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Strauss-Kahn May Claim Consent

The New York Post reports : France's leading presidential candidate may have pounced on a Manhattan hotel maid -- but she wanted it, his lawyer asserted in court yesterday, hinting at what could be an explosive defense. "The evidence, we believe, will not be consistent with a forcible …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Lowry: Newt the Unreliable

Rich Lowry writes at National Review : Newt Gingrich hadn’t been in the Republican presidential race a week before embroiling himself in his first damaging, inadvertent controversy. On Meet the Press , the former House speaker excoriated the Medicare provisions of the Paul Ryan …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Violence Worsens in Syria

Huffington Post reports Using horses and mules to carry their possessions, Syrians crossed a shallow river Monday to reach safety in Lebanon with tales of a "catastrophic" scene back home: sectarian killings, gunmen carrying out execution-style slayings and the stench of decomposing bodies …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Douthat: Huckabee Will Be Missed

Ross Douthat writes Most candidates for the highest office in the land spend months, if not years, currying favor with the rich and powerful: glad-handing at fund-raising dinners, schmoozing in mansions, pressing the flesh in Aspen and Manhattan and Nob Hill. Not so Mike Huckabee. He …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

ICC Seeks Gaddafi's Arrest

Reuters reports The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and his son Saif al-Islam for crimes against humanity. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo also said at a news conference he had requested an arrest …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

WH Plans to Prevent Cybercrime

ABC reports The Obama administration laid out plans Monday to work aggressively with other nations to make the Internet more secure, enable law enforcement to work closely on cybercrime and ensure that citizens everywhere have the freedom to express themselves online. And in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Sent to Rikers Island

BBC reports : IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded in custody at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on charges of sexual assault. The judge said Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was a flight risk. He was arrested on Saturday after boarding a plane and accused of trying to rape a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Obama to Address AIPAC

The Hill reports : President Obama will speak Sunday at the annual gathering of pro-Israel activists in Washington. The White House announced that the president will appear at this weekend's policy conference organized by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Huckabee S.C. Chair Will Back Huntsman

The State reports : The chairman of Mike Huckabee’s 2008 S.C. presidential campaign said today that he will back Jon Huntsman for the Republican nomination if the former Utah governor enters the race. Mike Campbell, the son of late former Gov. Carroll Campbell and an unsuccessful, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Romney Raises $10.25M in One Day

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports : LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney wants his money to show his might. The all-but-declared Republican presidential contender, who has kept his head low for much of the year as he collected cash, raised $10.25 million in a single day Monday after bringing …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Romney: I Can Win on Economy

Politico reports : The 2012 presidential campaign is going to be all about the economy — right in Mitt Romney's wheelhouse, the former Massachusetts governor told supporters on a conference call Monday. People ask, Romney said, "'how do we know you're going to win, Mitt? What's it going …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Newt: Opposed to Health Mandate

Politico the former House Speaker was careful to make clear that he was “completely opposed to the Obamacare mandate on individuals.” “I am for the repeal for Obamacare, and I am against any effort to impose a federal mandate on anyone because it is fundamentally wrong and I believe unconstit…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Egypt Arrests 200 at Cairo Israeli Embassy Protest

Los Angeles Times reports : Egyptian authorities have arrested and referred to military prosecutors at least 186 people for alleged acts of sabotage, rioting and destruction of public facilities in connection with a protest outside the Israeli Embassy near Cairo late Sunday, a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Denied Bail

The Wall Street Journal reports : International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was ordered held without bail in a sex assault case after an appearance in a New York City courtroom Monday. Attorneys representing Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who has been charged with sexually …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling

National Journal reports : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced on Monday morning that the federal government had met its statutory borrowing limit. Now a $14, 294,000,000,000 cap on debt is firmly in place, starting the clock toward potential default and turning up the heat …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Rahm Sworn in as Chicago Mayor

Chicago Sun-Times reports : Rahm Emanuel was sworn in Monday morning as Chicago’s 46th mayor, promising to save the city from financial meltdown and to listen to the city’s different voices as he does it. “Our city’s financial situation is difficult and profound. We cannot ignore …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Arraigned on Sex Assault Charges

ABC News reports : International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn allegedly forced a New York City hotel housekeeper to perform oral sex and submit to anal sex, in addition to allegedly attempting to rape her, according to a complaint filed today by the office of Manhattan …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Trump Won't Run for President

ABC News reports : After a roller-coaster flirtation with a presidential bid, Donald Trump bowed out of the 2012 contest in true Trump fashion, sayng that while he would not be a candidate this year, if he had run, he would have been able to win the primary and the general election. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Americans Expect More Attacks

Politico reports : Most Americans fear Osama bin Laden’s death will increase incidents of terrorism or have “no impact” on terrorism worldwide, according to the new POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll out Monday. The poll shows that 33 percent of those surveyed …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

London Warned of Bomb Threat

The Guardian reports : Scotland Yard are investigating a "coded" bomb threat made against central London, on the eve of the Queen's visit to Ireland. Police said on Monday that the warning did not give any details about the time or place of any device. The Guardian understands the warning …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011