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US Drone Strike Kills At Least 20 In Pakistan

The Washington Post reports: ISLAMABAD — U.S. drones fired 10 missiles at a house in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, killing at least 25 people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike came a day after Pakistan’s army chief denounced such attacks, and …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 22, 2011

Krauthammer: Trump Is Really Running

Politico reports: Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer says Donald Trump reached out to him after a piece he wrote that laced into the developer's potential 2012 bid — a phone call he said convinced him The Donald is running for president. "I was prepared for a gale of abuse, because …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 22, 2011

Trump To Meghan McCain: "I Like Your Whole Family"

Politico reports: Meghan McCain’s recent interview with Donald Trump for The Daily Beast proved that the two think very, very highly of each other. In the interview, which was posted on Thursday, Trump immediately made his fondness for the McCain clan known, saying: “I like you and I like …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 22, 2011

Martelly Declared Winner Of Haitian Election

BBC News reports: Popular Haitian singer Michel Martelly has been officially declared the next president of Haiti. Official results showed Mr Martelly won 67.6% of the vote in the run-off on 20 March, defeating former first lady Mirlande Manigat. Speaking after the results were made …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 22, 2011

GOP Plays Weak Hand in Debt Debate

A look at the current set of Republican debt limit vote negotiating points ought to disappoint any committed fiscal conservative. Plenty of people have already spilled ink on why Congress should raise the debt limit and why failing to do so would be a catastrophe. Nearly all of the arguments …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday April 21, 2011

The Spill Washington Forgot

One year after the worst oil spill in American history, Washington's shrugged off the disaster and is ready to push for more drilling to counter rising gas prices. After the 1969 Santa Barbara well blowout that smeared 100, 000 barrels of oil along California’s picturesque central coast, the …

Written by David Jenkins on Thursday April 21, 2011

Newt Disses Ryan Medicare Plan

Politico reports : Gingrich on his Facebook page inched away from Ryan’s plan to end Medicare as we know it and give seniors private insurance plans partially subsidized by the federal government. Instead, Gingrich backed an approach more in line with former Congressional Budget Office …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Unions Push Ohio & Florida Boycotts

Politico reports : The freeze on federal workers’ salaries and likely additional spending cuts from Congress have union officials telling employees at the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies in the Chicago area to hunker down. “With the freeze on Federal employees salaries …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

DOJ to Investigate Gas Prices

The Hill reports : President Obama on Thursday said the Justice Department will launch a new effort to probe oil markets for abuses that might be driving up gasoline prices. The initiative comes as rising pump prices have shot up the political agenda, prompting daily GOP attacks on …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Obama Approves Drones for Libya

Politico reports : President Obama has approved the use of armed drones over Libya, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday. The first flights began Thursday, but the drones were recalled because of the weather, said Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Report: Ensign to Resign

Roll Call reports : Sen. John Ensign will announce as soon as tomorrow that he plans to resign from the Senate, according to a well-placed source. The Nevada Republican announced earlier this year that he would not run for re-election in 2012, saying “there are consequences to sin,” …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Amnesty Debate Drowns Out Education Talk

Wednesday, Brookings hosted a panel on the education gap and immigrant children. But, the talk quickly devolved into a debate over the DREAM Act. On Wednesday, the Brookings Institute hosted a panel on the poor educational attainment of immigrant children entitled “Immigrant Children Falling …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday April 21, 2011

Vaccine Denialism Finds a Home on Left and Right

The story of Andrew Wakefield, the medical researcher who claimed autism could be traced to vaccinations, is a sharp reminder of how inadequate our ideological map can be. The story of Andrew Wakefield administers a sharp reminder of how inadequate our ideological map can be. Wakefield …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 21, 2011

Paul Goes After Ryan Budget

Huffington Post reports : Before releasing his budget publicly, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) gave Senate Republicans a private briefing about the plan in early April. During that meeting, Sen. Rand Paul, a Tea Party-backed freshman from Kentucky, challenged Ryan in front of the rest of their …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Manning Backers Heckle Obama

Politico reports : During a morning fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel, a woman interrupted the president to say she had written a song for him. But the message she and her table mates had for the president wasn’t one of affection - they were there to protest the treatment of Army Pfc. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Wonkette Loses Ads After Trig Post

Politico reports : At least nine advertisers have announced plans to pull their ads from Wonkette after the political blog ran a post making fun of Sarah Palin’s son, Trig. Wonkette’s Jack Stuef wrote an item Monday poking fun at a poem that had been posted by Team Sarah for Trig’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

BP: $1B To Start Restoring Gulf

The Hill reports : BP will distribute an initial $1 billion for key projects while state and local officials complete a broad review of other needs. BP has reached an agreement with key state and federal officials to set aside $1 billion to begin restoring parts of the Gulf that were …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Huck to Beck: 'Stick to Conspiracies'

The Hill reports : Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee fired back at conservative talk host Glenn Beck Thursday, accusing Beck of likening him to a "Nazi" over his support for First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign. img src='http://ad.thehill.com/www/delivery/avw.php?…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Coburn Rules Out Tax Hikes

The Hill reports : Republican senators trying to hash out a bipartisan deal to reduce the deficit will refuse any significant tax hikes, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Thursday. Coburn, one of six senators involved in behind-the-scenes talks considered crucial if there is to be a deal, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Whitman Doubts She Will Run Again

Politico reports : Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who made her first foray into politics with a bid for California governor last year, said that after losing that race, she’s probably out of politics for good. “I doubt it,” she said Wednesday on Fox Business Network when asked whether …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011