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Greek PM Changes Cabinet

CNN reports : Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his Cabinet on Friday amid a financial crisis that could reverberate far beyond his country's borders. Among the sweeping changes, Papandreou tapped Evangelos Venizelos, the former defense minister, to serve in the key posts …

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Medvedev: Gov't Role In Economy Has To Be Cut

The Associated Press reports : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday condemned the government's heavy hand in the economy and the centralization of power at the Kremlin, comments seen as a challenge to the legacy of his powerful predecessor, Vladimir Putin. Medvedev's statements in a …

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Romney Takes Huge Lead In NH Poll

The Daily Caller reports : Mitt Romney is a strong frontrunner in New Hampshire, leading his opponents by over 30 percentage points, according to a poll released today by Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies for the New Hampshire Journal. The span style="color: green;"> survey …

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Holtz-Eakin: Obamacare will be Costlier

Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Senator Rob Johnson write in em> The Washington Post:

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Weiner Pension Benefits Top $1 Million

Roll Call reports: While Rep. Anthony Weiner may no longer have the benefit of Congress’ generous health care plan once he resigns, he will still be able to collect his pension and other benefits that could total more than $1 million during his lifetime. According to an analysis of his …

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Jordan's King Faces Rising Tensions

Time.com reports: Spare a thought for Jordan's King Abdullah as he visits Washington this week, complaining of the dire consequences of the failure of his Israeli neighbor to make peace with the Palestinians: it's not easy being a monarch in a Middle East buffeted by the democratic winds of …

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Arrest In Pentagon Security Scare

CBS reports: Authorities have detained one person suspected of planting suspicious devices around the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial, reports CBS News chief national security correspondent David Martin. The suspect is also connected to an investigation into …

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Saleh 'Will Not Return To Yemen'

The Daily Telegraph reports: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's embattled president, who is being treated for shrapnel wounds in Saudi Arabia, will not return home, according to a Saudi official. Contradicting claims President Saleh would return from Riyadh soon, the official, told the news …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Friday June 17, 2011

Wall Street Braces For Lay Offs

The New York Times reports: Wall Street plans to get smaller this summer. Faced with weak markets and uncertainty over regulations, many of the biggest firms are preparing for deep cuts in jobs and other costs. The cutback plans are emerging even as Wall Street firms have mostly …

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Saudi Women Protest Driving Ban

The Washington Post reports: A campaign to defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving opened Friday with female motorists getting behind the wheel — including one who took a 45-minute tour through the nation’s capital — amid calls for sustained challenges to the restrictions in the ultraconse…

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Qaddafi 'In Talks With Rebels'

The Daily Telegraph reports: The Gaddafi regime has opened direct negotiations with the opposition for the first time, it was claimed yesterday as Nato bombing hit new sites in the capital, Tripoli. The surprise announcement came as Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif-al Islam said the best …

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Pentagon Wants To Extend Surge

Agence France Press a month before a scheduled withdrawal, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The timeline would mean the president could promise large troop reductions to a war-weary public just ahead of the November 2012 presidential elections in which he seeks a second term, but …

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Syrian Crackdown Intensifies

Voice of America reports: Syrian security forces are continuing their assault on cities and villages in the country's restive northwest, as world leaders are condemning the crackdown. The Syrian news agency Sana and rights activists said Thursday that military units equipped with dozens of …

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U.S. To Plug Holes In Cyber Defenses

Reuter reports: The Pentagon is about to roll out an expanded effort to safeguard its contractors from hackers and is building a virtual firing range in cyberspace to test new technologies, according to officials familiar with the plans, as a recent wave of cyber attacks boosts concerns …

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IMF Readies New Greek Bailout

The Daily Telegraph reports: The International Monetary Fund is preparing to pump more money into riot-torn Greece’s stricken economy in an attempt to calm turmoil on the financial markets. The IMF said it stood “ready to continue its support” for the country providing the government …

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DSK Tried To Claim Immunity

The Washington Post reports: Dominique Strauss-Kahn declared he had diplomatic immunity and complained that his handcuffs were too tight after he was taken into custody on allegations he tried to rape a Manhattan hotel maid, court documents filed Thursday show. The documents filed by …

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Romney's Jobless Joke Falls Flat

The Associated Press reports: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a group of out-of-work Floridians Thursday that "I'm also unemployed," quickly drawing criticism from Democrats who said it showed the former Massachusetts governor and multimillionaire was out of touch. …

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U.S. Pledges To Kill Zawahiri

The BBC reports: The US will hunt down and kill new al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri as it did Osama Bin Laden, Washington's top military officer has vowed. Adm Mike Mullen said al-Qaeda still posed a threat to the U.S. "As we did both seek to capture and kill - and succeed in killing …

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Weiner Successor Gets Raw Deal

Th e New York Times reports: So, who wants to be a lame-duck freshman? That was the reaction from political insiders on Thursday when asked what would become of Representative Anthony D. Weiner’s Congressional district, which covers Brooklyn and Queens. After all, with New York …

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Canadians Vow to Expose Hockey Rioters

The Globe and Mail reports : B.C. Premier Christy Clark has asked spectators who took videos and photos of the looting, vandalism and violence to let the police see what they have. “I’d like to make this call out to everybody who may have some evidence for police, ” Ms. Clark told …

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