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Lib Dems Lose Big in UK Vote

The Wall Street Journal reports : The Liberal Democrats have suffered heavy losses in local elections across the U.K. as voters punished the junior partner in the coalition government for its performance during its first year in power and for breaking a number of pledges. The Liberal …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Only 9% Blame WH for High Gas Prices

Politico reports : Nine percent of Americans blame President Barack Obama and the U.S. government for this year's spike in gasoline prices, according to a new Washington Post/Pew Research Center poll . An additional 5 percent cited "not drilling enough" as an answer to the poll's …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Paul 'Money Bomb' Raises $1M

The Hill reports : An online "money bomb" fundraiser for likely GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has netted his campaign over $1 million. img src='http://ad.thehill.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=206&n=a4f2fe8d&ct0=INSERT_CLICKURL_HERE' border='0' alt='' />

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Al Qaeda Confirms Bin Laden Killing

The AP reports : Al-Qaida on Friday confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness." The confirmation came in an Internet statement posted on militant websites, signed by "the general leadership" of al-Qaida. The …

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Economy Adds Workers But Jobless Rate at 9%

The New York Times reports: The United States economy added far more jobs than expected in April as the recovery continued to pick up steam. The Department of Labor said Friday that 244, a href="http://buyviagraonlinefree.net/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#676c6c"> sovaldi

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Drone Strike Kills Eight in Pakistan

BBC reports : At least eight people have been killed in a US drone strike in the troubled Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials have said. It is the first such attack since US commandos killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in a fortified compound in the north-western …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Pakistan's Army Threatens to Cut U.S. Ties

Al Jazeera reports : The relationship between Pakistan and the US is under intense scrutiny, with the Pakistani army saying that it will review co-operation with the US if there is another violation of its sovereignity. The warning follows the special operation by US commandos on Monday …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

WH to Send Trade Deals to Hill

The Hill reports: U.S. trade officials on Wednesday cleared the way for Congress to vote on trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. The Obama administration will send all three pending trade deals to Capitol Hill as early as Thursday to begin technical discussions, the first …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Senate GOP Wants Consumer Agency Changes

The Hill reports : Nearly every Republican senator is vowing to block any presidential nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unless major changes are made to the agency. In a letter sent to the president Thursday, 44 GOP senators said that any pick to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Syria Plans 'Day of Defiance'

BBC reports : Syrian activists are preparing to take to the streets on Friday for what they are calling a "day of defiance". Tanks are reported to have withdrawn from the city of Deraa, where a human rights groups says the government has carried out a 10-day "massacre". But security …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

GOP Debate Criticizes Obama Foreign Policy

Politico reports GREENVILLE, S.C. — The first Republican presidential primary debate — with some of the key contenders AWOL — kicked off the nomination fight Thursday with shots at President Barack Obama’s domestic and foreign policy. The faceoff, co-sponsored by Fox News and the South …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Mubarak Security Chief Convicted

The Wall Street Journal reports CAIRO—An Egyptian court sentenced the former interior minister who oversaw the expansion of the Mubarak regime's vast security apparatus to 12 years in prison for corruption, in the first conviction of a senior former regime official since a popular uprising …

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Bin Laden Planned 2011 Attack on US

Financial Times reports Osama bin Laden was plotting an attack on the US rail system, a plot uncovered by the raid that killed the al-Qaeda leader in his hideout in Pakistan, US officials say. On Thursday night, the Department of Homeland Security said it had issued a message to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

CIA Spied on Bin Laden From Safe House

The Washington Post reports “You’ve got to give him credit for his tradecraft, ” said a former senior CIA official who played a leading role in the manhunt. When spotted by surveillance drones a decade earlier, bin Laden “had bodyguards, multiple SUVs and things like that. He abandoned …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Osama's Wife Didn't Leave Compound for Five Years

CNN reports : Osama bin Laden's wife has told interrogators she didn't venture outside the walled compound where the al Qaeda leader was killed for five years, a Pakistani military spokesman said Thursday. The wife, who was wounded in the raid, said she lived in the compound in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

High Egyptian Cleric Condemns Bin Laden Killing

Barry Rubin writes: This is the kind of serious development that everyone better pay close attention to if they want to understand what’s going on in the Middle East and how the West doesn’t get it. The Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, gave an interview to al-Jazira. Al-Azhar …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Trump Won't Drive Indy Pace Car

ABC News reports : The Donald is giving up one race, perhaps so he can focus on another one altogether. Real estate mogul Donald Trump said Thursday he will not be the celebrity pace-car driver for the Indianapolis 500 on May 29, pulling out because it would be inappropriate" since "he …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Biden Launches Debt Talks

Politico reports : With a deadline pressing, Vice President Joe Biden gathered a bipartisan group of lawmakers at Blair House Thursday with hopes for striking a deal on deficit and debt — even as congressional leaders continued to stand partisan ground outside the negotiating room. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Fox Ends Gingrich & Rick Santorum's Contracts

Politico reports : Fox News has terminated its contracts with former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Senator Rick Santorum after the deadline for them to decide on presidential bids passed on May 1, a source familiar with the move told Politico. Fox suspended the two contributors in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Libertarian Author Richard Cornuelle Dies at 84

The New York Times reports : Richard Cornuelle, a libertarian writer whose best-known book, “ Reclaiming the American Dream , ” championed volunteerism as a means of addressing social problems like poverty, unemployment, delinquency and urban blight, died on April 26 at his home in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011