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Gates Reflects on Serving Eight Presidents

Politico reports ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, OVER KANSAS — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, during a valedictory interview in the nose-cone cabin of his airborne command center, admitted quietly Tuesday that his experience running two wars and serving eight presidents had become …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Palin: Media Should Work to Find Her

CNN reports Sarah Palin is going rogue again. Want to cover the potential Republican presidential candidate? Better bring your running shoes. Unlike most carefully choreographed presidential campaigns that routinely release detailed candidate schedules, Palin's staff is keeping most of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

New Texas Map Wins GOP Support

Politico reports Texas Republican legislative leaders have coalesced behind a new redistricting map that seeks to squeeze out one more seat for the party than in the versions prepared by the Republican congressional delegation. And the proposal appears to land a direct hit on Rep. Lloyd …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Failed Debt Raise May Help Reform Medicare

The Huffington Post reports Republicans are using the lopsided outcome of Tuesday's failed debt ceiling vote as a means to push through Medicare reforms. Not everyone was open to the idea, pushed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), that a plan by Rep. Paul Ryan to privatize the program for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

GOP renews threat to block nominee

Politico reports The top Republican in the Senate indicated Tuesday that he plans to stick by his pledge to block President Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary because trade agreements haven’t been passed. A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent an email to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Pakistan Plans to Attack Taliban Militants

The Wall Street Journal reports ISLAMABAD—Pakistan appears to be making preparatory moves for an attack on North Waziristan, a tribal region that has become a base for Afghan Taliban militants, amid pressure from the U.S. Such an invasion, one of the U.S.'s core demands on Pakistan …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Economy May Hurt Obama's Campaign

Politico reports A series of troubling signs for the U.S. economy threatens to dash hopes that 2011 would be a year of robust recovery — and that could prove troublesome for President Barack Obama’s reelection chances. The Obama team has long hoped that the president’s 2012 campaign …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Lake: Gitmo Likely to Stay Open

Eli Lake writes The Pentagon announced Tuesday that military prosecutors have reinstated charges against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others for their role in plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The new charges strongly suggest that for the foreseeable …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

IL GOP Takes Redistricting Hit

The Hill reports Triggering Republican outcries, Democrats have put at least half a dozen House GOP seats into play by redrawing Illinois’s congressional map. The new House districts were released Friday and resulted in a rare joint statement, issued by all 11 Republican members of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Palin and Trump Bond Over Pizza

The Washington Post reports On day three of Sarah Palin’s unconventional bus tour came the most surprising moment by far. The former Alaska governor and her daughter Piper dined tonight with media mogul Donald Trump and his wife Melania at a pizza place in Times Square. Palin met Trump at …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

How Palin Taps the GOP's Economic Fears

For non-wealthy Republicans - as for non-wealthy Americans generally - the past half-decade has been a terrible time. This is part three in a series. Click here for part one and part two . Not every Republican lives in Greenwich and earns millions. For non-wealthy Republicans - as …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 31, 2011

A Debt Fight the GOP Can't Win

Fighting over the debt limit will end in a GOP defeat. The party should instead use its political capital to fight for serious entitlement reform. Congress’ rejection of a “clean” debt ceiling increase isn’t surprising and probably won’t have many short-term consequences. Largely because most …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Extreme Weather: A Climate Change Wake Up Call?

Climate scientists have been predicting for years that carbon loading in our atmosphere will create droughts, floods and other extreme weather events. Bill McKibben, founder of the global climate campaign 350.org , recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post titled em> A link between …

Written by David Jenkins on Tuesday May 31, 2011

House Votes Against Clean Debt Limit Hike

The Hill reports : The House overwhelmingly voted down an unconditional increase to the $14.3 trillion debt limit Tuesday, as the Republican majority delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Obama ahead of a meeting at the White House. The vote was 318-97, with 82 Democrats joining …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Edwards Grand Jury Delayed

WRAL reports : A federal grand jury in Raleigh expected to hear the case against former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards won't meet until next week, sources tell WRAL News. The former U.S. senator faces a possible criminal indictment if the grand jury decides enough …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Feds Hit KSM With New Charges

Reuters reports : U.S. military prosecutors have filed new charges against the self-described mastermind of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four alleged co-conspirators held at the Guantanamo detention camp. The conspiracy and mass murder charges were …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

WH Brushes Off Palin Bus Tour

The Hill reports : White House spokesman Jay Carney on Tuesday brushed aside questions about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) nationwide bus tour. Asked about the tour, which began in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Carney said that the president has been busy with other matters. "I …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Hoyer to Dems: Vote 'No' on Clean Debt Limit Hike

The Hill reports : The House Democrats’ top vote-counter is advising rank-and-file members to vote against an unconditional increase in the federal debt limit to avoid political attacks from Republicans. Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), the second-ranking House Democrat, said Tuesday that members …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Palin, Trump to Meet in NYC

The Hill reports : Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will meet with real estate mogul and erstwhile presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday in Manhattan. Palin, who's in the midst of a national bus tour that embarked from Washington and stopped several places in Pennsylvania today, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Pentagon: Cyber Attacks are Acts of War

John Hudson at The Atlantic Wire reports : For the first time, the Pentagon has decided that cyber attacks constitute an act of war, reports The Wall Street Journal. The U.S. military drafted a classified 30-page document concluding that the U.S. may respond to cyber attacks from foreign …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011