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Ron Paul Opposes Civil Rights Act

The Hill reports : Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) suggested Friday that he wouldn't have voted in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if he were a member of Congress at the time. Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican who formally announced Friday that he would seek the presidency for a third …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Worker at Japanese Nuclear Plant Dies

Yahoo News reports : TOKYO – The operator of Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant says a contract worker in his 60s has died after collapsing at the facility's waste disposal building. Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Naoyuki Matsumoto says the man was carrying equipment at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

US Pressures IAEA on Syria Nuke Program

The Wall Street Journal reports : WASHINGTON—The U.S. and its European allies, seeking to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end his violent crackdown on protesters, are lobbying the United Nations nuclear watchdog to formally accuse Damascus of covertly building a nuclear …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Trump Surprised He's Getting "Hammered"

Reuters reports : NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump suggested Wednesday it's not much fun flirting with the idea of running for president in the face of relentless attacks and ridicule. "Nobody said it was going to be easy, but I had no idea I would …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Libyan Army Reportedly in Discord

The New York Times reports : MISURATA, Libya — The army and militias of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi , who for more than two months have fought rebels seeking to overthrow the Libyan leader, are undermined by self-serving officers, strained logistics and units hastily reinforced with …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Newt Skeptical on Aid to Pakistan

Reuters reports : (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Friday called for more oil drilling in the United States and questioned American aid to Pakistan as he took his young campaign to his home state of Georgia. Gingrich, a former speaker of the House of …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Pakistan Spy Chief Denounces US

The New York Times reports : ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an unusual, and apparently heated, closed-door session of Parliament, Pakistan ’s spy chief issued a rousing denunciation of the United States on Friday for its raid that killed Osama bin Laden and denied that Pakistan maintained …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

Romney Responds to the Wall Street Journal

Mitt Romney writes : I was not surprised to read yet another editorial in the Journal yesterday criticizing the health-care reforms we enacted in Massachusetts ( "Obama's Running Mate," May 12). I was, however, not expecting the distortions of what we accomplished. Let me deal with some …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday May 14, 2011

McConnell Gambles on Real Medicare Cuts

After months of mostly symbolic action the Republicans are in a position to propose real Medicare reform can be signed into law. After months of proposing symbolic actions (cuts in domestic discretionary spending), decent if politically risky ideas (the Ryan Medicare reform) and one truly …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Saturday May 14, 2011

The Prowl: Horsing Around at Gold Cup

Last week, I attended Gold Cup, a horse race in Virginia that's really an excuse for the South's suburban gentry to wear bright clothes, strange hats and drink to excess. This week I am going to take a break from sharing intimate details of my dating life - mostly because it’s frankly not very …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday May 13, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Beware the Vending Machine Diet

Asking restaurants and theaters to post calorie counts seems like a good call, but targeting vending machines may be too much. New rules are being proposed by the FDA that could (if approved) make some changes in the world of vending machines. The feds want the calorie content of each item …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday May 13, 2011

Toronto’s Elephants Need to Head South

Four elephants have died at Toronto's zoo in the last five years, and seven since 1984. Its time to move the rest to a new home. A recent column by the inimitable Joe Warmington, scolded that “phony American activists” were seeking to “hijack” the elephants at Toronto Zoo and send them to an …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday May 13, 2011

When Kids Take Over the Kitchen

Meghan Cox Gurdon gets a late Mother’s Day surprise when her children decide to cook her dinner. Will it be a delicious feast or a disaster? Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon gets a late Mother’s Day surprise when her children decide to cook her dinner. Will it be a delicious …

Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday May 13, 2011

Group Sues Feds for Bin Laden Pics

The Hill reports : Judicial Watch is suing the Department of Defense to obtain photographs of Osama bin Laden's dead body, the watchdog group announced Friday. “I don’t think it’s as big a deal to release the documents as the administration suggests. It’s quite simple: They should be …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011

Medicare Will Run Out of Money Five Years Earlier

The Hill reports : Medicare will run out of money five years earlier than previously estimated because of the slowing economy, the program's trustees said in their annual report Friday. By 2024, the trust fund that pays for seniors’ hospital stays will be paying out more money than it …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011

Qaddafi Denies He is Wounded

USA Today reports : In a brief audio recording purportedly from the Libyan leader, Moammar Gadhafi says he is alive after NATO attacks and "in a place where you can't get me." The message, played on Libyan state TV, followed the Italian foreign minister's statement that he believed …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011

WH: Romneycare Was 'Smart'

Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports : The Obama administration, on Friday, continued to apply a veritable death hug to likely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, praising the health care law he passed as Massachusetts’ governor despite Romney’s insistence that there were …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011

Mideast Envoy Mitchell Resigns

Washington Post reports : The White House’s chief envoy on Middle East peace resigned his post Friday after two years of unsuccessful efforts to restart a reconciliation process between Israelis and Palestinians, administration officials confirmed. The decision by George Mitchell, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011

Bush: Killing Osama a 'Good Call'

ABC News reports : Former President George W. Bush made his first candid public comments on the killing of Osama bin Laden during an appearance Wednesday at a conference of hedge fund managers in Las Vegas. "I was eating souffle at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies," Bush said …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011

Porn Found in Bin Laden's Lair

Reuters reports : A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. officials said on Friday. The pornography recovered in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, consists of modern, electronically …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 13, 2011