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Bodies Found in Air France Wreckage

CNN reports : Bodies from an Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean nearly two years ago have been found along with the wreckage of the plane, a French government minister said Monday. They will be brought to the surface and identified, Ecology and Transportation Minister …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Alleged Libyan Rape Victim at Home With Family

CNN reports : Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who said she was raped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, is no longer in government custody and has spent time with family in Tripoli, she told CNN. As recently as Saturday, al-Obeidy's father said he had no idea where she was. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Watch Trump: Boehner Doing 'Good Job'

The Hill reports : House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is doing a "good job" in leading budget negotiations, Donald Trump said Monday. Trump, the real estate mogul and reality TV star who's toying with the idea of running for the Republican presidential nomination, heaped praise on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Watch Clinton: Birthers are 'Ludicrous'

ABC News reports: Continuing outcry by "birthers" -- a small but vocal movement which questions whether President Barack Obama was actually born on U.S. soil -- could possibly end up hurting the Republican party, former President Bill Clinton said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. A …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Pawlenty Responds to Obama's Reelection Video

The Huffington Post reports : Tim Pawlenty was quick to hit back at Barack Obama Monday after the president officially launched his reelection campaign. And in what is becoming his favorite method of communication, Pawlenty responded by posting a cinematic video on YouTube. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Treasury: Taxpayers Made Profit on TARP

The U.S. Treasury Department reports: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the Troubled Asset Relief Program’s (TARP) investment in banks has now turned a profit after three financial institutions repaid a total of $7.4 billion in TARP funds today to taxpayers. “While our …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Obama's Reelection Edge

Obama's ratings aren't stellar (at about 47%), but they're in the same ballpark as Clinton, Reagan, and Nixon's were at the same point. And they were reelected in landslides. Here's one major political factoid on President Obama's side: all three post-World War II incumbents who lost their bids …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday April 4, 2011

It's Time for a Florida-First Primary

A primary system that started in Florida would press presidential candidates to talk more about the issues most Americans care about. At the end of World War II, a new secretary of state faced a tough management decision. The State Department's old quarters had become desperately cramped and …

Written by David Frum on Monday April 4, 2011

Bachmann PAC Hires Top Huckabee Aide

The Hill reports : Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) political action committee has hired away a former top aide to Mike Huckabee's 2008 campaign in Iowa. Wes Enos, the political director for the former Arkansas governor's winning Iowa caucus campaign, will now serve as a consultant to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Bill: Shutdown Will Backfire on GOP

The Hill reports : A government shutdown might not have a "traumatic" effect on the economy, but it could have one on Republicans, former President Bill Clinton said Monday. Clinton, who faced a shutdown during his 1995 budget negotiations with congressional Republicans, said he wasn't …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

BP Wants to Resume Gulf Drilling

BBC reports : BP is close to reaching an agreement that would allow it to restart drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. US regulators dismissed reports of a "done deal", but it is thought that BP has been given informal approval. The oil giant has asked to restart work on existing …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Obama Launches Reelection Bid

Politico reports : President Barack Obama launched his reelection campaign Monday morning with a web video posted on his website. “It Begins With Us” features a series of supporters from around the country explaining why they support the president, but does not include …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Japan Hunts for Nuke Leak Source

Kyodo News reports : Tokyo Electric Power Co. used colored powder Monday to trace the source of highly radioactive water leaking into the sea near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, while mulling the use of silt-barriers in the sea to prevent the further spread of radiation…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

WH: Yemen's Prez Must Go

The New York Times reports : The United States, which long supported Yemen’s president, even in the face of recent widespread protests, has now quietly shifted positions and has concluded that he is unlikely to bring about the required reforms and must be eased out of office, according …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Petraeus: Quran Burning 'Hateful'

CNN reports : Top U.S. officials in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States that sparked three days of protests in which more than 20 people died. Burning the Muslim holy book "was hateful, it was intolerant and it was extremely disrespectful and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Report: Kaine to Announce Virginia Senate Bid

CNN reports : Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine is planning to announce he will run in 2012 for the Virginia U.S. Senate seat currently held by fellow Democrat Jim Webb, who is retiring, two senior Democratic sources told CNN on Sunday. One source said Kaine's announcement …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

GOP Wants $4T In Cuts Next Decade

The Wall Street Journal reports: Republicans will present this week a 2012 budget proposal that would cut more than $4 trillion from federal spending projected over the next decade and transform the Medicare health program for the elderly, a move that will dramatically reshape the budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

Qaddafi Sends Envoy To Greece

AOL News reports: BENGHAZI, Libya - An envoy of Moammar Gadhafi told Greece's prime minister Sunday that the Libyan leader was seeking a way out of his country's crisis two weeks after his government's attacks to put down a rebellion drew international airstrikes, Greek officials said. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

WH Appeals Health Care Ruling

The Huffington Post reports: ATLANTA — The federal health care overhaul's core requirement to make virtually all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties is constitutional because Congress has the authority to regulate interstate business, the Justice Department said in its appeal …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011

RNC Debate Plan Unpopular With Candidates

Politico reports: Representatives of three potential GOP presidential candidates expressed concerns this weekend about the Republican National Committee’s proposal to sanction a series of monthly primary debates. The aides said the plan - under which the RNC would determine the format and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday April 4, 2011