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NJ Senate Approves Union Bill

The Associated Press reports : The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill requiring sharply higher contributions for pensions and health benefits from public workers while suspending unions' ability to bargain over health care. The upper chamber moved the bill with support from Republicans and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Obama Helps Dems Outpace GOP Fundraising

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats beat Republicans in the race for campaign dollars during May, as the president stepped up fundraising ahead of the 2012 contest for the White House. The Democratic National Committee pulled in $10.5 million, compared with $6.2 …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Iran Nuke Chief Slams IAEA

The Associated Press reports : A top Iranian official has told the International Atomic Energy Agency Monday to focus on nuclear safety rather than "baseless and marginal issues." The comment by Iranian nuclear chief Fereidoun Abbasi reflects unhappiness with the IAEA chief's attempts to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

U.S. Wants 'Action, Not Words' From Assad

Reuters reports : The United States on Monday said it wanted to see "action, not words" from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who pledged political reforms within months. Assad, in a speech at Damascus University, said a national dialogue would start soon to review new legislation …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Bachmann Using Public Funds for Political Event?

Roll Call reports : On Nov. 5, 2009, at the behest of Rep. Michele Bachmann , thousands of tea party activists descended on the Capitol to vent their rage over the health care overhaul bill pending before Congress. The assembled activists chanted, "Kill the bill! Kill the bill!" and waved …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

McConnell: Short Debt Limit Hike Possible

Reuters reports : Congress and the White House could raise the debt limit for a few months while they seek a comprehensive, long-term budget deal, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday. The Obama administration has warned it will run out of money to pay the nation's bills …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

CEO Pay Major Factor in Income Gap

The Washington Post reports : It was the 1970s, and the chief executive of a leading U.S. dairy company, Kenneth J. Douglas, lived the good life. He earned the equivalent of about $1 million today. He and his family moved from a three-bedroom home to a four-bedroom home, about a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

IMF: More Austerity Needed

The New York Times reports : The International Monetary Fund sent a simple message Monday to the Greek people as they struggle to cope with the austerity measures being imposed on them in exchange for a bailout: Prepare for more of the same. “Consolidation will have to continue, ” the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Rallies Grow as NY Senate Considers Gay Marriage Vote

The Associated Press reports : Hundreds of raucous demonstrators on both sides of the divisive gay-marriage debate jammed the usually sedate halls of New York's Capitol on Monday as Senate Republicans, who can determine the measure's fate, consider whether to schedule a decisive vote on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Libya Claims NATO Strike Kills 15

The Associated Press reports : Libya's government said a NATO airstrike west of Tripoli early Monday on a large family compound belonging to a close associate of Moammar Gadhafi has killed at least 15 people, including three children. A NATO official in Naples, Italy, said the alliance has …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Ahmadinejad's Advisers Under Fire

The Washington Post reports : A growing confrontation between Iran’s clerical rulers and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is spilling over to unusually direct criticism of the president’s inner circle of advisers. Hard-line ayatollahs and representatives of the Revolutionary Guard Corps who were …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Egypt's Mubarak May Have Cancer

The Associated Press reports : Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may have cancer, his defense lawyer said Monday, two months ahead of the former leader's trial for allegedly ordering the killing of anti-government protesters. Mubarak, who was ousted on Feb. 11 after 18 days of mass …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Regulators "Embed" With Big Banks

The Wall Street Journal reports : Memo to employees at big Wall Street banks and securities firms: Be careful what you say on the elevator. You might be surrounded by regulators. As part of a push to prevent another financial crisis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Office …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

First Lady Heads To South Africa

The Wall Street Journal reports : U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to arrive in South Africa on Monday to meet with women's groups, speak about the importance of education and youth leadership, as well as take in the sights. Yet many say there's another unstated aspect of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Baghdad Bombs Target Police

The Washington Post reports : Multiple bombs detonated in Iraq’s capital on Monday morning, jolting residents out of bed, killing at least one police officer and injuring several people, and startling a carful of security officials working for the French embassy, officials said. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

North, South Sudan Agree to Abyei Withdrawal

The Associated Press reports : Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says leaders from north and south Sudan have agreed to withdraw their troops from the contested region of Abyei and allow Ethiopian peacekeepers to move in. The agreement comes three weeks before the south is set to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Afghans Blast Pak. Over Shelling

Reuters reports : Afghanistan on Monday complained to Pakistan about its shelling of Afghan villages, soon after an assault by Pakistani forces drove militants across the border. The two sides blame each other for failing to crack down hard enough on militants along a porous border …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

EU Debt Crisis Threat To Recovery

The New York Times reports : The euro zone sovereign debt crisis is a threat to economic recovery and the euro zone must cooperate more to contain it and consolidate fiscally to restore confidence, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. "A broadly sound recovery continues, but …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Walmart

The Washington Post reports : The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously Monday that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Gates: U.S. Risks Losing Supremacy

The Daily Caller reports : America is at risk of losing its global supremacy, says departing Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a Newsweek article released Sunday . “I’ve spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower, and one that had no compunction about spending …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011