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U.S. Hits Assad with Sanctions

Reuters reports : The United States imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other top aides for human rights abuses on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on Syria to cease its brutal crackdown on protesters. Targeting Assad personally with sanctions, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Rape Accuser in Apt for AIDS Patients

The New York Post reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have more to worry about than a possible prison sentence. The IMF chief's alleged sex-assault victim lives in a Bronx apartment rented exclusively for adults with HIV or AIDS, The Post has learned. The hotel maid, a West African …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn on Suicide Watch

NBC News reports : The International Monetary Fund chief accused of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid is on suicide watch in his Rikers Island cell, NBC New York has learned. The special designation for Dominique Strauss-Kahn means he is checked every 15 to 30 minutes and has …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Air Force One Aborts Landing

ABC News reports : Air Force One executed a missed approach on its first attempt to land today at Bradley Field in Connecticut, circling the airport before making a successful landing on the second try. The FAA said visibility was “below the minimum, ” meaning the pilots couldn’t see …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Book: Strauss-Kahn Raped Mexican Maid

The Business Insider reports : A woman who claims to be a former colleague of Dominique Strauss-Kahn wrote a book that says the IMF chief is "credited with several alleged sexual assaults, including a Mexican maid." According to a translation of an article by El Universal , the book, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Bartlett: Social Security's Real Problem

Bruce Bartlett writes : On Friday, the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare systems issued their annual reports for 2011. Commentary on these reports always tends to dwell on the date when their trust funds become exhausted; in the case of Social Security it is 2036 and for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Newt Won't Talk About Tiffany's Bill

Huffington Post reports : Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich declined to offer an explanation when asked about a questionable Tiffany & Co. bill during an appearance on Fox News' "On the Record" on Tuesday night. "My answer to you is, I'm not commenting on stuff like that," said …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Pawlenty: Health Reform Waivers 'Crony Politics'

The Hill reports : Likely GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday added to already widespread criticism of healthcare reform law waivers, calling the practice an example of "crony politics." Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor, said the fact that companies are seeking — …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Cantor: GOP Won't Budge on Cuts

Reuters reports : Republicans in Congress will insist on real budget cuts and reforms of entitlement programs like Medicare before voting to raise the debt ceiling, House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Tuesday. Cantor said he remained "cynical" about whether …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

CIA Drones Watched Bin Laden Compound

Washington Post reports : The CIA employed sophisticated new stealth drone aircraft to fly dozens of secret missions deep into Pakistani airspace and monitor the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed , current and former U.S. officials said. Using unmanned planes designed to evade …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Lake: Will Congress Pressure Russia on Rights?

Eli Lake writes in The New Republic : In 2007, a Russian businessman named Oleg Derapaska applied for a multiple-entry visa to enter the United States. Derapaska certainly had some impressive credentials—he is one of the richest men in Russia, with a fortune of $10.7 billion as of 2010, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Thomas: SCOTUS Critics 'Lazy'

Politico reports : They’re more than just wrong: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that critics of the court’s decisions suffer from “a disease of illiteracy or laziness” that could weaken the law. Speaking in Augusta, Ga., near his hometown of Pin Point, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

GOP's Huey Close to CA-36 Runoff

Politico reports : Republican Craig Huey had a surprise second place finish for a vacant Southern California congressional seat, according to preliminary results for Tuesday’s special election. But with only a 200-vote margin between them and nearly 10, 000 absentee and provisional …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

12 Dead at Afghan Anti-NATO Protest

BBC reports : At least 12 people have been killed in northern Afghanistan during a protest against an overnight raid by Nato and Afghan forces, hospital sources have told the BBC. About 80 demonstrators were injured in the clashes in the city of Taloqan. Security officials said some …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Geithner Calls on Strauss-Kahn to Resign IMF Post

Wall Street Journal reports : The Obama administration strongly signaled it was time for the International Monetary Fund to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as its chief, indicating that he can no longer be effective in his job. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, responding to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Podhoretz: Newt's Narcissism

John Podhoretz writes at Commentary : Newt Gingrich apologized to Rep. Paul Ryan today, and that apology itself revealed why Gingrich is not a positive but rather a destructive force in the GOP presidential primary. There is nothing wrong in itself with Gingrich saying he opposes aspects of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Dubya's Fraternity Suspended

The New York Times reports A Yale fraternity whose alumni include both President Bushes has been banned from conducting any activities on campus for five years, including recruiting, as punishment for an episode last October in which members led pledges in chants offensive to women, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Will Strauss-Kahn Fight for IMF Job?

The Washington Post reports Confined to a jail cell, his reputation in tatters and facing serious criminal charges, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is almost certainly on his way out as head of the International Monetary Fund. The main question is whether he’ll go willingly. Complex legal …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Libya's Oil Head Has 'Defected'

The Wall Street Journal reports DOHA (Zawya Dow Jones)--The head of Libya's National Oil Co., Shokri Ghanem, has 'defected' from the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the Libyan rebel oil and finance minister Ali Tarhouni said Tuesday. "As far as I know he has defected," Tarhouni said in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Obama to Reboot Mideast Policy

The Huffington Post reports President Barack Obama is expected to lay out a new vision for American relations with the Middle East later this week in his first extended remarks on the region since the Arab Spring uprisings and the killing of Osama bin Laden, White House spokesman Jay Carney …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011