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"I Couldn't Even Get a Job at Starbucks"

One of the shocks of applying to the harsh post-recession job market has been learning that not even low-skilled, entry level jobs are easy to get. With new employment numbers due Friday, March 4th, we at Frum Forum decided that it was time to listen to the voices of the young as they face …

Written by Margaret Robinson on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Reid: Senate Will Pass House Spending Bill

Reid: Senate Will Pass House Spending Bill The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday Senate Democrats have resigned themselves to passing the House GOP's two-week spending bill despite calling short-term funding measures “a terrible way to govern.” …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Bernanke: Cuts Won't Hurt Growth

Bernanke: Cuts Won't Hurt Growth The Hill reports: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says a plan from House Republicans to cut $61 billion in spending this year would not harm economic growth. The GOP's proposed spending cuts, passed as part of a continuing resolution, would …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Obama Calls Boehner to Talk Shutdown

Obama Calls Boehner to Talk Shutdown The Hill reports: The White House has refrained from endorsing or condemning the plan put forth by Republicans to avoid a shutdown. Shortly after House Speaker John Boehner complained that the White House has been disengaged during the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Dodd to Head Hollywood Lobby

Dodd to Head Hollywood Lobby The Wrap reports: The moguls have finally chosen the new chief of the Motion Picture Association of America. It is former Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd, named Chairman and CEO on Tuesday. "I am truly excited about representing the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Is Egypt's Army Turning Against Revolution?

Is Egypt's Army Turning Against Revolution? Eric Trager writes at The Atlantic : The bands of thugs that had roamed these streets barely three weeks earlier were only a memory on Friday, replaced by roving face-painters, souvenir salesmen, and food vendors. Tahrir Square had …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Issa Fires Spokesman

Issa Fires Spokesman Politico reports: House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired Kurt Bardella, one of Capitol Hill’s top press secretaries, after he provided e-mailed correspondence with other journalists to New York Times reporter Mark …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

US May Prosecute Qaddafi for Lockerbie

US May Try Qaddafi for Lockerbie The AP reports: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration may seek the prosecution of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. That follows claims from some ex-Libyan officials that Gadhafi …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Obama's Mandate Waiver Trick

Obama's new proposal would grant waivers to states to create their own health plans. But the economics of healthcare may set the states up for failure. On Monday, President Obama announced to the National Governors Association that he would endorse a waiver for states to create their own health …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Boehner: Unions Hold 'Machine Gun' at State Budgets

Boehner: Unions Hold 'Machine Gun' at State Budgets The Hill reports: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) likened state budgets to a hostage with a machine gun held at its head by public worker unions. Boehner, in an interview from Sunday, an excerpt of which was released on …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Barbour: Romneycare 'Not Good' for States

Barbour: Romneycare 'Not Good' for States The Hill reports: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Tuesday piled on the Massachusetts healthcare program critics have dubbed "RomneyCare." Barbour, a possible Republican candidate for president, said in congressional testimony …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

UK Considers Libya No-Fly Zone

UK Considers Libya No-Fly Zone Al Jazeera reports: David Cameron, the British prime minister, has said the international community cannot let Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi "murder" his own people, as he justified considerations for a no-fly zone over the riot-torn country. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Report: Gingrich to Form Prez Bid Cmte

Report: Gingrich to Form Prez Bid Cmte ABC News reports: The 2012 presidential campaign is about to get its first big-name Republican. ABC News has learned that Newt Gingrich will make the leap this week. Confidants close to the former House speaker say he will announce his …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Poll: Voters Back Public Unions in Labor Fight

Poll: Voters Back Public Unions in Labor Fight The New York Times reports: As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Palin Slips in Iowa Polls

Palin Slips in Iowa Polls CNN reports: As Sarah Palin mulls a presidential bid, the former Alaska governor is getting mixed news from Iowa, the state that traditionally kicks off the presidential primary season. A newly released poll from the Des Moines Register suggests …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

GOP Senators: No Weapons for Anti-Qaddafi Forces

GOP Senators: No Weapons for Anti-Qaddafi Forces CNN reports: Three key Republican senators said Monday they oppose a proposal by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, to arm rebels in Libya fighting Moammar Gadhafi. They had mixed thoughts on whether the United States should be …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

House Tea Party Caucus Holds 1st Meet

Tea Party Caucus Holds 1st Meet The Hill reports: The caucus held its first meeting of the 112th Congress Monday with around 30 members in attendance, including 11 freshmen. Fewer than a dozen Republican freshmen have joined the House Tea Party Caucus, so far — a relatively …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

WH Approves New Deep-Water Well

WH Approves New Deep-Water Well CNN reports: The Obama Administration approved a permit to drill a deepwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, the first such permit issued since the BP disaster last spring. The permit is for a Noble Energy well in Mississippi Canyon …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Gingrich Headed to Iowa

Gingrich Headed to Iowa CNN reports: Add Newt Gingrich to the list of potential Republican presidential candidates who will attend a forum in Iowa next Monday. And the timing is fascinating, since the former House Speaker is just days away from announcing whether he'll form a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

US Moves Warships To Libyan Coast

US Moves Fleet To Libyan Coast The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — The United States began moving warships toward Libya and froze $30 billion in the country’s assets on Monday as the administration declared all options on the table in its diplomatic, economic and military …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011