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Left Claims Torture Slowed Hunt for Osama

The Huffington Post reports Torture apologists are reaching precisely the wrong conclusion from the back-story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, say experienced interrogators and intelligence professionals. Defenders of the Bush administration’s interrogation policies have claimed …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Democrats Press Obama on Hamas

Politico reports Twenty-seven Senate Democrats wrote President Obama today to urge him to weigh in vocally against the Palestinian Authority's peace deal with the Gaza group Hamas. "The United States should stand by its refusal to work with any Palestinian government that includes Hamas," …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

The Prowl: Help! I Have a Staff Infection

In the past, I have expressed some ethical concerns about dating anyone on the Hill. But after this week, I have a new reason to proceed with extreme caution. In the past, I have expressed some ethical concerns about dating anyone on the Hill. While these have mostly centered on my desire to not …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday May 6, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Can You Sleep Your Way to Skinny?

It’s been pounded into our heads since we were old enough to whine, “but I’m not tired, Mom,” that sleep's important. But now, it's harder to get than ever. So how was your weekend? A doozy right? A royal wedding and the bad guy dies. Sounds like a Shakespeare play (or maybe a Disney movie). …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday May 6, 2011

Goodbye, Michael Scott

With their pointless jobs and unimportant lives, the characters of The Office have managed to remind us of how replaceable we all are. In Michael Moore's ultimate propaganda masterpiece, Capitalism: A Love Story, Moore rhetorically asked how someone who got as many things wrong as Timothy …

Written by Telly Davidson on Friday May 6, 2011

Palin: The GOP's LeBron James?

Each of the GOP’s leading 2012 contenders seems to have a strangely similar counterpart in the sporting world. Back in 1979, my late law professor, Robert Cover, wrote a much-cited piece in the New York Times twining Supreme Court Justices and baseball players. For example, John Marshall was …

Written by Alan Hirsch on Friday May 6, 2011

Why Doesn't My Best Friend Trust Me?

Eddie hears from a reader who's hurt that her close friend has revealed her same-sex relationship to other friends, but not to her. Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who's hurt that her close friend has revealed her same-sex relationship to other friends, but not to …

Written by David Eddie on Friday May 6, 2011

GOP Retreats From Ryan Medicare Plan

Two weeks of recess, complete with ginned-up demonstrations against Medicare and Social Security reform were enough to lead to a GOP collapse on the fiscal front. That’s all it took for House Republicans to begin to scatter like a covey of quail? Two simple weeks of recess, complete with …

Written by Steve Bell on Friday May 6, 2011

Obama Thanks Navy SEALs

The AP reports : President Barack Obama says that because of the incredible skill and courage of countless intelligence and military professionals, the terrorist leader who struck the U.S. on 9/11 "will never threaten America again." Obama traveled to Fort Campbell in Kentucky on Friday …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Newt Hires Prez Bid Manager

iWatchNews reports : Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will tap Rob Johnson to manage his GOP presidential bid, iWatch News learned Friday . Rick Tyler, Gingrich’s long time communications aide who will be campaign press secretary, said Johnson will get the top campaign post. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Rubio: Review Use of Waterboarding

The Tampa Tribune reports : Saying that the U.S. government "can learn from a successful operation like you can learn from a mistake," Sen. Marco Rubio said it is time to revisit the issue of waterboarding — an interrogation technique practiced during the George W. Bush administration and …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Gates: Bin Laden's Death Could Help Afghan Mission

Politico reports : In his first public comments since the killing of Osama bin Laden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the leader’s death could benefit U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. “Frankly, I think it’s too early to make a judgment in terms of the impact inside Afghanistan, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

UK Voters Reject Voting Revamp

Bloomberg reports : The U.K. rejected an overhaul of the voting system for national elections, a victory for Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron at the expense of his Liberal Democrat deputy, Nick Clegg. Both parties said their coalition government will stick to its deficit-reduction …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Taliban Promise Revenge Attacks

Reuters reports : Heavily armed Taliban fighters, appearing in a video purporting to show frontline militants in southern Afghanistan, have said the killing of Osama bin Laden will inspire them to continue fighting until all foreign troops have left the country. It was impossible to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

FroshUpdate: Marino Pushes Federal Hiring Freeze

Tom Marino proposes a federal hiring freeze even as the government is shedding government jobs, Randy Hultgren is rethinking his opposition to the Patriot Act in the wake of bin Laden’s death, and Ginni Thomas – wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and a Daily Caller employee – will be …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday May 6, 2011

Lib Dems Lose Big in UK Vote

The Wall Street Journal reports : The Liberal Democrats have suffered heavy losses in local elections across the U.K. as voters punished the junior partner in the coalition government for its performance during its first year in power and for breaking a number of pledges. The Liberal …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Don't Censor Bin Laden's Photo

There’ve been so many versions of what went on when the SEALS invaded Osama bin Laden’s compound, that it’s important to settle the matter of his death. The question of the moment is whether photos of a dead Osama bin Laden should be released to the public? And the next question is, if they …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday May 6, 2011

Only 9% Blame WH for High Gas Prices

Politico reports : Nine percent of Americans blame President Barack Obama and the U.S. government for this year's spike in gasoline prices, according to a new Washington Post/Pew Research Center poll . An additional 5 percent cited "not drilling enough" as an answer to the poll's …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Paul 'Money Bomb' Raises $1M

The Hill reports : An online "money bomb" fundraiser for likely GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has netted his campaign over $1 million. img src='http://ad.thehill.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=206&n=a4f2fe8d&ct0=INSERT_CLICKURL_HERE' border='0' alt='' />

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011

Al Qaeda Confirms Bin Laden Killing

The AP reports : Al-Qaida on Friday confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness." The confirmation came in an Internet statement posted on militant websites, signed by "the general leadership" of al-Qaida. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday May 6, 2011