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Obama: No Social Security Cuts

Obama: No Social Security Cuts The Washington Post reports: More than two months after his deficit commission first laid out a plan for reining in the national debt, President Obama has yet to embrace any of its controversial provisions - and he is unlikely to break that silence …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

GOP to Push for DC Gay Marriage Ban

GOP to Push for DC Gay Marriage Ban The Hill reports: House conservatives say they will pursue legislation that would ban gay marriage in the nation’s capital. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC), told The Hill that he will …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

The Problem with Medicaid

Arizona’s plan to severely restrict Medicaid eligibility reflects the real problem with American medical care: its cost. Arizona’s plan to severely restrict Medicaid eligibility reflects the real problem with American medical care and that is its cost. I am a nephrologist and Medicaid actually …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Thomas’ Financial Forms: No Scandal Here

Liberal groups are crying "gotcha!" after news that Justice Thomas failed to report his wife's income, but the lapse is more overblown than serious. The LA Times , at the urging of Common Cause, is running a story headlined "Clarence Thomas Failed to Report Wife's Income." It goes on to report …

Written by Austin Bramwell on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Erekat: Israel Wants Two-State Solution More Than We Do

Erekat: Israel Wants Two-State Solution More Than Palestinians Do Just Journalism reports : Much of The Guardian’s reporting today on the Palestine papers emphasises the quote from Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, claiming that he had made an unprecedented offer to Israel of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Scalia Speaks to Tea Party Caucus

Scalia Speaks to Tea Party Caucus The AP reports : Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says members of Congress need to get themselves a copy of the Federalist Papers — and make sure they read it. According to attendees, Scalia adopted a professorial, occasionally playful …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Medvedev Promises to Punish Bombers

Medvedev Promises to Punish Bombers BBC News reports : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to track down and punish those behind an apparent suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport killed 35 people and injured more than 100. Two Britons were among those …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Olbermann to Fans: 'More to Come'

Olbermann to Fans: 'More to Come' Huffington Post reports : Keith Olbermann broke a two-day Twitter silence on Monday, greeting his followers and promising them "more to come." Olbermann had tinkered with the background on his Twitter page during the period immediately …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Jesse Ventura Sues TSA Over Pat-Downs

Jesse Ventura Sues TSA Over Pat-Downs The AP reports : Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, alleging full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints violate his right to be free …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Climate Adviser Browner Leaves WH

Climate Adviser Browner Leaves WH Reuters reports : White House climate change adviser Carol Browner will step down in coming weeks, Obama administration sources said on Monday. Browner's departure is the latest in a number of staff changes at the While House after President …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Gibbs: Birthers Aren't Rational

Gibbs: Birthers Aren't Rational Politico reports : Here’s what you need to know from Monday’s White House briefing with press secretary Robert Gibbs: -- Gibbs hinted that President Obama will talk about gun rights in his State of the Union address. “I don’t doubt that, as a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

America's 15 Million Missing Jobs

America's 15 Million Missing Jobs National Journal reports : America’s jobs crisis began a decade ago. Long before the housing bubble burst and Wall Street melted down, something in our national job-creation machine went horribly wrong. The years between the brief 2001 …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Allen: Macaca Was 'Made Up Word'

Allen: Macaca Was 'Made Up Word' Eric Lach at Talking Points Memo writes: In an interview with a Virginia political news outlet today, Former Sen. George Allen (R-VA), who has officially launched a campaign for the Senate seat he lost in 2006, kicked the hornets' nest that may have …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Loughner Pleads Not Guilty

Loughner Pleads Not Guilty The New York Times reports : Jared L. Loughner, who was tackled to the ground by bystanders after opening fire outside a Tucson supermarket on Jan. 8, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to murder Representative Gabrielle Giffords …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

SOTU: Joe Wilson to Sit with Dems

SOTU: Joe Wilson to Sit with Dems CNN reports : A Republican congressman who unexpectedly participated in President Obama's health care speech in 2009 by heckling the chief executive says he will be flanked by two Democrats on Tuesday night to show his willingness to work with …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Will Leaks End Mideast Peace Process?

Leaked documents showing the Palestinian Authority open to concessions could lose them the support of the Palestinian people. The leaked documents published by Al-Jazeera and The Guardian show the Palestinian Authority considering concessions in exchange for big gains. But, as I discuss in my …

Written by David Frum on Monday January 24, 2011

2012 GOP Race: Off to a Slow Start

Kevin Drum raises an interesting question: why has no Republican formally declared their candidacy for president? Jim Geraghty reminds that today is the fourth anniversary of Barack Obama's declaration for presidency. Kevin Drum follows up with a question: why has no Republican yet formally …

Written by David Frum on Monday January 24, 2011

Olbermann for Senate?

Olbermann for Senate? The Hill reports : Liberals want Keith Olbermann to run for retiring Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) seat. The ploy to coax the former MSNBC host into the Democratic Senate primary was hatched by activists attending a conference in Pennsylvani…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Court: Rahm Can't Run for Mayor

Court: Rahm Can't Run for Mayor NBC Chicago reports : Rahm Emanuel's residency fight just took a turn for the worse. The Illinois Appellate Court ruled 2-1 to overturn a Chicago Board of Elections decision to allow Rahm Emanuel on the mayoral ballot. Emanuel's Attorney Kevin …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011

Iran Nixes Fuel Swap Plan

Iran Nixes Fuel Swap Plan The New York Times reports : At the talks between Iran and six major powers in Istanbul over the weekend, Iran said it was “no longer interested” in a fuel-swap deal proposed to it by Washington and the others, a senior Western diplomat said on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 24, 2011