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Iranian Warships to Pass Through Suez Canal

Iranian Warships to Pass Suez Canal CNN reports: Two Iranian warships are expected to pass through the Suez Canal on their way to Syria Wednesday night, a move that Israel considers a "provocation," Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday. The passage is …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Chris Christie: RINO-Tough

If Chris Christie were a soft-spoken, conciliatory Northeastern budget-balancer he'd just be dismissed as a Bill Weld/Mike Castle RINO. You won't read these words often at Frum Forum , but Mark Levin makes an important point today, if only indirectly. Critiquing Ann Coulter's cheer-leading …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Gates: Cut Funds for 2nd F-35 Engine

Gates: Cut Funds for 2nd F-35 Engine The Hill reports: Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday called on lawmakers to end a second F-35 engine program whose completion would “waste” $3 billion. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Gates also sent a strong …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Senate Extends Patriot Act

Senate Extends Patriot Act The Hill reports: The Senate on Tuesday voted 86-12 Tuesday to extend the Patriot Act for three months. The vote came one day after the House passed legislation extending the Patriot Act until Dec. 2011. Due to an amendment tacked on to the House …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

House GOP Members Want $20B Extra in Cuts

GOP Reps Want $20B Extra in Cuts The Hill reports: Conservative House Republicans are mounting what could be the most serious challenge to the GOP spending bill this week, offering an amendment that would slash federal funding by an additional $20 billion. The amendment is …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Barbour Won't Denounce Klan Leader License Plate

Barbour Won't Condemn Klan Leader Plates The Clarion-Ledger reports: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday he won't denounce a Southern heritage group's proposal for a state-issued license plate that would honor Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was an early …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Bachmann: FLOTUS Wants a 'Nanny State'

Bachmann: FLOTUS Wants 'Nanny State' Huffington Post reports: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) took aim at a First Lady Michelle Obama and her trademark health initiative Tuesday, claiming that her recent efforts to encourage mothers to breastfeed their children were really part …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Berkeley Won't Take Gitmo Detainees

Berkeley Won't Take Detainees Fox News reports: A Berkeley, Calif. resolution to roll out the welcome mat to freed Guantanamo Bay detainees was voted down in the last minutes of its City Council meeting Tuesday night. The proposal was rejected by a 4-1 vote, with four …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

CBS: Lara Logan Suffered 'Brutal' Assault in Egypt

CBS: Lara Logan Suffered 'Brutal' Assault in Egypt The Huffington Post reports: CBS News says correspondent Lara Logan "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault" while covering the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The CBS statement : On Friday February …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Obama: I'll Veto GOP Spending Bill

Obama: I'll Veto GOP Spending Bill The Hill reports: The Obama administration on Tuesday threatened to veto the House GOP's measure funding the federal government. In a statement of administration policy, the Office of Management and Budget said cuts included in the Republican …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Pentagon: No Decision on Petraeus Exit

Pentagon: No Decision on Petraeus Exit AFP reports: The Pentagon said no decision has been made on when General David Petraeus will leave his post as US commander in Afghanistan, after a British newspaper reported he would step down this year. Responding to an account in The …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Protests Turn Violent in Libya

Protests Turn Violent in Libya Al Jazeera reports: Protesters have clashed with police and government supporters in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, reports say. Demonstrators gathered in the early hours of Wednesday morning in front of police headquarters and chanted slogans …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Muslim B'Hood to Form Political Party

Muslim B'Hood to Form Party Wall Street Journal reports: Egypt's military named an eight-person committee, including a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and a prominent Christian judge, to recommend changes to the country's constitution, as opposition parties showed the first …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Is Egypt the Next Iran?

When dictatorships are overthrown, expectations are that democracy will flourish. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. Why is it when dictatorships are overthrown, expectations are that democracy will flourish? This is rarely the case. At least not immediately. Historically, it’s more …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Iran Recovered Quickly from Stuxnet Attack

Iran Recovered From Stuxnet Attack The Washington Post reports : VIENNA - In an underground chamber near the Iranian city of Natanz, a network of surveillance cameras offers the outside world a rare glimpse into Iran's largest nuclear facility. The cameras were installed by U.N. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Two US Customs Agents Shot in Mexico, One Dead

US Customs Agents Shot In Mexico The New York Times reports : MEXICO CITY — Gunmen on a highway in northern Mexico killed an agent with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday and wounded another, in an attack that signaled the escalating risk for American …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

How Egypt Shut Off the Internet

How Egypt Shut Off the Internet The New York Times reports : Epitaphs for the Mubarak government all note that the mobilizing power of the Internet was one of the Egyptian opposition’s most potent weapons. But quickly lost in the swirl of revolution was the government’s ferocious …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Iranian Lawmakers Call For Execution of Opposition Leaders

Iran Lawmakers Want Oppo Leaders Executed The New York Times reports : A day after the largest antigovernment protests in Iran in more than a year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday dismissed opposition attempts to revive mass demonstrations as certain to fail, while …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Madoff: Banks "Had to Know"

Madoff: Banks "Had to Know" The New York Times reports : BUTNER, N.C. — Bernard L. Madoff said he never thought the collapse of his Ponzi scheme would cause the sort of destruction that has befallen his family. In his first interview for publication since his arrest in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Want to Cut the Deficit? Jump Start Job Growth

Republicans are looking for ways to cut $100 billion from the budget. But the fastest, politically easiest way to reduce the deficit would be to revive the labor market. After having backed a $800+ billion tax-cut/stimulus package last December, House Republicans are now looking for ways to trim …

Written by Fred Bauer on Wednesday February 16, 2011