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Pelosi Won't Get Key Backing

Pelosi Won't Get Key Backing The Huffington Post reports: Bobby Bright, a Democrat from Alabama, became the first House Democrat to definitively say that he will not vote to make Nancy Pelosi the Speaker of the 112th House of Representatives, telling the local WSFA that he would …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

O'Donnell: I Didn't go to Yale

O'Donnell: I Didn't go to Yale Talking Points Memo reports: Republican Christine O'Donnell has a new ad in the Delaware Senate race, continuing her "I'm You" slogan from her previous spot. Unlike the previous one , which sought to confront her past discussions of having dabbled …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Ethics Hearings to be Held After Elections

Ethics Hearings to be Held After Elections Talking Points Memo reports: The ethics committee hearings for Reps. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) will be held after Election Day, the committee announced today. Rangel's adjudicatory hearing will begin Nov. 15. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Obama Plans Budget Cuts in 2020

Obama Plans Budget Cuts in 2020 The Washington Examiner reports: Tea Party candidates, we are told, are unelectable crazies who propose such nutty things as cutting federal spending, reducing federal taxes, even abolishing chronically failing government operations like the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Murkowski Campaign Centers on "Alaska Mafia"

Murkowski Campaign Centers on "Alaska Mafia" The Washington Examiner reports: Once insurgent conservative Joe Miller knocked off moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Senate primary, almost all Beltway Republicans lined up behind Miller. But thanks to Alaska's unique …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

72,000 Stimulus Checks Sent to Dead People

72,000 Stimulus Checks Sent to Dead People The Washington Post reports: WASHINGTON -- More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report. The payments, which were part of last year's …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Dobbs: I Never Hired Illegals

Dobbs: I Never Hired Illegals CBS News reports: Former CNN talk show host Lou Dobbs, who is known for his hard line on illegal immigration, today denied that he has ever hired illegal immigrants. "I have never, nor has The Dobbs Group at any time, hired an illegal immigrant," …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Paladino Uses Campaign Money In Business

Paladino Uses Campaign Money In Business The New York Times reports: If Carl P. Paladino comes up short in his run for governor against Andrew M. Cuomo , he will not have thrown his money away. At least not all of it. Of the $3.8 million that Mr. Paladino, a Republican, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Paul Visits Iowa

Ron Paul Visits Iowa Politico reports: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) may be looking to reignite the grass-roots movement that propelled his 2008 presidential campaign with a trip to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa later this month. Paul will address students, staff …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Santorum Launches Iowa PAC

Santorum Launches Iowa PAC Politico reports: Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum took a step closer to a 2012 presidential run Thursday, launching an Iowa political action committee that will help him raise money for candidates in the Hawkeye State. The state is home …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

42% of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage

42% of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage Politico reports: A growing number of Americans favor allowing same-sex marriage, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Forty-two percent of respondents said they favor same-sex marriage, up 5 percentage points from …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Sarah Palin at 22% Favorability Rating

Sarah Palin at 22% Favorability Rating Politico reports: Fewer than one in four Americans have a favorable view of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a standing that would present a considerable hurdle if she were to jump into the race for president in 2012, according to a CBS …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

US Money Ends Up With Taliban

US Money Ends Up With Taliban The Washington Post reports: The U.S. military has only minimal knowledge of - and exercises virtually no control over - the thousands of Afghans it indirectly pays to guard its installations, including "warlords and strongmen linked to murder, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Lieberman Trails in 2012 Polling

Lieberman Trails in 2012 Polling Talking Points Memo reports: A new survey of Connecticut by Public Policy Polling (D) provides a fascinating look into the possible future of independent Sen. Joe Lieberman. To be exact, the former Democrat is incredibly unpopular with most …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday October 8, 2010

Angle's Pastor: Mormonism is a "Cult"

Angle's Pastor: Reid is in a "Cult" Reno News and Review reporter Dennis Myers interviews Pastor John Reed of Sharron Angle's church: The LDS church, in fact, pushes one of Pastor Reed’s buttons, and the fact that Harry Reid is a member seems to be only a part of the reason. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 7, 2010

French Court Approves Burka Ban

Court Approves French Burka Ban BBC News reports: France's constitutional court has approved the law set to ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public. It approved it almost in its entirety, making one small change: the law will not apply to public places of worship where it may …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 7, 2010

Bin Laden Okayed Euro Terror Plot

Bin Laden Okayed Euro Terror Plot ABC News reports: The claims of a captured German al Qaeda recruit about a multi-city plot against Europe have been bolstered by other "highly reliable" sources of information, US and German intelligence officials said Thursday. The captured …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 7, 2010

Christie Kills NY-NJ Tunnel Project

Christie Kills NY-NJ Tunnel Project The New York Times reports: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Thursday that he has decided to terminate the construction of a commuter train tunnel between northern New Jersey and Manhattan because of escalating estimates of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 7, 2010

Obama to Pocket Veto Foreclosure Bill

Obama Won't Sign Foreclosure Bill ABC News reports: ABC News has learned that President Obama will not sign – or “pocket veto” -- a bill that sailed through Congress that consumer groups warn would make it easier for banks to foreclose on homeowners. The purpose of the “Intersta…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 7, 2010

Toxic Sludge Hits Danube

Toxic Red Sludge Hits the Danube CNN reports: Toxic red sludge that leaked from a reservoir in Hungary reached the Danube, Europe's second largest river, on Thursday as emergency officials worked to contain as much of the leak as possible. "It is a huge tragedy for the whole …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 7, 2010