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Kurdish Rebels Kill 13 Turkish Soldiers

The New York Times reports : Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy in southeastern Turkey ambushed a group of soldiers near Diyarbakir on Thursday, killing 13 and wounding 7, the Turkish military said on its Web site. The attack, one of the deadliest on Turkish forces in recent years, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Obama Ready To Move On South Korea Trade Deal

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama will soon send a free trade pact with South Korea to Congress for approval despite Republican threats to vote against it because of a retraining program for workers displaced by trade, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Thursday. "There is …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Giuliani: GOP Risks Being Blamed for Default

Reuters reports : Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, weighing a second run for the White House, warned on Thursday that Republicans risked being blamed if the U.S. defaults on its debt. Speaking in the seacoast town of Hampton, New Hampshire, Giuliani said a default could hurt the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

U.S. Planning Stronger Ties With Libya Rebels

The Associated Press reports : The Obama administration is preparing to strengthen ties with Libya's main opposition movement as it becomes increasingly clear that the group will govern a post-Gadahfi Libya, senior U.S. officials said Thursday. Traveling with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

UN: Sudan Violence Could Involve War Crimes

The New York Times reports : An unpublished report from the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Sudan gives details of violence that has erupted in an important border state, including widespread aerial bombardments that kill civilians, executions, possible mass graves and …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Minn. Leaders Reach Deal To End Shutdown

The New York Times reports : The governor of Minnesota and the state’s Republican lawmakers announced on Thursday that they had, at last, reached a deal on the state’s budget, bringing what is expected to be a swift reopening of government services. In the end, Mark Dayton, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Obama Suspends White House Debt Talks

The New York Times reports : President Obama threw the deadlocked budget negotiations back to Congress on Thursday, telling Republicans and Democrats to try to work out an agreement to avert a government default, and suggesting that more ambitious efforts to cut the deficit had hit a …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

McConnell, Reid Discuss Debt Limit Plan

The Wall Street Journal reports : A backup plan to cut the federal deficit and keep the U.S. government from default gained momentum Thursday even as President Barack Obama and congressional leaders paused their negotiations to determine if they can reach a deal. Ratcheting higher the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Bin Laden Planned 9/11 Anniversary Attack

The Wall Street Journal reports : Osama bin Laden was working to assemble a team of militants to attack the U.S. on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, according to communications Navy SEALs seized from his Pakistani hideout when they killed the al Qaeda leader this spring. This …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

McCain Blames Obama for Debt Stalemate

Politico reports : Hitting President Barack Obama for urging lawmakers to “eat your peas, ” Sen. John McCain said Thursday that he’s not impressed with the president’s negotiating style, but is still holding out for a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling because he “can’t imagine us …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Reid: Cantor's Too "Childish" For Debt Talks

Politico reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) lashed out at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in a floor speech saying he's acting "childish" and he has "shown he shouldn't be at the table." Citing anonymous Republicans criticizing Cantor in a POLITICO article, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Obama May Move Debt Talks To Camp David

Bloomberg reports : President Barack Obama may summon congressional leaders to a Camp David summit this weekend after the latest round of White House negotiations on the deficit ended on a tense note and Moody’s Investors Service warned the stalemate could jeopardize the U.S.’s credit …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

TSA To Test Risk-Based Airport Screening

The Associated Press reports : The Transportation Security Administration plans to test a program that would pre-screen certain travelers who volunteer more personal information so they can be vetted to potentially receive expedited screening at the checkpoint. This is the Obama administrat…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Pentagon Reveals Largest-Ever Cyber Theft

The New York Times reports : The Defense Department suffered one of its worst digital attacks in history in March, when foreign hackers broke into the computers of a corporate contractor and obtained 24, 000 sensitive Pentagon files during a single intrusion, senior officials said on …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Pelosi: GOP May Not Act On Debt Until Markets Plummet

The Hill reports : House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned Thursday that it might require financial markets to plummet before Republican leaders agree to raise the nation's debt ceiling. "I don't need to see markets drop 400 points, but Republicans may need to see markets drop …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Satellite Photos Show Mass Graves In Sudan

The Associated Press reports : Sudan activists on Thursday called for the United States and the international community to intervene in a region of Sudan inaccessible to outsiders after a U.S. group released satellite photos of what they said appear to be mass graves. The Satellite Sentinel …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Poll: Public Trusts Obama Over GOP On Economy

Politico reports : A majority of U.S. voters give a thumbs down to President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy, but they trust him more than congressional Republicans to get the country back on track — and favor his approach to trimming the nation’s debt, a poll out Thursday finds. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

McCain Calls For Cyber Security Panel

Reuters reports : Republican Senator John McCain called on Wednesday for the creation of a bipartisan panel to draft long-sought legislation to combat data breaches and espionage aimed at U.S. companies and defense networks. "The only way to move comprehensive cyber security legislation …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Jobless Claims Fall For Second Week

The Associated Press reports : Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, an encouraging sign the job market may be slowly improving. Weekly applications dropped 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 405,000, the Labor Department said, the lowest level in almost three months. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Moody's May Downgrade U.S. Debt

Reuters reports : The United States may lose its top-notch credit rating in the next few weeks if lawmakers fail to increase the country's legal borrowing limit and the government misses debt payments, Moody's Investors Service warned on Wednesday. Moody's is the first of the big-three …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011