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Beck Pulling Show Off Fox

Business Insider reports : Glenn Beck is pulling the plug on his popular daily show for Fox News. In a release his production company says he will "transition" away from his Fox News show later this year. According to the release Beck won't jump ship entirely. He'll develop a variety of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Reid: Sides 'Not That Far Apart'

Washington Post reports : Top Congressional leaders will continue negotiations on 2011 budget cuts Wednesday in an effort to stave off a government shutdown, aides said, after back-to-back meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill failed to make progress on Tuesday. Aides to House …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Huntsman Speaks Out on Jailed Chinese Activists

The New York Times reports : The departing American ambassador to China, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., criticized this country’s human rights record on Wednesday in some of the sharpest public comments here yet by an United States official since the Chinese government began a harsh crackdown on …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Bachmann Predicts: No Shutdown

The Hill reports : Democrats and Republicans will reach a deal by Friday to avert a government shutdown, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) predicted Friday. The leader of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus did not predict the form of a deal, or whether it would be a short- or long-term …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Huckabee, Romney Ahead in Iowa

The Hill reports : Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney enjoy an early advantage among likely Iowa caucus-goers, a poll of Iowa Republicans found Wednesday. Huckabee would win the Iowa caucuses and Romney would place second, if caucuses …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Hannity: 'Let Them Shutdown Govt'

The Hill reports : Conservative commentator Sean Hannity said Tuesday that Republicans should not yield any ground to Democrats on the budget, and if that means a goverment shutdown, then let it happen. During a panel discussion on his Fox News show, Hannity said Republicans "have to be …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

WI Court Election Too Close to Call

The Los Angeles Times reports : A normally humdrum Wisconsin judicial race that turned into a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker's battle with public-employee unions remained virtually deadlocked Wednesday morning. Conservative Supreme Court Justice David Prosser held a narrow lead, 835 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Former U.S. Rep in Talks with Qaddafi

The AP reports : A spokesman says a former U.S. congressman is in the Libyan capital for talks with Moammar Gadhafi on efforts to end the country's crisis. A spokesman for Curt Weldon says he arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday after Gadhafi invited him. Weldon would be one of the few …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Al Qaeda Makes Afghan Comeback

The Wall Street Journal reports : In late September, U.S. fighter jets streaked over the cedar-studded slopes of Korengal, the so-called Valley of Death, to strike a target that hadn't been seen for years in Afghanistan: an al Qaeda training camp. Among the dozens of Arabs killed that …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

A Budget That Can't Budge

The Ryan Plan won't become law. So what's it for? What is the much-discussed Paul Ryan plan ? You probably know the plan’s main elements: A huge cut in Medicaid, a big cut in the value of future Medicare coverage for those under age 55, substantial cuts in discretionary domestic spending, …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Pawlenty: Big in Canada

Canada's Liberal Party claims that a new Stephen Harper campaign ad bears a strong similarity to a recent Tim Pawlenty commercial. The Globe and Mail writes this morning that "a slick new Conservative television ad that seeks to present Stephen Harper as a statesmanlike leader bears an unusual …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Obama Moves to Heal Rift with Merkel

The White House announcement of a state dinner for Chancellor Angela Merkel comes at a low point in US-German relations. The recent White House statement announcing that Angela Merkel would receive her “Medal of Freedom” at a June 7th state dinner came as a surprise to many. The last state …

Written by Robin Tim Weis on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Avlon: How Shutdown Hurts Ryan's Budget

John Avlon writes at The Daily Beast : Rep. Paul Ryan has put forward a gutsy budget proposal that deals with entitlement reform and promises to cut the deficit and debt by more than $6 trillion in the next decade. Fiscal conservatives should be cheering. But instead, some on the far …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Gates to Meet Saudi King

The New York Times reports : After a rebuff last month from King Abdullah, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday to consult with the Saudi ruler on the revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa and to try to warm up unusually cold relations with the United …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Facebook to Host Obama Town Hall

Washington Post reports : President Obama is headed back to Silicon Valley. The White House announced Tuesday that the president will hold a town hall meeting at Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. on April 20. The president has been seen a lot with top tech companies and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

U.S. & IMF Talk Aid for Egypt

Washington Post reports : U.S. and International Monetary Fund officials are in Cairo this week for talks on how to avert an economic crisis in a country where revolutionary fervor has left government finances reeling and cast a broad cloud of suspicion over the nation’s business class. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Boehner Plan: $40B in Cuts

Politico reports : President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that he would not sign another stopgap spending bill without an agreement first on the 2011 budget, even as Republicans upped the ante, signaling that a $40 billion package of cuts might have the makings of a deal to avert a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Sarah Palin's Feud Watch List

Writing at The Atlantic , Tina Dupuy compiles a list of everyone Sarah Palin has feuded with: When has Gawker's Nick Denton ever had anything in common with former first lady Barbara Bush? Or director Oliver Stone with Senator Lisa Murkowski? The answer: When Sarah Palin has feuded with …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Rebels: NATO Acting Too 'Slowly'

Al Jazeera reports : Abdul Fatah Younis, the head of the Libyan opposition's armed forces, has accused NATO of acting too "slowly", or not acting at all, to protect civilians in their fight against Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader. Younis' comments came as the rebels were forced out of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Union Will Sue for Pay in Shutdown

The Hill reports : The head of the largest federal employees union said Tuesday that his group would likely file a lawsuit against the federal government for workers’ pay if a shutdown occurs. Speaking at the National Press Club, John Gage, national president of the American Federation …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 6, 2011