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Ryan Hits Back at Gingrich

The Hill reports : [Rep. Paul] Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, took a shot back at Gingrich, and defended his 2012 budget proposal, including its proposed Medicare reform. "With allies like that, who needs the left?" Ryan told guest host Raymond Arroyo on conservative …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn's Lawyer Offers Alibi

Reuters reports : Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn have proof the IMF chief was at a restaurant having lunch with his daughter at the time he was alleged to be sexually assaulting a hotel maid, France's RMC radio reported on Monday. RMC said the lawyers had pieced together Strauss-Kah…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn's Wife: He's Innocent

Reuters reports : IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair said on Sunday she had no doubt he would be proved innocent of sexual assault charges made against him in New York following an alleged incident involving a hotel maid. "I do not believe for a single second the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off

CNN reports : The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off on its last mission Monday morning, NASA said. The shuttle's mission is commanded by Mark Kelly. His wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, arrived safely at the Kennedy Space Center Sunday, NASA said, four months after being …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

French Writer to File New Sex Assault Charge

The Guardian reports : A French writer who claims Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her nine years ago is to file an official complaint, her lawyer has announced. Tristane Banon previously described the attack, which happened when she was in her early 20s, in a television …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Pakistani Gunmen Kill Saudi Embassy Worker

The AP reports : Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan's largest city on Monday, just days after two hand grenades were tossed at the Arab state's consulate building, police in Karachi said. The motive for the attack was not clear, but it …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Cops Look for DNA Evidence in Strauss-Kahn Case

The New York Times reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leader of the International Monetary Fund, spent most of Sunday at the Manhattan Special Victims Unit in East Harlem as prosecutors sought additional evidence, including possible DNA evidence on his skin or beneath his fingernails…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

IMF Arrest Causes Euro's 7-Week Low

Reuters reports The euro fell to a seven-week low against the dollar and a two-month trough against the yen on Monday and is seen testing pivotal support areas after IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged with attempted rape on the weekend, increasing uncertainty on aid for Greece and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Newt's Businesses Owed Taxes

The Huffington Post reports ATLANTA -- Companies run by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have faced overdue tax bills in four states worth more than $6,000, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press. The tax liens, which generally allow governments to seize …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

York: Cain's Rise in Popularity

Byron York writes STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - Herman Cain's handsome glass-walled office overlooks the first fairway of the Eagle's Landing Country Club in this exurb of Atlanta, about 20 miles south of Hartsfield Airport. It is here that the 65-year-old Cain planned to spend what he calls his …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Obama to Meet With Flood Victims

CNN reports President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to Memphis, Tennessee, Monday to meet with families displaced by the historic flooding of the Mississippi River, as well as state and local officials, emergency responders and volunteers. The president's planned visit, just 17 …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Identified in Lineup

The AP reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn's reputation with women earned him the nickname "the great seducer," and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the International Monetary Fund leader off a political path pointed in the direction of the French presidency. All that changed …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

IMF Head's Arrest May Stall Europe's Debt Talks

The Wall Street Journal reports : The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, on attempted rape charges complicates European debt bailout negotiations and raises questions about who will eventually get the top job at the fund. Guilty or not, former and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn's Lawyer Denies Rape Charges

CBS News reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn's reputation with women earned him the nickname "the great seducer," and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the International Monetary Fund leader off a political path pointed in the direction of the French presidency. All that …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Gates: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Call

On CBS News' 60 Minutes , outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised President Obama's decision to raid Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Ryan: Senate Decision This Week

The Hill reports : Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will announce sometime this week whether he plans to run to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.). The House Budget Committee chairman's name was quickly passed around as a potential candidate when Kohl announced his retirement …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Boehner: Debt Ceiling Must Rise

The Hill reports : Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he’s “ready to cut a deal today” to raise the debt ceiling. “I think it is necessary, but I understand the doubts, ” Boehner said on “Face the Nation.” “They’ve pushed the date back, pushed the date back, pushed the date back. But …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

IMF Appoints Interim Director

The New York Times reports : Hours after its chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn , was arrested in connection with the alleged sexual attack of a maid at a Midtown Manhattan hotel, the International Monetary Fund on Sunday named John Lipsky as acting managing director. Mr. Lipsky, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Sarkozy Benefits from IMF Sex Scandal

The Wall Street Journal reports : PARIS—Sexual-assault charges leveled earlier Sunday against Dominique Strauss-Kahn are likely to force the International Monetary Fund chief out of next year's French presidential race, a contest in which he was considered a top contender, …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Newt's Daughter Says Divorce Story is False

Politico reports : Jackie Gingrich Cushman wants to set the record straight: Her dad didn't press her mom for a divorce while she was in the hospital. Cushman, Gingrich's daughter from his first marriage, writes that her parents discussed splitting up long before the infamous 1980 …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011