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Egypt Arrests 200 at Cairo Israeli Embassy Protest

Los Angeles Times reports : Egyptian authorities have arrested and referred to military prosecutors at least 186 people for alleged acts of sabotage, rioting and destruction of public facilities in connection with a protest outside the Israeli Embassy near Cairo late Sunday, a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Denied Bail

The Wall Street Journal reports : International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was ordered held without bail in a sex assault case after an appearance in a New York City courtroom Monday. Attorneys representing Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who has been charged with sexually …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling

National Journal reports : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced on Monday morning that the federal government had met its statutory borrowing limit. Now a $14, 294,000,000,000 cap on debt is firmly in place, starting the clock toward potential default and turning up the heat …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Rahm Sworn in as Chicago Mayor

Chicago Sun-Times reports : Rahm Emanuel was sworn in Monday morning as Chicago’s 46th mayor, promising to save the city from financial meltdown and to listen to the city’s different voices as he does it. “Our city’s financial situation is difficult and profound. We cannot ignore …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Arraigned on Sex Assault Charges

ABC News reports : International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn allegedly forced a New York City hotel housekeeper to perform oral sex and submit to anal sex, in addition to allegedly attempting to rape her, according to a complaint filed today by the office of Manhattan …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

With Huck Out, Will GOP Lose the Middle Class?

He had his political flaws, but Mike Huckabee also understood the economic concerns of the middle class. This Saturday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced that he would not run for the 2012 Republican party's nomination. As my latest column for CNN.com notes, for all his political …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 16, 2011

Trump Won't Run for President

ABC News reports : After a roller-coaster flirtation with a presidential bid, Donald Trump bowed out of the 2012 contest in true Trump fashion, sayng that while he would not be a candidate this year, if he had run, he would have been able to win the primary and the general election. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Socialists Can't Escape Strauss-Kahn Fallout

If Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest on sexual assault charges drags on, it will be a daily embarrassment for the Socialists. IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest is quite a shock for the French political class and public. Strauss-Kahn is often perceived as arrogant; he’s certainly not someone …

Written by Jean Granville on Monday May 16, 2011

Americans Expect More Attacks

Politico reports : Most Americans fear Osama bin Laden’s death will increase incidents of terrorism or have “no impact” on terrorism worldwide, according to the new POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll out Monday. The poll shows that 33 percent of those surveyed …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

London Warned of Bomb Threat

The Guardian reports : Scotland Yard are investigating a "coded" bomb threat made against central London, on the eve of the Queen's visit to Ireland. Police said on Monday that the warning did not give any details about the time or place of any device. The Guardian understands the warning …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Ryan Hits Back at Gingrich

The Hill reports : [Rep. Paul] Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, took a shot back at Gingrich, and defended his 2012 budget proposal, including its proposed Medicare reform. "With allies like that, who needs the left?" Ryan told guest host Raymond Arroyo on conservative …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn's Lawyer Offers Alibi

Reuters reports : Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn have proof the IMF chief was at a restaurant having lunch with his daughter at the time he was alleged to be sexually assaulting a hotel maid, France's RMC radio reported on Monday. RMC said the lawyers had pieced together Strauss-Kah…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Abbas Wakes Up to Honor Killings

Maybe before launching attacks on its neighbors, the Palestinian Authority should complete the work of dragging its penal code into the 18th century? As Palestinians attempt to invade Israel, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas suggests it may at last be time to punish men who murder …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 16, 2011

Debt Fight Could Give Obama More Budget Powers

Even if the Treasury were to pay bondholders while withholding other payments, does the GOP realize the authority they would be giving Obama over the entire budget? Some Republicans suggest that there's no special need to worry about hitting the debt ceiling: after all the Treasury will still …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn's Wife: He's Innocent

Reuters reports : IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair said on Sunday she had no doubt he would be proved innocent of sexual assault charges made against him in New York following an alleged incident involving a hotel maid. "I do not believe for a single second the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off

CNN reports : The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off on its last mission Monday morning, NASA said. The shuttle's mission is commanded by Mark Kelly. His wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, arrived safely at the Kennedy Space Center Sunday, NASA said, four months after being …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

French Writer to File New Sex Assault Charge

The Guardian reports : A French writer who claims Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her nine years ago is to file an official complaint, her lawyer has announced. Tristane Banon previously described the attack, which happened when she was in her early 20s, in a television …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

Pakistani Gunmen Kill Saudi Embassy Worker

The AP reports : Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan's largest city on Monday, just days after two hand grenades were tossed at the Arab state's consulate building, police in Karachi said. The motive for the attack was not clear, but it …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 16, 2011

GOP Picks the Wrong Spending Fight

The GOP seems convinced inciting a debt ceiling crisis is the best way to restrain spending. But even a short increase in the limit can stave off a bigger crisis. One might note within many ostensibly conservative discussions about the debt ceiling a strain that comes far more from Leon Trotsky …

Written by Fred Bauer on Monday May 16, 2011

FroshUpdate: West for the West Wing?

Freshmen have been pushing the energy bills in the American Energy Initiative, but conservative economists tell FrumForum it will have little effect on gas prices in the next year. Meanwhile, freshman Rep. Martha Roby calls rising gas prices “the greatest threat to our economy”. Rick …

Written by Tim Mak on Monday May 16, 2011