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Pakistan's Own Afghan Agenda

Elizabeth Rubin writes at The New York Review of Books blog: Osama bin Laden’s death in a mansion in exclusive club house territory of retired Pakistani officers has exposed the terrible paradox at the heart of our war in Afghanistan—Pakistan’s hypocrisy and our acquiescence. Bin Laden’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 10, 2011

GOP Cost-Cutting Takes Aim at Medicaid

While the GOP has taken a lot of heat for the Ryan plan’s Medicare cost-cutting proposals, switching their focus to Medicaid isn’t the right response. According to reports, the House GOP is considering plans to reduce spending on Medicaid rather than the more politically intractable Medicare or …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Tuesday May 10, 2011

U.S.: Pakistan Leaked CIA Names

Washington Post reports : The public outing of the CIA station chief here threatened on Monday to deepen the rift between the United States and Pakistan, with American officials saying they believed the disclosure had been made deliberately by Pakistan’s main spy agency. If true, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Pakistan Launches Bin Laden Inquiry

BBC reports : Pakistan is to launch an investigation into how Osama Bin Laden was able to live in the garrison city of Abbottabad undetected, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has told parliament. But he insisted that allegations of Pakistani complicity and incompetence were "absurd". …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Army Engineers Open Spillway

The Wall Street Journal reports : The swollen Mississippi River rose to its highest level in nearly 75 years near Memphis, Tenn., Monday, inundating low-lying neighborhoods and acres of farmland and pushing up wholesale gasoline prices as fuel terminals along the waterway closed. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

WH: $2 Billion for High Speed Rail

CNN reports : Rail riders along the California coast and the Boston-Washington "Northeast Corridor" are set to reap much of the benefits from $2 billion that Florida policymakers had earlier rejected for high-speed rail development. The Obama administration on Monday announced the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Conrad: Need Short Term Debt Hikes

Politico reports : With Senate Budget Committee action stalled, Chairman Kent Conrad said Monday that his goal remains to cut projected deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade but Congress may need to raise the debt ceiling in short-term increments before the plan can be put in …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Feinstein: Aid for Pakistan 'Makes Less Sense'

Politico reports : Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein said Monday that the relationship between the United States and Pakistan “makes less and less sense” and questioned continuing to send billions of dollars in aid to the country now that it’s been revealed Osama …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Watch: Daniels Once Fired Trump

Huffington Post reports : Though it may be hard to believe given his mild-mannered demeanor, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is the only potential Republican presidential candidate who can claim to have fired Donald Trump. Back in 2005, Daniels effectively blocked Trump’s attempt to build a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Don't Link Debt Deal to Budget Amendment

Many conservatives are floating the idea of linking balanced budget amendment as the price for raising the debt ceiling. But this approach has some serious problems. More than a few conservatives are floating the idea that the passage of a balanced budget amendment should be the price for …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday May 9, 2011

Airbrushing Hillary? It's a Sin

The newspaper Di Tzeitung’s decision to publish a photo of the White House sit room with the women photoshopped out violates many important religious laws. The story has now gone around the world. The Orthodox, Hassidic, Jewish newspaper, Di Tzeitung , republished the famous photo of President …

Written by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld on Monday May 9, 2011

Heller Sworn Into Senate

Politico reports : Republican Dean Heller of Nevada was sworn into the Senate Monday by Vice President Joe Biden, replacing embattled Sen. John Ensign who resigned last week over a sex scandal involving a former aid. Heller was joined at the dais by Majority Leader Harry Reid, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Holder Vows to Close Gitmo

AFP reports : The success of the operation to kill Osama bin Laden has not changed US President Barack Obama's plan to eventually close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday. Some opposition figures in the United States have argued that last week's …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Boehner: Cut Trillions to Get Debt Deal

Politico reports : Speaker John Boehner will call on Congress to offset a debt ceiling hike with spending cuts of a greater amount, an ambitious proposal that puts House Republicans on a collision course with Democrats who want much more modest spending restrictions attached to the vote. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

WH: Pakistan Needs to Do More

The Hill reports : President Obama is determined to salvage the U.S. relationship with Pakistan even as he seeks more information about Osama bin Laden’s years in hiding in that country, the White House said Monday. A week after the terrorist behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was killed …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Report: Pakistan Gave Secret OK for Bin Laden Raid

The Guardian reports : The US and Pakistan struck a secret deal almost a decade ago permitting a US operation against Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil similar to last week's raid that killed the al-Qaida leader, the Guardian has learned. The deal was struck between the military leader …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

GOP Senators: Link Budget Amendment to Debt Rise Deal

Human Events reports : Senate conservatives are working to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) as part of the debate over a debt-limit increase. According to Politico , Sen. Mike Lee (R.-Utah) is circulating a letter to other senators asking them to join his pledge to “oppose any …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

AZ Gov Brewer Takes Immigration Appeal to SCOTUS

The AP reports : Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Monday she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state's immigration enforcement law on hold. The planned appeal to the high court comes after Brewer lost an appeal April 11, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Ship With Libyan Refugees Sinks

The AP reports : An overcrowded ship carrying up to 600 people trying to flee Libya sank just outside the port of Tripoli, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday, citing witness accounts. Aid officials were still trying to confirm the fate of those people after the vessel broke apart …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011

Ex-Apprentice Calls Trump Out on Race Issues

Talking Points Memo reports : A former contestant on The Apprentice , whose harsh treatment by Donald Trump drew accusations of racism in 2004, suggested to TPM on Monday that the billionaire Republican businessman's attacks on President Obama's academic record are reflective of Trump's …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 9, 2011