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Gifts Fuel Thomas Ethics Debate

The New York Times reports: Harlan Crow, a Dallas real estate magnate and a major contributor to conservative causes ... has done many favors for the justice and his wife, Virginia, helping finance a Savannah library project dedicated to Justice Thomas, presenting him with a Bible that …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Taliban Targets German Troops

The Associated Press reports: A suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden car next to a German military convoy in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing three Afghan civilians, officials and witnesses said. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack. …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Dems Try To Move Beyond Scandal

The Hill reports: With Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) all but out the door, Democrats have wasted no time trying to shift the conversation back to the economy, healthcare and other issues of greater national consequence. Party leaders think they have a winning hand in their opposition to …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

U.S.,Taliban Talks "Very Preliminary"

Reuter reports: It could be months before efforts to broker a peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban bear fruit, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview aired on Sunday. Gates, who steps down at the end of the month, said there had been contacts between …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Israeli PM: Let Spy Attend Funeral

The Associated Press reports: Israel's prime minister has asked the Obama administration to let a former U.S. navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel leave prison to attend his father's funeral, an aide said Sunday. The White House had rebuffed Israeli requests to let …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Syria Cuts Off Refugee Supplies

Agence-France Presse reports: The Syrian army has cut off a border village supplying people fleeing to Turkey, closing its only bakery and setting fire to surrounding forests, residents who managed to escape said Sunday. Speaking near the Turkish-Syrian border, witnesses said Bdama …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Perry Electrifies GOP Conference

The Guardian reports: There were buttons that said "Kiss Me, I'm a Republican" and buttons that averred "I'm the God-Fearing, Gun-Toting, Flag-Waving Conservative the Liberals Warned You About." And of course there were badges declaring loyalty to the candidates who have announced their run …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

The First Lady's "People Diplomacy"

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 Sunday June 19, 2011

Reformers Plan Morocco Protests

The BBC reports: Demonstrations are expected later in Moroccan cities after reformists said constitutional changes proposed by King Mohammed VI do not go far enough. Many critics want constitutional changes drawn up by a democratically elected committee instead. They also say the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

U.S., Saudi Rivalry Over Jordan

The Los Angeles Times reports: Senior U.S. diplomats have been dropping by the royal palace in Amman almost every week this spring to convince Jordanian King Abdullah II that democratic reform is the best way to quell the protests against his rule. But another powerful ally also has …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Sunday June 19, 2011

The Plane Truth About Area 51

The Sunday Telegraph reports: From engrossing television hokum such as The X-Files to blockbuster films like Independence Day ; from conspiracy tracts about the New World Order to fevered discussions on UFO websites, no other military installation can match Area 51’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

House Mulls Pakistan Aid Restrictions

The Hill reports: House appropriators have proposed slapping new restrictions on the aid that Washington will send to Pakistan next year amid a chill in relations following the killing of Osama bin Laden. A provision in the 2012 Pentagon appropriations bill that the panel …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Leading Russian Dissident Dies At 88

Agence-France Presse reports: Yelena Bonner, who died in Boston aged 88, was a Soviet voice of conscience who fought alongside her husband Andrei Sakharov before leaving Russia years later decrying Vladimir Putin's rule. After the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Sakharov died in 1989, Bonner …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Turkey Extends Refugee Aid

Agence-France Presse reports: Turkey has begun extending aid across its border with Syria to help people who have massed there fleeing unrest, the emergency situations agency said Sunday. "Distribution of humanitarian aid has begun to meet the urgent food needs of Syrian citizens waiting on …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Pentagon Bomb Probe Continues

ABC News reports: An international investigation is under way today to find out whether the Marine Corps Reserve lance corporal who was arrested early Friday morning for carrying suspected bomb making materials near the Pentagon is simply an unstable, misguided young man, or a cold-blooded …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Greek PM Calls For Referendum

The Washington Post reports: Prime Minister George Papandreou has called for a fall referendum on “changes to the political system, ” including to the country’s constitution. Opening a three-day parliamentary debate that will culminate in a confidence vote late Tuesday, Papandreou …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

NATO Air Strike 'Kills Civilians'

The Sunday Telegraph reports: Seven civilians have been killed in a Nato air strike in eastern Tripoli, according to Libyan officials. Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim accused the Western alliance of "deliberately targeting civilians, " insisting there were no military …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

McCain Raps GOP 'Isolationists'

Politico reports: John McCain raps the Republican presidential field for what he sees as an isolationist strain that's emerging as the candidates shift away from strict hawkishness on foreign policy, and which cropped up at the New Hampshire debate last Monday. From the pre-taped …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Officials: Pakistan Tipped Off Militants

The Associated Press reports: U.S. officials say Pakistan has apparently tipped off militants at two more bomb-building factories in its tribal areas, giving the terror suspects time to flee, after U.S. intelligence shared the locations with the Pakistani government. Those officials …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011

Al-Qaeda 'Crippled In Afghanistan'

The New York Times reports: As the Obama administration nears a crucial decision on how rapidly to withdraw combat forces from Afghanistan, high-ranking officials say that Al Qaeda’s original network in the region has been crippled, providing a rationale for an accelerated reduction of …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 19, 2011