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Obama Faces Revolt From Left

The Washington Post reports: President Obama faces a growing rebellion on the left as he courts independent voters and Republicans with his vision for reducing the nation’s debt by cutting government spending and restraining the costs of federal health insurance programs. Key liberal …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Kansas Passes Late Abortion Ban

Politico reports: Kansas will ban late-term abortions under a law signed Tuesday by Gov. Sam Brownback, likely the beginning of a wave of similar restrictions across the country. Kansas's Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act bars abortions at 22 weeks gestation, generally 20 weeks after …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

US Demands N Korea Release American

BBC News reports: The US state department says an American citizen is being held in North Korea, and is calling for the person's release on humanitarian grounds. No details have been given about the American's identity or the circumstances of the arrest. The news comes ahead of a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Old-School GOP Threatened In SC

Politico reports: SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For 30 years this state has served as the firewall for establishment Republican presidential hopefuls , the place where insurgents who emerged from Iowa and New Hampshire went to die. In 2012, that tradition might end. GOP activists attending …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

CIA Suffers Top-Level Brain Drain

The Washington Post reports: In the decade since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, private intelligence firms and security consultants have peeled away veterans from the top reaches of the CIA, hiring scores of longtime officers in large part to gain access to the burgeoning world of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Chinese Navy Less Aggressive In 2011

BBC News reports: The US navy says the Chinese navy has been less aggressive in contested waters in the Asia-Pacific region. The head of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Robert Willard, said this was a "positive" development. He linked the apparent change in approach to strong statements …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Extent Of Oil Spill Damage Unclear

The Wall Street Journal reports: A year after the worst oil spill to strike U.S. waters, oyster beds are struggling along the Gulf of Mexico, the dolphin population is experiencing what the federal government calls an "unusual mortality event," and red snapper with rotting fins are showing up …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

A Deficit-Cutting Fight Both Parties Can Win

The best deficit reduction plan may be one every party has issues with. Here's my roadmap to reaching a bipartisan deal. As we wait for President Obama to reveal his proposal for deficit reduction on Wednesday afternoon, I ask readers to consider my debt-cutting proposal. The Ken Silber Plan …

Written by Kenneth Silber on Tuesday April 12, 2011

Natural Gas: Not as Green as We Thought?

A new study suggests gas is worse for the climate than coal. It's a challenge for the industry and a chance to get ahead of the curve on environmental issues. A forthcoming paper from Cornell University researchers suggests that gas is more of a bad actor in climate change than coal. The gas …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Tuesday April 12, 2011

Paul May Filibuster Budget Deal

The Hill reports : Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he's considering a filibuster of the budget agreement to fund the government for the remainder of this fiscal year. Paul, who said yesterday that he would vote against the agreement reached last Friday to cut $39.9 billion …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

NATO: 'We're Doing a Great Job'

The AP reports : A NATO general sharply rejected French criticism Tuesday of the operation in Libya, saying the North Atlantic military alliance is performing well and protecting civilians effectively. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe had said NATO should be doing more to take out …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

The Welfare State Goes Bust

The changes contemplated by Yuval Levin and Paul Ryan won’t be the end of the welfare state. They will however amplify differences between those who receive aid and those who don’t. This is part three. Click here to read the entire series . I doubt that Yuval Levin would disagree …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday April 12, 2011

GOP, Dems Split on Policy Rider Vote

The Hill reports : House Republicans and Senate Democrats are disagreeing over a key facet of the budget deal struck on Friday. Republicans say the agreement calls for up-and-down votes on policy riders that would defund the implementation of healthcare reform and defund Planned Parenthood…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

Dems Push WH to Tap Oil Reserve

The Hill reports : House Democrats, citing the continued rise in gasoline prices, are renewing their pressure on the White House to release oil from the federal Strategic Petroleum Reserve — a step that President Obama hasn’t ruled out but hasn’t shown great appetite for either. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

WH Plans Deficit Speech Preview

The Hill reports : House and Senate leaders from both parties will head to the White House Wednesday to preview President Obama's major speech on the deficit and debt. Both House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will attend, and White House …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

RNC Raises $7M, $20M Debt Left

The Hill reports : The Republican National Committee (RNC) reduced its debt by a little more than $1 million in March and raised $7 million in the last month of the first fundraising quarter. The party reduced its debt from from $21 million to $19.8 million last month, it announced …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

McCain: 'Draconian' Steps Needed to Avert Fiscal Crisis

The Hill reports : Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) argued critics of the recent spending cuts agreed to by both parties in Congress are ignoring the dire fiscal path he said the U.S. is currently on. McCain said a fiscal meltdown is likely unless "draconian measures" are taken, and that only …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

Cantor: Spending Bill Will Pass Thurs

The Hill reports : House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said on Tuesday that the House will pass the 2011 spending bill on Thursday with "strong Republican support." At a pen and pad briefing, Cantor noted his frustration with the deal struck last Friday to cut $39.9 billion in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

Carney Rips Ryan Budget

CNN reports: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that the fiscal year 2012 blueprint put forward by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, "fails the test of balance, and balance is essential." Ryan's plan puts the burden of balancing the budget on …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

GOP Rep Jordan: No to Budget Deal

CNN reports : A key conservative leader in the House of Representatives said Tuesday he opposes the budget deal negotiated last week by President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner. Rep. Jim Jordan -- like Boehner an Ohio Republican -- called the $38.5 billion in cuts included in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011