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Schumer: 'Pained' by Weinergate

Politico reports : Sen. Chuck Schumer refused to answer questions Monday evening about the Twitter scandal that has ensnared Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), his one-time congressional aide. But in a statement, the powerful Democratic senator said he was "deeply pained and saddened" …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Weiner Accuser Speaks Out

ABC News reports : Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York said today he has engaged in "several inappropriate" electronic relationships with six women over three years, and that he publicly lied about a photo of himself sent over Twitter to a college student in Seattle over a week ago. "I …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Pelosi: Ethics Probe for Weiner

Politico reports : House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, have called for an investigation into Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) over the series of sexually explicit conversations and lewd photos …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Syria Threatens Assault on Town

BBC News reports : The northern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour is bracing for an assault by the military after the government said 120 security forces personnel had been killed there by "armed gangs". The government says it will act "with force" to restore control. Activists say the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Japan Doubles Radiation Estimates

AFP reports : Japan has more than doubled its initial estimate of radiation released from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in the week after the March 11 tsunami, ahead of the launch of an official probe Tuesday. The nation's watchdog, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Cameron Gets Tough with Islamic Extremists

The New Statesman reports : According to Mark Townsend and Hannah Olivennes writing in the Observer , David Cameron is set to emerge this week as the victor in a long and "bitter cabinet battle" with Nick Clegg by unveiling a "hardline approach to tackling Islamist extremism". Home …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Louisiana GOP Bill Would Overturn Roe v. Wade

The Huffington Post reports: The Louisiana state legislature is considering a bill that would make performing an abortion a criminal offense, including in cases of rape and incest, and that would force a woman to pay out of pocket for an abortion that is necessary to save her life. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Huntsman Wins Over Students for Daniels

The Huffington Post reports : When Students for Daniels found out that the Indiana governor was not going to run for the GOP presidential nomination, they turned their attention to deciding which former governor they would endorse as their second choice: Massachusetts' Mitt Romney, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

McConnell: Dem Plan is to Do Nothing

T he Hill reports : Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday accused Democrats of planning to do nothing about the nation’s financial woes while they prepare for the 2012 elections. "They run the White House and they run the Senate, and yet their entire approach is to …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Sudan Rejects UN Call for Withdrawal

The Washington Post reports : Sudan has rejected a call by the U.N. Security Council to withdraw its forces from the contested town of Abyei, as internal pressure mounts on South Sudan to respond to the invasion last month . Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti, in a statement …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Support for Afghan War Rises

The Washington Post reports : The number of Americans who say the war in Afghanistan is worth fighting has increased for the first time since President Obama announced at the end of 2009 that he would boost troop levels, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll . The …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Apple Picks Twitter Over Facebook

The Huffington Post reports : Apple has revamped the software that powers its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to include, for the first time ever, a major integration with a social network -- but not the one you might think. For the social media features in the new version of its iOS …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Top Obama Economic Adviser to Resign

The Huffington Post reports : The White House says Austan Goolsbee, a longtime adviser to President Barack Obama, will resign his post as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers this summer to return to teaching at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Weiner Sorry for Sexting

CNN reports : Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York apologized Monday for falsely claiming that his Twitter account had been hacked, after a lewd photo showed up over Memorial Day weekend. He admitted to having engaging in "several inappropriate relationships" with women he met online, but …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Breitbart Hijacks Weiner Presser

Politico reports : Andrew Breitbart took over the press conference in New York that was supposed to feature Rep. Anthony Weiner Monday, declaring that everything he’s posted on his conservative Web site BigGovernment.com has proven to be true. Weiner was supposed to come to the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Syria: 120 Troops Killed in Ambush

The AP reports : Armed men attacked Syrian security forces in a tense northern city on Monday, Syrian officials said, and 120 policemen and security forces were killed in a region where the army has carried out days of deadly assaults on protesters calling for the end of President Bashar …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

GOP Reps Set Debt Demands

The Hill reports : More than a hundred House conservatives have signed a letter to GOP leaders setting stringent conditions that should be met if they are to support a national debt-limit increase. Conservative members of the House Republican Study Committee are growing suspicious …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Bachmann Hires Ed Rollins

The Hill reports : Veteran Republican strategist Ed Rollins said Monday that he's exclusively helping Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) with forming her campaign for president. Rollins, who served as national campaign director for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) in 2008, said that …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011

Poll: Voters Say Palin Least Qualified

Politico reports : Voters see Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential hopeful most qualified to take the Oval Office, according to a new survey. In a Rasmussen survey out Monday, 49 percent of likely voters said the former Massachusetts governor was qualified to be president, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 6, 2011