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Rogers: More Funds for U.S. Intel

The Hill reports : The House Intelligence Committee chairman said on Wednesday that Congress must not cut — but rather boost — funding for U.S. intelligence agencies in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing, insisting now is the time to “break” al Qaeda’s back. Rep. Mike Rogers …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Senators Will See Bin Laden Pics

Politico reports : The world will not get to see the photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse, but several senators have been invited to. And Sen. Joe Lieberman, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee who also sits on the Armed Services panel, will be one of the senators accepting …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

OMB Will Testify at Issa Hearing

The Hill reports : The Obama administration will send an official to testify at a House Oversight Committee hearing after Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) threatened to issue a subpoena. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated Daniel Gordon, the administrator for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Reid Promises DREAM Act Vote

The Hill reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday vowed to hold a vote on legislation creating a route to legal residency for illegal-immigrant students. Reid declined to say when the DREAM Act might reach the floor, but nonetheless urged lawmakers to support …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Primary Field Falls Flat with GOP Voters

A new poll shows that GOP primary voters aren't excited about their choices. But there's one thing they're certain of: which candidates they'll never back. A new Zogby poll makes two things very clear. First, Republicans are very unexcited about this field. Only one “candidate,” Gov. Chris …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Iran Postpones Trial for U.S. Hikers

Los Angeles Times reports : Trial has been delayed again for two Americans detained in Iran for more than 21 months after being detained during a hiking trek along the Iran-Iraq border. According to their lawyer, neither Shane Bauer, a freelance journalist who has contributed to the Los …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

FroshUpdate: YouCut Program Handed to Freshmen

This morning the popular YouCut program will be handed over to freshmen Reps, in an effort to show how seriously leadership takes the class. Elsewhere, a Rep. Kinzinger drive to call on the president to end ‘MediSCARE’ tactics nets 41 freshmen signatories. And while Paul Gosar receives an …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Syria Detains 10,000 Protesters

The New York Times reports : At least 10, 000 protesters have been detained in the past several days in a mass arrest campaign aimed at quelling a seven-week uprising in Syria against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, activists said, as fresh shelling of a residential neighborh…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Rebels Capture Misrata Airport

BBC reports : Libyan rebels have captured Misrata airport, driving back troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi, reports say. Hundreds of rebels were celebrating in the streets after pro-Gaddafi forces fled, leaving behind tanks that were set on fire, witnesses said. Government forces have …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

WH to Renew Muslim Outreach

Wall Street Journal reports : President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death and embrace a new era …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Pakistani Lawmakers Pray for Bin Laden

AFP reports : Three Pakistani lawmakers offered prayers for Osama bin Laden in parliament a week after US commandos killed the Al-Qaeda leader in a covert raid near the capital, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The Saudi-born terror mastermind was killed by Navy SEALs in the garrison town …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Can Mitt Move Beyond Romneycare?

Romney's health care speech on Thursday is a necessity and a gamble. Either a total defense or repudiation of Romneycare could damage him with GOP or swing voters. It's perhaps hard not to feel some sympathy for the situation Mitt Romney has found himself in. By the close of the 2008 Republican …

Written by Fred Bauer on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Mitterrand's Disastrous Legacy

Thirty years ago this week, François Mitterrand's victory ushered in a period of Socialist policies which France is still struggling to undo. Thirty years ago this week, on May 10th 1981, François Mitterrand was elected president of France. For French socialists, it’s an event to be commemorated. …

Written by Jean Granville on Wednesday May 11, 2011

The Dems' Big Oil Tax Break Trap

Senate Democrats are circulating a bill to cinch up oil company tax loopholes and use the resulting revenue to pay down the deficit. Senate Democrats are circulating a bill to cinch up oil company tax loopholes and use the resulting revenue to pay down the deficit. The bill would take aim at …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Al-Qaida Seeks Revenge

The Washington Post reports CAIRO — Al-Qaida is warning that the U.S. has committed a “big mistake” and a “serious sin” in killing Osama bin Laden and is calling on Muslims to avenge his death. In a statement posted on the Internet, al-Qaida’s official online media organization, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Pessimism Clouds Deficit Talks

Politico reports The Biden Group: It sounds like a think tank, a lobbying firm or even a campaign consulting shop. What it isn’t — at least not yet — is a vehicle for lawmaking. For now, it’s just the latest in a series of high-profile gangs that can’t shoot straight. The deficit-r…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Will Bin Laden have a Successor?

The Huffington Post reports BAGHDAD -- A week after the death of Osama bin Laden, his longtime deputy is considered the front-runner to succeed the iconic al-Qaida founder. But uprisings in the Middle East and changing dynamics within the group could point to another scenario: a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Bin Laden Family Demands Evidence of his Death

The New York Times reports Statement from the family of Sheikh Osama bin Laden I Omar Ossama Binladin and my brothers the lawful children and heirs of the Ossama Binladin (OBL) have noted wide coverage of the news of the death of our father, but we are not convinced on the available …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

China Allows U.S. Fund Sales

Reuters reports China on Tuesday pledged easier access for U.S. companies to key sectors of its economy by removing barriers to its huge market in government contracts and offering a foothold to U.S. mutual funds. The pledges were made in two days of talks between the world's two biggest …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Obama Wants New Immigration Law

National Journal reports President Obama renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform in a major address at the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday and attempted to restart the debate on an issue he spoke passionately about as a candidate but has made little headway on during his …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 11, 2011