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Yemen's Veep Takes Power

CNN reports : Effective Saturday night, Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi took over Ali Abdullah Saleh's responsibilities as president, Yemeni government spokesman Abdu Ganadi told CNN. The power transfer comes as a source close to the Saudi government said that the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday June 5, 2011

Tanks Surround Syrian Protesters

The New York Times reports : Syrian tanks took up positions outside the city of Hama on Saturday, where tens of thousands of people took to the streets to mourn the deaths of at least 65 protesters gunned down by security forces there the day before. The government’s violent crackdown …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Yemen's Prez in Saudi Arabia

The New York Times reports : Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for urgent medical treatment of wounds sustained in a bold attack on the presidential compound, Saudi officials said, abruptly shifting the political calculus that has …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Dean: Palin Could Beat Obama

The Hill reports : Howard Dean, the former Democratic National Committee chairman who helped Democrats capture the White House in 2008, warns that Sarah Palin could defeat President Obama in 2012. Dean says his fellow Democrats should beware of inside-the-Beltway conventional wisdom …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Gates Heads to Kabul for Talks

The Washington Post reports : U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates landed in Kabul on Saturday afternoon for a series of high-level meetings with U.S. and Afghan officials at a potential turning point in the nearly decade-long war. The arrival of Gates, at the tail end of his tenure as …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

NATO Fires on Qaddafi's Troops

The AP reports : British Apache and French attack helicopters struck targets for the first time in NATO's campaign in Libya, hitting Moammar Gadhafi's troops early Saturday near a key coastal oil city, the alliance said. The action was a significant step-up in NATO's operations and a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Ex-Sec of State Eagleburger Dies

The AP reports : Friends and former colleagues say Lawrence S. Eagleburger, the only career foreign service officer to rise to the position of secretary of state, has died. Word of Eagleburger's death Saturday came from representatives of former President George H.W. Bush and former …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Pakistani Militant Killed in Attack

The New York Times reports : One of Pakistan’s most wanted militant commanders, Ilyas Kashmiri, has been killed in an American drone strike in the tribal territory of South Waziristan, residents and a militant member in the area said Saturday. Officials said they were also aware of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Cox Gurdon: Is Teen Fiction Too Dark?

Writing in the Wall Street Journal , Meghan Cox Gurdon looks at the current state of young adult fiction and finds novels full of violence. Why do parents think its a good idea for teens to be reading these works? Amy Freeman, a 46-year-old mother of three, stood recently in the young-adult …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Newt Takes Two-Week Vacation

Politico reports : After two weeks on the campaign trail, Newt Gingrich has had enough — for now. Following a bumpy debut as an official candidate which included fumbling an answer about his support for House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan and a report that he carried as …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Pawlenty: U.S. Must Turn 'Toward God'

Politico reports : Tim Pawlenty positioned himself as the 2012 GOP field’s most experienced social conservative, touting his opposition to abortion, defense of traditional marriage and devout Christianity. “The best sermons aren’t preached, they’re lived,” he told the Faith & …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Syria: 63 Dead After Friday Protests

Reuters reports : Syrian forces killed at least 63 civilians in attacks to crush pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday, the Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah said on Saturday. Thousands of protesters took to the streets after noon prayers on Friday in defiance of security forces …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

New Al Qaeda Video Calls for Attacks

ABC News reports : In a new video message released on the internet Friday, American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn calls on Muslims living in America to carry out deadly one-man terrorist acts using fully automatic weapons purchased at gun shows, and to target major institutions and …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Trump Brags About Birth Certificate Release

The Hill reports : Businessman Donald Trump once again called for the revenue from Iraq's oil reserves to be diverted to the U.S. Treasury and lambasted China, President Obama, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and the press in a rambling speech Friday. "To me its common sense, we won the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday June 4, 2011

Romney: Climate Change is Real

Reuters reports : Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney broke with Republican orthodoxy on Friday by saying he believes that humans are responsible, at least to some extent, for climate change. "I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that," he …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 3, 2011

Obama Defends Auto Bailout

Bloomberg reports : President Barack Obama said the bailout of the auto industry has been vindicated by the resurgence of Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. (GM) and the addition of jobs making vehicles across the country. Speaking at a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, that he …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 3, 2011

Edwards Pleads Not Guilty

CNN reports : Former Democratic vice presidential nominee and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiracy and campaign law violations, acknowledging that he had "done wrong," but denying that he broke the law. His plea came hours after a federal …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 3, 2011

Palin's Version of Revere's Ride

Politico reports :

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 3, 2011

Barbour: 'Purity' Could Cost GOP

Talk Points Memo reports : Speaking at the Faith & Freedom Conference in Washington, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour warned Republican voters on Friday that they could not afford to apply strict purity tests to their presidential candidates, many of whom have raised hackles in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 3, 2011

Palin's Bus: A Road Menace

Politico reports : Sarah Palin’s bus is plastered with a mock-up of the U.S. Constitution. But her entourage — both the three-vehicle motorcade that includes the bus and the smaller, two-SUV version she uses for smaller events — hasn’t been very respectful of traffic laws. They …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 3, 2011