Pelosi Will Run For Minority Leader Politico reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to stay in power as minority leader after losing 60 seats and control of the House — a stunning announcement that sets up combat between her two top lieutenants. Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Olbermann Suspended Indefinitely From MSNBC

Olbermann Suspended Indefinitely The New York Times reports: Keith Olbermann, the top anchor on MSNBC, was suspended on Friday after the channel discovered that he had made campaign contributions to three Democrats. The MSNBC president, Phil Griffin, issued a statement saying, “I …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Bartlett: What Obama Forgot To Do

Bartlett: What Obama Forgot Bruce Bartlett writes : While the poor state of the economy was undoubtedly the primary reason for big Democratic losses in Tuesday’s elections, it is also clear that those losses were a referendum on Barack Obama’s administration. I believe his …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Bachmann Flunks Fact Check

Bachmann Flunks Fact Check The St. Petersburg Times ' PolitiFact looks at Michele Bachmann's recent statements and judges their veracity. The current tally: 7 "false" and 5 "pants on fire" false. About a year ago, the New York Times published an article about our ratings on …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Braun: Rahm 'Cut and Run' on Obama

Braun: Rahm 'Cut and Run' on Obama The Chicago Sun-Times reports: Chicago mayoral hopeful Carol Moseley Braun went on the attack Thursday, slamming rival Rahm Emanuel for "abandoning" President Obama after "pushing policies that [led] to the biggest Democratic Party political …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Bin Laden May Be Aiding Yemen Terror Plots

Bin Laden May Be Aiding Yemen Terror Plots The Wall Street Journal reports: Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders are believed to be providing strategic and philosophical guidance from Pakistan to Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, the group Washington …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Nate Silver Rates the Pollsters

Nate Silver Rates the Pollsters Nate Silver writes at FiveThirtyEight: Every election cycle has its winners and losers: not just the among the candidates, but also the pollsters. On Tuesday, polls conducted by the firm Rasmussen Reports — which released more than 100 surveys …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Obama Open to Tax Cut Deal

Obama Open to Tax Cut Deal Reuters reports: A conciliatory White House said on Thursday it was willing to negotiate with Republicans on tax cut extensions, but Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell took a hard line against compromises with President Barack Obama in a new …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Did the UN Spread Cholera in Haiti?

Did the UN Spread Cholera in Haiti? Yahoo! News reports : An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 442 people in Haiti over the last few weeks. Some public health experts are asking whether U.N. peacekeepers are responsible. Last week, hundreds of Haitians denounced the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Pelosi Works to Stay as Dem Leader

Pelosi Works to Stay as Dem Leader Politico reports : Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling fellow Democrats as she weighs whether to stay in leadership and run for minority leader after losing control of the House Tuesday night, according to two senior Democratic aides and one …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Obama Begins Trip to Asia

Obama Begins Trip to Asia The AP reports : WASHINGTON — Rebuked by voters, President Barack Obama is turning overseas, heading to Asia for 10 days of diplomacy, tourism and dealmaking that could boost the battered chief executive and highlight his political skills on the world …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Rossi Concedes in Washington State

Rossi Concedes in Washington State The AP reports : OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray seized a fourth term Thursday, surviving voters' backlash against Democrats nationally and weeks of relentless GOP campaign attacks on her voting and federal spending record. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010

Ron Paul Vows Federal Reserve Audit

Ron Paul Vows Federal Reserve Audit Reuters reports : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Ron Paul on Thursday said he will push to examine the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions if he takes control of the congressional subcommittee that oversees the central …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 5, 2010