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Newt Announces 2012 White House Bid

CNN reports As some GOP activists and fund-raisers hope other candidates will decide to enter the field, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is set on Wednesday to become the first of the serious contenders to formally announce his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Pakistani Lawmakers Pray for Bin Laden

AFP reports : Three Pakistani lawmakers offered prayers for Osama bin Laden in parliament a week after US commandos killed the Al-Qaeda leader in a covert raid near the capital, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The Saudi-born terror mastermind was killed by Navy SEALs in the garrison town …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Al-Qaida Seeks Revenge

The Washington Post reports CAIRO — Al-Qaida is warning that the U.S. has committed a “big mistake” and a “serious sin” in killing Osama bin Laden and is calling on Muslims to avenge his death. In a statement posted on the Internet, al-Qaida’s official online media organization, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Pessimism Clouds Deficit Talks

Politico reports The Biden Group: It sounds like a think tank, a lobbying firm or even a campaign consulting shop. What it isn’t — at least not yet — is a vehicle for lawmaking. For now, it’s just the latest in a series of high-profile gangs that can’t shoot straight. The deficit-r…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Will Bin Laden have a Successor?

The Huffington Post reports BAGHDAD -- A week after the death of Osama bin Laden, his longtime deputy is considered the front-runner to succeed the iconic al-Qaida founder. But uprisings in the Middle East and changing dynamics within the group could point to another scenario: a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Bin Laden Family Demands Evidence of his Death

The New York Times reports Statement from the family of Sheikh Osama bin Laden I Omar Ossama Binladin and my brothers the lawful children and heirs of the Ossama Binladin (OBL) have noted wide coverage of the news of the death of our father, but we are not convinced on the available …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

China Allows U.S. Fund Sales

Reuters reports China on Tuesday pledged easier access for U.S. companies to key sectors of its economy by removing barriers to its huge market in government contracts and offering a foothold to U.S. mutual funds. The pledges were made in two days of talks between the world's two biggest …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Obama Wants New Immigration Law

National Journal reports President Obama renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform in a major address at the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday and attempted to restart the debate on an issue he spoke passionately about as a candidate but has made little headway on during his …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Paul: Does WH Have 'Enemies List'?

The Hill reports : Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asked Tuesday if the White House had an "enemies list" in light of the National Labor Relations Board's complaint against Boeing for moving some of its operations to South Carolina. The complaint stems from Boeing's decision to move some of its …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Romney to Give Big Health Care Speech

Politico reports : Mitt Romney is set to give a major health care address on Thursday in Michigan, a Romney aide told Politico. Romney will lay out a plan to "repeal and replace ObamaCare" at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, spokeswoman Andrea Saul confirmed. The speech was first …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Dems Intro Bill to Repeal Oil Industry Tax Breaks

The Hill reports : Senate Democratic leaders and several politically vulnerable members of their caucus are introducing legislation Tuesday that would repeal several tax breaks for the largest oil companies. The bill, which faces major hurdles, represents an escalation of Democratic …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Trump Plummets in GOP Poll

Public Policy Polling reports : Donald Trump has had one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of Presidential politics. Last month we found him leading the Republican field with 26%. In the space of just four weeks he's dropped all the way down to 8%, putting him in a tie for …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Mississippi Crests at 48 Ft

The AP reports : The Mississippi River crested in Memphis at nearly 48 feet on Tuesday, falling short of its all-time record but still soaking low-lying areas with enough water to require a massive cleanup. To the south, residents in the Mississippi Delta prepared for the worst. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Senate GOP Won't Push Medicare Reform

The Hill reports: A deep rift is opening wider and wider in the Republican Party over controversial proposals to cut Medicare. Senate Republicans have decided to avoid jeopardizing their chances of capturing the upper chamber in next year’s elections and will not echo the House GOP’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Japan's PM Declines Salary

AFP reports : Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he would not accept his premier's wage until a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is over and pledged a full review of the country's energy policy. Kan was speaking hours after about 100 villagers who fled their …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

U.S.: Raid Yielded 'Real Intel'

CNN reports : The initial review of the materials confiscated from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan has found mostly "aspirational" planning but has yielded "real intelligence," according to a U.S. official. The official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said it is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Navy Plan Would Allow Same-Sex Marriages on Base

CNN reports : A preliminary U.S. Navy plan to allow its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in military chapels after the end of "don't ask, don't tell" has fired up congressional opposition. All services are moving forward with the transition from the present ban on gays and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Google, Apple to Testify on Tech Privacy Measures

CNN reports : Executives from Google and Apple may get an old-fashioned grilling at Tuesday's Senate hearing on high-tech privacy. Their session before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law comes a few weeks after it was revealed that smartphones and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

GOP Leaders Not Big on Short Term Debt Hikes

The Hill reports : House Republican leaders are throwing cold water on a proposed incremental strategy that would raise the federal debt limit two months at a time. Noting that rank-and-file Republicans balked at a series of smaller spending cuts during the fiscal 2011 negotiations, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Poll: GOP Voters Want Third Party

The Hill reports : A majority of Republicans said for the first time that a third party was needed in American politics, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Fifty-two percent of Republicans, and an even stronger number of Tea Party supporters, support the creation of a major, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011