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WI House to Vote on Anti-Union Bill

WI House to Vote on Anti-Union Bill Huffington Post reports: Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to try to find at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats who have been on the run for eight days to delay a vote on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to strip …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Swiss Freeze Qaddafi's Assets

Swiss Freeze Qaddafi's Assets Bloomberg reports: Switzerland froze the assets of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and his entourage for three years to avoid the possible “misappropriation” of the funds. The freeze takes effect immediately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Qaddafi: Al Qaeda Behind Protests

Qaddafi: Al Qaeda Behind Protests The AP reports: Leader Moammar Gadhafi says al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is behind the uprising in Libya and al-Qaida followers give young Libyans hallucinogenic pills in their coffee to get them to revolt. Gadhafi has made the comments in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Huckabee Rips Romneycare

Huckabee Rips Romneycare Politico reports: In his new book, Mike Huckabee trashes “RomneyCare” – saying it’s “socialized medicine” that has exploded costs, worsened care for patients, and proves why President Obama’s unpopular health care reform won't work. In a chapter in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

State Pension Funds: Who's in Worst Shape?

Which states have the worst pension fund liabilities? Here's a hint: both of Obama's home states make the list. Here are the states in worst liability shape according to Pew : Hawaii, $16.6 billion in liabilities, only 69% funded. Kentucky, $34 billion in liabilities, only 64% funded. …

Written by David Frum on Thursday February 24, 2011

Eco: Anti-Israel Boycott 'Crazy' and 'Racist'

Eco: Anti-Israel Boycott 'Racist' The Canadian Press reports: Renowned Italian writer Umberto Eco said at an Israeli book fair Wednesday that boycotting scholars for their governments' policies is akin to racism. It was his response to British writers who called on prominent …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Boehner Can't Win the Shutdown

A new poll shows most GOP operatives opposed to a government shutdown. No doubt they remember what happened the last time. For members of Congress swept into the House on a surge of populist Tea Party support, shutting down the federal government may sound like a principled stand to take against …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday February 24, 2011

FBI Arrests Saudi Student in Bomb Plot

FBI Arrests Saudi Student in Texas Bomb Plot The AP reports: The FBI has arrested a 20-year-old Saudi student in Texas suspected of planning a terrorist attack using explosive chemicals. The FBI says his possible targets included the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Watch Rumsfeld on Daily Show: Intel is 'Never Perfect'

Watch Rumsfeld on Daily Show: Intel is 'Never Perfect' Huffington Post reports: Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart interviewed former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about his new memoir "Known and Unknown." Opening the interview, Stewart immediately quipped, "Right …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Nebraska Bill Could Legalize Killing Abortion Docs

Bill Could Legalize Killing Abortion Doctors Mother Jones reports: Just when abortion rights supporters thought they had beaten a controversial bill they believe would legalize the killing of abortion providers , it has cropped up again—this time in a more expansive form that has …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Forced Marriage in UK: 7 Cases a Month

Forced Marriage in UK: 7 Cases a Month BBC Newsbeat reports: The government is defending how it deals with forced marriage with one victim saying there is not enough help. According to new figures seen by Newsbeat, there were 1,735 incidents of potential or actual cases …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

America's Secret Trillion Dollar Debt

When times were good, governors who cut taxes received praise for their "tough" fiscal conservatism. But they may have left taxpayers with a $1 trillion tab. A PS to my recent column about the huge mind-crunching pension liabilities of state governments: $1 trillion in total, according to the …

Written by David Frum on Thursday February 24, 2011

Wehner: Beck's Rants Discredit the Right

Wehner: Beck's Rants Discredit the Right Peter Wehner writes at Commentary : ... It’s hard to tell how much of what Beck says is sincere and how much is for show. Whatever the case, and even taking into account the entire MSNBC lineup, Glenn Beck has become the most disturbin…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Germany's Defense Minister: Busted for Plagiarism

Germany's defense minister is feeling the heat after admitting he plagiarized his doctoral thesis. Will academics now look back at the degrees earned by other politicians? Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Germany’s Minister of Defense, is an aristocrat and political superstar. Articulate, …

Written by Robin Tim Weis on Thursday February 24, 2011

US Concerned About Libyan Chemical Weapons Stockpiles

US Worried Over Security of Libyan Chemical Weapons Eli Lake at the Washington Times reports: U.S. military and intelligence officials are closely watching Libya‘s stockpiles of mustard gas and their precursor chemicals as the North African country descends further into civil war. …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Pro-Qaddafi Forces Regroup in Tripoli

Pro-Qaddafi Forces Regroup in Tripoli The New York Times reports: Tripoli also remained in a state of lockdown, even as Colonel Qaddafi called on thousands of mercenaries and irregular security forces to defend his bastion, in what residents said was a desperate and dangerous …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Assange Loses Extradition Fight

Assange Loses Extradition Fight Wall Street Journal reports: A U.K. court ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden to face questioning about sexual assault allegations, dealing a serious blow to the document-leaking site and its founder. The decision …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Tiny Libyan Town Fights Off Qaddafi Mercenaries

Libyan Town Drives Back Qaddafi Mercs The Washington Post reports: BAIDA, LIBYA - The young men of this idyllic town nestled in the Green Mountain region of eastern Libya took control here in a days-long battle. First they fought their way into a security camp protected by 2,000 …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

NZ Earthquake Damage "Unsurvivable"

NZ Quake Damage "Unsurvivable" The BBC reports: Hopes are fading of finding survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. Ninety-eight bodies have now been recovered and taken to a temporary morgue. Prime …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011

Russian Exhibit Celebrates Lincoln and Czar Alexander II

Russian Exhibit Compares Lincoln to Czar The Washington Post reports: Behind them, in the building of the Russian federal archives, an exhibit opened Tuesday that looks at Lincoln's life, and Alexander's. In this season of sesquicentennials, Russia is marking the liberation of 20 …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 24, 2011