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Avlon: Wisconsin's Nuclear Option

Avlon: Wisconsin's Nuclear Option John Avlon writes at The Daily Beast: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has an un-played ace up his sleeve in the budget fights that have made Madison the focus of a national struggle between fiscal conservatives and public sector unions . A …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Reid: Obama Not Leading on Budget

Reid: Obama Not Leading on Budget Politico reports: Democratic senators are frustrated with the low-profile President Barack Obama has kept during the rancorous spending debate dominating Capitol Hill, urging him Tuesday to take an assertive role or risk strengthening the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Assange Blames 'Jewish Conspiracy'

Assange Blames 'Jewish Conspiracy' The Guardian reports: Julian Assange has blamed a number of journalists for a "Jewish" conspiracy against his whistleblowing website, WikiLeaks, according to the editor of Private Eye, Ian Hislop. In the latest issue of the satirical magazine, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Christie: I Could Win White House

Christie: I Could Win White House Politico reports: Chris Christie said he knows he could win the White House if he ran for president next year. The New Jersey governor and GOP rock star made the comments in an interview with the National Review last week while he was in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Rove, Gillespie Look to Raise $120M

Rove, Gillespie Look to Raise $120M Ben Smith at Politico reports: There is, as Ken Vogel and I reported recently, a serious struggle underway for control of the Republican outside money apparatus, pitting the upstart, ideological Koch-backed groups against the devoutly …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Holder: Gitmo May Stay Open Past 2012

Holder: Gitmo May Stay Open Past 2012 The Hill reports: Attorney General Eric Holder left open the possibility Tuesday that the Guantánamo Bay terrorist prison camp might live on beyond President Obama’s first term. Asked in a congressional hearing whether the prison would be …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Military: CR Bill Means Higher Costs

Military: CR Bill Means Higher Costs The Hill reports: Senior Pentagon officials and senators on Tuesday warned that the Defense Department will pay more for some hardware and services because Congress has failed to pass a 2011 spending bill. Without a full appropriations …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Harvard Minister Rev. Gomes Dead at 68

Harvard Minister Rev. Gomes Dies ABC News reports: A pastor, a gardener, a Republican, a Democrat, a gay man, child of God: These are terms used to describe one man, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, longtime pastor of Harvard's Memorial Church who died Monday evening of complications from a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Clinton: Libya Faces Civil War

Clinton: Libya Faces Civil War The BBC reports: Libya could become a peaceful democracy or face years of civil war, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told Congressional lawmakers. Mrs Clinton appeared on Capitol Hill to urge Congress not to cut funds needed to deal with …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Sirhan Sirhan To Face Parole Board

Sirhan Sirhan To Face Parole Board CNN reports: Los Angeles (CNN) -- One of the surviving shooting victims in the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy said he will not object to Sirhan B. Sirhan's release if a parole panel OKs it. Sirhan, who was convicted of the slaying, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

UN Wants Mass Evacuation Of Libyan Refugees

UN Wants Mass Evac Of Libya Refugees The BBC reports: The UN has called for a mass humanitarian evacuation of people fleeing Libya for Tunisia, saying the border situation is at "crisis point". Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said thousands of lives were at stake. Some 75,000 people …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Jobless College Grads Entering Public Service

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Stepping Down With Dignity

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Security Forces Attack Tehran Protesters

Security Forces Attack Tehran Protesters The BBC reports: Iranian police have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters mounting protests in the capital Tehran. A BBC correspondent in Tehran said large numbers of riot police and militia on motorcycles in the city centre …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

In Caracas, The 45-Story Squatter Highrise

In Caracas, The 45-Story Squatter Highrise The New York Times reports: CARACAS, Venezuela — Architects still call the 45-story skyscraper the Tower of David, after David Brillembourg, the brash financier who built it in the 1990s. The helicopter landing pad on its roof remains …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Bin Laden Mentor Calls For Islamic State In Yemen

Bin Laden Mentor Calls For Islamic State In Yemen The New York Times reports: SANA, Yemen — Yemen ’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh , maintained a tenuous hold on power on Tuesday, blaming the United States and Israel for protests across the Arab world, while a prominent radical …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Boehner's Budget Truce Averts Shutdown

Boehner's two-week spending bill may have avoided a shutdown for now, but the GOP's budget woes may just be beginning. As Congress dithers on the federal budget, the states have taken the bull by the horns. Sometimes, as in the case of Wisconsin Gov. Scott, maybe too close to the horns. …

Written by Steve Bell on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Canada Shows the GOP How It's Done

Lately, Republicans clamoring for smaller government have been increasingly looking to Canada for examples of successful conservative policies. Charles Koch, the billionaire businessman currently under fire from the left over his contributions to conservative causes, wrote a widely circulated …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Rebels May Ask for UN Airstrikes

Rebels May Ask for UN Airstrikes The New York Times reports: In a sign of mounting frustration among rebel leaders over Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s diminished but unyielding grip on power, the revolutionary council here is debating whether to ask for Western airstrikes under the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill

House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill The AP reports: The House passed emergency short-term legislation Tuesday to cut federal spending by $4 billion and avert a government shutdown. Senate Democrats agreed to follow suit, handing Republicans an early victory in their drive to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011