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15 Dead in Syrian Crackdown

The AP reports: Syrian police launched a relentless assault Wednesday on a neighborhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least 15 in an operation that lasted nearly 24 hours, witnesses said. At least six were killed in an early morning attack on the al-Omari …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Libyan Air Force Destroyed

Al Jazeera reports: Libya's air force "no longer exists as a fighting force" following devastating air strikes by international coalition forces, a British military officer has claimed. The claim came as fierce fighting continued on the ground on Wednesday as forces loyal to embattled …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

New Home Sales at Record Low

Bloomberg reports: Purchases of new U.S. homes unexpectedly declined in February to the slowest pace on record and prices dropped to the lowest level since December 2003, adding to evidence the industry is floundering. Sales decreased 16.9 percent to a 250,000 annual pace, figures from the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Hillary: Libyans Now 'Safer'

Politico reports: The Obama administration’s top voices on foreign affairs on Wednesday defended the decision to join the international effort to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya while also stressing that United States’s role in leading the military operation would be handed over to allies …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Boehner 'Troubled' by Libya Mission

Politico reports: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) sent a firm letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday, saying he is “troubled” that the United States military has been engaged in the attacks on Libya “without clearly defining” the mission, calling on him to answer a series on …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Japan Digs Mass Graves

Reuters reports: The towering waves that splintered thousands of Japanese homes and lives has forced the country to rethink one of its most sacred Buddhist practices: how it treats the dead. Desperate municipalities are digging mass graves, unthinkable in a nation where the deceased are …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Libya & Yemen: The Next Al Qaeda Strongholds?

By concentrating so much American force in a remote place like Afghanistan, are we missing larger and nearer dangers in places like Libya and Yemen? Question: Why are we in Afghanistan? Answer: To prevent al Qaeda from reestablishing its safe havens in that country. Q: Why did …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Rumsfeld: WH Lacks 'Vision' on Libya

Politico reports: Donald Rumsfeld says the White House’s lack of a coherent vision for Libya and reliance on an international coalition has muddied attempts to gain support for the mission, the former Bush and Ford defense secretary said Wednesday, and is hurting American efforts in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

When I Met Elizabeth Taylor

It was something of a coup for me to get an exclusive interview with Liz Taylor when she visited Toronto in 1964. It was a long time ago, but the memories remain fresh. For me, two things about Elizabeth Taylor stand out: One, it was something of a coup to get an exclusive interview with …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Nato Ships Patrol Libyan Coast

The New York Times reports: Amid differences among allies about how to manage the five-day-old military campaign in Libya, airstrikes continued to rock Tripoli early on Wednesday while some units loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi were reported to have ceased firing on a key rebel-held city …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

O'Keefe Has 'Major Credit Card Debt'

TPM reports: Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe, fresh off his sting operation aimed at NPR, "must raise $50,000 quickly to keep moving forward" he said in an e-mail to supporters. "Up 'til now, my friends and I have financed all of our work on our own -- running up major credit card …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

House Plans Libya Hearings

The Hill reports: The House Foreign Affairs Committee is planning a hearing next week on the U.S. intervention in Libya, the first formal congressional inquiry into the five-day-old military campaign. A senior committee aide told The Hill on Wednesday that Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtine…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

WH: No Corporate Tax Holiday

The Hill reports: The Obama administration on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to allowing corporations to bring overseas profits back to the United States at a reduced tax rate, arguing this should only be considered as part of a broader overhaul of the corporate tax code. In a blog …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Rove Group Sues Over Health Reform Waivers

The Hill reports: A conservative organization with ties to Karl Rove sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday to gain access to documents detailing how the department decides who can get waivers from the healthcare reform law. Crossroads Grassroots Policy …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Bomb Explodes at Jerusalem Bus Stop

NBC News reports: A bomb exploded at a crowded bus stop Wednesday in central Jerusalem, killing one woman and wounding at least 25 in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. The blast could be heard throughout Jerusalem and blew out the windows of two …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Beck May Start Own Channel

The New York Times reports: The possibility that Glenn Beck will exit the Fox News Channel at the end of the year has prompted a big question in media circles: if he leaves, how will he bring his considerable audience with him? Two of the options Mr. Beck has contemplated, according …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Obama Takes Page from Wolfowitz's Playbook

Obama once dismissed Paul Wolfowitz as an "arm-chair weekend warrior." Now he's relying on his doctrine to make the case for intervening in Libya. In late February, as the Libyan crisis unfolded, former Undersecretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz made an impassioned plea for the United States to …

Written by Tim Hodgson on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Qaddafi Forces Still on Offensive

Al Jazeera reports: Libya has witnessed more intense fighting as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the country's embattled but defiant leader, continue to attack rebel positions across the North African state. Undaunted by air strikes launched by coalition warplanes aimed at enforcing a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

Hillary: Qaddafi May Want Exit Plan

ABC News reports: People close to Libya's embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi are reaching out to allies around the world exploring their "options," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ABC News' Diane Sawyer today, and the U.S. government has gotten unconfirmed reports that at least one of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011

U.S. Issues More Drilling Permits

The Wall Street Journal reports: Michael Bromwich, the top U.S. offshore-drilling regulator, said Tuesday that the speed with which some oil and gas companies are shrugging off last year's deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster as an aberration is disturbing. Nonetheless, Mr. Bromwich, who …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 23, 2011