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Syria is Critical of Obama

Time reports Damascus, it seems, does not care for Barack Obama's advice. In a much anticipated policy speech on Thursday, May 19, the U.S. President urged Syria's President Bashar Assad to take steps toward political transition or else "get out of the way." Said Obama: "The Syrian governmen…

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Obama Thanks CIA

Politico reports President Obama thanked the CIA on Friday for providing the information that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden — and for keeping it from the public. “We did something really remarkable in Washington — we kept it a secret, ” Obama said at CIA’s headquarters as the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Palin Has "Fire" in Her Belly for Presidency

CNN reports Sarah Palin has given few indications in recent weeks she is still actively considering a presidential run, but the former Alaska governor said Thursday she has the “fire in my belly” to mount a bid for the White House. Appearing on Fox News, where she serves as a contributor, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

HBO Takes on Wall Street

HBO's latest must-see, a film adaptation of "Too Big To Fail", takes us back to 2008 when the economic crisis we're still trying to escape from first shook Wall Street. In the spring of 2008, just as the wheels were starting to come off of Wall Street, HBO presented a movie about how the Bush era …

Written by Telly Davidson on Friday May 20, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Selling Junk Food to Mom

Manufacturers may have to stop peddling their junk food to kids but money-conscious parents are apparently still fair game. Whenever I go grocery shopping, I forget everything. I forget to bring in the plastic bags to recycle. I forget to bring the cloth bags (so I don’t have an even …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday May 20, 2011

Help! My Neighbor's Kid is a Brat

Eddie hears from a reader whose neighbor's kid is a troublemaker. Should he rat out a 6 year old? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader whose neighbors’ kid is a troublemaker. Should he rat out a 6 year old? The reader writes: Now that spring is upon us, the …

Written by David Eddie on Friday May 20, 2011

Netanyahu Tells Obama He Won't Accept '67 Borders

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Steele: Joining MSNBC?

The Hill reports : Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele is in negotiations with MSNBC to be a political analyst, according to sources. Steele would be a prominent Republican voice on a network known for its liberal television hosts. If the deal goes …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Bin Laden Raid Intel: Al Qaeda Considered Hitting US Oil Tankers

The Hill reports : Al Qaeda mulled plans to target oil tankers last year as part of an effort by the terrorist organization to hobble the United States’s oil and gas infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. DHS alerted its federal and state partners to the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Syrian Police Kill 26 Protesters

The New York Times reports : Thousands of Syrians defied a ferocious crackdown and took to the streets Friday in what appeared to mark new momentum and a potentially dangerous turn in the nine-week uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad . Human rights activists said at …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

No Progress at Obama, Netanyahu Meeting

The Washington Post reports : Showing no progress toward peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat alongside President Barack Obama on Friday and declared that Israel would not withdraw to 1967 borders to help make way for an adjacent Palestinian state. Obama had called on …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Bartlett: How Will Debt Limit Games End?

Bruce Bartlett writes : It appears that Republicans are determined to hold the nation’s credit rating hostage to their demand that federal spending be slashed before allowing the debt limit to rise. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, is already warning Wall …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Majority of Americans Support Gay Marriage

The Daily Beast reports : A Gallup poll released on Friday showed that 53 percent of Americans believe that gay marriage should be recognized by law with the same rights as traditional marriages. The results were based on Gallup's three day Values and Beliefs poll in May, which they have …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Huntsman Doesn't Regret Working for Obama

abc News reports : The Republican who President Obama appointed as his Ambassador to China – and who could be the 2012 challenger Democrats fear most – has no regrets about accepting a post in a Democratic administration. In fact, he said he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. “I'd …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Pawlenty to Launch '12 Campaign

Huffington Post reports : Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a laid-back Midwestern Republican who governed a Democratic-leaning state, is running for president and will declare his candidacy on Monday in the leadoff caucus state of Iowa, an adviser told The Associated Press. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Bartlett: Can We Pay Social Security in a Default?

Bruce Bartlett writes: It appears that Republicans are determined to hold the nation’s credit rating hostage to their demand that federal spending be slashed before allowing the debt limit to rise. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, is already warning Wall Street that …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Can America Defeat Pakistan's Spy Agency?

Eli Lake reports : In the stash of hard drives, thumb drives, and personal papers discovered in Osama bin Laden’s compound, one especially revealing find was his personal diary. According to an analyst privy to the frequent updates of translated material being posted to the intelligence …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

Women: Sexual Harassment Common at IMF

The New York Times reports : It is an international island in the midst of the American capital, a sharp-elbowed place ruled by alpha male economists. The days are long, and employees are regularly pressed together for weeks on end during overseas “missions.” It is a climate in which …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011

A Treasury Fire Sale Won't Prevent Default

In a blogpost at NRO, Veronique de Rugy presses her claim that we can pay off America's debts without default or a debt limit rise. Unfortunately, it just won't work. Veronique de Rugy takes issue with my recent blogpost arguing that there isn't enough money to pay off America's debts without …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday May 20, 2011

Qaddafi Offers Partial Withdrawal

Wall Street Journal reports : Under growing military pressure, Col. Moammar Gadhafi's government offered to withdraw the Libyan army from cities it has occupied to battle a three-month-old uprising if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization stops bombing the country and rebel forces agree …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 20, 2011