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Obama: We Won't Kill Qaddafi

Politico reports: President Barack Obama told congressional leaders there are no plans to use the U.S. military to assassinate Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi — despite the administration’s policy of seeking regime change in the North African country — according to sources familiar with a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

WI GOP Demands Professor's Emails

The New York Times reports: As Wisconsin’s capital continued to echo with debate over the controversial legislation that strips public unions of collective bargaining rights, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison publicly joined the conversation last week with his …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Obama To Give Libya Speech Monday

Politico reports: President Barack Obama, facing increasing pressure from Congress to clarify the U.S. military’s mission in Libya, will address the nation in a televised speech on Monday. The president is expected to lay out his explanation for the U.S. involvement in Libya. Obama — …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Newt: I Sought God's Forgiveness

Politico reports: Newt Gingrich suggested Friday that he's not looking to "get past" his three marriages and admitted affairs as a potential stumbling block with voters, arguing it's about admitting to "weaknesses" and "failures" for which he sought God's "forgiveness." The comments from …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Cargo Ships Skipping Japan

The New York Times reports: HONG KONG — The economic disruptions from Japan’s crisis have cascaded into another, crucial link in the global supply chain: cargo shipping. Fearing the potential impact on crews, cargo and vessels worth tens of millions of dollars, some of the world’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 26, 2011

Japan's Economic Aftershocks

The quake that struck Japan could have serious consequences well into the summer as a damaged energy sector slows the nation's economy. This is Part 1 of a Two-Part Series on what the long-term consequences of the Japanese earthquake will be on America and Japan's economies. The aftershocks …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Saturday March 26, 2011

For GOP Nominee: 2012 Win Won't be Enough

Any Republican running for president must focus not just on winning in 2012, but doing so in a manner that leaves them positioned to govern in 2013. Any Republican contemplating running for president in 2012 has two formidable obstacles: November 2012 and what happens starting January 2013. For …

Written by Fred Bauer on Friday March 25, 2011

Canadian Govt Toppled By No-Confidence Vote

The Huffington Post reports: TORONTO — Canadian opposition parties brought down the Conservative government in a no confidence vote Friday, triggering an election that polls show the Conservatives will win. The opposition parties held Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government in contempt …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

AU Offers Qaddafi Transition Deal

CBS News reports: (CBS/AP) Updated 1:51 p.m. ET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A top African Union official on Friday called for a transition in Libya that would lead to democratic elections, and a Libyan government delegation said they were ready to implement a plan laid out by the AU. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Boehner's Budget Battle Is Just Beginning

The Fiscal Year 2011 budget fight is about to morph into a fiscal battle over the 2012 budget and the present $14.3 trillion federal debt ceiling. As predicted, the Fiscal Year 2011 budget fight seems very likely to morph into a general fiscal battle that includes the 2012 budget and a fight …

Written by Steve Bell on Friday March 25, 2011

The Prowl: Should I Expose Myself?

Now that I've got a boyfriend, I'm faced with a new dilemma: should I tell him about my Vivian Darkbloom alter ego and that my romantic life is online for all to read? So this week, I’m venturing into the meta and writing a column about a column. Bear with me. The past few weeks, I have made …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday March 25, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor: Hollywood's Queen

Elizabeth Taylor experienced an almost Kennedy-esque, Shakespearean catalog of tragedies in her life, but managed to rise above it on screen and off. As anyone who's turned on the computer or the TV set knows by now, the Queen (of the movies) is dead. Tonight, Broadway will dim its marquees …

Written by Telly Davidson on Friday March 25, 2011

The Fat Diaries: The 'Royal' Diet Hits America

A new French diet is all the rage in Europe and thanks to a rumored link with Prince William's future mother-in-law, the frenzy is about to hit our shores. Have you got your commemorative plate? Your William & Kate mug? Is your gigantic refrigerator bearing the likenesses of the …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday March 25, 2011

Why Did Baseball Diss the Duke?

In the 1950s, Duke Snider was seen as the equal of Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. But since his playing days, they've received all the attention. When Duke Snider passed away last month, his obituaries noted the raging debate during the 1950s over the three great New York City centerfielders – …

Written by Alan Hirsch on Friday March 25, 2011

Help! My Office Mate is a Freeloader

Eddie hears from a reader who's co-worker can't stop mooching off him. Is there a way to deal with this freeloader and keep things civil in the office? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who's co-worker can't stop mooching off him. Is there a way to deal with this …

Written by David Eddie on Friday March 25, 2011

The Boom In Cap Hill Reporting

The Washington Post reports: A funny thing happened to The Hill newspaper during the eight years Hugo Gurdon has been editing it. At a time when almost every newspaper in America withered, The Hill thrived, growing faster than it ever had before. Once a weekly, the paper recently went …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

Obama Holds Libya Call With Congress

The Huffington Post reports: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama spoke with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders about Libya on Friday afternoon amid criticism that he's failed to adequately consult with Capitol Hill on the goals of the U.S. military action there. Obama also …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

North Korea: Libya Should Have Kept Nukes

The New York Times reports: SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean statement that Libya ’s dismantling of its nuclear weapons program had made it vulnerable to military intervention by the West is being seen by analysts as an ominous reinforcement of the North’s refusal to end its own …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011

The Dems' Climate Change Dodge

Instead of fighting a bill which would prohibit EPA from regulating greenhouse emissions, Senate Dems are proposing to further limiting the agency's authority. Leave it to the Democrats to come up with weasly alternatives to Senator James Inhofe’s bill that would prohibit the Environmental …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Friday March 25, 2011

Japan Evacuation Circle Widens

The New York Times reports: TOKYO — Japanese officials began encouraging people to evacuate a larger swath of territory around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Friday as new signs emerged that parts of the crippled facility are so damaged and contaminated that it will be hard to bring …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 25, 2011