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Palin Forgot to Sign Trademark Application

Palin Forgot to Sign Trademark Application The New York Post reports : If you want to trademark your name, you might want to remember to put it on the application. Sarah Palin and daughter Bristol failed in a bid to get their names trademarked because they forgot to sign …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday February 6, 2011

Read: the Former Israeli Ambassador to Cairo on Mubarak

Read: A Former Ambassador to Cairo on Mubarak Tablet reports : Eli Shaked has followed Egyptian affairs from either Jerusalem or Cairo for the last 40 years. He was Israel’s ambassador to Egypt from 2003 to 2005 and the deputy ambassador from 1983 to 1992, and he first joined …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Egypt's Ruling Party Leadership Resigns

Egypt's Ruling Party Leadership Resigns The AP reports : CAIRO - State TV says the top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party, including the president's son Gamal Mubarak and the party secretary-general Safwat el-Sharif, resigned Saturday in a new gesture apparently aimed at …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Cameron: State Multiculturalism Has Failed

Cameron: State Multiculturalism Has Failed The BBC reports : David Cameron has criticised "state multiculturalism" in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference in Munich, strong> he argued the UK needed a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

FrumForum Marks a Milestone

Frum Forum passed an important milestone in January: We exceeded 500,000 visitors. We've posted big numbers before, but this month was different. Frum Forum passed an important milestone in January: We exceeded 500,000 visitors. We have posted big months before, but January 2011 was …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday February 5, 2011

Is Israel's Peace Treaty with Egypt Finished?

One recurring theme in Egypt's revolt seems to be a popular rejection of the peace treaty with Israel. But can treaty opponents really undo the deal? The protests in the Middle East appear to be getting complicated. A few days ago, protesters burnt a synagogue in Tunisia, and now anti-Semitic …

Written by Jean Granville on Saturday February 5, 2011

Will Israel Regret the Peace Treaty with Egypt?

If a hostile regime replaces Mubarak, Israel may have given up the Sinai in exchange not for permanent peace, but for a mere thirty-year truce. If Hosni Mubarak is succeeded by a genuinely democratic government in Egypt, Israel has little reason to be worried. In history, liberal democracies …

Written by Martin Krossel on Saturday February 5, 2011

Ginni Thomas' Lobbying Work

UPDATED: People who raise eyebrows over Ginni Thomas' lobbying work might want to refresh their memories of the career of Linda Hall, aka Mrs. Tom Daschle. People who raise eyebrows over Ginni Thomas' lobbying work might want to refresh their memories of the career of Linda Hall, aka Mrs. Tom …

Written by David Frum on Saturday February 5, 2011

What We Don't Know About the Muslim Brotherhood

What We Don't Know About the Muslim Brotherhood Josh Block writes at Progressive Fix: Events unfolding in Egypt are cause both for celebration and concern. Extremely important questions for American national security are at stake in the orientation of the Egyptian government that …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Protest Leaders Hold Talks with Mubarak

Protest Leaders Hold Talks with Mubarak The AP reports: Leaders of Egypt's unprecedented wave of anti-government protests have held talks with the prime minister over ways to ease President Hosni Mubarak out of office. Under one proposal, the 82-year-old leader would hand his …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Obama, Harper Pledge Border Security Revamp

Obama, Harper Pledge Border Security Revamp AFP reports: US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched an initiative Friday aiming at improving border cooperation that would boost the free flow of trade despite tougher security. "We agreed to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

GOP Senators: $32B in Cuts Not Enough

GOP Senators: $32B in Cuts Not Enough The Hill reports: Nearly a dozen Republican senators sent a letter on Friday urging the House to make at least $100 billion in spending cuts this year. In a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Republican senators said the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Mubarak Moves to Jumpstart Economy

Mubarak Moves to Jumpstart Economy BBC News reports: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held talks with ministers to try to revive an economy hit by a wave of anti-government protests. Banks will reopen on Sunday, with Finance Minister Samir Radwan saying the economic …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Hackers Crack Nasdaq Computers

Hackers Crack Nasdaq Computers Wall Street Journal reports: Hackers have repeatedly penetrated the computer network of the company that runs the Nasdaq Stock Market during the past year, and federal investigators are trying to identify the perpetrators and their purpose, …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

Egyptian Reporter Dies of Gunshot

Egyptian Reporter Dies of Gunshot USA Today reports: An Egyptian reporter who was shot during clashes a week ago died of his wounds Friday, his employer said, in the first reported death of a journalist in the chaos surrounding Egypt's anti-government protests. Ahmed Mohammed …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday February 5, 2011

The Prowl: When Girlfriends Break Up

Being dumped is never a pleasant experience, regardless of whether you were romantically involved or not. This week, a female friend broke up with me via email. A female friend decided to break up with me this week via email. Questions of break-up etiquette aside (although I suppose email is …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday February 4, 2011

Help! My Friend Wants a Birthday Dinner I Can't Afford

Eddie hears from a reader who can't afford his friend's big upcoming birthday dinner. Is it okay to push a cheaper night out? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who can't afford his friend's big upcoming birthday dinner. Is it okay to push a cheaper night out? The …

Written by David Eddie on Friday February 4, 2011

How Our Sports Stars Channel the Ancient Olympians

I recently traveled to Olympia, Greece, site of the original Olympic games. Times may have changed, but athletes haven't. I recently traveled to Olympia, Greece, site of the original Olympic games in the eighth century BC. As tends to happen when we encounter antiquity and ponder the present, …

Written by Alan Hirsch on Friday February 4, 2011

Rush: 'Root for Mubarak'

Rush: 'Root for Mubarak' Media Matters reports: From the February 4 edition of Premiere Radio Network's The Rush Limbaugh Show . Click here for more.

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011

Thomas' Wife Heads Lobbying Firm

Thomas' Wife Heads Lobbying Firm Politico reports: She started as a congressional aide in the 1980s, became a midlevel Republican operative, then briefly left politics, reemerging in 2009 as founder of a tea party group before stepping down amid continued questions about whether …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday February 4, 2011