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ABC Reporter Attacked On Air in Bahrain

Reporter Attacked On Air in Bahrain ABC News reports: With unrest spreading across the Arab world from Egypt to other countries, protesters said at least two people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations in Bahrain. ABC News correspondent Miguel Marquez was caught in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Courthouse to be Named After Judge Roll

Courthouse to be Named After Judge Roll CNN reports: President Barack Obama will sign a bill in the Oval Office on Thursday naming a new federal courthouse in Yuma, Arizona, after slain federal Judge John M. Roll. The 63-year old judge was gunned down in Tucson, Arizona, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Thousands Protest Against Deep Cuts in Wisconsin

Thousands Protest Wisconsin State Budget Cuts The New York Times reports: As four game wardens awkwardly stood guard, protesters, scores deep, crushed into a corridor leading to the governor’s office here on Wednesday, their screams echoing through the Capitol: “Come out, come …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Borders Files for Bankruptcy

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Inside the IDF's Feuding Establishment

Inside the Feuding IDF Establishment The Economist reports: YESTERDAY'S formal passing of the baton from the outgoing Israeli Defence Force chief of staff, Lieutenant General Gaby Ashkenazi, to his successor, Major General Benny Gantz, is unlikely to mark the end of a very public …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Iranians Clash At Protester Funeral

Students Clash at Iran Funeral The New York Times reports: Two days after the largest antigovernment protest in Iran in more than a year, supporters and opponents of the authorities fought Wednesday in a battle for the memory of a slain protester, state media and an opposition …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Exxon Struggling to Find New Oil

Exxon Having Trouble Finding Find New Oil The Wall Street Journal reports: HOUSTON— Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, is struggling to find more oil. In its closely watched annual financial report released Tuesday, the company said that for every …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Japan Halts Whale Hunt Amid Clashes With Protesters

Japan Calls Off Whale Hunt The BBC reports: Japan has suspended its annual Antarctic whale hunt following protests from a campaign group. Activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a US-based environmental group, have been chasing the Japanese fleet's mother ship. An …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday February 17, 2011

Thune: The Generic GOP Candidate

Democrats have done well by nominating personable politicians with scanty records. With John Thune, that trick might work for Republicans too. John Thune for president? Why? The famously tall senator from South Dakota is apparently readying himself to seek the Republican nomination, reports …

Written by David Frum on Thursday February 17, 2011

Christie: Washington Needs 'Fiscal Sanity'

Wednesday afternoon, NJ Gov. Chris Christie spoke in Washington, calling on the federal government to get tough on entitlement reform and spending cuts. This afternoon, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute calling for the federal government to show …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday February 16, 2011

House Kills F-35 Engine Program

House Kills F-35 Engine Program The New York Times reports: In a sign that some freshman Republicans were willing to cut military spending, the House voted 233-198 on Wednesday to cancel an alternate fighter jet engine that the Bush and Obama administrations had tried to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

New Wave of Protests Hit Yemen

New Wave of Protests Hit Yemen Reuters reports: Protests against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh spread across Yemen on Wednesday with hundreds of people taking to the streets of Sanaa, Aden and Taiz. In the capital Sanaa, at least 800 protesters marched through the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Brown: I Was Sexually Abused as a Child

Brown: I Was Sexually Abused CBS News reports: Sen. Scott Brown reveals he was sexually abused as a child several times by a camp counselor in a "60 Minutes" interview with Lesley Stahl. The Massachusetts Republican also talks to Stahl about physical abuse suffered at the hands of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

GOP Cuts Target Clean Energy

Federal funds for energy research spur new innovation, drive economic growth, and help reduce pollution. But those funds may not survive the GOP House budget. Business heavyweights, think tank thinkers on the right and left, and even climate contrarian Bjorn Lomborg spent the better part of …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Dems Plan Fundraiser for Giffords

Dems Plan Giffords Fundraiser Politico reports: As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recovers from last month’s shooting, her closest friends in Congress are moving to raise money for her reelection committee to make sure she has the necessary resources to run a campaign in 2012. “As …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Geithner Defends Obama Budget

Geithner Defends Obama Budget The Hill reports: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed back against the notion that President Obama had not shown leadership with his budget, asserting that the White House had unveiled a broad fiscal plan. Geithner’s comments came at a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Greene Loses State House Bid

Greene Loses State House Bid Politico reports: Former Senate candidate Alvin Greene lost his bid for a seat in the South Carolina legislature on Tuesday, winning just 1 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary. According to unofficial election results, Greene got fewer …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Reid Pushes Kaine to Run for Senate

Reid Pushes Kaine on Senate Run Huffington Post reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has privately encouraged Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine to launch a bid for the Senate seat soon to be vacated by retiring Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), Democratic …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Scott Rejects High Speed Rail Funds

Scott Rejects High Speed Rail Funds The New York Times reports: Gov. Rick Scott of Florida on Wednesday rejected plans for a high speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando, in the process turning down $2 billion in federal funds and a key piece of President Obama’s goal of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Club for Growth Raises $100K for Flake

Club for Growth Raises $100K for Flake Senate Bid Politico reports: The Club for Growth, which came immediately out of the gate in support of Rep. Jeff Flake for Senate, has already raised the congressman $100,000 for his bid to replace Jon Kyl. “This is a huge haul for one …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011