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Egyptian Banker Busted for Groping Hotel Maid

The New York Post reports : Another international moneyman has been busted for sexually assaulting a maid at a luxury Manhattan hotel, cops said last night. Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar -- the 74-year-old former chairman of Egypt's Bank of Alexandria -- allegedly groped and "gyrated" against …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Russia's Internet Challenge

The successful debut of Yandex, "Russia's Google", on NASDAQ heralds the country's growing IT industry. But can Russian tech compete on a global scale? Yandex, deemed by some to be the “Russian Google”, recently raised some eyebrows when its chief technology officer, Ilya Segalovich, claimed …

Written by Robin Tim Weis on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Pentagon: Don't Slash Missile Defense

The Hill reports : The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has concerns about a House-approved plan to terminate a missile defense system Washington is working on with Italy and Germany. A section of the House-approved Pentagon policy bill would place limits on federal funds for the Medium …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Home Ownership Levels at New Lows

The Daily Beast reports : The scars of the Great Recession are showing on the housing market, as experts say the consumer price index numbers to be released Tuesday will show home ownership has declined to 1998 levels. This drop is due not only to people boxed out of the housing …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Obama Increasingly Targets Employers of Illegals

Slate Magazine reports : President Obama has mostly given up on the flashy, media-friendly raids on workplaces that were popular with his predecessor and often rounded up hundreds of illegal workers for deportation. Instead, he is choosing to focus more on punishing those who hire …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Surge in Double Amputees Among War Wounded

The Huffington Post reports : American soldiers and Marines walking combat patrols in Afghanistan have suffered a surge of gruesome injuries, losing one or both legs and often their genitals to crude homemade bombs Taliban insurgents bury in dirt roads and pathways. In some cases, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Cantor: MO Disaster Relief Must Be Offset

The Hill reports : Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) continued to stress Sunday that disaster relief funds for tornado-ravaged Missouri would have to be offset in the federal budget with cuts elsewhere. The House majority leader added on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that there was a certainly a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Cain: Strong in Early Polls

The Washington Post reports : As the former chief executive of Godfather’s Pizza, Cain is something of an authority on pie crusts and toppings. But in the embryonic stages of the Republican presidential primary, Cain’s unexpectedly strong showing in early polls and enthusiastic support …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Libyan Army Generals Defect

The Huffington Post reports : Eight top Libyan army officers, including five generals, who have defected from Moammar Gadhafi's regime appealed to their fellow officers Monday to join the revolt to hasten the end of Gadhafi's 40-year rule. Italian Foreign Ministry officials presented the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Daniels: "I Could Have Beaten Obama"

Politico reports Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has taken himself out of the running for president, but he says he believes he could have defeated President Barack Obama for a second term. “Yes, I think so,” Daniels said when asked whether he could have beaten Obama on ABC’s “This Week.” “I …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Texas Bill Bans TSA Groping

Reuters reports The Texas House of Representatives late on Thursday approved a bill that would make invasive pat-downs at Texas airports a crime, after a former Miss USA said she felt "molested" at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport last month. Transportation Security Administration agents …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Thousands Protest Mladic Arrest

The Los Angeles Times reports Thousands of supporters of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic rallied Sunday to protest the arrest of the man whom they revere as a national hero but whom much of the West considers a mass murderer. Ultranationalists, government foes and rowdy soccer fans …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

Germany: Nuke Free by 2022

CNN reports Germany's ruling coalition has agreed to shut down all of the nation's nuclear power plants by 2022. Minister of Ecology Norbert Roettgen of the Christian Democratic Union party made the announcement early Monday after negotiations with coalition partner, the Liberal Party, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 30, 2011

An American Warrior in an African War

Frum Forum contributor Sean Linnane is hard at work on a novel. This Memorial Day, we present the prologue to his latest work. Frum Forum contributor Sean Linnane is hard at work on a novel. This Memorial Day, we present the prologue to his latest work: As a map, the continent of …

Written by Sean Linnane on Monday May 30, 2011

Al Qaeda Militants Take Yemeni Town

The New York Times reports : Islamist militants battled Yemeni security forces in the southern province of Abyan on Sunday even as the government struck a deal for a cease-fire in the capital, Sana, with its tribal rivals, bringing relative calm here after days of fierce fighting. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011

McCain: Palin Can Beat Obama

Politico reports : "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace put Sen. John McCain in the hot seat Sunday, asking him whether he thought his former vice presidential running mate could win the presidential nomination and beat President Barack Obama. "Of course she can. She can. Now, whether …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011

Karzai Condemns NATO Air Strike

BBC News reports : Afghan President Hamid Karzai has forcefully condemned the killing of 14 civilians in the south-west of the country in a suspected Nato air strike. Mr Karzai said his government had repeatedly asked the US to stop raids which end up killing Afghan civilians and this …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011

Obama: Joplin Tornado a 'National Tragedy'

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama promised victims of the deadliest U.S. tornado in 65 years that the federal government would help them rebuild, saying on Sunday it was a national tragedy. "The cameras may leave. The spotlight may shift," he told a memorial service for the 139 …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011

Palin Storms Into Rolling Thunder

Sarah Palin made an appearance at the Rolling Thunder rally Sunday in Washington, stealing the spotlight away from organizers and their important cause. When SarahPAC treasurer Tim Crawford emailed Politico to tell them that updates for Sarah Palin’s weekend itinerary “will be posted on the …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday May 29, 2011

McConnell: Ryan Plan Still 'On the Table'

Fox News reports A controversial House Medicare plan is "on the table" despite getting voted down in the U.S. Senate last week. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday that he still supports the plan by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to transform …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011