Packer: Partisan Rancor Will Just Get Worse

Packer: Partisan Rancor Will Just Get Worse George Packer writes : The big news in Virginia was that Rick Boucher, a twenty-eight-year veteran Democratic congressman from the coal district to the west of the Fifth, lost his seat, too. That’s an indicator of a gale-force …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Lind: Why The Center-Left is Collapsing

Lind: Why The Center-Left is Collapsing Michael Lind writes : The setbacks Democrats are poised to suffer in the midterm election have to be viewed in a trans-Atlantic context. The backlash against Barack Obama and the contemporary Democratic Party is part of a global wave of …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Podhoretz: No Time to Celebrate

Podhoretz: No Time to Celebrate John Podhoretz in the New York Post writes: The most remarkable thing about last night's over whelming GOP victory in the midterm elections is the utter lack of triumphalism. "This is not a time for celebration," said John Boehner, the main …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Youth Made up 9% of the Vote

Youth Made up 9% of the Vote The Huffington Post reports : Nine percent of voting age youth headed to the polls yesterday, down from 18 percent in 2008, CBS reports. 58 percent of voters age 18 to 29 went for Democratic candidates. According to the Washington Square News …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

White House on Midterms: 'We Get It'

White House on Midterms: 'We Get It' Politico reports : A top aide to President Barack Obama said not to look for a change in his “fundamental principles, but certainly there were messages that have to be heeded, and we will.” “If you believe in democracy, we were swept in by a …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Barone: House Majority 'Workable'

Barone: GOP's New House Majority 'Workable' In the Washington Examiner , Michael Barone writes : [T]he House results indicate that Republicans have gained a net 61 seats (64 gains minus 3 losses) and are leading in 6 races currently undecided and trailing closely in 6 other …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

GOP Crushes Blue Dog Dems

GOP Crushes Blue Dog Dems The Huffington Post reports : Tuesday was a tough night for Democrats, as they watched Republicans win enough seats to take back the House in the next Congress and began to ponder life under a likely House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). But one group hit …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Boehner: Health Bill is 'Monstrosity'

Boehner: Health Bill is 'Monstrosity' NBC News reports : House Republican Leader John Boehner said Wednesday that the midterms election results were a mandate to roll back the Obama administration's health care overhaul, which he described as a  "monstrosity." The presumptive …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Breitbart Slams ABC's 'Cowardice'

Breitbart Slams ABC's 'Cowardice' Politico reports : Andrew Breitbart on Tuesday lashed out at ABC News for dropping him from the network's election night coverage, saying ABC bowed to “left-wing pressure” from Media Matters and other organizations. “This is about cowardice and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Palin to Gillespie: You're 'Out of Touch'

Palin: Gillespie is 'Out of Touch' ABC News reports : Sarah Palin warned the GOP establishment today that conservative candidates, if elected,  are not being sent to Washington to work with Democrats. “The GOP has to understand, that machine has to understand, we are not …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Ben Quayle Wins

Ben Quayle Wins The AP reports : The son of former Vice President Dan Quayle has won his race against a tough Democratic challenger to represent Arizona's 3rd Congressional District. Ben Quayle overcame a series of questions during the campaign about his links to a racy …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

San Francisco Outlaws Happy Meals

San Francisco Outlaws Happy Meals SF Weekly reports : It seems the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has accomplished what the Hamburglar never could. They've made off with McDonald's fare. The supes today passed an ordinance that will require meals to meet nutritional …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Oklahoma Bans Sharia Law

Oklahoma Bans Sharia Law Politico reports : Oklahoma on Tuesday approved a ballot measure blocking judges from considering Islamic or international law when making a ruling. Nearly 70 percent of voters in the state cast ballots approving the measure. The proposition’s …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Watch Reid: 'We Must Work Together'

Watch Reid: We Must Work Together After having survived one of the toughest fights of his political career, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared on CNN to discuss the midterm results and call for bipartisanship in Washington.

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Iran: Rape Victim May Be Hanged Instead of Stoned

Iran: Rape Victim May be Hanged The Jerusalem Pos t reports : Iran's  foreign minister insists that no final decision has been made about a woman who could be stoned to death for adultery, France's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, amid reports her execution was imminent. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Israel Boosts Security After Terror Threats

Israel Boosts Security After Terror Threats The Jerusalem Post reports : The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) has made improvements to its security arrangements at Ben-Gurion Airport since the discovery last weekend of a number of sophisticated bombs aboard planes on their way to …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Bachmann Announces Leadership Run

Bachmann Announces Leadership Run Politico reports : Tea party favorite Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is throwing her hat into the ring for Republican Conference chairwoman, adding yet another candidate to what is already shaping up to be a free-for-all race for the No. 3 spot …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010

Feingold Defeated

Feingold Defeated The AP reports : MILWAUKEE — A businessman who sought support from the tea party has toppled one of the Senate's most prominent liberals. Republican Ron Johnson defeated three-term Democrat Russ Feingold on Tuesday, becoming the state's first Republican senator …

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Rove: O'Donnell Loss is a "Lesson"

Rove: O'Donnell Loss is a "Lesson" Politico reports : On Fox, Megyn Kelly gives Karl Rove a chance to say “I told you so” over his Christine O’Donnell’s loss in Delaware, but Rove refuses to take the bait. “It gave me no pleasure to say that she was unlikely to win,” he …

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Proposition 19 Fails in California

Proposition 19 Fails in California Politico reports : Proposition 19, a closely-watched ballot initiative that could legalize recreational marijuana in California – and perhaps set a trend for the rest of the nation – has been defeated. Projections by news outlets and the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 3, 2010