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Obama Condemns Koran Burning

The AP reports : WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is extending his deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif by protesters enraged by the burning of a Quran in Florida. Obama says desecration of the Quran "is …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday April 3, 2011

Netanyahu: Dismiss the Goldstone Report

The Jerusalem Post reports : Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that the Goldstone Report should be dismissed in light of comments by judge Richard Goldstone in which he stated that his findings would be different if he had known all of the information when the report was …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday April 3, 2011

America's Greatest Superhero Turns 70

Captain America has become an icon, but what is the story of his creator? It remains the most memorable blow ever struck for liberty in the history of American popular culture. When the first issue of "Captain America Comics" appeared on newsstands 70 years ago, the cover depicted a …

Written by Tim Hodgson on Sunday April 3, 2011

Obama Ready To Launch Reelection Campaign

Politico reports: President Barack Obama plans to announce his reelection campaign early next week in an electronic message to grassroots supporters, Democratic sources tell POLITICO. Obama launches with a recovering economy and a weak, fractured Republican field, but with chaos in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Beck: Trump Making Me Uncomfortable

Politico reports: Fox News host Glenn Beck said Friday night that Donald Trump has been making him "a little uncomfortable recently" with some of the wilder claims he's made about President Barack Obama. Beck, who himself has made some wild claims about Obama, was speaking on "The …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Hundreds Massacred In Ivory Coast

The New York Times reports: DAKAR, Senegal — As rebels swept across Ivory Coast in a rapid advance last week to oust the nation’s strongman, Laurent Gbagbo , hundreds of people were killed in a single town, the United Nations and aid groups said Saturday, in the worst episode of …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

NATO Airstrike Kills Rebels

The New York Times reports: BENGHAZI, Libya — A NATO airstrike killed 13 rebel fighters in the battle outside the pivotal oil port of Brega, the rebels said Saturday. The deaths underscored the challenge that the Western allies and the rebels face in relying on airstrikes to push back …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

How Journalists Got Mugged by Reality

Nick Cohen writes : The former US Ambassador to the United Nations Daniel Patrick Moynihan composed an aphorism as he watched dictatorships pile opprobrium on democracies: "The amount of violations of human rights in a country is always an inverse function of the amount of complaints about …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

How Big of a Dupe is Richard Goldstone?

Why is Richard Goldstone surprised that the UN has not condemned Hamas's terrorist attacks? Is Richard Goldstone the world's biggest dupe ? If he does not deserve the gold medal, surely he's a solid runner-up. Some have suggested that it was absurd to expect Hamas, an organization that has a …

Written by David Frum on Saturday April 2, 2011

Goldstone Backtracks from Goldstone Report

Jeffrey Goldberg writes : This is as shocking as it is unexpected: the South African Jewish judge Richard Goldstone, who excoriated Israel for allegedly committing premeditated crimes against civilians in Gaza -- contributing, more than any other individual, to the delegitimization and …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Whose Story Does the Kennedy Biopic Really Tell?

This weekend will be the premier of the new miniseries about The Kennedy's, but should a biopic really try to cover a person's entire life? This Sunday, April 3 (at 8:00pm), after a protracted delay, the niche cable movie channel Reelz Network will rescue the controversial miniseries on America's …

Written by Telly Davidson on Saturday April 2, 2011

How Progressive Taxation Punishes Hard Work

A new study shows how progressive taxation is inequitable for people who are working harder. My friend Kip Hagopian has a very thought-provoking article in the current issue of Policy Review on the (in)equity of the progressive income tax. Here is a core point: The progressive …

Written by David Frum on Saturday April 2, 2011

Kennedy Biopic is Bad, Not Slanted

The problem with the new Kennedy biopic isn't the slant of the history, it's just bad television. It's doesn't last a thousand days like the Kennedy Administration. It only feels like it does. "The Kennedys" miniseries, abruptly dropped by the History Channel amid hints of none too subtle …

Written by Tim Hodgson on Saturday April 2, 2011

Harper Makes Ignatieff Reveal His Worst Flaw

By challenging Michael Ignatieff to a one on one debate, Stephen Harper has made Ignatieff reveal his worst flaw, his disrespect for his opponent In any multiparty election contest, the #2 candidate always wants to be alone with #1. Stephen Harper would have known that before he made his …

Written by David Frum on Saturday April 2, 2011

Libyan Govt Rejects Ceasefire Terms

BBC News reports: Libya's government has dismissed as "mad" the conditional ceasefire offer made by the rebel administration. Spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi would never withdraw from the rebel-held cities they were besieging. He also condemned recent …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Highly Radioactive Water Leaking Into Ocean

The New York Times reports: TOKYO — Highly radioactive water is leaking directly into the sea from a damaged pit near a crippled reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, safety officials said Saturday. Japan ’s nuclear regulator said that workers discovered a crack about …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Plane Lands Safely After "Fuselage Rupture"

The New York Times reports: PHOENIX (AP) — One passenger said it was a "real quick blast, like a gun." Another called it "pandemonium." Still another described watching a flight attendant and another passenger pass out, their heads striking the seats in front of them as they lost …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Lowry: The Budget Dog That Didn't Bark

Rich Lowry writes in National Review : If you propose stiff budget cuts and don’t get called “heartless, ” does it really count? Republicans passed an unheard-of $61 billion in budget cuts a few weeks ago, and not only have lived to tell the tale, but have emerged without a scratch. They …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Tea Party Enraged At Scott Brown

Politico reports: Sen. Scott Brown has thrown his tea party supporters “under the bus” with his recent critiques of some Republican budget cut proposals, a movement leader said Friday. Brown, a Massachusetts Republican, on Thursday denounced GOP suggestions to cut social and cultural …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Brooks: "Squeeze And See" In Libya

David Brooks writes in the New York Times : Everybody has questions and anxieties about our policy in Libya. My own position is this: I oppose the policy the Obama administration has described in various public statements. I support the policy the administration is actually executing. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011