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Team Pawlenty: Short on Cash?

The New Republic 1"> reports : At the same time, Pawlenty is banking on victory in the Iowa caucuses, but he is polling in single digits in the state. Make no mistake: Caucus-goers are late deciders and we still are at the stage in the campaign when only activists are following the initial …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

T-Paw Promises Straight Talk

Politico reports : Tim Pawlenty formally launched his campaign for president on Monday with a straight talk message explicitly geared to tackle sacred cows in Iowa, Florida, New York and Washington. “Politicians are often afraid that if they’re too honest, they might lose an election,…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Steele Joins MSNBC

Politico reports : Michael Steele, the outspoken and unguarded former Republican National Committee chairman, has inked a deal for the job he was born for: talking head on cable news. MSNBC announced Monday morning in Politico’s Playbook that Steele will join the network as a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Taliban Deny Leader is Dead

The Washington Post reports : Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency said Monday it is investigating reports that Taliban leader Mohammad Omar and some of his top commanders have left their hideout near the Afghan-Pakistan border and cannot be located. The reports led some Afghan media …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Right-Wing Radio Loses Some Steam

Political Wire reports : "Right-wing talk radio may have worn out its welcome, at least for now," reports Crain's New York Business . A new Arbitron report shows Rush Limbaugh's ratings down 33% from a year ago and Sean Hannitty down 28% over the same time period. Meanwhile, more centrist …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Wehner: Daniels Put His Family First

Peter Wehner writes : The decision by Governor Mitch Daniels to forego a presidential run because of family considerations is an example of something exceedingly rare in the political arena—selflessness and grace. I say that because Daniels wanted to run for president, and if he had …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Biden Thinking Ahead To 2016

Politico reports : Vice President Joe Biden surprised a gathering of donors in Cincinnati last week when he floated the prospect of his succeeding President Barack Obama in the White House. Biden, who started in the Senate young and would be just 70 in 2012, raised the possibility …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Gingrich Plays The Reformer

The Hill report s: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said he doesn't view himself as a "Washington figure," positioning himself as an anti-D.C. candidate in his campaign for president. Gingrich railed against the Washington establishment in a breakfast Monday hosted by the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Scott Brown Won't Support Ryan Plan

The Hill reports : GOP Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.) said Monday he won't support Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget when it comes up for a vote in the Senate. Brown, a centrist who is running for reelection in 2012, said that Ryan's plan helped jumpstart a necessary debate, but that its Medicare …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Trump Hints At Return To GOP Race

The Huffington Post reports : Donald Trump signaled he could reverse his decision to forgo a presidential run in the next election cycle during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Monday morning. "I can't rule out anything," he said, adding that it's "vital" for Republicans to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

SCOTUS Tells CA To Cut Prison Population

AP reports : WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday endorsed a court order requiring California to cut its prison population by tens of thousands of inmates to improve health care for those who remain behind bars. The court said in a 5-4 decision that the reduction is "required by the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

GOP Ignored Pollsters On Ryan Budget

Politico reports : It might be a political time bomb — that’s what GOP pollsters warned as House Republicans prepared for the April 15 vote on Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed budget, with its plan to dramatically remake Medicare. No matter how favorably pollsters with the Tarrance Group …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

US, UK Form Joint Security Council

The Guardian reports : Barack Obama will announce during his first state visit to Britain this week that the White House is to open up its highly secretive national security council to Downing Street in a move that appears to show the US still values the transatlantic "special relationship…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Emails IMF Staff

CNN reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week as head of the International Monetary Fund in the face of sexual assault charges, told the fund's staff of his "profound sadness and frustration in having to leave under these circumstances" in an e-mail obtained by CNN. "I …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Camping 'Mystified' After No Rapture

ABC News reports : Harold Camping is "mystified" and "a little bewildered" today that the Rapture did not go as he predicted, an associate of the California preacher told ABC News. Tom Evans, a board member of Camping's Family Radio International, said today that Camping's wife told him …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Obama Visits Ireland

The AP reports : President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. and Ireland share a "blood link" that extends beyond strategic interests or foreign policy into the hearts of the millions of Irish Americans who still see a homeland here. And though Obama didn't mention it in brief …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 23, 2011

Jersey-Bound Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Israel

Huffington Post reports: Israeli media say an El Al jet with 260 passengers and crippled landing gear has safely made an emergency landing at Israel's international airport. Israel's Channel 2 news is reporting that the Boeing 777 made a successful landing at dawn Monday as dozens of …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 22, 2011

Gates Warns Against Cuts in Military Budget

The New York Times reports : In a grim warning about financial priorities during a time of fiscal crisis, the defense secretary, Robert M. Gates , said Sunday that budget pressures must not limit Pentagon spending such that the military is unable to defend American interests in an …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 22, 2011

Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest

The New York Times reports : Tornadoes ripped through parts of the Midwest on Sunday, killing at least one person in Minneapolis and an unknown number of others in a Missouri town where a hospital was hit. Damage was widespread across the south side of Joplin. John Campbell, operation…

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 22, 2011

Daniels' Family Nixed Bid

Politico reports : Daniels’ message by voice and in writing was the same – his wife and their four grown daughters had veto power on a campaign, and they had exercised it. If anyone wondered about the depth of Cheri Daniels’s concerns about the prying eyes of the public, those …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 22, 2011