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Beck Misunderstands Evolution

Glenn Beck Misunderstands Evolution Talking Points Memo reports: Have you ever seen a half-monkey, half-person? No? Well neither has Glenn Beck, which is how he knows evolution doesn't exist. On his radio show today, Beck wondered how many people in the country believe in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Rhee Invited to Work for New Jersey

Rhee Invited to Work for Christie The Washington Post reports: Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee appeared to close the door on a possible appointment to New Jersey's top education post Wednesday, but then opened another by saying that her next job could be at a school district. Rhee, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Paul Claims "No Memory" of Aqua Buddha

Paul: "No Memory" of Aqua Buddha The Huffington Post reports: Rand Paul continued to deny having any recollection of a purported college-aged incident in which the now-Kentucky GOP Senate candidate allegedly kidnapped a female classmate in a haze of marijuana smoke and forced her …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Iraqis Named in Wikileaks Docs

Iraqis Named in Wikileaks Docs The Wall Street Journal reports: WASHINGTON—A Pentagon team has been reviewing copies of Iraq war documents the website WikiLeaks may release in coming days and plans to notify Iraqis named in the documents in an effort to minimize potential damage …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Sestak-Toomey Race In Dead Heat

Sestak-Toomey Race In Dead Heat Politico reports: A Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday confirmed what Democrats have been arguing for months: The Keystone State’s Senate race is as competitive as any other in the country. For Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak , …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Fed Cases Against Blackwater Collapsing

Fed Cases Against Blackwater Collapsing The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Nearly four years after the federal government began a string of investigations and criminal prosecutions against Blackwater Worldwide personnel accused of murder and other violent crimes in Iraq …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Gallup: Palin Not Popular With Independents

Gallup: Palin Not Popular With Independents The Daily Caller reports: Sarah Palin has endorsed 56 candidates this election season and had an impact on GOP primaries, but a new poll suggests that campaign visits from the former Alaska governor ahead of the general election …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Limbaugh: Why Won't Rove "Keep His Mouth Shut"?

Limbaugh: Why Won't Rove "Keep His Mouth Shut"? Ben Smith reports: In another sign of a rift between the Limbaugh-Palin grassroots and the GOP Establishment, Rush Limbaugh goes after Karl Rove -- who just a few months back, guest-hosted his show . Limbaugh today: Now, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Tea Party Express Blew $100k on Cruises

Tea Party Blew $100k on Cruises Politico reports: When the Tea Party Express helped Joe Miller win a shocking upset in Alaska’s GOP Senate primary, it cruised to victory in more ways than one. For seven weeks this summer, staff members of the political action committee …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Bush Defends Bailout

Bush Defends Wall Street Bailout The Hill reports: Former President George W. Bush said a decision to use taxpayer money to bolster the financial system in 2008 wasn't difficult and was needed to avoid an economic collapse. "Depression, no depression," Bush told about 2,000 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Christie: No 2012 Veep Run

Christie: No 2012 Veep Run Politico reports: Chris Christie says he won’t consider joining the Republican ticket as a vice presidential nominee in 2012. The New Jersey governor, who won the first-ever tea party presidential straw poll over the weekend despite claims he’s not …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Quarter of Afghan Votes Thrown Out

Quarter of Afghan Votes Thrown Out The AP reports: Afghanistan has thrown out nearly a quarter of ballots cast in last month's parliamentary elections because of fraud, but it is still far from clear whether the public will accept the results as fair. The full preliminary …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Frank Loans Campaign $200K

Frank Loans Campaign $200K The Hill reports: Facing one of his most difficult reelection battles in years, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) loaned his campaign $200,000 this week, according to media outlets. The Boston Herald reported that campaign finance documents show he …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Judge Rejects DADT Stay Request

Judge Rejects DADT Stay Request Politico reports: U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips has denied the government's request for a stay of her order prohibiting the U.S. military from enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy anywhere in the world. In a six-page order …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Women in Hot Pants & Niqab Protest Burka Ban

Women in Hot Pants & Niqab Protest French Burka Ban The Daily Telegraph reports: Two French female students have made a film of the pair of them strolling through the streets of Paris in a niqab, bare legs and mini-shorts as a critique of France's recently passed law. Calling …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

CIA Failed to Vet Fake Informant

CIA Failed to Vet Fake Informant Reuters reports: The CIA on Tuesday acknowledged "missteps" and "shortcomings" that allowed a would-be informant to enter a U.S. base in Afghanistan and blow himself up on December 30, killing seven CIA officers. The mistakes included failing …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Polls Show Growing GOP Lead

Polls Show Growing GOP Lead The Wall Street Journal reports: A vigorous post-Labor Day Democratic offensive has failed to diminish the resurgent Republicans' lead among likely voters, leaving the GOP poised for major gains in congressional elections two weeks away, according to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Kochs Organize GOP Donor Summit

Kochs Organize GOP Donor Summit The New York Times reports: A secretive network of Republican donors is heading to the Palm Springs area for a long weekend in January, but it will not be to relax after a hard-fought election — it will be to plan for the next one. Koch …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Britain Plans Deepest Cuts Since WWII

UK Plans Deepest Cuts Since WWII The AP reports: Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday the country's government will make the largest cuts to public spending since World War II — slashing benefits and public sector jobs in a five-year austerity plan. Osborne …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

VFW-PAC Shut Down After Revolt Over Endorsements

VFW-PAC Shut Down Over Endorsements The Wall Street Journal reports: The political arm of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has largely shut down operations amid a member backlash after it endorsed a slew of Democratic incumbents, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , California Sen. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010