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Ryan Won't Run for Senate

National Journal reports : Rep. Paul Ryan is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal . Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day. Three GOP sources tell …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

GOP Field Looking More Mainstream

It's not just the potential GOP field that is thinning out, it's the once-crowded conservative portion of that field. Pence running for governor. Palin too damaged. Bachmann too far-fetched. Ron Paul too sinister. Gingrich experimenting with "moderation." Huckabee committed to …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Senate to Vote on Oil Tax Bill

The Hill reports : The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on the Democrats' controversial bill that would cut the tax breaks received by the big five oil companies. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture Monday night on the legislation, which means it would come to a vote …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Why Did Think Tank Kill Journal Critique?

Did the Tax Foundation delete a post on their blog because of the merits of the argument or because it accused the Wall Street Journal of dishonesty? A very large hat-tip goes out to blogger Brendan Nyhan who has noticed that the Tax Foundation has deleted a blog post on their site which was …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Bomb Threat on Queen's Irish Visit

The Guardian reports : The Queen has arrived in Ireland for a historic visit as it emerged that the Irish army was forced to make safe a viable improvised explosive device found on a bus. The royal party touched down at an airstrip at Baldonnel, near Dublin, on Tuesday at the start of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

NATO Choppers Hit Pakistani Troops

The AP reports : NATO helicopters from Afghanistan intruded into northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding two troops, officials said, prompting a protest from the military already seething over the secret U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden. The military said it had sought a flag …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Strauss-Kahn May Claim Consent

The New York Post reports : France's leading presidential candidate may have pounced on a Manhattan hotel maid -- but she wanted it, his lawyer asserted in court yesterday, hinting at what could be an explosive defense. "The evidence, we believe, will not be consistent with a forcible …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Lowry: Newt the Unreliable

Rich Lowry writes at National Review : Newt Gingrich hadn’t been in the Republican presidential race a week before embroiling himself in his first damaging, inadvertent controversy. On Meet the Press , the former House speaker excoriated the Medicare provisions of the Paul Ryan …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Violence Worsens in Syria

Huffington Post reports Using horses and mules to carry their possessions, Syrians crossed a shallow river Monday to reach safety in Lebanon with tales of a "catastrophic" scene back home: sectarian killings, gunmen carrying out execution-style slayings and the stench of decomposing bodies …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Douthat: Huckabee Will Be Missed

Ross Douthat writes Most candidates for the highest office in the land spend months, if not years, currying favor with the rich and powerful: glad-handing at fund-raising dinners, schmoozing in mansions, pressing the flesh in Aspen and Manhattan and Nob Hill. Not so Mike Huckabee. He …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

ICC Seeks Gaddafi's Arrest

Reuters reports The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and his son Saif al-Islam for crimes against humanity. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo also said at a news conference he had requested an arrest …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

WH Plans to Prevent Cybercrime

ABC reports The Obama administration laid out plans Monday to work aggressively with other nations to make the Internet more secure, enable law enforcement to work closely on cybercrime and ensure that citizens everywhere have the freedom to express themselves online. And in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 17, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Sent to Rikers Island

BBC reports : IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded in custody at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on charges of sexual assault. The judge said Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was a flight risk. He was arrested on Saturday after boarding a plane and accused of trying to rape a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Dump the Debt Ceiling

Congress shouldn’t increase the debt ceiling; instead it should just abolish it. The U.S. hit its debt ceiling this Monday. It’s time for Washington to stop the insanity and act responsibly. Congress shouldn’t increase the debt ceiling; instead it should just abolish it. Drive a stake through …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Monday May 16, 2011

Obama to Address AIPAC

The Hill reports : President Obama will speak Sunday at the annual gathering of pro-Israel activists in Washington. The White House announced that the president will appear at this weekend's policy conference organized by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Huckabee S.C. Chair Will Back Huntsman

The State reports : The chairman of Mike Huckabee’s 2008 S.C. presidential campaign said today that he will back Jon Huntsman for the Republican nomination if the former Utah governor enters the race. Mike Campbell, the son of late former Gov. Carroll Campbell and an unsuccessful, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Romney Raises $10.25M in One Day

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports : LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney wants his money to show his might. The all-but-declared Republican presidential contender, who has kept his head low for much of the year as he collected cash, raised $10.25 million in a single day Monday after bringing …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Obama's Cynical Drilling Drive

Obama's decision to expand U.S. oil production might be smart politically, but it won't do anything to reduce gas prices. What President Obama’s Saturday radio address should have said: "My fellow Americans. Today, I am directing the Department of the Interior to conduct annual lease sales in …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Monday May 16, 2011

Romney: I Can Win on Economy

Politico reports : The 2012 presidential campaign is going to be all about the economy — right in Mitt Romney's wheelhouse, the former Massachusetts governor told supporters on a conference call Monday. People ask, Romney said, "'how do we know you're going to win, Mitt? What's it going …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Newt: Opposed to Health Mandate

Politico the former House Speaker was careful to make clear that he was “completely opposed to the Obamacare mandate on individuals.” “I am for the repeal for Obamacare, and I am against any effort to impose a federal mandate on anyone because it is fundamentally wrong and I believe unconstit…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011