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Blackwater Founder Heads to Somalia

Blackwater Founder Heads to Somalia The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Erik Prince, the founder of the international security giant Blackwater Worldwide , is backing an effort by a controversial South African mercenary firm to insert itself into Somalia ’s bloody …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 21, 2011

Michelle Rhee Heads to Sacramento

Michelle Rhee Heads to Sacramento The Sacramento Business Journal reports : In his annual State of the City address, Mayor  Kevin Johnson said that while economic forecasts for the next two years are grim, Sacramento can make progress by taking on projects “we can do for …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 21, 2011

Work Begins on Wikileaks Movie

Work Begins on Wikileaks Movie The National Post reports : An upcoming biography of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange  is set to be turned into a feature film , Variety is reporting. The Most Dangerous Man in the World , an upcoming biography of Assange penned by Australian …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 21, 2011

Daily Caller's New Take on "Killer FLOTUS" Story

Daily Caller's New Take on "Killer FLOTUS" Story The Daily Caller now reports (under the headline "Highway officials implicate First Lady's fitness program during pedestrian death rate interviews") UPDATE: Scott McCabe, Reporter for the Washington Examiner, pointed out in an …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011

How Serious Are the GOP Budget Cuts?

The GOP has unveiled its list of proposed budget cuts. Frum Forum asked some contributors whether the proposals are truly serious. The Republican Study Committee has released its guide to exactly what government programs the GOP wants to cut. David Weigel reports that a lot of the cuts …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Thursday January 20, 2011

Walmart Joins FLOTUS Health Push

Walmart Joins FLOTUS Health Push Politico reports : In an unusual endorsement, Michelle Obama appeared with Walmart executives at a community center on Thursday as the discount giant announced long-term plans to encourage healthy eating, including cutting prices of fresh …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011

Daily Caller Blames FLOTUS for Pedestrian Deaths

Daily Caller Blames FLOTUS for Pedestrian Deaths Jason Linkins reports : As Ashley Halsey III, in the Washington Post, reports : It is the kind risk teenagers take: darting across six lanes of traffic, paying no mind to the flashing sign warning pedestrians to await the green light. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011

Will Ron Paul Run for Senate in Texas?

Will Ron Paul Run for Senate in Texas? The Hill reports : Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) says a new poll that shows him a a top choice among Texas Republicans to run for Senate has him thinking about the race. "It's certainly crossed my mind," Paul told The Ballot Box of a …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Thursday January 20, 2011

US Should Avoid Emulating Canadian Healthcare

The US needs to worry about emulating Canada's healthcare system, not the United Kingdom's. I am mostly on the same page as Dr. Goldfarb in the health care debate, although I’m a lot more skeptical that there’s much to learn from reforms to the UK’s National Health per se.  In his most recent …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday January 20, 2011

Santorum Attacks Obama's Abortion Stance With Race

Santorum Attacks Obama's Abortion Stance With Race Politico reports : In eye-brow raising comments, possible presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is questioning how President Barack Obama - as an African-American - can support abortion rights. Santorum, a former Republican …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011

Was Lieberman Good for the GOP?

Joe Lieberman came into power because conservatives in Connecticut dethroned liberal Republican Senator Lowell Weicker. Was it worth it? Noah Kristula-Green writes that "Joe Lieberman’s retirement is a great time to reflect on the benefits of big tents and broad coalitions," and "the fact that …

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Written by Thomas J. Marier on Thursday January 20, 2011

Clean Air Act Under Attack

Its safe to say nobody wants dirty air. Yet the new House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chair Ed Whitfield is calling to reopen debate on the Clean Air Act. Typically, when politicians stake out a position against laws that limit pollution, they are careful to indicate support for the underlying …

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Written by David Jenkins on Thursday January 20, 2011

The GOP’s Universal Coverage Dilemma

It is time for the GOP to say why it is in favor of universal healthcare coverage. Should Republicans come out in favor of health coverage for all? As my latest column for The Week discusses, we may live with a large number of uninsured but we still provide care to all. A GOP policy that …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday January 20, 2011

Learning to Live with Obamacare

Don't let Wednesday's repeal vote fool you. The GOP's already signaling that an apocalyptic showdown over health care isn't in the works. Reminisce with me for a moment on the summer of 2009. Remember it? Swine flu? Protests in Iran? The Hangover ? Think back now on another memory from that …

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Written by Shawn F Summers on Thursday January 20, 2011

Where Was the Left's Civility in the Bush Years?

The Left likes to claim that political discourse has become less civil since Obama's election. Have we forgotten how bad things were during the Bush administration? Underlining the current concerns about political civility is the assumption that the discourse has become coarser since Barack Obama …

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Written by Martin Krossel on Thursday January 20, 2011

Loughner Indicted

Loughner Indicted Politico reports : A federal grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted Jared Lee Loughner on charges of attempting to kill U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and two of her aides, Ron Barber and Pamela Simon, during a shooting rampage Jan. 8 in Tucson. Notably …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011

Dem Rep Compares GOP to Nazis

Dem Rep Compares GOP to Nazis ABC News reports : The newfound civility didn’t last long.  Political rhetoric in Congress doesn’t get much nastier than the words of one House Democrat during the debate on repealing the health care law. In an extraordinary outburst on the House …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011

Has Hawaii Found Obama's Birth Certificate?

Has Hawaii Found Obama's Birth Certificate? New York Daily News reports : Officials in  Hawaii have tracked down papers indicating that  President Obama was indeed born in their state, according to its new governor. Gov. Neil Abercrombie , who took office in December,  told …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 20, 2011