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Obama to Discuss Gun Control Issues

Obama to Discuss Gun Control Issues The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Administration officials say that President Obama , largely silent about gun control since the Tucson shooting carnage, will address the issue soon, potentially reopening a long-dormant …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 29, 2011

Obama Reduced Funding for Democracy Promotion

WH Reduced Democracy Promotion The Huffington Post reports : NEW YORK -- President Obama's historic speech at Cairo University galvanized millions of people across the Arab world with its inspiring message of peace and brotherhood among Muslims. And his stirring endorsement …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 29, 2011

Weiser New RNC Money Man?

Senior GOP sources tell F F that former Michigan GOP State Chair Ron Weiser will soon be named the RNC’s next Finance Chairman. The field of candidates to pick the next RNC Finance Chairman is narrowing, and two senior Republican sources tell Frum Forum that former Michigan GOP State Chair …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday January 28, 2011

Obama to Mubarak: End Crackdown

Obama to Mubarak: End Crackdown Washington Post reports: The White House tiptoed gingerly toward solidarity with protesters thronging the streets of Egypt’s cities on a day of escalating rhetoric that culminated with President Barack Obama making a televised appeal to Egyptian …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Kucinich Settles Olive Pit Lawsuit

Kucinich Settles Olive Pit Lawsuit The Atlantic reports: Not sure if this qualifies as a Friday news dump, but we now know more than I, for one, ever expected to about what went on in Dennis Kucinich's mouth. In announcing today he was settling the lawsuit he launched against …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

The Prowl: The Amtrak Relationship

Since I've started seeing someone who lives outside DC, I have a new fondness for Amtrak which helps sustain my Friday through Sunday romance. The number of things that Vice President Joe Biden and I have in common has recently increased. While I am not exactly keeping a running tally, I feel it …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday January 28, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Where's the Beef?

A law firm is suing Taco Bell claiming their beef is only 35% real beef. Which makes one wonder: what's the other 65%? “What do you guys want to get?” “I dunno. What’s open now?” “Umm… Hey! There’s a Taco Bell! You want to get Taco Bell, Monica?” “Why don’t I just barf …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday January 28, 2011

Was It Wrong to Tell a Friend to Get Divorced?

Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who gave their friend marital advice -- and now regrets it. Did he go too far? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who gave their friend marital advice, and now regrets it. The reader writes: One …

Written by David Eddie on Friday January 28, 2011

Sports Most Dynamic Duos

Sometimes, two teammates are so similar in talent, physique and role that they become indistinguishable. A cool, almost eerie sports phenomenon has gone unremarked. Occasionally, two teammates are so similar in talent, physique, role, history, and even uniform number that they become …

Written by Alan Hirsch on Friday January 28, 2011

Mubarak to Remain as President

Mubarak to Remain as President The New York Times reports: President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt appeared on television late Friday night and ordered his government to resign, but backed his security forces’ attempts to contain the surging unrest around the country that has shaken …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

If Mubarak Falls, What's Next?

Egypt’s revolutionaries are determined to bring down Mubarak’s regime, but have they given thought to what will replace it? Old certainties are turning to ash in the Middle East. Solidly established regimes, for all their monopoly on violence, are suddenly finding themselves incapable of …

Written by Kapil Komireddi on Friday January 28, 2011

Kerry Calls for Elections in Egypt

Kerry Calls for Elections in Egypt Foreign Policy reports : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) both said independently today that the Egyptian government should cease the use of violence against protesters but …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Obama's Missed Opportunity in Cairo

Last year, Obama gave a major speech at Cairo University. Why didn't the press or White House care enough about reform in Egypt to make the case then? I'm watching the Gibbs briefing. He's being grilled on President Obama's failure to pressure Egypt on democratic reform. Fair enough. But last …

Written by Martin Krossel on Friday January 28, 2011

Gates: Military can Implement DADT Repeal

Gates: Military can Implement DADT Repeal The New York Times reports : OTTAWA — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that the military could be ready this year to carry out the repeal of a ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces, and that he has …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

US Aid to Egypt to be Reviewed

US Aid to Egypt to be Reviewed The Washington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration appealed Friday for Egyptian authorities to halt their crackdown on swelling anti-government protests, and an administration official said U.S. aid to the country would be …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Egypt Protests Send Oil Prices Rising

Egypt Protests Send Oil Prices Rising Bloomberg reports : Stocks worldwide plunged the most since November, crude oil jumped and the dollar gained against the euro after protests in Egypt intensified and President Hosni Mubarak imposed a nationwide curfew. Egypt ’s dollar …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Palin Emails to be Released in May

Palin Emails to be Released in May Reuters reports : ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska officials must release by the end of May an estimated 26,500 pages of emails exchanged between former Governor Sarah Palin and her aides, the state's attorney general has determined. In a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Egypt Cuts Off Internet Access

Egypt Cuts off Internet Access The Telegraph reports : Organisations that track global internet access detected a collapse in traffic in to and out of Egypt at around 10.30GMT on Thursday night. The shut down involved the withdrawal of more than 3, 500 Border Gateway Protocol …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Who's Afraid of Obamacare? Obama

This morning's HHS “defense” of health reform read like White House talking points. But it did make one thing clear: Obama knows the health bill is a political loser. This morning, the Department of Health and Human Services put out a “defense” of the Obama administration’s health care reforms …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Friday January 28, 2011

Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in 4th Quarter

Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in Q4 The New York Times reports: With a little more money in their wallets and a little less fear in their hearts, American consumers helped pull the economy up by its bootstraps in the fourth quarter of last year. Gross domestic product, a broad …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011