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Palin's Secret Facebook Account

Palin's Secret Facebook Account Wonkette reports: Sarah Palin has apparently created a second Facebook account with her Gmail address so that this fake “Lou Sarah” person can praise the other Sarah Palin on Facebook. The Gmail address is available for anyone to see in this leaked …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Can Qaddafi Survive Libya's Revolt?

After some 42 years of erratic rule – the longest in Africa - Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi deserves to be bounced. But it won’t be easy or bloodless. Will Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi be the next dictator to bite the dust? After some 42 years of erratic rule – the longest in Africa - he certainly …

Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Thune Won't Run in 2012

Thune Won't Run in 2012 Senator John Thune from South Dakota released the following statement Tuesday morning: For months now, my wife Kimberley and I have received encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, and supporters from across South Dakota and the country to run …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Rebels: We Control Eastern Libya

Rebels: We Control Eastern Libya Reuters reports: Eastern Libya is no longer under the control of Muammar Gaddafi after a revolt spread like wildfire across the country, soldiers who no longer backed the Libyan leader told a Reuters correspondent on Tuesday. Tobruk residents …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Keane Sees Success in Afghanistan

In a recent interview on Fox News, retired General Jack Keane highlighted the U.S. military's successes in the fight against the Taliban. Retired General Jack Keane was one of the architects of the surge in Iraq. He spoke with Fox News’ Bret Bair last night. And while Keane didn’t explicitly …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday February 22, 2011

100,000 Protesters Rally in Bahrain

100,000 Protesters Rally in Bahrain The New York Times reports: More than 100, 000 protesters poured into the central Pearl Square here on Tuesday in an unbroken stream stretching back for miles along a central highway in the biggest antigovernment demonstration yet in this …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Qaddafi: I'll 'Die a Martyr'

Qaddafi: I'll 'Die a Martyr' BBC News reports: Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has refused to stand down amid widespread anti-government protests which he said had tarnished the image of the country. In his first major speech since unrest began, Col Gaddafi said the whole …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Pirates Execute Hijacked Americans

Pirates Execute Hijacked Americans CBS News reports: Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Monday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Wounded Vet Heckled at Columbia

Columbia Students Heckle Wounded Iraq Veteran The New York Post reports: Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. "Racist!" some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Why the GOP Couldn't Win in 2008

Today, Laura Ingraham posed an important question to Donald Rumsfeld on her show: Would Obama be president today if the Iraq war hadn't happened? Laura Ingraham just posed an important question to Donald Rumsfeld on her radio program. Would Barack Obama be president today if the Iraq war had …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Bust the College Tuition Bubble

A new study provides compelling evidence that while elite colleges are charging more, students may be getting less value from their degrees. David Leonhardt compiles the evidence in favor of my 2008 prediction of the busting of the college tuition bubble. Some politicians suggest that the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Barbour: I'll Veto Klan License Plate

Barbour: I'll Veto Klan License Plate Politico reports: Under pressure to address racial issues swirling around a potential presidential bid, Haley Barbour said on Monday for the first time that he wouldn’t sign legislation in Mississippi to honor a former Ku Klux Klan leader …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Clinton to Libya: 'End the Bloodshed'

Clinton to Libya: 'End the Bloodshed' CNN reports: The United States on Monday condemned the violence in Libya and called for a halt to the "unacceptable bloodshed" in response to civil unrest, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement. "The government of Libya …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Election Day: Rahm Holds Big Lead

Election Day: Rahm Holds Big Lead ABC News reports: On a last-minute swing through Chicago neighborhoods, mayoral front-runner Rahm Emanuel ran smack into supporters of his rival, former senator Carol Moseley Braun. As he entered Chicago's Chicken and Waffles on the city's south …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

How Murkowski Trumped Palin

Sarah Palin may grab today's headlines, but by quietly moving to the center her longtime rival Sen. Lisa Murkowski holds a brighter political future. It could be said that Alaska has three lucrative exports: oil, fish and Sarah Palin. But while America’s most famous hockey mom has been soaking …

Written by Max Strong on Tuesday February 22, 2011

CNN's Ben Wedeman Sneaks Into Libya

CNN's Ben Wedeman Sneaks Into Libya Ben Wedeman at CNN reports: Editor's note: CNN's Ben Wedeman reports from eastern Libya after crossing into that country from Egypt. He is the first Western television correspondent to enter and report from Libya during the current crisis. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

At Least 65 Dead In New Zealand Earthquake

At Least 65 Dead In NZ Earthquake The New York Times reports: SYDNEY, Australia — A powerful earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand , during the city’s busy lunchtime rush on Tuesday, flattening office buildings, destroying several homes and killing scores of people, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

Hitchens: King's Speech Is Still Bad History

Hitchens: King's Speech Is Still Bad History Christopher Hitchens writes in Slate : Brush even a fingertip against the balloon of Hollywood ambition and prize-mania, and it can burst with gratifying speed, emitting huge gusts of narcissism and megalomania. Ever since I, and one or …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

York: Wisconsin Budget Fight Shows Gap Between GOP and Dems

York: WI Fight Shows Gap Between GOP and Dems Byron York writes in the Washington Examiner: "They've painted themselves in a corner," Wisconsin Republican state senator Randy Hopper says of his Democratic colleagues. "There's no way for them to get out of it." Democratic senators …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011

US Supported Bahrain Government Against Shiite Majority

US Govt Supported Bahrain Monarchy Against Shiites The New York Times reports: MANAMA, Bahrain — The United States military undermined efforts to improve relations with Bahrain ’s Shiite majority and understated abuses by the Sunni royal family, according to one present and one …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 22, 2011