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Yemeni Troops Fire on Protesters

Fox News reports A Yemeni medical official says soldiers loyal to Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, have stormed a protest camp in the southern city of Taiz and fired on the crowds indiscriminately, killing at least 20. Hospital sources told Reuters that at least 120 were wounded. …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011

Palin Rides Motorcycle Through DC

The New York Times reports WASHINGTON — For sheer mastery of celebrity theater, Sarah Palin cannot be beat. Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, let the anticipation build for hours on Sunday in the Pentagon’s North Parking Lot, where thousands of bikers (and their rumbling …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 29, 2011

Wall Street's Getting Nervous About a Default

Who are you going to believe: the GOP Congressmen who say a short-term default won't matter or the financial professionals warning against that? “Don’t go to a butcher for back surgery.” My Air Force veteran father used to say that. It meant: don’t listen to folks about important matters unless …

Written by Steve Bell on Sunday May 29, 2011

Suicide Bomb Kills Afghan Police Commander

BBC News reports : The police commander for northern Afghanistan has been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the provincial governor's compound in Takhar. Gen Mohammad Daud Daud is one of at least six people killed in the attack, claimed by the Taliban. Two German soldiers were killed …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Pawlenty Slams Dick Morris

The National Review reports : In a visit to National Review’s offices, Tim Pawlenty displayed his famous “Minnesota nice” — except when it came to Fox News pundit Dick Morris; his Republican predecessor as governor, Arne Carlson; and, of course, President Obama. Pawlenty rejected …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey To Lead Joint Chiefs

POLITICO reports : President Barack Obama on Monday will name Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, administration sources said, a quick promotion for the experienced combat leader, who took over as the Army’s top general less than two months ago. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Huntsman Flirted With 'Death Panels' As Governor

The Huffington Post reports : Two years before Sarah Palin conjured “death panels" from her active imagination, Utah’s business elite devised its own far less infamous version. And depending on who you ask in Utah, then-Governor -- and current GOP presidential hopeful -- Jon Huntsman Jr. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Army: Manning 'Shouldn't Have Gone to Iraq'

The Guardian reports : The American soldier at the centre of the WikiLeaks revelations was so mentally fragile before his deployment to Iraq that he wet himself, threw chairs around, shouted at his commanding officers and was regularly brought in for psychiatric evaluations, according to …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Egypt Reopens Gaza Border

Al Jazeera reports : Egypt has reopened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing the coastal territory's Palestinian residents to cross freely for the first time in four years - a sharp departure from the policies of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed president. The opening on …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 28, 2011

Israel Alone Won't Win GOP Jewish Voters

Conservatives are hopeful that Obama's missteps over Israel will bring more American Jews into the Republican camp. But it will take more than one issue. These days, it seems that Jews have more reason to vote Republican. Frum Forum ’s Fred Messner noted that the Republican Jewish Coalition …

Written by Stephen Richer on Saturday May 28, 2011

Obama Falls for Abbas' Bluff

Holding the geopolitical equivalent of a pair of twos and a pair of threes, the Palestinian Authority President has bluffed and bullied Obama into an awkward predicament. Mahmoud Abbas must be a very good poker player. Or else Barack Obama must be a very bad one. Holding the geopolitical …

Written by David Frum on Saturday May 28, 2011

Rick Perry: Too Lucky to Rule Out

It’s a mistake to underestimate Rick Perry's chances as a presidential contender. Throughout his political career he's exhibited an uncanny talent for luck and timing. There's been increased chatter this week about the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry. Governor Perry has made …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Saturday May 28, 2011

Military Contractors' Security Hacked

The Huffington Post reports : Unknown hackers have broken into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and several other U.S. military contractors, a source with direct knowledge of the attacks told Reuters. They breached security systems designed to keep out intruders by …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Russia Turns on Gaddafi

The Daily Beast reports : Even Russia has turned on Gaddafi: Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said Friday he would intervene in talks with Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi and try to convince the dictator to leave. Medvedev had previously spoken against the NATO airstrikes in Libya—his …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Romney Backs Ethanol Subsidies

The Hill reports : Likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday voiced his support for ethanol subsidies during his first visit of the year to Iowa. Asked about his position on federal ethanol subsidies following a talk at the Greater Des Moines Partnership's Presidential …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Gingrich Calls for 'All Out' Drilling

The Hill reports : Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich is calling for an “all-out” effort to expand U.S. oil-and-gas development that he alleges would bring down gasoline prices long before new supplies are produced. Gingrich, in a speech in South Carolina, said this should …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Clinton: Osama Raid Key Moment for Pakistan

The Huffington Post reports : The killing of Osama bin Laden is a watershed moment for Pakistan's confrontation with homegrown terrorism, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday. She sought to patch relations rocked by knowledge that the terror mastermind lived for …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

House Dispute Threatens Key Deals on Trade

The Wall Street Journal reports : The centerpiece of the American trade agenda—a trio of international trade pacts worth $13 billion in new U.S. exports—is in peril as Democrats and Republicans battle over a program that provides aid to U.S. workers. The dispute over the future of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

Perry Camp: 'No Intention' of Running

The National Journal reports : Shortly after reports surfaced suggesting that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is considering a potential presidential bid in 2012, his spokesman said he's not. "Nothing has changed," Mark Miner told National Journal in an e-mail. "The governor has no intention …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 27, 2011

FrumForum Toasts New ACU Chair Al Cardenas

Frum Forum held a dinner Thursday, May 26 to honor Al Cardenas, the new chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU) Frum Forum held a dinner last night to honor Al Cardenas, the new chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU). Cardenas assumed the chairmanship during the 2011 …

Written by Fred Messner on Friday May 27, 2011