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Gingrich Glitters with Confetti

The Associated Press reports MINNEAPOLIS -- GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista were hit with glittery confetti by a protester Tuesday during the couple's appearance at a book-signing. The man approached the Gingriches during the signing at a downtown …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Giffords to Undergo Brain Surgery

The Houston Chronicle reports Houston neurosurgeons Wednesday will restore a missing piece of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' skull that left nearly half of her brain exposed during four months of rehabilitation from a gunshot wound, sources told the Houston Chronicle Tuesday. Dr. Dong Kim …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

New Al-Qaeda Leader Chosen

CNN reports An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been chosen "caretaker" leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group's inner workings. Al Qaeda's interim leader is Saif al-Adel, who has long …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Gingrich's Apology Made Things Worse

John Podhoretz writes : 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 Ryan’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Mantega Hopes IMF Chief Keeps Job

The Wall Street Journal reports SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega on Tuesday said he hopes Dominique Strauss-Kahn can remain managing director of the International Monetary Fund and that the sexual assault accusations made against the official are "resolved." …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

OMB: Budget Deal Raised Spending

The Wall Street Journal reports : The Congressional Budget Office cast a new shadow on Republicans’ claim to have made deep cuts in spending in the April law setting the final budget for fiscal 2011. A new analysis released Monday found that the bill would actually produce a net …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Coburn Drops Out of Budget Talks

Politico reports : The Gang of Six is now the Gang of Five, as Sen. Tom Coburn made a quick departure from Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the bipartisan Senate budget group struggling for months to reach agreement on a long range deficit reduction plan. “We’re still talking, still …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Ben Stein Defends Strauss-Kahn

Ben Stein writes : Now for a few humble thoughts about Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his recent brush with law and journalism, bearing in mind that it's possible indeed, maybe even likely, that he is guilty as the prosecutors charge: 1.) If he is such a womanizer and violent guy with women, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Is the GOP Field More Conservative?

James Poulos writes : David Frum has put forth an arresting theory about what's happening in the race for the Republican nomination. Pence, Huckabee, Trump, and Rubio, he observes, are all out. "Palin too damaged. Bachmann too far-fetched. Ron Paul too sinister. Gingrich experimenting with …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Gingrich Owed Tiffany's $500K

Politico reports : Newt Gingrich, a fiscal conservative? Not when it comes to Tiffany’s. In 2005 and 2006, the former House speaker turned presidential candidate carried as much as $500,000 in debt to the premier jewelry company, according to financial disclosures filed with the Clerk …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Applebaum: Why Do So Many Think DSK Was Set Up?

Anne Applebaum writes at Slate: When I first heard that Dominique Strauss-Kahn— managing director of the International Monetary Fund , leading French Socialist politician, and potential candidate for the French presidency in 2012—was alleged to have emerged naked from a New York hotel bathroom …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Bachmann "Very Likely" to Run for Prez

Fox News reports : Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite and something of a surrogate for Sarah Palin , is getting ready to jump into the presidential contest. Her advisers put out the word on Monday that a run was “very likely” and a D.C.-based consultant tells …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

SEALs Chased Bin Laden Into Room

New details have emerged about the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound. The AP reports : Five aircraft flew from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, with three school-bus-size Chinook helicopters landing in a deserted area roughly two-thirds of the way to bin Laden’s compound in the Pakistani city of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Mubarak's Wife Hands Over $4M

Los Angeles Times reports : Egyptian state television announced Tuesday that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak had been officially released after turning over $4 million in assets to the finance ministry, according to Assem Gohari, the head of the country's illicit-gains authority. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Schwarzenegger Fathers Love Child

Politico reports : It was more than just growing apart: former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed late Monday that his marriage was on the rocks because his wife Maria Shriver left him, and had done it after finding out that he fathered a child with a household employee. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Thompson Plans WI Senate Run

Politico reports: Tommy Thompson, the Republican former Wisconsin governor and George W. Bush’s first secretary of Health and Human Services, has told friends he plans to run for the open Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to top Wisconsin sources. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) said …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Ryan Won't Run for Senate

National Journal reports : Rep. Paul Ryan is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal . Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day. Three GOP sources tell …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Senate to Vote on Oil Tax Bill

The Hill reports : The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on the Democrats' controversial bill that would cut the tax breaks received by the big five oil companies. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture Monday night on the legislation, which means it would come to a vote …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Bomb Threat on Queen's Irish Visit

The Guardian reports : The Queen has arrived in Ireland for a historic visit as it emerged that the Irish army was forced to make safe a viable improvised explosive device found on a bus. The royal party touched down at an airstrip at Baldonnel, near Dublin, on Tuesday at the start of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

NATO Choppers Hit Pakistani Troops

The AP reports : NATO helicopters from Afghanistan intruded into northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding two troops, officials said, prompting a protest from the military already seething over the secret U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden. The military said it had sought a flag …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011