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Norquist Rebuked By Senate GOP

The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- Grover Norquist's grip on the Republican Party's tax policy slipped dramatically on Tuesday, a development that is likely to have significant repercussions on the debate over spending, revenue and the federal deficit. Norquist, the head of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 14, 2011

Collective Bargaining Law Upheld In WI

The New York Times reports : The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for significant cuts to collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state, undoing a lower court’s decision that Wisconsin’s controversial law had been passed improperly. The Supreme Court’s …

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Grand Jury Probes Abu Ghraib Death

Time reports: It has been nearly a decade since Manadel al-Jamadi, an Iraqi prisoner known as "the Iceman" -- for the bungled attempt to cool his body and make him look less dead -- perished in CIA custody at Abu Ghraib. But now there are rumbles in Washington that the notorious case, as …

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Syria's Sectarian Rift Widens

The New York Times reports: The Syrian government’s retaking of a town this weekend that had teetered beyond its control is sharpening sectarian tensions along one of the country’s most explosive fault lines: relations between the Sunni Muslim majority and the minority Alawite sect to which …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Tuesday June 14, 2011

NATO Warns Of Helicopter Strikes

Reuter reports: Libyan rebels made fresh gains on the western front on Tuesday, pushing back forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi in a string of clashes that brought them closer to the capital Tripoli. Late on Tuesday, NATO resumed bombing the Libyan capital with strikes hitting the …

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Gingrich Charity Paid For-Profit Business

ABC News reports : A non-profit charity founded by Newt Gingrich to promote freedom, faith and free enterprise also served as another avenue to promote Gingrich's political views , and came dangerously close, some experts say, to crossing a bright line that is supposed to separate …

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Bernanke Warns Of New Crisis

The Chicago Tribune reports : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a failure to lift the government's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling risks a potentially disastrous loss of confidence in America's creditworthiness. In comments that could give …

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Coburn's Subsidies Measure Fails

The Hill reports : The Senate on Tuesday voted against killing off $6 billion in tax breaks for ethanol producers, but 34 Republicans sided against Americans for Tax Reform. In the 40-59 vote, the Senate rejected a procedural motion to end debate on the measure sponsored …

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Ex-Gingrich Aide Received Questionable Payments

The Huffington Post reports : ABC News reported on Tuesday that Renewing American Leadership , a tax-exempt nonprofit founded by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, had funneled more than $200,000 to for-profit Gingrich Communications over the course of two years. That money, the news …

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Boehner Cautions Obama on Libya

The Huffington Post reports : House Speaker John Boehner says the Obama administration clearly will be in violation of the War Powers Act by this weekend after failing to seek congressional consent for the U.S. military action in Libya. In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 14, 2011

Syria Planned Border Battles With Israel

The Washington Times reports : A leaked Syrian government document shows that the regime orchestrated last month’s border clashes with Israel . Syrian security forces were told to grant free passage to 20 protester-filled buses and to allow them to cross the cease-fire line with …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 14, 2011

CBO Directors: Default Would be a "Dangerous Gamble"

The Christian Science Monitor reports: If a stalemate over increasing the US debt limit persists, the potential decision to let the US government default on its debt "would be a dangerous gamble, " says Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf . Speaking Tuesday at a …

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Arizona Wildfires Spreading

NY Daily News reports : The massive Arizona wildfires, burning now for a third week, threatened Tuesday to scorch a small town in neighboring New Mexico . The raging flames moved within about a mile of the mountain burg of Luna , N.M., as the "Wallow Fire" continued its inexorable …

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New Anti-Palin Documentary to be Released

The LA Times reports : Sarah Palin receives what is by all indications a very kind treatment in a new documentary that will premiere in theaters July 15. But a second, far more scathing Palin documentary is being prepared by a more experienced filmmaker. And it looks a lot more likely to …

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Pelosi To Dems: Weiner Has to Go

Talking Points Memo reports : Emerging from her first meeting with the Democratic caucus since calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-NY) resignation, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters that she used the gathering to explain her decision to cut him off. "Because we have …

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Angle's PAC Comes Under Scrutiny

The Huffington Post reports : Controversial former Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle is pushing the limits of the law as she launches a Super PAC to collect unlimited funds from individuals and corporations to spend on current and future elections. The Supreme Court, in its …

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GOP Targets Food Aid to Low Income Families

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports : A large cut in the WIC nutrition program that the House Appropriations Committee approved last week would force WIC to turn away 200, 000 to 350, 000 eligible low-income women and young children next year. This cut, part of the …

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Obama Warns of New Financial Crisis

The Huffington Post reports : President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday there could be another global financial crisis if Congress failed to raise the national debt ceiling. But in an interview with NBC's "Today" show, Obama also said he took Republican leaders at their word that they …

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Huntsman Officially Running for Prez

The Huffington Post reports : Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman is running for president and is expected to formally announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination next week, the AP reports . The Republican hopeful will officially launch his campaign one week from …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 14, 2011

Watch: Pawlenty Defends Debate Performance

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 14, 2011