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Lowry: Why Jeb Should Run

Lowry: Why Jeb Should Run Rich Lowry writes : John J. Miller has a cover story in the new issue of National Review that’s a compelling portrait of the accomplishments of Jeb Bush. Four years after leaving the Florida governor’s mansion, he remains one of the most impressive …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Rep. Harman Retires to Join Think Tank

Rep. Harman Retires to Join Think Tank Politico reports : Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) is likely to resign from Congress to succeed Lee H. Hamilton as president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a close friend of Harman’s told POLITICO. The nine-term …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Egypt's Threat to Israel

If protesters succeed in toppling Mubarak, Israelis fear that a new Egyptian regime might prove a much more dangerous neighbor for the Jewish state. My latest column for CNN explores some of the reasons that the Israelis are apprehensive about the protests taking place in Egypt: An Israeli …

Written by David Frum on Monday February 7, 2011

Want a Stable Egypt? Send Food Aid

Once the breadbasket of the Mediterranean, Egypt is now reputed to be the world's largest food importer. And with rising food prices, anger is growing. Question for Americans cheering on the Egyptian protesters: Are you prepared to renew US food aid to Egypt? The US ended food aid in 1992. …

Written by David Frum on Monday February 7, 2011

AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million

AOL Buys HuffPost for $315 Million The New York Times reports : The Huffington Post , which began in 2005 with a meager $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most heavily visited news Web sites in the country, is being acquired by AOL in a deal that creates …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Douthat: Obama's Foreign Policy is Not Liberal

Douthat: Obama's Foreign Policy Not Really Liberal Ross Douthat writes : On the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama played to two very different foreign policy constituencies. Often he presented himself as the tribune of the anti-war left — the only candidate who had opposed the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Egypt's VP Promises Press Freedom

Egypt's VP Promises Press Freedom Yahoo! News reports : CAIRO – Egypt's vice president met with the outlawed MuslimBrotherhood and other opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered sweeping concessions, including granting press freedom and rolling back police …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

States Struggle to Control Guns of Mentally Ill

States Struggle to Control Guns of Mentally Ill The New York Times reports : By law, Roy Perez should not have had a gun three years ago when he shot his mother 16 times in their home in Baldwin Park, Calif., killing her, and then went next door and killed a woman and her …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood to Meet Mubarak Regime

Opposition Groups Meet with Regime The Christian Science Monitor reports : Egypt 's Muslim Brotherhood, slow to join pro-democracy protests and wary of a government that has banned it for 56 years, says it will enter direct talks with President Hosni Mubarak's government. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Kochs Focus on House Energy Committee

Kochs New Focus: House Energy Cmte The Los Angeles Times reports : The billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch no longer sit outside Washington's political establishment, isolated by their uncompromising conservatism. Instead, they are now at the center of Republican power, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Cheney: Mubarak is a "Good Friend and Ally"

Cheney: Mubarak is "Friend and Ally" The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON – As protesters in Egypt pressed forward with calls for the resignation of Hosni Mubarak this weekend, former Vice President Dick Cheney said that the longtime Egyptian leader had been a “good …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Google Executive Freed from Egypt

Google Exec Freed from Egypt The Wall Street Journal reports : More than a week after his mysterious disappearance in Egypt, Google's top executive in the Middle East and political activist Wael Ghonim will be released from government detention on Monday, according to his family and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday February 7, 2011

Moore: Era of Cutting Deals with Extremists is Over

Moore: Era of Cutting Deals with Extremists is Over Charles Moore writes in the Daily Telegraph : Lenin lived in London and other parts of western Europe before returning to Russia as a revolutionary leader. The Ayatollah Khomeini flew in from Paris. Today, no city is more …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday February 6, 2011

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

In honor of Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, Frum Forum looks back at the former President's legacy. On Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, Frum Forum looks back at the former President's legacy. * * * Les Francis, Why Reagan Matters: A Democrat's View …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Sunday February 6, 2011

Why Reagan Matters: A Democrat's View

I possess the dubious distinction of having worked against Ronald Reagan in every one of his campaigns for Governor of California and President. I possess the dubious distinction of having worked against Ronald Reagan in every one of his campaigns for Governor of California and President. Coming …

Written by Les Francis on Sunday February 6, 2011

Reagan's Forgotten Environmental Legacy

During his presidency, Reagan faced an atmospheric pollution problem which, like climate change today, divided the political class. Republicans are celebrating the 100 th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth this February 6 with great enthusiasm. They should. For the GOP, Reagan is a …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Sunday February 6, 2011

ElBaradei Warns Against Supporting Mubarak Regime

ElBaradei Warns Against Supporting Mubarak Regime Reuters reports : NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Mohamed ElBaradei said on Saturday it would be a "major setback" if Washington backed Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak or his deputy to lead a new government and warned that protests could …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday February 6, 2011

White House Comes to Support of Suleiman

White House Comes to Support of Suleiman The New York Times reports : CAIRO — The United States and leading European nations on Saturday threw their weight behind Egypt ’s vice president, Omar Suleiman , backing his attempt to defuse a popular uprising without immediately …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday February 6, 2011

Iraq's PM Won't Seek Third Term

Iraq's PM Won't Seek Third Term The Huffington Post reports : BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will not run for a third term in 2014, an adviser said Saturday, limiting himself in the name of democracy while keeping a wary eye on the popular anger at governments …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday February 6, 2011

Obama to Visit Chamber of Commerce

Obama to Visit Chamber of Commerce The Washington Post reports : The White House's campaign to rebuild ties with corporate America gets the ultimate photo opportunity Monday when President Obama crosses Lafayette Park and steps into the imposing headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday February 6, 2011