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Hoyer won't promise Dems' votes

Politico reports House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer threatened Tuesday to withhold Democratic votes on a debt-ceiling deal if Republicans don’t make concessions on taxes. “I think if what the Republicans do is to try to hold hostage the creditworthiness of the United States of America so …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Balanced budget gets leadership stamp

Politico reports Support for the conservative-backed balanced budget amendment continued to gain steam Tuesday as Republican leaders argued it should be a part of the “long-term solution” to reducing the federal debt. The freshmen have been pushing for a balanced budget amendment …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Boehner rallies GOP troops on debt limit

Politico reports Speaker John Boehner told a closed gathering of House Republicans on Tuesday morning that he was “pissed” over being unable to reach a “ grand bargain ” with President Barack Obama to make sweeping entitlement changes in return for an overhaul of the U.S. tax code . But …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Ron Paul Won't Seek Reelection

The Hill reports : Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he won't seek reelection in 2012. Paul strong> posted to his official Twitter account told the Texas news outlet

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Soros: Greek Default Might Be "Inevitable"

Reuters reports : Greece is heading for default, or at least a devaluation, and European Union (EU) leaders have to adopt a "plan B" to stem contagion to the rest of the bloc, billionaire investor George Soros said on Tuesday. "Greece is heading toward disorderly default and/or devaluation …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Geithner Wants Debt Limit Deal by Next Week

The Associated Press reports : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday said that time is running out for a deal to raise the debt limit , and wants a broad agreement with Congress in place by the end of next week at the latest. Speaking at a finance symposium at the Treasury …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Murdochs Called Before Parliament

Politico reports : Rupert and James Murdoch on Tuesday were called to appear before British Parliament next week to answer questions about the actions of their newspapers in the phone hacking scandal. The summoning from Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which was also …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Clinton: Assad Has "Lost Legitimacy"

Politico reports : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blasted Syria’s government in the strongest language to date, saying President Bashar al-Assad has “lost legitimacy” and is “not indispensable” in the wake of attacks on the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus. “From our perspective…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Ryan: Companies Can't Bear New Taxes

The Associated Press reports : The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee says his party is vehemently opposed to tax increases because U.S. businesses have been put at a disadvantage with their foreign competitors. Wisconsin's Rep. Paul Ryan tells CBS's "The Early Show" that "we …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Report: Systems to Catch Medicaid Fraud Inadequate

The Associated Press reports : The federal government's systems for analyzing Medicare and Medicaid data for possible fraud are inadequate and underused, making it more difficult to detect the billions of dollars in fraudulent claims paid out each year, according to a report released …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Aide: Boehner Wants Immediate Spending Cuts

Reuters reports : Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner pushed for immediate spending cuts at Monday's debt-reduction meeting with President Barack Obama and fellow congressional leaders, a Republican aide said. "The speaker took issue with Democrats' suggestion that most of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

France: Libyan Envoys Say Gadhafi Is Ready To Go

The Associated Press reports : France's foreign minister said Tuesday Paris has had contact with emissaries from Moammar Gadhafi who say the embattled Libyan strongman is "prepared to leave." Alain Juppe said that while the contacts do not constitute proper negotiations, "everyone (involved …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

U.S. Trade Deficit Jumped in May

The Associated Press reports : The trade deficit in the United States surged in May to the highest level in more than two and a half years, driven upward by a big increase in oil imports. The Commerce Department said the deficit increased 15.1 percent to $50.2 billion in May. That’s the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

York: Fresh Doubt Cast On Obama's Health Care Story

Byron York writes : During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama often discussed his mother's struggle with cancer. Ann Dunham spent the months before her death in 1995, Obama said, fighting with insurance companies that sought to deny her the coverage she needed to pay for treatment. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Brown: Murdoch Paper Hired "Known Criminals"

The New York Times reports : Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown brought new and alarming charges on Tuesday to the broadening scandal enveloping Rupert Murdoch ’s media empire in Britain, accusing one of the most prestigious newspapers in the group of employing “known criminals” to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Why Children Need Setbacks to Learn

Betsy Hart writes : "Our children are not our masterpieces," Wendy Mogel is fond of saying. A clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, she is the author of "The Blessings of a Skinned Knee." And she's the wise and oft-quoted voice in Lori Gottlieb's provocative piece, "How to Land Your Kids in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Rubio's Brother in Law was a Drug Trafficker

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday July 12, 2011

Israel Bans Pro-Palestine Boycotts

The New York Times reports : The Israeli Parliament on Monday passed contentious legislation that effectively bans any public call for a boycott against the state of Israel or its West Bank settlements, making such action a punishable offense. Critics and civil rights groups denounced …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 11, 2011

14 U.S. States Suffer Drought

The New York Times reports : The heat and the drought are so bad in this southwest corner of Georgia that hogs can barely eat. Corn, a lucrative crop with a notorious thirst, is burning up in fields. Cotton plants are too weak to punch through soil so dry it might as well be pavement. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 11, 2011

Vaccine Ruse Used to Pursue Bin Laden

The New York Times reports : In the months before Osama bin Laden was killed, the Central Intelligence Agency ran a phony vaccination program in Abbottabad, Pakistan, as a ruse to obtain DNA evidence from members of Bin Laden’s family thought to be holed up in an expansive compound …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 11, 2011