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Romney Meets with Netanyahu

Romney Meets with Netanyahu Politico reports : Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who aides say plans sessions with all the serious potential 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls. Netanyahu’s office said the two …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Bill to Stump for Rahm

Bill to Campaign for Rahm Politico reports : Bill Clinton will stump for Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday, despite warnings from some of Chicago’s top African-American Democrats that the former president should stay out of the city’s mayoral race. Clinton will host a rally for …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Shooting Victim Blames Palin & Beck

Shooting Victim Blames Palin & Beck Politico reports : A wounded survivor of the Tucson shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is blaming Sarah Palin, House Speaker John Boehner, Fox TV host Glenn Beck, and former Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

House GOP Meets for Annual Retreat

House GOP Meets for Annual Retreat The Hill reports : Dozens of Capitol Hill policemen and Baltimore City police surrounded the Marriott Waterfront hotel as GOP House members arrived for their annual retreat on Thursday. The streets lining the Charm City hotel, located in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Palin to Speak at Gun Convention

Palin to Speak at Gun Convention The Hill reports : Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will deliver a keynote address to a gun convention later this month. Palin will speak Saturday, Jan. 29, to the Safari International Club (SCI) in Reno, Nev., according to the group's …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Biden Names Ex-Clinton Aide Chief of Staff

Biden Names Ex-Clinton Aide New Chief of Staff The Hill reports : Vice President Joe Biden announced Friday that centrist Democrat Bruce Reed will be his new chief of staff. Reed, a former Clinton aide and the longtime head of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

D-Day for Steele

As the balloting begins in the RNC election and incumbent chair Michael Steele fights to hold his seat, here are the key moments to watch for. Which RNC candidates should you watch on which ballots? Republican strategist Liz Mair and Hotline Editor in Chief Reid Wilson both have excellent …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday January 14, 2011

The Real Cost of London's Olympic Bid

Londoners excited about the 2012 Olympic Games may have second thoughts after they get a look at the fine print in the city's bid agreement. Britain’s Spectator magazine has taken a page from WikiLeaks and uncovered its own scandal about what London had to agree to before being awarded the …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday January 14, 2011

Mark Levin's Palin-Envy

Mark Levin has indeed pushed the envelope of crazy and ugly on the air. But he did not put gun sights beside Gabby Giffords' name. For all the rage that talk radio broadcasts at the outside world, never forget how much its leading figures hate each other. Rush Limbaugh dismisses Bill O'Reilly as …

Written by David Frum on Friday January 14, 2011

King Pushing Ahead with Gun Bill

King Pushes Ahead with Gun Bill The Hill reports : Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) said he expects to move forward with new gun control legislation, despite the opposition of his party's leaders. King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that most …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Funeral Held for Christina-Taylor Green

Funeral Held for 9 Year Old Victim The Arizona Republic reports : Her story has been adopted by the nation, a 9-year-old life celebrated by President Barack Obama as a symbol of American hope; but on Thursday afternoon, in a quiet desert church filled with mourners and a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

No Surrender to Fat Defeatism

Millions of Americans have rung in the New Year with ambitious promises to better their health. Are they wasting their time? Millions of Americans have rung in the New Year with ambitious promises to better their health. Are they wasting their time? As America comes to grips with the disastrous …

Written by David Gratzer on Friday January 14, 2011

Palin to be Interviewed by Sean Hannity

Palin to be Interviewed by Sean Hannity The New York Times reports : Sarah Palin is scheduled to sit for her first extended interview since the Tucson shooting rampage on Monday night, on the Fox News Channel. An executive at Fox News Channel said that Ms. Palin would …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

DOJ Defending DOMA in Legal Briefing

DOJ Defending DOMA in Legal Briefing Politico reports : President Obama seemed to have mended his difficult relationship with his the gay rights movement by getting the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" done, but this evening brings another flare-up. Gay groups are furious …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Christie Critiques Palin's use of "Blood Libel"

Christie Critiques Palin's use of "Blood Libel" The Huffington Post reports : New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) gave a cool review Thursday of Sarah Palin's use of the controversial phrase " blood libel " in her response to the criticism that she had received following the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Pawlenty Defends Palin From "Elites"

Pawlenty Defends Palin From "Elites" The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- Speaking before the National Press Club on Thursday, in what was yet another tease at a forthcoming presidential run, Gov. Tim Pawlenty defended fellow GOPer Sarah Palin against critics who he deemed …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

Manning Defense Receives $15K from Wikileaks

Manning Defense Receives $15K from Wikileaks Reuters reports : Jan 13 (Reuters) - WikiLeaks has contributed $15,100 to help defend a junior U.S. soldier accused of leaking to it hundreds of thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables and other secret documents, a support group …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 14, 2011

RNC Gender Rule Could Swing Co-Chair Race

The RNC may drop a rule requiring that the chair and co-chair be of opposite sexes. But the change might not come in time to help Roger Villere's co-chair candidacy. Roger Villere is the state chair of the Louisiana Republican Party, and he's running for co-chair of the RNC - a position not …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday January 13, 2011

Don't Diss the RNC

In 2010, third party groups stepped in to assist with GOP fundraising and campaigns. But don't write off the RNC as irrelevant just yet. Does the Republican National Committee even matter anymore? In the 2010 cycle, third party groups stepped in to assist with fundraising and ad campaigns. If …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday January 13, 2011

Arizona's Mental Health Budget Crunch

Even if Jared Lee Loughner had been referred to the right health professionals in time, he may not have received the treatment he needed. National Review has a fine editorial on the Tucson massacre and mental health: The tragic irony is that Arizona boasts some of the strongest [involuntar…

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 13, 2011