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Egypt's Interior Ministry on Fire

CNN reports: The Egyptian Interior Ministry was on fire Tuesday in downtown Cairo following a protest earlier in the day. Flames could be seen on the roof of the multi-story building, and a dark plume of smoke loomed over the city. People could be seen fleeing the building as it burned. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Kucinich: Defund Libya Mission

Politico reports: Liberal Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich plans to offer up a measure that would defund U.S. efforts in Libya. According to a letter blasted to his email list, Kucinich plans to offer an amendment to the next spending bill to ensure no federal funds go to the bombing campaign …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Starbucks CEO: Obamcare Bad for Small Business

Politico reports: Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz says the health overhaul law's employer requirements will impose "too great" a pressure on small businesses. Schultz supported the law as he watched his company's health insurance tab — $250 million as of last year — surmount its …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Yemen's Prez Warns of Coup

BBC reports: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said there could be a civil war in Yemen because of attempts to stage what he called a coup against his rule. "Those who want to climb up to power through coups should know that this is out of the question. The homeland will not be …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Brown: Planned Parenthood Cuts 'Go Too Far'

The Boston Globe reports: US Senator Scott Brown opposes a House Republican plan to cut all federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the womens' health service provider, and today urged budget negotiators to reach a compromise. “I support family planning and health services for women,” …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Do Politicos Need an Election Ethics Code?

It's no surprise political consultants are disparaged: increasingly, campaign tactics and rhetoric grow more coarse and more damaging to our institutions. Recently, members of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) met in Washington, DC to meet, drink, eat and swap stories …

Written by Les Francis on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Israel Launches Gaza Air Strike

Reuters reports: Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least 19 people, after militants fired mortar shells and rockets into the Jewish state, witnesses and militant groups said. The number of raids and casualties in one evening showed the rising tension …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

GOP: No Tax Hikes in Deficit Plan

The Hill reports: Republican leaders in the Senate and House will not agree to tax increases in the guise of reform measures, according to a prominent conservative advocate for lower taxes. Conservatives have grown increasingly worried that Republicans in Congress may accept a tax hike as …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Daily Caller Hires Ginni Thomas

TPM reports: Ginni Thomas, the tea party leader, health care reform foe, and controversial wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will join The Daily Caller as a reporter. From em> Business Wire

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Obama's Libya Plan: What's the Endgame?

Obama says it is US "policy" that Qaddafi must go. Yet, Defense Secretary Gates says US operations in Libya will dwindle over the next few days. Does any of this add up? So Defense Secretary Bob Gates says the US opposes the division of Libya into autonomous zones. Yet US war aims do not …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Soldier to Plead Guilty in Afghan Murder Case

The Wall Street Journal reports: A soldier being court-martialed on a U.S. Army base near Seattle for the murder of three Afghan civilians has agreed to plead guilty Wednesday in hopes of earning a reduced sentence, according to one of the attorneys handling his case. "My client is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Loughner to Get Psych Exam

The AP reports: An Arizona judge on Monday ordered the suspect in the January shooting rampage in Tucson to undergo a mental evaluation at a specialized facility in Missouri as soon as possible. The evaluation will be videotaped and provided to prosecutors and defense attorneys, U.S. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Wealth Inequality: Do Voters Care?

At The New York Times ' Room for Debate blog, Scott Winship argues that wealth inequality isn't a big issue for most voters: Just one percent of Americans mention inequality when asked what is the most important problem facing the country. Why? Partly because the concentration of wealth is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Hamas: Don't Teach Holocaust in Gaza

The AP reports: The United Nations has launched a new plan to teach the Holocaust in Gaza schools, drawing fierce condemnation from Gaza's militant Hamas rulers, school teachers - and even the body tasked with peace negotiations with Israel. If implemented, it would be the first time most …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Power Restored to Nuke Reactor

The Wall Street Journal reports: TOKYO—Japan's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that electricity has been reconnected to the No. 4 reactor at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, but power has not yet been turned on, indicating further progress in efforts to revive the plant's cooling …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

West Rallies Arab Support Over Libya

The Washington Post reports: U.S. and European diplomats moved quickly Monday to rally wavering Arab support for military intervention in Libya after key Arab officials complained that Western airstrikes appeared to exceed the narrow mandate authorized by the United Nations. The diplomatic …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Tunisia Trying To Build Democracy

The Washington Post reports: TUNIS — In this low-slung colonial city of whitewashed buildings, cars career down lanes reserved for trolleys and black-market street vendors have clogged the sidewalks, sometimes erupting into turf battles that make pedestrians scramble for cover. Tunisian …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Former Israeli Prez Gets 7 Yrs For Rape

BBC News reports: Israel's former President Moshe Katsav has been jailed for seven years for rape and other sex offences. He was convicted at an earlier hearing of raping an employee in the 1990s when he was tourism minister, and of later sexual offences while he was president. The rape …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Brooks: Allies Can Be A Pain, Too

David Brooks writes in the New York Times : These days we are all co-religionists in the church of multilateralism. The Iraq war reminded everybody not to embark on an international effort without a broad coalition. Yet today, as an impeccably crafted multilateral force intervenes in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Karzai Names Territories For NATO To Leave

BBC News reports: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has named seven areas of the country which will pass from control by foreign troops into Afghan hands from July. They are the relatively peaceful provinces of Kabul, Panjshir and Bamiyan and the cities of Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 22, 2011