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Suicide Bomb Kills Afghan Police Commander

BBC News reports : The police commander for northern Afghanistan has been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the provincial governor's compound in Takhar. Gen Mohammad Daud Daud is one of at least six people killed in the attack, claimed by the Taliban. Two German soldiers were killed …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Pawlenty Slams Dick Morris

The National Review reports : In a visit to National Review’s offices, Tim Pawlenty displayed his famous “Minnesota nice” — except when it came to Fox News pundit Dick Morris; his Republican predecessor as governor, Arne Carlson; and, of course, President Obama. Pawlenty rejected …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey To Lead Joint Chiefs

POLITICO reports : President Barack Obama on Monday will name Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, administration sources said, a quick promotion for the experienced combat leader, who took over as the Army’s top general less than two months ago. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Huntsman Flirted With 'Death Panels' As Governor

The Huffington Post reports : Two years before Sarah Palin conjured “death panels" from her active imagination, Utah’s business elite devised its own far less infamous version. And depending on who you ask in Utah, then-Governor -- and current GOP presidential hopeful -- Jon Huntsman Jr. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Army: Manning 'Shouldn't Have Gone to Iraq'

The Guardian reports : The American soldier at the centre of the WikiLeaks revelations was so mentally fragile before his deployment to Iraq that he wet himself, threw chairs around, shouted at his commanding officers and was regularly brought in for psychiatric evaluations, according to …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Egypt Reopens Gaza Border

Al Jazeera reports : Egypt has reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing the coastal territory's Palestinian residents to cross freely for the first time in four years - a sharp departure from the policies of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed president. The opening on …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Military Contractors' Security Hacked

The Huffington Post reports : Unknown hackers have broken into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and several other U.S. military contractors, a source with direct knowledge of the attacks told Reuters. They breached security systems designed to keep out intruders by …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Russia Turns on Gaddafi

The Daily Beast reports : Even Russia has turned on Gaddafi: Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said Friday he would intervene in talks with Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi and try to convince the dictator to leave. Medvedev had previously spoken against the NATO airstrikes in Libya—his …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Romney Backs Ethanol Subsidies

The Hill reports : Likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday voiced his support for ethanol subsidies during his first visit of the year to Iowa. Asked about his position on federal ethanol subsidies following a talk at the Greater Des Moines Partnership's Presidential …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Gingrich Calls for 'All Out' Drilling

The Hill reports : Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich is calling for an “all-out” effort to expand U.S. oil-and-gas development that he alleges would bring down gasoline prices long before new supplies are produced. Gingrich, in a speech in South Carolina, said this should …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Clinton: Osama Raid Key Moment for Pakistan

The Huffington Post reports : The killing of Osama bin Laden is a watershed moment for Pakistan's confrontation with homegrown terrorism, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday. She sought to patch relations rocked by knowledge that the terror mastermind lived for …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

House Dispute Threatens Key Deals on Trade

The Wall Street Journal reports : The centerpiece of the American trade agenda—a trio of international trade pacts worth $13 billion in new U.S. exports—is in peril as Democrats and Republicans battle over a program that provides aid to U.S. workers. The dispute over the future of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Perry Camp: 'No Intention' of Running

The National Journal reports : Shortly after reports surfaced suggesting that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is considering a potential presidential bid in 2012, his spokesman said he's not. "Nothing has changed," Mark Miner told National Journal in an e-mail. "The governor has no intention …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

WI Justice Department Asks to Lift Union Ban

The Huffington Post reports : State attorneys asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to immediately vacate a Madison judge's decision striking down Republican Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining law. Judge Maryann Sumi invalidated the law on Thursday after finding …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Poll: GOP Voters Want to See Ryan Run

The Weekly Standard reports :

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Georgia Rep. Questions Validity Of 'AutoPen'

POLITICO reports : A conservative Georgia congressman is questioning whether President Barack Obama had the constitutional authority to use a mechanical autopen to sign an extension of the Patriot Act into law last night. In a letter sent Friday, Rep. Tom Graves, who voted against the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Lowry: GOP Forgot About Jobs

Rich Lowry writes in National Review : John Boehner’s constant refrain in advance of the 2010 elections was, “Where are the jobs?” It was a simple question pertinent to the concern far and away foremost in the public mind — the state of the economy. Since the election, the question …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Musharraf: Obama is Arrogant

CNN reports : U.S. President Barack Obama is showing "arrogance" in the aftermath of a mission that killed terror leader Osama bin Laden, said former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in an interview that aired on CNN Thursday night. Musharraf further called the May raid an "act of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

CNN Poll: Rudy Tops GOP '12 Field

CNN reports : Call it a sign of how unsettled the GOP presidential field remains: Two of the three people at the top of new national poll in the battle for the Republican nomination may not even run for the White House. And a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey also suggests that there …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

McConnell: Medicare Must be Part of Debt Deal

The Hill reports : Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday that Medicare reform must be part of an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, despite indications that changing the entitlement will be politically unpopular. Democrats made Medicare reforms pushed by House …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011