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Female Iraqi Bomb Squad Not Paid In Months

Female Iraqi Bomb Squad Not Paid In Months The New York Times reports: BAQUBA, Iraq — The women charged with thwarting Iraq ’s female suicide bombers spend their days in cramped metal sheds at police checkpoints and lobbies of government offices, running their hands over the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Applebaum: Time to Drop Our Mideast Dictator Buddies

Applebaum: Time to Drop Our Mideast Dictator Buddies Anne Applebaum writes in the Washington Post : Every British newspaper worth its salt has written lately about Saif Gaddafi, but the Sunday Times had by far the best graphic illustration. A photograph of Moammar Gaddafi's second son …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Rice: Qaddafi "Delusional"

Rice: Qaddafi "Delusional" The BBC reports: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is "delusional" and "unfit to lead", the US ambassador to the UN has said. Susan Rice was speaking after the embattled Colonel Gaddafi was interviewed by the BBC and others. Ms Rice said the fact he was …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Protests In Oman Spread To Capital

Oman Protests Spread To Capital The New York Times reports: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Demonstrators blocked roads and held rallies on Monday in Oman , a normally quiet oil-rich country along the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, as three-day protests calling for political …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Republicans: Obama Tough To Beat In 2012

GOP: Obama Tough To Beat In 2012 Politico reports: Just four months after posting historic election gains, Republicans are experiencing a reality check about 2012: President Barack Obama is going to be a lot tougher to defeat than he looked late last year. Having gone from …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Brooks: The Right Way to Deficit Cut

Brooks: The Right Way to Deficit Cut David Brooks writes in the New York Times : We’re going to be doing a lot of deficit cutting over the next several years. The country’s future greatness will be shaped by whether we cut wisely or stupidly. So we should probably come up with a few …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Actress Jane Russell Dead At 89

Actress Jane Russell Dead At 89 The BBC reports: Former Hollywood actress and sex symbol Jane Russell has died the age of 89. The brunette was discovered by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, who cast her in his 1943 Western The Outlaw. Some of her most memorable parts …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

France Sends Aid To Libyan Rebels

France Sends Aid To Libyan Rebels The BBC reports: France is to send two planes of aid to opposition territory in Libya, Prime Minister Francois Fillon has said. The announcement came hours after Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie quit amid controversy over her contacts with …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday March 1, 2011

Can We Cut Our Way to Prosperity?

Monday, a report claiming the GOP budget would cost 700,000 jobs grabbed headlines. But will shrinking government really kill the recovery? One economist from a moderately respected firm has made headlines with a report claiming that reduced government spending along the lines Republicans …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday February 28, 2011

Qaddafi Launches Airstrikes on Rebels

Pro-Qaddafi Forces Launch Airstrikes Washington Post reports: Forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi carried out airstrikes and skirmished with rebels in parts of Libya on Monday, as European and U.S. officials took steps to pressure the longtime leader to resign. In an interview …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Pirates Kidnap Danish Children

Pirates Kidnap Danish Children Los Angeles Times reports: Three children are among seven Danes who have been kidnapped by pirates in the Indian Ocean, Danish officials said Monday. The youths, ages 12 to 16, were taken captive along with their parents and two other adults on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Marsden: Are Bloggers the New Serfs?

Marsden: Are Bloggers the New Serfs? Rachel Marsden writes in The Spectator : The fact that, right now, you’re reading something I wrote is a strong sign that the publication in question has its act together. That is, it has enough of an audience due to its unique, thoughtful …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

GOP Govs Skeptical of Health Bill Waivers

GOP Govs Skeptical of Obama Health Bill Waivers CNN reports: At a closed-door session with governors of both parties Monday, President Obama did little to win over an emboldened group of Republicans who want to block much of his agenda and are seeking greater flexibility in how …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Iran Arrests Opposition Leaders

Iran Arrests Opposition Leaders Reuters reports: Iran has arrested opposition leaders Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, the opposition website Kaleme said on Monday. "Sources say that they have been arrested and transferred to Heshmatiyeh jail in Tehran," Mousavi's website …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Clinton: Time for Qaddafi 'To Go'

Clinton: Time for Qaddafi 'To Go' The Washington Post reports: U.S. and Europeans leaders took new steps Monday to tighten the noose on Libya's besieged government , with the U.S. Treasury announcing the freeze of $30 billion in Libyan assets. "As of today, at least $30 billion …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Qaddafi: 'My People Love Me'

Qaddafi: 'My People Love Me' ABC News' Christiane Amanpour reports: I interviewed Col. Moammar Gadhafi this evening, when he told me he could not step down because he is not a president or king, and denied there were demonstrations against him anywhere in Libya. "My people love …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Boehner: House Will Defend DOMA

Boehner: House Will Defend DOMA The Hill reports: The House is likely to take steps to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in an interview posted Monday. Boehner, the leader of the Republican-held House, said he and and his …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Hatch: Health Law a 'Dumb A**' Program

Hatch: Health Bill a 'Dumb A**' Law The Hill reports: GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) reportedly directed a few profane insults toward President Obama's healthcare law in a speech late last week. During at an appearance at an event sponsored by the Utah State University College …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Obama Backs Health Mandate Opt-Out

Obama Backs Mandate Opt-Out The Hill reports: President Obama came out in favor of a significant change to the healthcare reform law for the first time on Monday, backing a plan that could erase the implementation of the mandate to buy insurance. The president is supporting a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011

Obama Praises Romney on Healthcare

Obama Praises Romney on Healthcare CNN reports : In a moment that Mitt Romney's future GOP opponents couldn't have scripted better themselves, President Obama Monday issued a full-throated embrace of the former Massachusetts governor's stance on health care. "I know that many …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 28, 2011