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College Degrees: No Longer Recession-Proof

In this recession, even a college degree won't protect you from joblessness. The recession is proving that even a college degree does not protect you from joblessness. This may fly in the face of the conventional wisdom but the evidence backs it up. A chart from a Cleveland Federal Reserve report …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday March 17, 2011

Rumsfeld's Memoir Passes the Buck

At TNR, Max Boot has provided a devastating and important review of Donald Rumsfeld's new memoir. Max Boot's review of Donald Rumsfeld's memoir is devastating and important. He was particularly egregious for failing to fire generals who did not produce results on the battlefield. This is …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday March 17, 2011

The GOP's (Quiet) Wall Street Reg Rollback

Republican efforts to fix Dodd-Frank are a model for dealing with Obamacare: instead of grandstanding, the GOP is offering real, practical reforms. Republicans’ efforts to change the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation should  offer the party a model for how it should deal with President …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday March 17, 2011

Trump Rips GOP Rivals

Trump Rips 2012 GOP Rivals The Hill reports: Businessman Donald Trump took shots at the field of potential Republican presidential candidates and also fired one at House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as he contemplates a 2012 bid. Trump said he could put up as much as $600 …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Texas Bill Would Protect Creationists

Texas Bill Would Protect Creationists Mother Jones reports : Unlike many other states, Texas does not ban workplace discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status. But don't be alarmed; the Lone Star State is working on that whole civil liberties …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

DeMint: Dems 'Hijacked' Romneycare

DeMint: Dems 'Hijacked' Romney Health Care Plan The Hill reports: Romney’s healthcare reform initiative in Massachusetts is viewed as one of his biggest political liabilities going into the Republican primary, due to its similarities to President Obama’s healthcare overhaul. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Water Drop Fails to Cool Reactor

Water Drop Fails to Cool Reactor The Guardian reports: Attempts to cool down a stricken reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have suffered an early setback after seawater dumped from the air failed to bring down radiation levels. Radiation readings taken 20 …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

GOP Moves to Roll Back Wall St Regs

GOP Moves to Roll Back Wall St Regs Politico reports: House Republicans quietly took their first legislative step Wednesday at repealing Wall Street reform, exposing the difficulty of rolling back a major Barack Obama law that isn’t health care. When the GOP took over the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Palin to Make First Israel Visit

Palin to Make First Israel Visit The Hill reports: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will make a two-day visit to Israel this weekend, according to multiple media reports Thursday. During her visit, the potential 2012 presidential candidate will meet with Israeli Prime …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

House to Vote on NPR Funds

House to Vote on NPR Funds Wall Street Journal reports: House Republicans stepped up pressure on National Public Radio Wednesday at a meeting they called to discuss a ban on federal funding for NPR programming, setting up a vote on the proposal by the full House of Representativ…

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

U.S.: Next 48 Hrs Critical for Nuke Plant

U.S.: Next 48 Hrs Critical for Japan ABC News reports: U.S. officials are alarmed at how the Japanese are handling the escalating nuclear reactor crisis and fear that if they do not get control of the plants within the next 24 to 48 hours they could have a situation that will be …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

What Carville Gets Wrong (and Right)

James Carville may be a homer for the Democrats, but give the devil his due: he's willing to admit when he gets it wrong. James Carville will never be a favorite of mine.  His willingness to go on television and slander women who told true things about Bill Clinton had that ship sail along time …

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Written by John Vecchione on Thursday March 17, 2011

Frum: Nuke Power is Here to Stay

Frum: Nuke Power is Here to Stay On NPR's Marketplace , David Frum looks at the disaster in Japan and the future of nuclear power: As radioactivity leaked from Japan's damaged nuclear reactors, uranium stocks plunged on world markets. And I personally did something I never do: I …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Honor Killings are Always "Barbaric"

On Tuesday, Canadian MP Justin Trudeau took issue with describing honor killings as "barbaric." He's backtracking now, but it's too late to hide his goof-up. Even if one tries, it’s pretty hard to see Justin Trudeau as anything but something of a jerk. Yes, he’s an MP, but that’s no …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday March 17, 2011

State Department: Stay 50 Miles From Fukushima Plant

U.S.: Stay 50 Miles From Nuke Plant The Washington Post reports: TOKYO — Six days into the world’s worst nuclear emergency in 25 years, as the crisis at one of Japan’s damaged power plants worsened, the United States offered Wednesday night to evacuate family members of State …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

National Review: US Should Protect Benghazi

NR Op-Ed: US Should Protect Benghazi The editors of National Review write: Two weeks ago, we thought Qaddafi would soon be out of Libya or hanging from a lamp post. But he checked the momentum of the rebels and reversed it with astonishing speed. The optimal result in Libya would …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

United Nations Forecasts Path Of Radioactive Plume

UN Forecasts Path Of Radioactive Ash The New York Times reports: A United Nations forecast of the possible movement of the radioactive plume coming from crippled Japanese reactors shows it churning across the Pacific, and touching the Aleutian Islands on Thursday before hitting …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Pawlenty: No To Defense Cuts

Pawlenty: No To Defense Cuts Politico reports: AIKEN, S.C. — A day after Haley Barbour called for cuts in defense spending, Tim Pawlenty went the other way. "I don't think we should be talking about cutting the Pentagon's budget," the former Minnesota governor told POLITICO …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011

Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leaders

Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leaders BBC News reports: Authorities in Bahrain have arrested at least five key opposition figures, a day after a crackdown on anti-government protesters in the centre of the capital Manama, reports say. The streets are said to be calm but extremely …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday March 17, 2011