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Bachmann In Iowa: "I'm In"

Politico reports: DES MOINES, Iowa — Michele Bachmann served up red meat to the crowd at the Iowa conservative principles conference Saturday, slamming President Barack Obama as a Jimmy Carter retread, dissing the Mitch Daniels "truce" call for social issues, and saying she wants a "waiver" …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday March 27, 2011

Nuclear Regs Didn't Cover Tsunami

The New York Times reports: TOKYO — In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in government guidelines until 2006, decades after plants — …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday March 27, 2011

Kochs: Critics "Very, Very Extreme"

Politico reports: In lengthy interviews with a conservative magazine, the billionaire Koch brothers mounted an aggressive defense of their business and political interests, describing their liberal critics as “very, very extreme” and “very dangerous” and President Barack Obama as a “radical” …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday March 27, 2011

Yemen Opposition Unites Foes

The Washington Post reports: SANAA, Yemen — A new sense of national identity is spreading across Yemen’s divided society as rival tribesmen and political foes unite to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who on Friday said he would step aside as long as he could deliver power to “safe …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday March 27, 2011

Gates: Qaddafi Moving Bodies

Politico reports: Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that he has seen a number of intelligence reports charging a ghoulish deception by Libya’s Muammar Qadhafi. CBS released this brief exchange between Gates and anchor Bob Schieffer, taped Saturday for …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday March 27, 2011

Will Japan Crisis Hike Interest Rates?

In the aftermath of the recent earthquake, will Japan stop purchasing U.S. debt and instead focus on its own recovery? Japan is the second largest foreign holder of US debt after China. In the aftermath of the recent earthquake it is expected that Japan will likely stop purchasing US debt and …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday March 27, 2011

Why WH Should Put Heat On Syria

Josh Block writes at Progressive Fix : You may not have noticed between the new war in Libya and the nuclear crisis in Japan, but the latest Arab country to see popular protests is Syria. Unlike Egypt and Tunisia, Syria has been an opponent of the peace process and allied with Iran. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Big in Egypt

Eric Trager writes at The New Republic : On a hot July evening this past summer, toward the end of our interview, Aref Desouki, vice-chair of a faction of the liberal Ghad Party, suddenly got defensive. After dodging questions about Egyptian State Security’s infiltration of his party …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Poll: Tories Close to Majority

The Toronto Star reports : The Harper Conservatives are at the threshold of a majority government as the country plunges into the fourth election campaign in seven years, according to an exclusive Toronto Star/La Presse poll. The Angus Reid poll shows that the majority will most likely …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

UN Turns a Blind Eye to Syria

As the Assad regime ramps up their campaign of repression, the UN Human Rights Council has stayed silent and focused instead on their favorite punching bag: Israel. As Syria verges on eruption, with riots and widespread killings across the state, the Syrian propaganda machine goes into full …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Saturday March 26, 2011

New Media Holds Back Assad's Crackdown

Unlike his father, Syria's Bashar al-Assad can't respond to an uprising with brutal force. In the new media age, bloodbaths don't play with the Arab street or TV audiences. The traditional rules of engagement between the Syrian regime and its opponents have been suspended. The Carthaginian …

Written by Tim Hodgson on Saturday March 26, 2011

Geraldine Ferraro Dies

Politico reports : Geraldine Ferraro, the New York Congresswoman who was the first woman and first Italian-American on a major party ticket, has died at 74, her family said in a statement: Geraldine Anne Ferraro Zaccaro was widely known as a leader, a fighter for justice, and a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Obama: 'We're Succeeding in Libya'

The Hill reports : President Obama said Saturday that U.S. and international forces are succeeding in their mission of protecting the Libyan people from Col. Moammar Gadhafi. In his weekly address, Obama defended his decision to intervene in Libya and emphasized that, with the support …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Radiation Spikes at Reactors

The Wall Street Journal reports: The regulator overseeing Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex on Saturday announced a sharp elevation in radioactive contamination had been detected in nearby seawater, furthering signs of distress at a plant where officials had cautioned of radioactive …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Budget Talks Stall

The New York Times reports : With time running short and budget negotiations this week having reached an angry impasse, Congressional leaders are growing increasingly pessimistic about reaching a bipartisan deal that would avert a government shutdown in early April. Senior Democratic …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Rebels Recapture Key Town

BBC reports : Libyan rebels backed by extensive allied air raids have seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces. Insurgents have been celebrating amid the ruins of tanks and artillery pieces left behind after air strikes. Gaddafi …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Who Will Lead Canada's Economic Recovery?

Canada faces one question: Who should be trusted to manage the economic recovery? Those who want government to spend more or those who want government to tax less? Every Canadian election is built upon a question. Should the sponsorship scandal be punished? (2006) Shall Canada have free trade with …

Written by David Frum on Saturday March 26, 2011

Allies Consider Arming Rebels

The Washington Post reports: The United States and its allies are considering whether to supply weapons to the Libyan opposition as coalition airstrikes fail to dislodge government forces from around key contested towns, according to U.S. and European officials. France actively supports …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Japan Steps Up Repair Efforts

The New York Times reports: TOKYO — With new signs having emerged about the severity of the damage and contamination at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, workers resumed repair efforts Saturday with plans to pump in fresh water after days of spraying the reactors with salt …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Syria Protests, Massacres Spread

The New York Times reports: CAIRO — Military troops opened fire during protests in the southern part of Syria on Friday and killed peaceful demonstrators, according to witnesses and news reports, hurtling the strategically important nation along the same trajectory that has altered the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011