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Europe: New IMF Chief Needed Soon

The Wall Street Journal reports A decision to nominate a common European candidate to head the International Monetary Fund needs to be taken soon, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged Friday. "We need a common European candidate, " Schaeuble told journalists ahead of a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Perry Signs Sonogram Abortion Law

The Huffington Post reports AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry Thursday signed into law a measure requiring women seeking an abortion in the state to first get a sonogram. Texas is one of several U.S. states with strong Republican legislative majorities proposing new …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Couric Anchors Final Broadcast

Politico reports In the end, Katie Couric’s bumpy ride as the first female solo anchor of a network evening news show, which comes to a close with Thursday night’s broadcast, turned out to be historic for different reasons than people expected. Couric was hardly the first network …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

York: Liu's Nomination Blocked

Byron York writes If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor nominated by President Obama to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is the latest to learn that lesson. Liu's nomination was blocked by a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

U.S. Troop Morale at New Low

CBS News reports American troops in Afghanistan are suffering the highest rates of mental health problems since 2005 and morale has deteriorated, the Pentagon said Thursday. Military doctors said the findings were no surprise given the dramatic increase in fighting, which was at its …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Apple: No Intention to Track Users

Apple Insider reports At the company's second U.S. Senate hearing in weeks, Apple told senators that it does not, has never and has no plans to ever track users' locations. Apple Vice President of Global Affairs Catherine Novelli testified before the Senate Consumer Protection, Safety …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Floodwater to Remain Until Mid-June

CNN reports Vicksburg, Mississippi (CNN) -- Residents eager to put behind a historic flood that submerged much of Vicksburg face a long and slow goodbye, forecasters said Friday, predicting that the river could remain out of its banks until mid-June. The Mississippi River is not …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Utah Miffed at Huntsman's Florida HQ

Politico reports Orlando, Florida is nearly 2,000 miles away from Salt Lake City as the crow flies, about as far as you can get from Jon Huntsman’s old office in the Utah statehouse without dropping off the continental United States entirely. Huntsman’s recent decision to headquarter …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Graham: '67 Borders a 'Mistake'

The Hill reports : Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called President Obama’s call for a return to the 1967 Israeli-Palestinian borders a “mistake.” “Anytime our president singles out an issue, it makes it more difficult, in my view, to …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Daniels: Deciding on '12 Bid by End of the Month

The Hill reports : Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) will decide whether or not to make a 2012 presidential run by the end of the month, according an Indiana GOP strategist. The two-term governor has indicated this week that his public mulling can’t continue much longer. "I wish people …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Romney: Obama Threw Israel 'Under the Bus'

The Hill reports : President Obama "disrespected" Israel and threw it "under the bus" in a wide-ranging speech on the Middle East on Thursday, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney charged. Romney strongly criticized Obama, who, in a speech at the State Department, called for Israel …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Out on $1M Bail

The AP reports : A judge has agreed to free former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on the condition that he remain under house arrest. The judge set bail at $1 million, and approved an elaborate arrangement under which the 62-year-old …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

GOP Blocks Judicial Nominee Liu

The Washington Post reports : Setting a new precedent, Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of President Obama’s nominee to a high-profile federal appellate court, formally reversing their past opposition to filibusters for judicial nominations. On a 52-43 vote, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Obama: Base Palestine in 1967 Borders

The Associated Press reports : President Barack Obama is endorsing the Palestinians' demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war, in a move that will likely infuriate Israel. Israel says the borders of a Palestinian state have to be …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

How Pawlenty Can Still Win It

TIME Magazine reports : ...Conservative activists want a political ninja to kickbox his way to the White House. There's a reason a brash loudmouth like Trump was a brief Republican sensation this spring. But that's not Tim Pawlenty, he of the Minnesota-nice demeanor and goofy sense of …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

August Release for Cheney Memoir

Politico reports : Clear a spot on those summer reading lists: Dick Cheney ’s memoir will be in stores Aug. 30. And expectations are running high for the 544-page book, finished earlier this month. “As his vice presidency was novel, Dick Cheney’s memoir is unique, in its scope and …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Reid Proposes to Extend Patriot Act

The Hill reports : Reid's approach differs from legislation backed by House Republicans as well as proposals from other Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday introduced a new proposal to extend three Patriot Act surveillance authorities that will expire at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

FBI Requests Unabomber DNA for 1982 Case

CNN reports : Authorities want to take DNA samples from "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski in connection with their investigation into the 1982 incident in which seven people died after taking Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide, according to the FBI office in Chicago. "As part of …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Are GOP Donors Bailing on Newt?

Jon Ward at Huffington Post reports : Newt Gingrich's catastrophic first week as an official Republican primary candidate may knock him out of the race before it even gets started. And if he stays in, fundraising will now be much more difficult, and that could hasten his exit, Republican …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Patron of NYC Escort Agency

The Daily Mail reports : One of the most famous madams in America claimed today that shamed IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn paid her $2,500 for escort girls - and that one of them complained that he was too aggressive. Kristin Davis, 35, said the IMF chief, who has now sensationall…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011