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IMF Head Arrested For Sexual Assault of Maid

The New York Times reports : The managing director of the International Monetary Fund , Dominique Strauss-Kahn , was taken off an Air France plane at Kennedy International Airport minutes before it was to take off for Paris on Saturday and arrested in connection with the sexual …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Pakistan, India Exchange Fire

Reuters reports : Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged sustained cross-border fire on Sunday, security officials said, a day after an Indian soldier was killed by Pakistani troops while patrolling one of the world's most heavily guarded borders. The two sides exchanged small arms fire for …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Coburn Denies Assisting Ensign

Talking Points Memo reports : If the Senate Ethics Committee's report on the ethics scandals of former Sen. John Ensign were a movie, the Nevada Republican would no doubt be the star -- but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) would get second billing. Coburn's role as an intermediary between his friend …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Iran and N. Korea Sharing Missile Tech

Reuters reports : (Reuters) - North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to a confidential U.N. report obtained by Reuters on Saturday. The report said the illicit technology transfers had …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Rahm Sworn In As Chicago Mayor

The Chicago Sun-Times reports : A poncho-wearing Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel blended in with a small, soaking wet crowd Saturday afternoon at Grant Park during a concert to kick off his inauguration. About 200 people braved a blustery afternoon to hear the band Chicago and lend their …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Blackwater Founder Working With the UAE

The New York Times reports : ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Late one night last November, a plane carrying dozens of Colombian men touched down in this glittering seaside capital. Whisked through customs by an Emirati intelligence officer, the group boarded an unmarked bus and drove …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

GOP Donors Take Lead on Gay Marriage

The New York Times reports : As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnerships." href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_sex_marriage/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier"> same-sex marriage in New York, …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Shirley Sherrod Returns to Work at USDA

Politico reports : Shirley Sherrod, the U.S. Department of Agriculture employee who was forced out after a portion of a videotape was misleadingly used to show her making a racially insensitive remark, will start working for the USDA again, the department told POLITICO Friday. But she’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 15, 2011

Huckabee Won't Run in 2012

The New York Times reports In what many took as just the latest sign that he won't run again, Huckabee announced a new venture earlier this week — educational, animated DVDs to teach history to kids, a project he's hawking Friday night on "The O'Reilly Factor." He has also come under …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Americans Charged with Aiding Taliban

CNN reports : Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said. In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges. FBI agents arrested Hafiz Khan …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Pakistan Spy Chief Rips U.S.

The New York Times reports : In an unusual, and apparently heated, closed-door session of Parliament, Pakistan’s spy chief issued a rousing denunciation of the United States on Friday for its raid that killed Osama bin Laden and denied that Pakistan maintained any links with militant …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

NASA: Shuttle Launch on Monday

The Wall Street Journal reports : Two weeks after space shuttle Endeavour's launch was postponed due to electrical problems, the orbiter appears ready to blast off on Monday morning, with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords once again expected to watch. The Arizona congresswoman, who is recovering …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Mubarak's Wife in Hospital

BBC reports : The wife of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is recovering in hospital after falling ill when told she was being detained in a corruption probe. Initial reports said Suzanne Mubarak, 70, suffered a heart attack but some officials say it was a "panic attack". Mrs …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Louisiana to Open Spillway

The AP reports : Army engineers prepared Saturday to slowly open the gates of an emergency spillway along the rising Mississippi River, diverting floodwaters from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, yet inundating homes and farms in parts of Louisiana's populated Cajun country. About 25,000 …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

WH to Open Alaska Reserve to Drilling

The Los Angeles Times reports : President Obama will open Alaska's national petroleum reserve to new drilling, as part of a broad plan aimed at blunting criticism that he is not doing enough to address rising energy prices. The plan, unveiled in Obama's weekly radio address Saturday, …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

IRS: Collect Taxes on Donations

Politico reports An Internal Revenue Service effort to collect gift taxes on large individual donations to social advocacy groups, which eventually could include the new political organizations that cropped up in the 2010 midterms, is already drawing threats of lawsuits. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

WH Denies Libyan Rebel Recognition

Christian Science Monitor reports Libyan rebels met with top national security officials at the White House Friday, but the delegation failed to achieve the main plum it sought from the visit: official recognition by the United States of Libya’s self-declared interim government. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Worker at Japanese Nuclear Plant Dies

Yahoo News reports : TOKYO – The operator of Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant says a contract worker in his 60s has died after collapsing at the facility's waste disposal building. Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Naoyuki Matsumoto says the man was carrying equipment at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

US Pressures IAEA on Syria Nuke Program

The Wall Street Journal reports : WASHINGTON—The U.S. and its European allies, seeking to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end his violent crackdown on protesters, are lobbying the United Nations nuclear watchdog to formally accuse Damascus of covertly building a nuclear …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Trump Surprised He's Getting "Hammered"

Reuters reports : NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump suggested Wednesday it's not much fun flirting with the idea of running for president in the face of relentless attacks and ridicule. "Nobody said it was going to be easy, but I had no idea I would …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011