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Radiation Level Hits New High

Kyodo News reports : In a sign that radiation is continuing to leak from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, radioactive iodine-131 at a concentration of 4,385 times the maximum level permitted under law has been detected in seawater near the plant, according to the latest …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Giffords Backers Thinking Senate Run

The New York Times reports : Representative Gabrielle Giffords is still in the hospital, but some of her most ardent backers are so enamored of the idea of her running for the Senate that they describe the inevitable campaign commercials: the deep-voiced narrator recounting what happened …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Why is New Reform Rabbi Repeating Anti-Israel Rhetoric?

When it comes to his stance on Israel, the new leader of the Union for Reform Judaism has some baggage that should trouble supporters of the Jewish state. Richard Jacobs, rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple, has just been chosen the new leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, Judaism's largest …

Written by Martin Krossel on Thursday March 31, 2011

How America Lost the Green Tech Race

The good news from a new clean energy investment report is that the sector shook off the recession blues in 2010. The bad news is that the U.S. is trailing the rest of the world. The good news from the latest Pew Charitable Trusts and Bloomberg New Energy Finance clean energy investment report is …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Thursday March 31, 2011

CIA Agents In Operation In Libya

The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency has inserted clandestine operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military airstrikes and to contact and vet the beleaguered rebels battling Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi ’s forces, according to American …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Dems Offer $33 Billion In Cuts

Politico reports: Budget talks came to life Wednesday but not without tension between the White House and Senate Democrats, worried that the administration was too quick to agree to $33 billion in spending cuts to try to move Speaker John Boehner toward what remains a very uncertain deal. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Ivory Coast Crisis Nearing End

The New York Times reports: DAKAR, Senegal — The rule of Ivory Coast ’s strongman, Laurent Gbagbo , took another blow on Wednesday as the country’s administrative capital fell to forces loyal to his rival, Alassane Ouattara , with little resistance. The battle for the country’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Albany Approves Budget - On Time

The New York Times reports: ALBANY — To the soundtrack of chanting protesters who draped banners from staircases and banged on the doors of the legislative chambers, lawmakers finished approving Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ’s budget early Thursday morning, making for the state’s first on-time …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Italy Struggles With African Refugees

The New York Times reports: MANDURIA, Italy — Under dark rain clouds on Tuesday afternoon, a group of about 10 immigrants hopped the thin wire fence surrounding the makeshift tent camp here and made a run for it into a silvery olive grove and the freedom of Italy beyond. Perhaps they …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Qaddafi Appoints Nicaraguan At UN

The Washington Post reports: Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has selected a fiery former Nicaraguan foreign minister and U.N. General Assembly president, the Rev. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, to represent him at the United Nations. The move comes exactly one month after Gaddafi’s governmen…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Fighter Explodes On Carrier Deck

The Washington Post reports: SAN DIEGO — A jet fighter’s engine exploded and caught fire Wednesday as it prepared to take off from an aircraft carrier off California, injuring 10 sailors, the military said. The F/A-18C Hornet was starting a training exercise when the accident occurred …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

O'Reilly Bashes Trump's Birtherism

Politico reports: Fox News host Bill O'Reilly slapped back guest Donald Trump on his show Wednesday night for embracing the "birther"chatter about President Barack Obama — and insisted he doesn't think it's heartfelt rhetoric by the by the real estate mogul. O'Reilly, who faced a walk-off …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 31, 2011

Dem Reps Rebel Over Mortgage Program

Eighteen Democrats went against the wishes of the president yesterday by voting for the termination of a program Obama hoped would help prevent foreclosures. Eighteen Democrats went against the wishes of the White House by voting yesterday for the termination of the Home Affordable Modification …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Libya's Foreign Minister Defects

Reuters reports : Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa arrived in Britain on Wednesday and has resigned from Muammar Gaddafi's government, the British government said. "We can confirm that Moussa Koussa arrived at Farnborough Airport on 30 March from Tunisia. He travelled here under his …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Trudeau: Disaster for Canada?

At the Royal Ontario Museum, David Frum and John English join in the History Wars debate series. Frum and English look at the legacy of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Was he a successful leader or a disaster for the country? Click here to listen to the podcast.

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

The Real Libya Policy Obama Won't Admit

President Obama’s campaign in Libya may be the most deceptively sold U.S. military policy since World War II. And people say George W. Bush lied about Iraq! President Obama’s campaign in Libya may be the most deceptively sold U.S. military policy since Franklin Roosevelt’s “all aid short of …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Avlon: Trump's 'Tabloid' Campaign Bound to Fail

John Avlon writes at The Daily Beast: There is a place for a CEO presidential candidate in 2012. So far, Donald Trump isn’t filling it. Instead of focusing on his executive abilities and job-creating experience, The Donald has been busy going the full Birther. It’s hard to tell …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

WH Briefs Congress on Libya

The Hill reports : White House officials are briefing Congress Wednesday on U.S. operations in Libya face a tough sell to a skeptical audience. A growing number of lawmakers in both parties have lashed out at the administration in recent days, questioning both the constitutionality of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Report: Obama Signed Secret Order to Aid Rebels

Sky News reports : CIA agents have been authorised to carry out covert missions to help rebel forces keen to oust Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, according to reports. President Barack Obama signed an order authorising the secret operations in the past two or three weeks. It came to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Boehner Chokes Up Over D.C. School Vouchers

The Hill reports : House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday choked back tears defending his proposal to reinstate the District of Columbia's school voucher program. Boehner said parents and students value the program, which was cut in 2009, because "they know what it was like …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 30, 2011