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Turkish PM Safe After Attack

CNN reports : Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday one policeman was killed and another injured when his convoy was attacked on its way to a campaign rally. Erdogan was not in the convoy at the time of the attack and was airlifted to his next stop in a helicopter, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

SEALs Feared Bin Laden Was Reaching for Weapon

The AP reports : Several weapons were found in the room where the terror chief died, including AK-47 assault rifles and side arms, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they offered the most recent in a series of increasingly detailed and sometimes-shifting accounts of …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Drone Attack Kills Yemeni Al Qaeda

AFP reports : A US drone attacked a Saudi Al-Qaeda leader in southern Yemen on Thursday, but missed and killed two local Al-Qaeda members, a security source and witnesses told AFP. The drone had targeted the Saudi as he drove to the home of local Al-Qaeda men, the security source said, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Plan Would Tax Cars by the Mile

The Hill reports : The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive. The plan is a part of the administration's "Transportation Opportunities …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Analysts: Afghan Taliban May Split from Al Qaeda

The AP reports : Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, some analysts are speculating that al-Qaeda and its Afghan Taliban allies could go their separate ways, increasing the chances for a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's death is likely to revive a debate within the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

GOP Jobs Bill Needs a Bigger Shot in the Arm

Why doesn't the Senate GOP job proposal include a 100% tax credit for all businesses big and small? Isn't that the usual conservative proposal to jump-start a sluggish economy? Does anybody understand why the Senate Republican job proposal launched yesterday does not include a 100% tax credit for …

Written by David Frum on Thursday May 5, 2011

Will GOP Back Tax Breaks Over Deficit Cutting?

Tax credits and deductions are substitutes for government spending. So why is there so much opposition to eliminating them? Martin Feldstein has an important idea . Despite the strong case for limiting tax expenditures, it is politically difficult to do so because no one wants to give up …

Written by David Frum on Thursday May 5, 2011

U.S. Probes Osama-Pakistan Ties

Wall Street Journal reports : U.S. and European intelligence officials increasingly believe active or retired Pakistani military or intelligence officials provided some measure of aid to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, allowing him to stay hidden in a large compound just a mile from an …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

WH to Release Gitmo Detainee Abuse Photos

The Telegraph reports The decision to make public the images sought in a legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union comes amid a political firestorm over alleged torture of detainees under President George W. Bush. Some of the photographs, which will be released before May 28, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Tea Party Opposes Own Fundraiser

The New York Times reports SURPRISE, Ariz. — When conservative Republicans pushed a bill through the Arizona Legislature creating a “Don’t Tread on Me” license plate design that would be used to raise money for Tea Party groups in the state, opposition was expected from Democrats, liberals …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Bin Laden's Fifth Wife in Hospital

The Telegraph reports Amal Ahmed al-Sadah, who was shot in the leg during the raid, is being treated at the military hospital in Rawalpindi, according to reports on the Arabic news network Al-Arabiya. It is though to be the same hospital that bin Laden himself is said to have been …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

House Approves Abortion Bill

The Washington Post reports The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would expand restrictions on federal abortion funding, after a contentious floor debate among leaders of both parties. The measure, H.R. 3, passed on a 251-to-175 party line vote , with 16 Democrats joining all …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Secret Helicopter Revealed in Raid

ABC News reports Before an elite team of U.S. Navy SEALs executed a daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden, the commandos were able to silently sneak up on their elusive target thanks to what aviation analysts said were top secret, never-before-seen stealth-modified helicopters. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Trump and Palin Lose in Latest Poll

The State Column reports According to the latest poll, Donald Trump and Sarah Palin have serious hurdles to overcome should they enter the 2012 presidential campaign. The latest Quinnipiac University poll shows nearly 60 percent of voters saying they would not support a presidential bid …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Shuttle Launch Delayed Again

CNN reports : The rescheduled launch date of the space shuttle Endeavour, whose mission was scrubbed last week due to an electrical problem, remained uncertain Wednesday, but sources told CNN the next liftoff could be as late as May 13. The launch, which will be the final flight for the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

Pols Confused by Fake Osama Pics

AFP reports : Three US senators retracted their claims of having seen a graphic photograph of Osama bin Laden's corpse, apparently the victims of a fake picture of the slain Al-Qaeda chief. Senator Saxby Chambliss, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, had told …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

New Pics From Bin Laden Raid

Reuters reports : Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the U.S. assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan show three dead men lying in pools of blood, but no weapons. The photos, taken by a Pakistani security official who entered the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 5, 2011

As Debt Talks Begin: Dems Hold Upper Hand

Republicans in Congress set to resume debt ceiling talks Thursday should go into them with a clear sense that they have a weak negotiating position. Republicans in Congress set to resume debt ceiling talks Thursday should go into them with a clear sense that they have a weak negotiating position. …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday May 5, 2011

Daniels' Favorite Non-Answer

When asked for his 2012 plans, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels likes to repeat a favorite quote of his. But even he might be surprised at the original source. When reporters ask Mitch Daniels if he will run in 2012, he has an answer that he likes to give: A man said: when I consider my …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday May 4, 2011

The Guardian's Make-Believe Canada

Heather Mallick's columns regularly depict Canada as a land of demented plebes living under a near-”Stalinist” dictator. How do her rants get to run in The Guardian ? Here’s a letter I fired off to The UK Guardian newspaper this afternoon: My name is Jonathan Kay. I run the op-ed pages of …

Written by Jonathan Kay on Wednesday May 4, 2011