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Obama, Harper Expected to Sign Trade Deal

Obama, Harper Expected to Sign Trade Deal The National Post reports: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday and the expectation is that the two leaders will sign a landmark security and trade deal designed to speed the flow of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Watch Blair: It's 'Over' for Mubarak

Watch Blair: It's 'Over' for Mubarak On CNN, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses Mubarak's chances of holding on to power. Click here for more.

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Senate Panel Bans Earmarks

Senate Panel Bans Earmarks Politico reports: Senate Democrats dealt a near-fatal blow to earmarks on Tuesday, giving in to the demands of President Barack Obama and House Republicans who have pushed for their demise. A renowned earmarker, Senate Appropriations Committee …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

GOP Looks to Cut Foreign Aid

GOP Looks to Cut Foreign Aid Politico reports: Egypt’s turmoil is a stark reminder of how hard it is to freeze any foreign policy in place — let alone roll back the State Department’s budget to three years ago. But that’s very much the threat facing President Barack Obama as …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Senate to Vote on Health Repeal

GOP Forces Senate Health Repeal Vote Politico reports: Senate Republicans promise that the first vote to repeal the health care reform law, which is likely to happen Wednesday but is expected to fail, won’t be the last strike at President Barack Obama’s signature legislation…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Guilty

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Guilty The AP reports: A suburban woman who was the live-in caretaker for her boyfriend's elderly father calmly told a U.S. judge Tuesday that she had worked feverishly online under the name "Jihad Jane" to support Islamic terrorists and moved overseas to further …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Romney: My Wife Thinks I Should Run

Romney's interview with Piers Morgan was a chance for him to reach a broader though less politically plugged in audience and a preview of how he may present himself in 2012. Closing Thoughts: This was an incredibly short interview but it was helpful to see how Romney might decide to run. The …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Obama: Change in Egypt 'Must Begin Now'

Obama: Change in Egypt 'Must Begin Now' CNN reports: President Barack Obama warned Tuesday of "difficult days ahead" for Egypt and said the transition following President Hosni Mubarak's earlier announcement that he won't run for re-election in September must begin immediately. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Romney Won't Apologize for Romneycare

Romney Won't Apologize for Romneycare The Huffington Post reports : Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama to "press the pause button" on the federal health care overhaul in the wake of a judge's decision declaring it unconstitutional. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Mubarak Won't Run for Reelection

Mubarak Won't Run for Reelection The Huffington Post reports : strong> Today 4:05 PM Mubarak: I Will Not Seek Another Term

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Lake: How Bush Dealt with Mubarak's Last Crisis

Lake: How Bush Dealt with Mubarak Eli Lake writes in The New Republic : Everyone now understands that President Obama faces a set of difficult choices in Egypt. Cut Mubarak loose, and risk a revolt from the other American clients in the region while potentially empowering the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Do We Really Have a Civility Shortage?

The latest D.C. buzzword is "civility" -- but maybe its time Washington stopped worrying about civility and started working on policy. "Civility" now tops the charts as the word of the year in Washington, D.C. Its ascendance owes much to the media coverage of Congress and its "relationship" to …

Written by Steve Bell on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Barbour Heading to Israel

Barbour Heading to Israel Hotline On Call reports: Add Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) to the list of potential 2012 White House contenders visiting Israel. The Republican Jewish Coalition announced Tuesday that it is sponsoring Barbour's trip Israel starting this weekend. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Coleman Rules Out 2012 Senate Run

Coleman Rules Out 2012 Senate Run Politico reports: Former Sen. Norm Coleman said Tuesday that he won’t be running for Senate again in 2012 but did not rule out a return to office at some point in the future. The Minnesota Republican lost a tight reelection bid to Al Franken …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Opposition to Mubarak: Leave by Friday

Opposition Wants Mubarak Out by Fri BBC News reports: Egyptian protesters are holding huge rallies in Cairo and other cities as they step up their efforts to force President Hosni Mubarak from power. Organisers have been hoping to bring one million people on to the streets of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

U.S. Ambassador Speaks with Elbaradei

U.S. Ambassador Speaks with Elbaradei AFP reports: The US ambassador to Egypt spoke to the country's top dissident Mohamed ElBaradei Tuesday as mass protests built in Cairo, in another apparent sign Washington is looking to the post-Mubarak era. Ambassador Margaret Scobey spoke …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Graham Bill Creates Health Reform Opt Out

Graham Bill Creates Health Reform Opt Out Sam Stein at Huffington Post reports: A bill introduced by two Republican senators on Tuesday would allow states to opt out of the requirements enacted by last year's health care overhaul without instituting any additional reforms or …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Ethics Panel Launches Ensign Probe

Ethics Panel Begins Ensign Probe The Hill reports: The Senate ethics committee announced Tuesday that it has begun an investigation of Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), who has been accused of using his position to improperly help a former aide. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Loughner Hearings Move to Tucson

Loughner Hearings Moved to Tucson Politico reports: Federal proceedings in the criminal case against alleged gunman Jared Lee Loughner will take place in Tucson, where the mass shooting that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords happened, and not in Phoenix, where the first two …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011

Jeb: 'Proud' to Run on Bush Legacy

Jeb: 'Proud' to Run on Bush Legacy Politico reports: If Jeb Bush were to run for president, he says he would be “proud” to run on his family name and the legacies of his father and brother. Speaking in Las Vegas Monday night, the former Florida governor - who stressed he’s …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday February 1, 2011