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Trump: Ryan Plan a 'Death Wish'

Huffington Post reports : Donald Trump warned that a controversial budget proposal introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) could prove to be a "death wish" for Republicans in the next election cycle on Wednesday morning during an appearance on "Fox & Friends." "I’m looking at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Goldman Sachs Downgrades US Growth Again

CNN reports : How tepid is the U.S. economy? So lukewarm that economists at Goldman Sachs last week cut their economic growth forecast for the second time in a month , only to warn a few days later that "we already see downside risk to that estimate." Goldman now sees the U.S. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Sarah Palin Heads to Ellis Island

Politico reports : Sarah Palin is starting Day 4 of her One Nation bus tour with a trip to Ellis Island. “It’s one of the symbols of course of our country, and it’s a reminder too that immigrants built this country, ” Palin explained to reporters here on Wednesday morning, before …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Is Ryan's Budget a Suicide Pact?

Jonathan Chait writes : One of my favorite descriptions of the modern Republican party came during the late 1990s, when the Republican revolution had blundered into one of its periodic acts of self-immolation. An anonymous Clinton administration official gloated to the Washington Post, “Every …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

How Accurate are Obama's Tax Rate Claims?

The Washington Post reports : “I say that, at a time when the tax burden on the wealthy is at its lowest level in half a century, the most fortunate among us can afford to pay a little more.” — President Obama, April 13, 2011 “The president says he wants to eliminate deductions, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Alaska to Release Palin Emails

The Anchorage Daily News reports : The state is about to release more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor. But officials are also going to withhold another 2,415 pages the state deems privileged, personal or otherwise exempt from Alaska's disclosure laws. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Tribes Capture Govt Offices in Yemen's Capital

Al Jazeera reports : Tribal fighters in Yemen have taken over government buildings in the capital, Sanaa, including the headquarters of the ruling party, sources tell Al Jazeera. Fighters were also said to be surrounding the building of the interior ministry, our correspondents reported …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

GOP to Meet Obama on Debt Limit

AP reports WASHINGTON (AP) — Scores of House Republicans are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama to demand trillions of dollars in spending cuts as the price for providing any increase in the government's power to borrow. Wednesday's meeting comes on …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Endeavour Shuttle Makes Final Landing

The Guardian reports Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts have returned to Earth, completing the second-last mission in Nasa's 30-year program with a safe night-time landing. Endeavour touched down on the runway a final time under the cover of darkness just as Atlantis, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Living Soldier Earns Medal of Honor

CBS News reports President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry on July 12, the White House has announced. Petry will be just the second living, active duty member of the military to receive the honor since the end of the Vietnam War, as …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Gates Reflects on Serving Eight Presidents

Politico reports ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, OVER KANSAS — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, during a valedictory interview in the nose-cone cabin of his airborne command center, admitted quietly Tuesday that his experience running two wars and serving eight presidents had become …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Palin: Media Should Work to Find Her

CNN reports Sarah Palin is going rogue again. Want to cover the potential Republican presidential candidate? Better bring your running shoes. Unlike most carefully choreographed presidential campaigns that routinely release detailed candidate schedules, Palin's staff is keeping most of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

New Texas Map Wins GOP Support

Politico reports Texas Republican legislative leaders have coalesced behind a new redistricting map that seeks to squeeze out one more seat for the party than in the versions prepared by the Republican congressional delegation. And the proposal appears to land a direct hit on Rep. Lloyd …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Failed Debt Raise May Help Reform Medicare

The Huffington Post reports Republicans are using the lopsided outcome of Tuesday's failed debt ceiling vote as a means to push through Medicare reforms. Not everyone was open to the idea, pushed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), that a plan by Rep. Paul Ryan to privatize the program for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

GOP renews threat to block nominee

Politico reports The top Republican in the Senate indicated Tuesday that he plans to stick by his pledge to block President Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary because trade agreements haven’t been passed. A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent an email to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Pakistan Plans to Attack Taliban Militants

The Wall Street Journal reports ISLAMABAD—Pakistan appears to be making preparatory moves for an attack on North Waziristan, a tribal region that has become a base for Afghan Taliban militants, amid pressure from the U.S. Such an invasion, one of the U.S.'s core demands on Pakistan …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Economy May Hurt Obama's Campaign

Politico reports A series of troubling signs for the U.S. economy threatens to dash hopes that 2011 would be a year of robust recovery — and that could prove troublesome for President Barack Obama’s reelection chances. The Obama team has long hoped that the president’s 2012 campaign …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Lake: Gitmo Likely to Stay Open

Eli Lake writes The Pentagon announced Tuesday that military prosecutors have reinstated charges against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others for their role in plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The new charges strongly suggest that for the foreseeable …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

IL GOP Takes Redistricting Hit

The Hill reports Triggering Republican outcries, Democrats have put at least half a dozen House GOP seats into play by redrawing Illinois’s congressional map. The new House districts were released Friday and resulted in a rare joint statement, issued by all 11 Republican members of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Palin and Trump Bond Over Pizza

The Washington Post reports On day three of Sarah Palin’s unconventional bus tour came the most surprising moment by far. The former Alaska governor and her daughter Piper dined tonight with media mogul Donald Trump and his wife Melania at a pizza place in Times Square. Palin met Trump at …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011