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Read: Gerson and Wehner on Politics & Religion

Read: Gerson and Wehner on Politics and Religion National Review writes: Two former aides in the George W. Bush administration have collaborated again, this time on the new book, em> City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Wall Street Benefits Set New Record

Wall Street Benefits Set New Record The Wall Street Journal reports: Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, according to a study conducted by The Wall Street Journal. About three dozen of the top publicly held securities and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Kim's Oldest Son Opposes Dynastic Succession

Kim's Oldest Son Opposes Dynastic Succession The Telegraph reports: Kim Jong-nam, 39, who lives in the gambling hub of Macao and was once said to be too "wayward" for the leadership, said he did not approve of the hereditary principle that saw his 27-year-old half-brother Kim …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Atlas Shrugged Features in WI Senate Debate

Atlas Shrugged Features in WI Senate Debate JSOnline.com reports: In contrast to last Friday's debate in Milwaukee, the format was more free-form, allowing the candidates to rebut, sometimes with attitude and aggressiveness. While the two went back and forth on issues such as the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

O'Donnell Trails in Delaware Polls

O'Donnell Trails in Delaware Polls Talking Points Memo reports: The new Fox News poll of the Delaware Senate race finds Democratic nominee Chris Coons continuing to lead Republican Christine O'Donnell by a landslide margin -- and also reaffirms that the GOP would have likely …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Obama's Approval Slips Among Jews

Obama's Approval Slips Among Jews Politico reports: Obama's approval numbers have fallen among almost every group, and the drop in any group's figures should be seen first in the broader economic context. And that's probably the main factor at play in the annual American Jewish …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Florida Gov Race Deadlocked

Florida Gov Race Deadlocked The Huffington Post reports: Yesterday may have been a federal holiday, but it was a busy day for new polls from four highly competitive contests for Governor in Florida, Rhode Island, Maine and Oregon. In Florida, three new surveys conducted in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Silver: GOP Likely to Gain 47 Seats

Silver: GOP Likely to Gain 47 Seats Nate Silver writes: The House forecast that we released on Friday establishes an over-under line for Republican gains at a net of 47 or 48 seats. But, as I noted at the end of the article, the confidence interval on this forecast is very …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Watch: Frum on Working in the Bush White House

Watch: Frum on Working in the Bush White House Ken Rockburn of the Canadian "Cable Public Affairs Channel" interviews David Frum in a wide-ranging interview, covering his childhood, his time in the Bush White House, and his recent work with Frum Forum . The video can be viewed …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Kirk Feared Becoming a "Moderate Victim"

Kirk Feared Becoming a "Moderate Victim" Politico reports: Illinois Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk expressed concern about being "the next moderate victim" well before the tea party made its imprint on the 2010 cycle, according to a campaign memo he wrote last fall that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Dems Hope Pot Measure Brings Out Vote

Dems Hope Pot Measure Brings Out The Vote Politico reports: Forget the billion-dollar budget hole and layoff threats — the big debate in California right now is whether a bong war over legalizing pot could help boost Gov. Moonbeam back into office. Seizing on new independen…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

McMahon "Happy" with Tamer WWE

McMahon "Happy" with Tamer WWE Politico reports: Connecticut Republican Senate nominee Linda McMahon says she likes World Wresting Entertainment a little tamer than it was when she ran the company. ABC’s Christiane Amanpour asked the former WWE CEO if she was comfortable with a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

US and Chinese Defense Ministers Meet

US and Chinese Defense Ministers Hold Tense Meeting Yahoo! News reports: HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called on Asian-Pacific defense chiefs to avoid resorting to "force or coercion" to settle territorial disputes, in a veiled warning that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Chamber of Commerce Responds to Funding Allegations

Chamber of Commerce Hits Back at WH Politico reports: U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue on Monday responded to the recent attacks on his group by the Obama administration, saying flatly that the attempts to tie the Chamber to foreign interests “won’t work.” …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Weigel: Why Outside Funding Matters

Weigel: Why Outside Funding Matters Dave Weigel writes: While I don't think that voters care who's funding various ads, those ads are really not given their due by the political press. For every Christine O'Donnell ad that plays in Delaware and is repeated on cable all day, hundreds …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Netanyahu Offers Settlement Freeze

Netanyahu Offers Settlement Freeze The New York Times reports: JERUSALEM — An offer on Monday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to freeze West Bank Jewish settlements in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state — instantly rejected by …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Douthat: Be Sober on School Choice

Douthat: Be Sober on School Choice Ross Douthat writes: In this fall’s must-see documentary, “Waiting for ‘Superman, ’ ” Davis Guggenheim offers a critique of America’s public school bureaucracy that’s manipulative, simplistic and more than a little bit utopian. Not that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Watch: Manchin Shoots Cap-And-Trade Bill

Watch: Manchin Shoots Cap And Trade Bill Politico reports: Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia is firing at his own party’s platform – literally. In a new ad released over the weekend , the governor who’s running for the Senate, shoulders a rifle and shoots a hole through …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 11, 2010

Manchin Supports Repealing Obamacare

Manchin Supports Obamacare Repeal The Hill reports: West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D), who is in a tough fight for a Senate seat, said Monday he'd support repealing the healthcare reform law if it can't be fixed. Manchin, who's been falling behind in his race against Republica…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 11, 2010

Paul: We're "Clinging" to our Guns and Religion

Paul: We're "Clinging" to our Guns and Religion The Huffington Post reports: Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul appeared at a three-day Kentucky machine gun shoot and show over the weekend to rally support among the state's gun owners. "I don't have to apologize for supporting …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 11, 2010

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