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Assange: Aussie PM Guilty of Treason

Assange: Aussie PM Guilty of Treason The Sydney Morning Herald reports: The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has rejected a charge by the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, that the Australian government was exchanging intelligence with foreign powers about Australian citizens …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Hillary in Paris for Libya Talks

Hillary in Paris for Libya Talks AFP reports: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Paris Monday for meetings with Group of Eight world leaders on the unrest in Libya, an AFP reporter travelling with her said. The nations are to discuss proposals to impose a no-fly …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Barbour Hits at WH Economic Policies

Barbour Hits at WH Economic Policies CNN reports: In what could be the beginnings of a presidential stump speech, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour took a swipe at President Obama's economic policies Monday during a speech to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Speaking in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Kaine 'Likely' to Run for Senate

Kaine 'Likely' to Run for Senate CNN reports: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine told students at the University of Richmond Monday that he is "likely" to run for Senate in Virginia. "In response to a student's question, Governor Kaine told his law school class …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Tokyo Stocks Lose $287B in Value

Tokyo Stocks Lose $287B in Value Reuters reports: A massive selloff on the Tokyo Stock Exchange wiped out some 23.5 trillion yen ($287 billion) from the market's value on Monday with investors dumping stocks as the country recoiled from a devastating earthquake and struggled to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Regs: Sometimes There Really is a Slippery Slope

Mandating carbon monoxide detectors may not mean tyranny, but its important to remember that regulations aren't always about the public interest. Frum Forum 's Noah Kristula-Green raises an eyebrow at conservatives or libertarians who oppose mandatory carbon-monoxide detectors. Fine. Carbon-mo…

Written by Jean Granville on Monday March 14, 2011

Bahrain Asks Saudis for Troops

Bahrain Asks Saudis for Troops Al Jazeera reports: Bahrain has asked for help from neighbouring Gulf Arab countries after protesters overwhelmed police and cut off roads, and an adviser to the royal court said the forces were already on the strategic island kingdom. "Forces …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Qaddafi Closes in on Rebel Capital

Qaddafi Closes in on Rebel Capital The Washington Post reports: Libya's government said it had taken over the oil terminal of Brega on Sunday and would press eastward to the rebels' self-styled capital of Benghazi, as Western diplomats remained mixed over intervention in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Bomber Kills 33 at Afghan Base

Bomber Kills 33 at Afghan Base The Washington Post reports: A suicide bomber targeting an army recruiting center in northern Afghanistan killed at least 33 people Monday afternoon, Afghan authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks here in recent months. The bombing in …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Nuke Plant Braces for Third Blast

Nuke Plant Braces for Third Blast The New York Times reports: As the scale of Japan’s nuclear crisis begins to come to light, experts in Japan and the United States say the country is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Trump Plans New Hampshire Visit

Trump Plans New Hampshire Visit WMUR in New Hampshire reports: New York real estate mogul and potential Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has just confirmed a speaking engagement in New Hampshire, WMURPoliticalScoop.com has learned. Trump will speak in June to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Rubio Won't Back Spending Bill

Rubio Won't Back Spending Bill The Hill reports: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) said Monday that he won't support any new short-term measures to fund the government and keep it running. Rubio, the freshman conservative senator, ruled out supporting the forthcoming measure by …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Fox Warned Palin Against "Blood Libel" Video

Fox Warned Palin Against "Blood Libel" Video Gabriel Sherman reports : Before Sarah Palin posted her infamous “Blood Libel” video on Facebook on January 12, she placed a call to Fox News chairman Roger Ailes. In the wake of the Tucson massacre, Palin was fuming that the media …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Does Obama Prefer a Qaddafi Victory?

The White House has moved slowly on Libya. Does Obama genuinely want to see Qaddafi toppled or has he decided that America is better off with his regime in place? The Obama administration has moved slowly on Libya. My latest CNN column asks: has the White House decided America will be better off …

Written by David Frum on Monday March 14, 2011

Canada's Bogus Scandal Frenzy

The Harper government is hardly composed of saints. Yet it is surely the most honest federal government Canada has produced in a very long time. Of all the bullpucky political scandals in history, the latest series from Ottawa must be the bullpuckiest. Italy has Berlusconi. Britain has the …

Written by David Frum on Monday March 14, 2011

Japan Nuclear Crisis "Verges On Catastrophe"

Japan Nuclear Crisis "Verges On Catastrophe" The New York Times reports: TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Cable News Ratings Keep Dropping

Cable News Ratings Keep Dropping From Hollywood Reporter : After years of audience growth, cable news may have hit a wall. According to the Project for Excellence in Journalism's annual State of the News Media report, cable news viewership for CNN, MSNBC and Fox News fell …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Hackers Release Bank of America Emails

Hackers Post Bank of America Emails The Daily Telegraph reports: The leak was apparently made by a former employee of Balboa Insurance, a subsidiary of Bank of America which provides mortgage and car insurance for banks and home insurance for consumers. The leaks were …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Israel Backs Plan for New West Bank Homes

Israel Backs Plan for New West Bank Homes The Washington Post reports: The Israeli government said Sunday that it had approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in West Bank settlements after a couple and three of their children were stabbed to death in their home in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday March 14, 2011

Support Builds for Next Gen Fighter

Obama and the GOP may be at odds over the budget, but on one item -- the F-35 fighter -- there is a growing bipartisan consensus to back the project. America’s in an economic and budgetary crisis and Republicans in the House are being pressured to look more closely at cutting defense spending. On …

Written by Elise Cooper on Monday March 14, 2011