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Pawlenty Admits He Should've Attacked Romney

The Huffington Post reports : Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is knocking his Republican debate performance in his personal scorebook while getting in another dig at rival Mitt Romney's health care record. The former Minnesota governor conceded Thursday in a Twitter post that he failed …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Feds Support Defending Planned Parenthood

The Huffington Post reports : The U.S. Justice Department entered the court battle over a tough new Indiana abortion law that disqualifies Planned Parenthood of Indiana from the Medicaid program, siding with the organization in its request Thursday for a court order blocking the statute as …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Holder Defends Civilian Trials For Terrorists

The Huffington Post reports : Despite numerous setbacks over the past 2 1/2 years, Attorney General Eric Holder defiantly defended the civilian court system as a venue for trying high-profile terrorist suspects during a speech Thursday night. In a keynote address at the American …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Gallup Poll Shows Obama Losing To Republican

Gallup reports : Forty-four percent of registered voters say they are more likely to vote for "the Republican Party's candidate" and 39% for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election, according to Gallup's June update. The current five-percentage-point edge for the generic Republican is …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Union Exec. Compares Christie To Hitler

Politico reports : Gov. Chris Christie is like Adolf Hitler and New Jersey is like Nazi Germany, a local labor leader declared at a rally against the governor’s proposed pension reform moves Thursday. “It took World War II to get rid of the last Adolf Hitler — it’s gonna take World War …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Southern Baptists Want Path For Illegals

Politico reports : The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution advocating a path to legal status for illegal immigrants. The resolution was passed on Wednesday at the annual meeting of the nation’s largest protestant denomination in Phoenix. It also calls on Southern Baptists …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Huckabee Mum On Endorsement

Politico reports : Mike Huckabee said Thursday before a speech at the Republican Leadership Conference that he was unlikely to get behind a candidate anytime soon, but did signal who he’s fond of - and who he’s less enthusiastic about. “I’m not endorsing anybody right now, ” Huckabee …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Medicaid Patients Soar As Benefits Drop

The New York Times reports: The Obama administration injected billions of dollars into Medicaid, the nation’s low-income health program, as the recession deepened two years ago. The money runs out at the end of this month, and benefits are being cut for millions of people, even though …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 16, 2011

Edwards Asked Heiress For Millions

ABC News reports: Just weeks before federal prosecutors charged John Edwards in a six-count felony indictment, ABC News has been told, the two-time Democratic presidential candidate requested millions of dollars from Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, the banking heiress whose financial support of …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 16, 2011

Rebels Dismiss Qaddafi Offer

Reuter reports: NATO planes resumed bombardments of Tripoli after Muammar Gaddafi's son said the Libyan leader was willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost, an offer rejected by rebels and the United States. Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam told an Italian newspaper that the …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 16, 2011

Americans Pessimistic About Economy

The Telegraph reports : A poll for The Wall Street Journal/ NBC found that 30pc of those questioned expect the economy to deteriorate over the next year, with 29pc predicting an improvement. Although it's a small difference, economists say it reflects the cumulative effect of high gasoline …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

45% Say Palin Run Is Bad For Party

Rasmussen Reports reports : A plurality of Republican primary voters think it would be good for Texas Governor Rick Perry to jump into the party’s presidential race and bad for the party if former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined the field. They are evenly divided about former New York City …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Pawlenty Gets "Glittered"

ABC News reports Another glittered bandit struck out at a GOP presidential candidate. A few weeks ago it was Newt Gingrich who was doused in glitter by a liberal activist. On Thursday, it was Tim Pawlenty. The former Minnesota governor was reportedly showered in glitter at an event …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

House GOP Passes Food Aid Cuts

The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House rejected bipartisan attempts to reduce farm subsidies Thursday and passed a food and farm spending bill that makes deep cuts in food aid at home and abroad. The bill, which provides $17.3 billion for the day-to-day …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Weiner's Wife Absent at his Resignation

CBS News reports After much speculation, Huma Abedin did not appear at husband Anthony Weiner's side as he resigned from Congress on Thursday afternoon. The outgoing N.Y. Democrat resigned nearly three weeks after the revelation that he had been sending a number of women lewd pictures of …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

DNC Attacks TPaw For Paid Healthcare Speech

The Daily Caller reports : The Democratic National Committee is attacking Tim Pawlenty for giving a paid speech on healthcare reform to America’s Health Insurance Plans’ annual conference Thursday in San Francisco, accusing him of being in the pocket of the health insurers. “We know now …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

SC Governor Bashes Obama Over Boeing Plant

The Hill reports : South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said President Obama made the fight over the National Labor Relations Board's lawsuit against Boeing political, not her. "The president is the one who made this political," the first-term GOP governor said in response to a question …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Hutchison Proposes Raising Social Security Age

The Hill reports : Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) unveiled a proposal Thursday to raise the Social Security retirement age to 69 and cut cost-of-living adjustments for benefits. Hutchison said her proposal, the Defend and Save Social Security Act, would save $416 billion over the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

DREAMers To Dems: Don't Count On Our Vote In 2012

The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- Six months after the Senate voted down a bill to provide legal status to some undocumented students, DREAM Act supporters are mobilizing for 2012, hoping to hold Democrats accountable for failing to pass the bill last year. Immigration activists …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011

Libyan Rebels: No To Election Offer

Reuters reports : (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost, his son said, an offer quickly dismissed Thursday by rebels and the United States. Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera: "They (elections) could …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 16, 2011