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Bush 41 Gets Medal of Freedom

Bush 41 Gets Medal of Freedom USA Today reports: President Barack Obama paid tribute to "the best of who we are and who we aspire to be" in awarding America's highest civilian honor Tuesday to 15 people, including former President George H.W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou, baseball …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Ryan: GOP Won't Allow Shutdown

Ryan: GOP Won't Allow Shutdown The Hill reports: Republicans will pass short-term measures to keep funding the government rather than allow a shutdown, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday. Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, said that if the GOP-held House …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Report: Americans Saving More

Report: Americans Saving More The Washington Post reports: The recession that just rocked the U.S. economy happened in part because Americans were borrowing and spending more than they could afford. Now, three years after the downturn began, American families are moving faster …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Trump: I'm Pro-Life & Anti-Gay Marriage

Trump: I'm Pro-Life & Anti-Gay Marriage CNN reports: Continuing his flirtations with a White House bid, real estate mogul Donald Trump defended his conservative credentials across the board in an interview with Fox News Monday night. "I'm a very conservative person. I'm very …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

The Budget's Real Winners: Obama's Base

The Obama budget is just one piece in the president's reelection effort, designed to reward those voters who backed him in 2008. The Obama budget is not about fiscal rectitude. Rather, it is the first fiscal document of the president's reelection campaign. It is an attempt by the White House to …

Written by Lloyd Green on Tuesday February 15, 2011

The GOP's Budget Challenge

Conservatives face an impossible task: reconciling commitments to not raise taxes, to move to a balanced budget, and to also oppose defense and Medicare cuts. Money troubles can ruin even the happiest relationships. No wonder that the conservative coalition is experiencing so much strain. …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday February 15, 2011

DOJ Builds Case Against Edwards

DOJ Builds Case Against Edwards NBC News reports: A two-year grand jury investigation of John Edwards has reached a decisive point. Prosecutors believe they have a strong case, but have not yet gotten a green light from the Justice Department to charge the former presidential …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Straw Rips Salmond Over Lockerbie Bomber Release

Straw Rips Salmond Over Lockerbie Bomber Release David Rose writes at the Daily Mail : Former UK Justice Secretary Jack Straw has accused the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond of 'selective amnesia' over his role in freeing the Lockerbie bomber. Mr Straw said that Mr Salmond …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Obama's Budget: Dead on Arrival

President Obama's budget proposes far too many new taxes, cuts too few programs, and won’t do enough to rein in the deficit. At a glance, President Obama’s budget looks like it might pass muster with some fiscal conservatives: there are plenty of program cuts (200), an end to many offensive …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Iraqi Defector: I Lied About WMD

Iraqi Defector: I Lied About WMD The Guardian reports: The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war. Rafid …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Obama Defends Budget Proposal

Obama Defends Budget Proposal ABC News reports: President Obama today defended his 2012 budget proposal amid criticism from Republicans that it does too little to rein in the burgeoning U.S. deficit and costly entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. "You cut back on …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Lowry: Daniels is the 'Anti-Panderer'

Lowry: Daniels is the 'Anti-Panderer' Rich Lowry writes at National Review : Indiana governor Mitch Daniels did not get the memo about CPAC, the annual gathering of conservatives in Washington. The etiquette is that presidential wannabes should hew to a narrow band of harsh and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Panel to Rewrite Egypt's Constitution

Panel Gets 10 Days to Rewrite Egypt's Constitution The New York Times reports: The military officers governing Egypt convened a panel of jurists on Tuesday to revise the country’s constitution, giving the panel, which includes a former lawmaker from the Muslim Brotherhood, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Sommers: How Bad is Sexism in the Sciences?

Sommers: How Bad is Sexism in the Sciences? Christina Hoff Sommers writes at National Review : The voice of reason is easy to shout down but hard to vanquish altogether. This week it turned up in an unlikely place: an academic paper about gender bias in the sciences. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Two Protesters Dead in Bahrain

Two Protesters Dead in Bahrain The New York Times reports: More than 10, 000 people streamed into the capital’s central Pearl Square on Tuesday in the largest political protest to hit this Persian Gulf kingdom in recent memory. Galvanized by the death of a demonstrator in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Does WH Budget Really Pay for Infrastructure?

Does WH Budget Really Pay for Infrastructure? Suzy Khimm reports : While President Obama's proposed budget cuts have ruffled some liberal feathers, his budget blueprint calls for a huge increase in spending in that ever-so-sexy realm of transportation infrastructure—some $556 billion …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Berlusconi To Stand Trial

Berlusconi To Stand Trial The New York Times reports: A Milan judge on Tuesday ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial in April on charges of paying an underage nightclub dancer for sex and of abusing his office to help release her from police custody when she …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

NYSE & German Exchange Merge

NYSE & German Exchange Merge The New York Times reports: NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse agreed on Tuesday to a $10 billion all-stock merger, combining two of the world’s biggest stock exchanges into a trans-Atlantic powerhouse. The union of the operators of the New York …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Don't Quit on Egypt

The Egyptian people are more than capable of handling democracy; and should absolutely be in control of their own destiny. On Sunday, I taped my second appearance on Crosstalk (my first appearance was last week). Crosstalk is a Russian English language television show. And amid all of the …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday February 15, 2011

Obama's Charity Tax Hike

Obama's budget proposes a reduction in the the tax deduction for charitable giving. Why's the president's budget hitting Americans for donating to charity? Yesterday, President Obama again proposed that the contribution deduction for charitable giving be limited to 28%. The president continues …

Written by Hank Adler on Tuesday February 15, 2011