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Paul: Does WH Have 'Enemies List'?

The Hill reports : Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asked Tuesday if the White House had an "enemies list" in light of the National Labor Relations Board's complaint against Boeing for moving some of its operations to South Carolina. The complaint stems from Boeing's decision to move some of its …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Romney to Give Big Health Care Speech

Politico reports : Mitt Romney is set to give a major health care address on Thursday in Michigan, a Romney aide told Politico. Romney will lay out a plan to "repeal and replace ObamaCare" at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, spokeswoman Andrea Saul confirmed. The speech was first …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

FroshUpdate: Canseco Criticizes Obama on FEMA Decision

As President Obama prepares to speak on immigration this afternoon in El Paso, Texas, local Rep. Quico Canseco (TX-23) criticizes him for talking on immigration issues while the state is still suffering from a staggering amount of wildfires. Meanwhile, Cory Gardner is criticized by a …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Dems Intro Bill to Repeal Oil Industry Tax Breaks

The Hill reports : Senate Democratic leaders and several politically vulnerable members of their caucus are introducing legislation Tuesday that would repeal several tax breaks for the largest oil companies. The bill, which faces major hurdles, represents an escalation of Democratic …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Trump Plummets in GOP Poll

Public Policy Polling reports : Donald Trump has had one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of Presidential politics. Last month we found him leading the Republican field with 26%. In the space of just four weeks he's dropped all the way down to 8%, putting him in a tie for …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Mississippi Crests at 48 Ft

The AP reports : The Mississippi River crested in Memphis at nearly 48 feet on Tuesday, falling short of its all-time record but still soaking low-lying areas with enough water to require a massive cleanup. To the south, residents in the Mississippi Delta prepared for the worst. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Rep. Canseco: Obama AWOL on Texas Wildfires

The president is headed to Texas for two fundraisers, but Rep. Quico Canseco wishes he would spend his time helping the state fight its disastrous wildfires. President Obama speaks this afternoon on immigration reform in El Paso, Texas, followed by two DNC events in Austin. But while the president …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Senate GOP Won't Push Medicare Reform

The Hill reports: A deep rift is opening wider and wider in the Republican Party over controversial proposals to cut Medicare. Senate Republicans have decided to avoid jeopardizing their chances of capturing the upper chamber in next year’s elections and will not echo the House GOP’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Japan's PM Declines Salary

AFP reports : Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he would not accept his premier's wage until a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is over and pledged a full review of the country's energy policy. Kan was speaking hours after about 100 villagers who fled their …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Pakistan: Pariah State to Investors

Pakistani investors have shrugged off their government's reckless confrontation with the U.S., but foreign investors aren't so sanguine. Domestic Pakistani investors have shrugged off their government's reckless courting of confrontation with the United States. International investors are not …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 10, 2011

U.S. Team Was Prepared to Fight Pakistani Forces

The New York Times reports : President Obama insisted that the assault force hunting down Osama bin Laden last week be large enough to fight its way out of Pakistan if confronted by hostile local police officers and troops, senior administration and military officials said Monday. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Pakistan's Markets Not Worried About Rift With U.S.

Pakistani investors seem strangely unworried about possible consequences to their country from being caught harboring bin Laden. Pakistani investors seem strangely unworried about possible consequences to their country from being caught harboring bin Laden. Or by their government's decision to …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Erick Erickson's Strange Loyalty Test

For RedState.com, true loyalty seems to be always putting party before country. Jon Huntsman’s candidacy is a good place to test whether that view is widely shared. A Huntsman supporter emailed Ben Smith a biting retort to RedState.com 's denunciation of the former Utah Governor. Ironic …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 10, 2011

U.S.: Raid Yielded 'Real Intel'

CNN reports : The initial review of the materials confiscated from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan has found mostly "aspirational" planning but has yielded "real intelligence," according to a U.S. official. The official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said it is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Navy Plan Would Allow Same-Sex Marriages on Base

CNN reports : A preliminary U.S. Navy plan to allow its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in military chapels after the end of "don't ask, don't tell" has fired up congressional opposition. All services are moving forward with the transition from the present ban on gays and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Google, Apple to Testify on Tech Privacy Measures

CNN reports : Executives from Google and Apple may get an old-fashioned grilling at Tuesday's Senate hearing on high-tech privacy. Their session before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law comes a few weeks after it was revealed that smartphones and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

GOP Leaders Not Big on Short Term Debt Hikes

The Hill reports : House Republican leaders are throwing cold water on a proposed incremental strategy that would raise the federal debt limit two months at a time. Noting that rank-and-file Republicans balked at a series of smaller spending cuts during the fiscal 2011 negotiations, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Poll: GOP Voters Want Third Party

The Hill reports : A majority of Republicans said for the first time that a third party was needed in American politics, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Fifty-two percent of Republicans, and an even stronger number of Tea Party supporters, support the creation of a major, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

Obama Heads to Border for Immigration Speech

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama will make his case for immigration reform on Tuesday on a visit to the U.S. border with Mexico , reaching out to Hispanic voters whose support he is counting on to win re-election next year. Top aides said Obama would contend in a speech in El …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

U.S. to Interview Bin Laden's Wives

ABC News reports : A US official tells ABC News that Pakistani government officials have told their American counterparts that they soon will get access to Osama bin Laden's three widows. The Obama administration has been asking the Pakistanis for access to the women, who may possess …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011