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Palin Defends use of "Blood Libel"

Palin Defends use of "Blood Libel" The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON – Sarah Palin said in a television interview on Monday evening that she agreed with bipartisan calls for civility in the wake of the Arizona shooting rampage , but she vowed to not be deterred from …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Cheney: Obama Learned Bush Policies Were Right

Cheney: Obama Learned Bush Policies Were Right The Hill reports : President Obama has “learned from experience” that some of the Bush administration’s decisions on terrorism issues were necessary, according to former Vice President Dick Cheney. In his first interview since …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Post-Tucson Poll: Little Support for Gun Control

Post-Tucson: Little Support for More Gun Control CNN reports : Americans feel sadness, anger and shock in the wake of the tragic events in Tucson, Arizona, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday also indicates there's plenty of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Kristol Gets the Gold Bug?!

Monday, Bill Kristol blogged that it might be a good idea for the whole world to go back on the gold standard. Is he serious? Today, Bill Kristol blogged that it might be a good idea for the whole world to go back on the gold standard, or at least have a discussion about the idea. Specificall…

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday January 17, 2011

GOP Spending-Cut Bill Delayed

GOP Spending-Cut Bill Delayed The Hill reports : House Republicans are falling behind in their aggressive schedule and are unlikely to consider a major spending-cut bill this month. The GOP had hoped to hold a floor vote by late January on legislation rescinding already …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Rubio Undecided on Joining Tea Party Caucus

Rubio Undecided on Tea Party Caucus Politico reports : One of the tea party movement's biggest stars isn't quite ready to join the club. An aide to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told Politico that he's still mulling whether to join the official Tea Party caucus on Capitol Hill. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Kelly: Giffords Gave Back Rub

Kelly: Giffords Gave Back Rub Politico reports : Doctors treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Monday said they removed several bone chips from the Tucson Democrat’s eye socket as she continues to recover from a gunshot wound to the head. In a press conference with reporters, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Pawlenty's Debt Ceiling Plan

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's alternative proposal to raising the debt ceiling seems more campaign positioning than a serious idea. Gov. Tim Pawlenty has offered an alternative to raising the debt ceiling: instead, pass a law putting creditors first in line for the receipts that flow into the Treasury in …

Written by David Frum on Monday January 17, 2011

Priebus Fires 2012 Convention Staff

Priebus Fires 2012 Convention Staff The Hill reports : The newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee began his two-year reign by dismissing the staff involved in planning for the 2012 GOP convention. "I have discontinued the employment of the convention …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Black's Fate Back in Court

From the prosecution’s viewpoint virtually everything in the case against Conrad Black has fallen apart, yet he still faces the prospect of being sent back to jail. In the bad old days of the Soviet Union and its show trials, an effective way to get innocent people to confess to spying for …

Written by Peter Worthington on Monday January 17, 2011

Schumer Pushes Currency Bill Ahead of Hu Visit

Schumer Pushes Currency Bill Ahead of Hu Visit Reuters reports : A group of U.S. senators, on the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao's arrival in the United States, said the time has come for U.S. congressional action on China's currency policies. "There's no bigger step we can …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

After Tunisia, Is Egypt Next?

After Tunisia, Is Egypt Next? Eric Trager writes at The Atlantic Online: On Friday evening, within hours of Tunisian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fleeing the popular uprising against him, approximately one hundred Egyptian activists demonstrated in front of the Tunisian Embassy …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Daschle to Obama: Reach Out to GOP

Daschle to Obama: Reach Out to GOP Politico reports : As Washington begins another period of divided government, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle urged President Obama to reach out to Capitol Hill by holding more regular meetings with congressional leaders of both …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Obama Plans Reception for Freshman Reps

Obama to Host Reception for New House Reps Politico reports : President Barack Obama will host a White House reception for newly elected members of Congress the night before he heads to Capitol Hill to give his State of the Union address. The proximity of the reception to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Reagan's Sons Square Off

Reagan's Sons Square Off Politico reports : Ronald Reagan’s conservative son called his liberal half-brother “an embarrassment” Saturday for speculating in a new memoir that their father suffered from Alzheimer’s disease while president. “Ron, my brother was an embarrassme…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Group Aims to Draft Pence for President

Group Aims to Draft Pence for President Politico reports : A group of conservatives led by former Kansas Rep. Jim Ryun plan to start an independent expenditure campaign aimed at getting Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) to run for president. “America’s President Committee” will begin …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Tucson Shooting Victim Arrested at Tea Party Forum

Tucson Shooting Victim Arrested at Tea Party Forum The Washington Post reports : Arizona shooting victim James Eric Fuller was arrested Saturday and taken for a psychiatric evaluation after allegedly photographing a local tea party leader at a forum organized by ABC and yelling: …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Swiss Banker Gives Offshore Data to Wikileaks

Swiss Banker Gives Offshore Data to Wikileaks The New York Times reports : A former Swiss bank executive said on Monday that he had given the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, details of more than 2,000 prominent individuals and companies that he contends engaged in tax …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Giffords' Husband: I'd Meet Loughner's Parents

Giffords' Husband: I'd Meet With Loughner's Parents ABC News reports : Wanting to be with GIffords' every moment, Kelly has barely left her side, sleeping at the hospital and holding a constant vigil of family and friends. Kelly did attend Wednesday's memorial service with …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011

Baby Doc Returns to Haiti

Baby Doc Returns to Haiti The New York Times reports : Haiti’s political crisis took a stunning turn on Sunday when Jean-Claude Duvalier, the dictator known as Baby Doc who was overthrown in 1986, arrived unexpectedly in the capital from exile in France. Haitian television …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 17, 2011