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Google Sets Up Japan Missing Persons Clearinghouse

Google Helps Find Missing In Japan BBC News reports: Google has launched a version of its Person Finder service for people caught up in the Japanese earthquake. The website acts as a directory and message board so people can look for lost loved ones or post a note saying they are …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 12, 2011

Sen. Murkowski Opposes Defunding Planned Parenthood

Murkowski Against Defunding Planned Parenthood Politico reports: Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has come out in opposition to the House’s attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, making her the first Republican senator to specifically support the beleaguered organization. “I …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 12, 2011

Libyan Rebels Include Youth Fighters

Libyan Rebels Include Youth Fighters The New York Times reports: RAS LANUF, Libya — The bullet the boy held was bigger than his hand. He said he was 15, but then admitted he was 14, and frankly, he looked a year or two younger than that. When an enemy warplane approached, sending …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 12, 2011

Judge: Twitter Must Reveal Wikileaks Information

Judge: Twitter Must Give Wikileaks Info Politico reports: A federal court judge ruled Friday that Twitter must release the account information for three people associated with WikiLeaks requested by the government. Lawyers representing the three people — WikiLeaks volunteers Jacob …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 12, 2011

Explosion Didn't Damage Reactor

Explosion Didn't Damage Reactor The Wall Street Journal reports: Japanese officials continued their battle to control dangerous reactor overheating in the nation's worst nuclear accident that followed Friday's earthquake, as they resorted to an unprecedented attempt to cool the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 12, 2011

LaHood: FL Rail Money Up for Grabs

FL Rail Money Up for Grabs The Hill reports: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday he was officially making the $2.4 billion in high speed rail money that had been rejected by Florida available to other states. LaHood has repeatedly said there was a great deal of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

MD Dems Drop Same-Sex Marriage Bill

MD Drops Same-Sex Marriage Bill The New York Times reports: Democratic lawmakers in Maryland on Friday failed to gather enough votes to pass a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry and withdrew it from consideration after hours of emotional debate, effectively killing the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

Doc: Giffords' Recovery 'Remarkable'

Docs: Giffords' Recovery is 'Remarkable' CNN reports: A doctor treating Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords described her condition as "quite remarkable and better than we expected" during a news conference Friday in Houston, Texas. Giffords has shown "better movement and better …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

A Conservative Case for Farmers’ Markets

So much of what we celebrate today as the “farm-to-table” movement is really just a modern re-imagining, or re-invention, of a less industrialized time. Every Thursday evening, around 7 p.m., I begin checking outside my side door to see if the elves have made their delivery yet. It’s quite …

Written by Danielle Crittenden on Friday March 11, 2011

The Prowl: When a Gal Needs a Man

After a week spent dealing with work crisis, illness, and a leaking gas pipe in my apartment, I gave in to gender stereotypes and called my boyfriend for consolation. A close friend frequently likes to quote from a song whenever I mention my boyfriend; he will say: "What is love? Baby don't …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday March 11, 2011

We're All Charlie Sheen's Enablers

In the past, we wanted our stars and politicians to be larger than life, like American royalty. Now, we want to watch when they spin out of control. I'll ask the question myself. Why, when there is revolution in Egypt and Libya, a horrifying tsunami and earthquake in Japan, and a legislative …

Written by Telly Davidson on Friday March 11, 2011

Help! My Friend's Vacation Home is Full of Rats

David Eddie hears from a reader who's been invited to summer with a friend. One catch: their vacation spot is overrun with rodents. Should they say anything? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who's been invited to summer with a friend. One catch: their vacation …

Written by David Eddie on Friday March 11, 2011

Tea Party: Disaster Readiness = Big Brother

Japan was able to properly prepare for a massive earthquake thanks to a proactive public sector. Would today’s conservatives oppose similar regs? Earlier today I wrote about how Japan was able to properly prepare for a massive earthquake due to strict building codes and a proactive public …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday March 11, 2011

Income Inequality: It's a Global Thing

For all the concern over income inequality, is America's experience really that different than the rest of the modern world? Yet again and again [economists and other researchers not named Hacker or Pierson] have found themselves at dead ends or have missed crucial evidence. After countless …

Written by Scott Winship on Friday March 11, 2011

Hoyer: No More Short-Term Spending Bills

Hoyer: No More Short-Term Spending Bills The Hill reports: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned Friday next week's short-term funding measure will be the last one he supports. Hoyer made the threat during a lengthy colloquy with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

Why Are the Feds Peddling Light Bulbs?

Fans of eco-friendly bulbs are quick to point out their benefits: lower costs and better efficiency. Why then do we need government to help sell them? In a recent piece at Frum Forum , David Jenkins criticizes the GOP for looking to undo energy standards on light bulbs. Jenkins certainly …

Written by Jean Granville on Friday March 11, 2011

Obama Offers Aid to Japan

Obama Offers Aid to Japan The AP reports: The United States moved to send aid to earthquake-ravaged Japan Friday, as the first waves from the resulting tsunami swamped Hawaii beaches and grazed the West Coast. President Barack Obama huddled with senior advisers at the White …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

EU Asks Qaddafi to Step Down

EU Asks Qaddafi to Step Down BBC reports: Leaders of the EU's 27 member states have said Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi must surrender power. The EU is holding an emergency summit in Brussels in the hope of finding a common approach to the political and humanitarian crisis. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

Walker Signs Bill on Public Unions

Walker Signs Bill on Public Unions Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill Friday that repeals most collective bargaining by public employee unions. He signed the bill privately in the morning and will hold a news conference later in the day to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011

Tsunami Waves Reach U.S. Coast

Tsunami Waves Reach U.S. Coast The AP reports: Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn’t immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific. Kauai was the first of the Hawaiian …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 11, 2011