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Boehner: No Deal at WH Meeting

Politico reports : Speaker of the House John Boehner said there was no deal reached on the budget in a meeting Tuesday with the White House. “The Speaker told the president that the House will not be put in a box and forced to choose between two options that are bad for the country …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Ryan: 'It's Not A Budget, It's A Cause'

Tuesday morning, Rep. Paul Ryan unveiled his 2012 fiscal year budget proposal, calling for close to $6 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years. 12:57pm: The last question to Ryan: do you regret your vote on TARP? Ryan: No. I hate TARP, but …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday April 5, 2011

GOP Prepares Shutdown Plan

Politico reports : Republican leaders are preparing the House for a government shutdown, as they plan to distribute a pamphlet about the mechanics of a partial congressional work-stoppage to all lawmakers’ offices Tuesday morning, according to several senior House aides. It’s the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Report: WH Will Reject GOP Stopgap

Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports : Congressional GOP leaders said on Tuesday that the Obama administration has informed them that it will oppose a last-ditch stopgap funding measure proposed by House Republicans to keep the government running for an additional week. The Obama …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Rebels to Start Exporting Oil

AFP reports : Libyan rebels appeared set to export oil for the first time in 18 days on Tuesday as a tanker capable of holding 100 million dollars' (70.5 million euros) worth of crude neared an eastern port. The shipping news service Lloyd's List said the tanker was due to dock at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Ryan Budget Would Cut $6 Trillion

The New York Times reports : House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a far-reaching budget proposal that cuts $5.8 trillion from anticipated spending levels over the next decade and is likely to provide the framework for both the fiscal and political fights of the next two years. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Khimm: How GOP Could Win Entitlement Fight

Suzy Khimm writes at Mother Jones : For Democrats, it seems like a gift from above. On the very day that President Obama officially launches his reelection bid, House budget guru Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announces a plan to privatize Medicare. This latest GOP cost-cutting scheme amounts to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Alleged Libyan Rape Victim: 'My Life is in Danger'

CNN reports: Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who burst into a Tripoli hotel to tell journalists she was beaten and raped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi last month, is no longer in custody but says she still fears for her life. In two telephone interviews with CNN's "AC360," …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Petraeus Looked at for Top CIA Post

NPR reports : General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is expected to leave that job by early fall. And the question has been, where does he go from there? Several sources, including government officials, say Petraeus is being seriously considered for CIA …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Boehner Heads to WH for Talks

The AP reports : President Barack Obama has summoned the top Republican in Congress to the White House on Tuesday for talks aimed at averting a government shutdown this weekend. Negotiations have stalled on legislation blending immediate spending cuts with the money required to run …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

What's at Stake in Ryan's Budget

Paul Ryan’s budget plan could spur an intelligent conversation on spending. But what we’ll probably hear from the left are the same scare tactics and budget cut horror stories. Tomorrow, Rep. Paul Ryan will release his highly anticipated budget plan. Early reports suggest that along with …

Written by J.D. Hamel on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Don't Bank Our Future on Oil We May Not Have

Advocates of more drilling often cite figures on America's unproven reserves to push their arguments. But relying on those figures could leave the U.S. in a bigger energy jam. Over the weekend, I noticed that an op-ed in Investor’s Business Daily took me to task for citing “proven” oil …

Written by David Jenkins on Tuesday April 5, 2011

GOP Freshmen Flex Clout in Budget Fight

Freshman Republicans gathered on the Senate’s steps Monday calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass the GOP continuing resolution. Republican Freshman Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), whose office organized the event, speaks at the press conference. Freshman Republicans …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday April 5, 2011

GOP Offers One-Week Stopgap

Politico reports: President Barack Obama called top lawmakers to the White House for a meeting Tuesday, even as House Republicans edged closer to a real government shutdown Friday if the GOP’s demands for domestic spending cuts are not immediately met. A draft bill being prepared by the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Italy Recognizes Libyan Rebel Govt

The Washington Post reports: TRIPOLI, Libya — Rebels fighting government forces in eastern Libya were bolstered on Monday by new diplomatic recognition and gains on the battlefield as a bid by the government to resolve the country’s crisis by replacing Moammar Gaddafi with one of his sons …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Al-Qaeda Has Freer Reign In Yemen

The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Counterterrorism operations in Yemen have ground to a halt, allowing Al Qaeda ’s deadliest branch outside of Pakistan to operate more freely inside the country and to increase plotting for possible attacks against Europe and the United States, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

UN and French Forces Intervene In Ivory Coast

The New York Times reports: AXIM, Ghana — The United Nations and France went on the offensive Monday against Ivory Coast ’s strongman, Laurent Gbagbo , striking targets at his residence, his offices and two of his military bases in a significant escalation of the international …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Brooks: Ryan Budget is a Game-Changer

David Brooks writes in the New York Times : It was a season of fiscal perestroika. Last fall, the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission released a bold report on how to avoid an economic catastrophe. For a few weeks, the think tanks and government offices were alive with proposals to reduce …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Martelly Wins Haitian Election

The Washington Post reports: Iconoclastic carnival singer Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a stirring orator and political novice, won Haiti’s presidential runoff in a landslide, according to preliminary results issued Monday by electoral council officials. Before he entered politics last …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Sommers: "Crazy U" Takes Down College, Inc.

Christina Hoff Sommers writes in National Review : When Andrew Ferguson attended Occidental College in the 1970s, colleges were already moving away from fussy old requirements like American history, English composition, and foreign languages, and towards the anything-goes curriculum of today. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 5, 2011