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Obama Aims For Medicaid, Medicare Cost Cuts

The Hill reports : President Obama on Wednesday unveiled a deficit reduction framework that aims to cut healthcare entitlement spending by $480 billion by 2023 but falls short of the GOP's bid to overhaul Medicare and Medicaid. The president is under pressure to tackle the long-term …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

FL: Panel to Decide Primary Date

Politico reports : Florida Republicans aren’t retreating from their quest to hold an early 2012 presidential primary. But they are advancing in a different direction. State House Speaker Dean Cannon announced Wednesday that the legislature will consider a bill putting the choice of a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Military Factions Clash in Yemen

The New York Times reports : Fighting broke out late Tuesday between rival military factions in the capital, Sana, leaving at least two people dead, Yemeni officials said. It was the first clash between government forces and those commanded by Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsin al-Ahmar, who …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

House Dems Unveil Rival Budget

The Hill reports : House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) unveiled a House Democratic alternative to the GOP’s 2012 budget Wednesday, hours before President Obama was set to overshadow the proposal with one of his own. Democrats claim their budget cuts …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Obama Plan: $4T Cuts in 12 Years

The New York Times reports : President Obama will try to reshape Washington’s debate over the nation’s fiscal crisis on Wednesday with a speech outlining his approach to tackling the debt and the long-term health of entitlement programs, while navigating the tricky politics that will …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Obama: I'll Cut $4 Trillion

In the President's speech on how he would reduce the deficit, he spent most of his time attacking the GOP budget. Full speech transcript here . 2:43pm: This didn't feel like a policy speech, even though it was sprinkled with policy ideas. The main focus and the meat of the speech came from …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday April 13, 2011

AP Falls for GE Tax Hoax

Business Insider reports : The AP just fell for a hoax press release, which claimed that GE would repay the government the $3.8 billion tax loss carryforward it received. The hoax was designed to correspond with last month's controversy originated by the New York Times about how GE, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Berlusconi Won't Seek New Term

The AP reports : Premier Silvio Berlusconi indicated his justice minister as a possible successor as conservative leader, further signaling his intention not to seek re-election when his term ends. Berlusconi announced in a December press conference that he would probably step aside in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Boehner to WH: No Tax Hike

Politico reports: Do House Republican leaders want to put taxes on the table as they try to tackle the deficit? House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had been staking out slightly different stances on whether tax increases should be a part of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

GOP: Obama's Late to Debt Debate

The Hill reports : House Republican leaders said Wednesday they have “high hopes and low expectations” for President Obama’s afternoon speech on the debt. Top Republicans have characterized the president as late-in-coming to the debate over solving the nation’s debt crisis, and Speaker …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

GOP Senators: Raise Retirement Age to 70

The Hill reports : Three Republican senators on Wednesday will propose a Social Security reform package that would raise the retirement age to 70 and cut benefits for the wealthy. Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Mike Lee (Utah) previewed their proposal on Fox News, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Less Welfare Doesn't Equal Less Government

The new kind of welfare state proposed by Yuval Levin, with programs aimed only at the poor, will create their own set of new problems. This is part four. Click here to read the entire series . Interestingly, it was neoconservative thinkers like Irving Kristol, James Q. Wilson, Daniel …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Obama Speech to Call for Defense Cuts, Tax Reform

CNN reports : President Barack Obama enters politically tricky territory Wednesday when he outlines his plan for reducing long-term deficits and the national debt amid a climate of tense budget negotiations. Obama's speech at George Washington University will follow White House talks in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Panetta Candidate to Replace Gates

Bloomberg reports : Obama administration officials are considering Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta, Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus as possible replacements for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, according to an administration …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Tea Party Threatens More Primary Fights

The Hill reports : One of the nation's largest Tea Party groups is warning congressional Republicans to watch their right flanks ahead of a final vote this week on the long-term budget deal that averted a government shutdown. Mark Meckler, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, says dissatisfac…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Cantor: We Have Votes for Budget

The Hill reports : Republicans are rallying around the budget deal their leaders struck with President Obama and Senate Democrats. While there will certainly be defections, GOP leaders expressed confidence on Tuesday that their rank-and-file will overwhelmingly support the budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

How Do Americans Rate Their Healthcare?

Obamacare's backers are trumpeting a study suggesting Americans are unsatisfied with health care quality. But a close look, makes it harder to draw this conclusion. News reports are trumpeting a new poll which seems to su g gest that Americans are unhappy with the quality of their healthcare. …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Romney: Obama Passed The "Citizenship Test"

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Mubarak Detained In Hospital

BBC News reports: Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak, ahead of an investigation into corruption and abuse allegations. Mr Mubarak, 82, is in hospital after reportedly suffering heart problems. His detention order will be in place for 15 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Rebels Hack Libya's Comm Network

The Wall Street Journal reports: A team led by a Libyan-American telecom executive has helped rebels hijack Col. Moammar Gadhafi's cellphone network and re-establish their own communications. The new network, first plotted on an airplane napkin and assembled with the help of oil-rich Arab …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011