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Libyan TV Airs Qaddafi Message

Reuters reports : Libyan state television showed footage of Muammar Gaddafi meeting officials in a Tripoli hotel, ending nearly two weeks of doubt over his fate since a NATO air strike killed his son. The Libyan leader, who had not been seen in public since the April 30 strike on his …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Yemeni Forces Kill 18 Protesters

The Guardian reports : Yemeni forces have opened fire on demonstrators in three major cities, killing at least 18 and wounding hundreds in one of the fiercest bouts of violence witnessed in nearly three months of popular unrest aimed at toppling President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The clashes …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Osama Obsessed Over U.S. Attack

Washington Post reports : Osama bin Laden was preoccupied with attacking the United States over all other targets, a fixation that led to friction with followers, according to U.S. intelligence officials involved in analyzing the trove of materials recovered from the al-Qaeda leader’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Frum: Canada's Answer to U.S. Energy Crisis

David Frum on NPR's Marketplace: The United States cannot drill its way to energy independence. But Canada can. While the U.S. landmass is relatively poor in oil resources, it's estimated that the Canadian province of Alberta contains more fuel energy than all of Saudi Arabia. Alberta's …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Newt: First to Announce on Twitter

National Journal reports Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made his presidential ambitions official today, and made a little history at the same time: The ex-Georgia congressman, 67, become the first presidential candidate to announce he was seeking the nation’s highest office on Twitter. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

House Limits Obama's Nuclear Authority

Fox News reports WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to limit President Obama's authority to reduce America's nuclear arsenal and implement a U.S.-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December. Over the objections of the Defense Department …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Romney: Ending ObamaCare Top Priority

Reuters reports Republican Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that reversing healthcare reforms passed in 2010, a signature element of President Barack Obama's agenda, would be a top priority if he were elected president in 2012. "If I am elected president, I will issue on my first day in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Guantanamo Visits for Inmate Families

The Washington Post reports The Pentagon is considering allowing the families of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to visit them, an unprecedented step to ease the isolation of inmates who in some cases have been held at the U.S. facility for close to a decade, according to congressional …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 12, 2011

Gallup: No Bin Laden Bounce

The Hill reports : President Obama did not receive a significant bump in support against a generic Republican opponent following the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Despite a seven-point boost to a 54 percent approval rating in the latest Gallup …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Conrad Budget Has Millionaires' Tax

The Hill reports : Millionaires would be hit with a 3 percent surtax under a draft Senate Democratic budget. A Senate aide told The Hill on Wednesday that the draft 2012 budget outline presented at Tuesday's Democratic policy lunch by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

U.S. Found Bin Laden's Journal

The AP reports : U.S. officials say that Osama bin Laden kept a hand-written journal filled with planning ideas and details of operations. The journal was seized in the dramatic US raid. The journal was part of a huge cache of intelligence that included about 100 flash drives and five …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Reid Defends Labor Board Ruling

The Hill reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday defended the National Labor Relations Board, which has come under heavy criticism from Republicans. Reid said the NLRB “acts as a check on employers and employees alike” and is consistent with the “spirit of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Rogers: More Funds for U.S. Intel

The Hill reports : The House Intelligence Committee chairman said on Wednesday that Congress must not cut — but rather boost — funding for U.S. intelligence agencies in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing, insisting now is the time to “break” al Qaeda’s back. Rep. Mike Rogers …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Senators Will See Bin Laden Pics

Politico reports : The world will not get to see the photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse, but several senators have been invited to. And Sen. Joe Lieberman, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee who also sits on the Armed Services panel, will be one of the senators accepting …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

OMB Will Testify at Issa Hearing

The Hill reports : The Obama administration will send an official to testify at a House Oversight Committee hearing after Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) threatened to issue a subpoena. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated Daniel Gordon, the administrator for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Reid Promises DREAM Act Vote

The Hill reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday vowed to hold a vote on legislation creating a route to legal residency for illegal-immigrant students. Reid declined to say when the DREAM Act might reach the floor, but nonetheless urged lawmakers to support …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Iran Postpones Trial for U.S. Hikers

Los Angeles Times reports : Trial has been delayed again for two Americans detained in Iran for more than 21 months after being detained during a hiking trek along the Iran-Iraq border. According to their lawyer, neither Shane Bauer, a freelance journalist who has contributed to the Los …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Syria Detains 10,000 Protesters

The New York Times reports : At least 10, 000 protesters have been detained in the past several days in a mass arrest campaign aimed at quelling a seven-week uprising in Syria against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, activists said, as fresh shelling of a residential neighborh…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Rebels Capture Misrata Airport

BBC reports : Libyan rebels have captured Misrata airport, driving back troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi, reports say. Hundreds of rebels were celebrating in the streets after pro-Gaddafi forces fled, leaving behind tanks that were set on fire, witnesses said. Government forces have …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

WH to Renew Muslim Outreach

Wall Street Journal reports : President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death and embrace a new era …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011