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Palin Emails Set To Be Released

The Anchorage Daily News reports: The state of Alaska will release thousands of Sarah Palin's emails from her first two years as governor today, a disclosure that has taken on national prominence as she flirts with a run for the presidency. The emails were first requested during the 2008 …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday June 10, 2011

'Newtiny': How Campaign Imploded

The Daily Beast reports: Almost from the start, Gingrich’s campaign team had fretted that their candidate lacked the patience and discipline to accommodate himself to the exacting process of running a presidential campaign. The first sign of his inclination to go rogue was his May 15 …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Friday June 10, 2011

NATO Official: Qaddafi A Target

CNN reports: A United Nations resolution justifies the targeting of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a senior NATO military official with operational knowledge of the Libya mission told CNN Thursday. Asked by CNN whether Gadhafi was being targeted, the NATO official declined to give a direct …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Friday June 10, 2011

Sources: Perry Will Enter Race

The Daily Caller reports : Two separate and reliable sources in Texas tell me serious preparations are being made for Governor Rick Perry, 61, to seek the span style="color: green;"> Republican nomination for president The stars job

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 9, 2011

U.S. To Fine Mortgage Banks

The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department will temporarily withhold payments to the nation's three largest mortgage companies for failing to comply with the Obama administration's signature foreclosure-prevention effort, perhaps finally making good on a 19-month-old …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 9, 2011

5 Shot On Brighton Beach In NYC

The New York Times reports : Five people were shot along the boardwalk in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Thursday afternoon during a mini heat wave that had packed the city’s beaches. Two of the victims are badly wounded, the authorities said. The shooting took place around 5:20 …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 9, 2011

Ex-NSA Official Takes Plea Deal

POLITICO reports : BALTIMORE — With the Obama administration facing its first big test in its war on leaks of classified information, the Justice Department blinked Thursday. Federal prosecutors agreed to dramatically reduce the charges against a former National Security Agency official in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 9, 2011

Newt's Loss, Perry's Gain

The resignation of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign staff might turn out to be an epic win for Texas Governor Rick Perry. The big political news on Thursday involved the en masse resignation of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign staff. It goes without saying that this isn't good news …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Thursday June 9, 2011

Newt's Implosion

Newt's campaign has collapsed so rapidly, abruptly, and seemingly hopelessly that it seems incredible anybody could ever have thought of his as a serious candidate. The Gingrich campaign has collapsed so rapidly, so abruptly, and so seemingly hopelessly that it seems incredible that anybody could …

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 9, 2011

Giffords' Political Future Uncertain

The Washington Post reports: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords struggles to find words and put together sentences as it remains unclear five months after she was shot in the head in Tucson whether she will eventually be able to resume work in Congress, an aide said in an interview published …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Gingrich Iowa Staffers Bow Out

Politico reports: Newt Gingrich’s entire team of paid Iowa campaign staff, as well as his national spokesman and senior aides in New Hampshire and South Carolina, have resigned en masse, a staffer told The Des Moines Register. “You have to be able to raise money to run a campaign and …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Panetta: Afghan Gains 'Reversible'

CNN reports: Defense Secretary nominee Leon Panetta asserted Thursday that the United States and its allies have made "great progress" in the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan, but warned that recent gains are "fragile and reversible." He refused to indicate how fast the U.S. …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Newt Campaign Team Revolts

The Washington Post reports : Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ’s presidential campaign imploded Thursday afternoon with virtually his entire senior staff leaving en masse, according to multiple sources familiar with the moves. “When the campaign and the candidate disagree on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday June 9, 2011

Alabama Cracks Down On Illegals

Reuter reports: Republican Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed into law a crackdown on illegal immigration in Alabama that both supporters and critics consider the toughest in the nation. Under the new measure, police must detain someone they suspect of being in the country …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

FF Exclusive: Did Weiner Lie to President Obama?

Rep. Weiner may have lied to Obama directly about his Twitter scandal--denying outright to the president that he tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a college student. Rep. Anthony Weiner may have lied to President Obama directly about his Twitter scandal--denying outright to Obama that he tweeted …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday June 9, 2011

Counterterrorism Chief Resigning

The National Journal reports: The head of the National Counterterrorism Center is resigning after nearly four years on the job, the administration announced today. Michael Leiter will step down in July after the White House releases its long-awaited national counterterrorism strategy, which …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Pakistan Security Checkpoint Raided

The BBC reports: More than 100 militants have stormed a security checkpoint in north-western Pakistan, killing at least eight soldiers, officials say. At least 12 insurgents were also reported killed in the overnight gun battle that lasted some hours. The attack happened near the town of …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Feds May Drop NSA Leak Case

The Washington Post reports: Federal prosecutors will withdraw key documents from their case against a former National Security Agency manager charged with mishandling classified material, a move that experts say could signal the unraveling of one of the Obama administration’s most …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Pentagon: Libya Costs Soaring

The Financial Times reports: US military costs in Libya are on course to cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than the Pentagon estimated, according to figures obtained by the Financial Times. Robert Gates, the outgoing Secretary of Defence, said last month that the Pentagon …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011

Mitt: Hot & Cold On Climate Change

Politico reports: Mitt Romney won't be doing any apology tours on climate change. The early GOP presidential front-runner has broken with his party's conservative ranks to declare global warming a real threat to the planet that merits some sort of action to curb heat-trapping emissions. …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Thursday June 9, 2011