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Priebus Woos Big RNC Donors

Priebus Woos Big RNC Donors Politico reports : Newly installed Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is moving quickly to consolidate gains from his weekend victory by repairing relations with major donors who feuded bitterly with his predecessor, Michael Steele. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Moseley Braun Rips Clinton

Moseley Braun Rips Clinton for Backing Rahm Politico reports : Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun on Wednesday called Bill Clinton’s campaign appearance for Rahm Emanuel a “betrayal” of the city’s African-American and Latino communities. “For him to come on the day …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Reid Calls Chinese Leader a 'Dictator'

Reid Calls Chinese Leader a 'Dictator' Politics Daily reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid branded Chinese President Hu Jintao a "dictator" on a local TV talk show on Tuesday night, a remark likely to make the start of Hu's first state visit to Washington, D.C., awkward …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Giffords Feared She Would Be Shot

Giffords Feared She Would Be Shot ABC News reports : "I was really angry for two to three days. Very, very angry," Kelly said. "The first call I received after I arrived at the hospital was President Obama, and I expressed to him ... how angry I was." "Whom did you blame?" …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Is Italy the Next Tunisia?

One can't help but wonder after the most recent revelations from the police investigation of Silvio Berlusconi. You are left wondering after the most recent revelations from the police investigation of Silvio Berlusconi. Topless women dressed in nurse and police costumes stripped for the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Tucson Shooting Caught on Video

Tucson Shooting Caught on Video Washington Pos t reports : Authorities have analyzed nearly two dozen surveillance videos in the massive investigation of accused Tucson killer Jared Lee Loughner, some of which clearly show a gunman shooting federal Judge John Roll in the back as …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 19, 2011

What's Next for Tunisia?

Here's some advice from Europe's Velvet Revolution: the nature of the revolution determines the nature of the post-revolutionary regime. I don't know much - anything really - about Tunisia, so I'm refraining from comment. I'll just recall apprehensively this piece of advice from the days of the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Why British Healthcare Won't Work Stateside

The UK health care system may do moderately well at controlling costs, but it's a model no one - even on the American left - really wants to pursue. I agree with almost all of Stanley Goldfarb's points in his piece about the UK healthcare system's numerous flaws. But it's important to note that …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Wednesday January 19, 2011

Muslim Groups Wary of Peter King Hearings

Muslim Groups Wary of Peter King Hearings Politico reports : American Muslim leaders, who have struggled to present a clear public voice or organize politically in the decade since Sept. 11, are increasingly apprehensive about the direction Rep. Pete King will take when he …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Seymour Hersh Blasts "Neocon Crusaders"

Seymour Hersh Blasts "Neocon Crusaders" Foreign Policy Magazine reports : DOHA, Qatar—David Remnick, call your office. In a speech billed as a discussion of the Bush and Obama eras, New Yorker journalist Seymour Hersh delivered a rambling, conspiracy-laden diatribe here …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

FBI Investigates AIPAC Activities

FBI Investigates AIPAC Activities The Washington Times reports : FBI agents thought they were hunting a spy for Israel in 2004 when they sought to raid the offices of a top lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ), according to a search warrant …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Rand Paul Prepares to Draft Federal Budget

Rand Paul Prepares to Draft Federal Budget Politico reports : President Barack Obama will soon lay out his vision for federal spending when he releases his annual budget, setting in motion months of debate over the size and scope of government. Rand Paul is doing the same …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Boehner's Poll Numbers Get a Bump

Boehner's Poll Numbers Get a Bump Politico reports : The honeymoon’s been good for John Boehner and the American public, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday. The new House speaker’s favorability rating spiked to 42 percent — or nearly double the 22 …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Alabama Gov: Only Christians Are My Brothers

Alabama Gov: Only Christians Are My Brothers Talking Points Memo reports : Speaking on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the very church where Dr. King once pastored, new Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley gave a speech in which he said that those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Steele: "I Know How Caesar Felt"

This past weekend, RNC Chairman Michael Steele lost his bid for reelection. Steele sat down with FrumForum to discuss the election loss and his next move. This past weekend, RNC Chairman Michael Steele lost his bid for reelection. Sitting down with FrumForum as he ponders his next move, perhaps …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Lieberman to Retire

Lieberman to Retire Washington Post reports : Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman (I) will not seek a fifth term in 2012, according two Democratic sources familiar with the decision. Lieberman's office did not offer any comment on his plans, saying only that he would make an …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Sargent Shriver Dies

Sargent Shriver Dies at 95 ABC News reports : Former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Peace Corps founder Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. died today at age 95, family sources told ABC News. Shriver had long suffered from Alzheimer's disease, a cause that his daughter, former …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Comcast-NBC Merger Gets FCC Approval

Comcast-NBC Merger Approved Bloomberg reports : Comcast Corp.’s proposed merger with NBC Universal won approval from U.S. regulators, clearing the way for the largest U.S. cable company to combine with a national broadcaster. The Federal Communications Commission approved the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Cantor Dares Reid to Call Repeal Vote

Cantor Dares Reid to Call Health Repeal Vote Politico reports : House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) isn’t one to hold his feelings back — especially when it comes to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). On Tuesday, he threw a little more flame on the fire, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011

Three Shot at L.A. High School

Three Shot at L.A. High School CNN reports : The suspect in an apparently accidental shooting at Gardena High School in California has been caught and handcuffed by police, according to footage aired by CNN affiliate KTLA shortly before noon PT. "The student in custody was the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 18, 2011