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DeLay Gets Three Years in Prison

DeLay Gets Three Years in Prison The Austin-American Statesman reports : Judge Pat Priest sentenced Tom DeLay to three years in prison. The three-year sentence was on the charge of conspiring to launder corporate money into political donations during the 2002 elections. On …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Shooting Victim Died Saving Wife

Shooting Victim Died Saving Wife Huffington Post reports : The longtime pastor of 76-year-old Dorwan Stoddard, one of the six victims of Saturday's Arizona shooting, says he had a conversation with Stoddard's wife in the hospital that leads him to believe Stoddard died trying to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Wife of WH Adviser Found Dead in Car

Wife of WH Adviser Found Dead in Car The Washington Post reports: A Washington lobbyist who was the wife of a White House adviser has been found dead inside a burning car in southeast Washington. Progress Energy said in a statement Monday that Ashley Turton had died. Property …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Supreme Court Rejects Birther Appeal

SCOTUS Rejects Birther Appeal The AP reports : The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a lawyer who has been in the forefront of the challenge to President Barack Obama's citizenship. The high court on Monday did not comment in refusing to hear the appeal filed by …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Palin Tells Beck: 'I Hate Violence'

Palin to Beck: 'I Hate Violence' Politico 's On Media blog reports : Sarah Palin reached out to Glenn Beck over the weekend, and Beck read some of their email exchange on his radio show this morning. “Sarah, as you know, peace is always the answer. I know you are felling the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Sheriff: Loughner Not Cooperating

Sheriff: Loughner Not Cooperating NBC News reports : A 22-year-old man charged with trying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman in a shooting spree that left six people dead has remained silent and has not been cooperating with the investigation, according to a sheriff. Jared …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan The Washington Post reports : Vice President Biden flew into Kabul on Monday night for a round of high-level meetings as the Obama administration seeks assurance that its Afghanistan strategy is taking hold. Biden's unannounced visit …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Obama Leads Moment of Silence

Obama Leads Moment of Silence Wall Street Journal reports : President Barack Obama led the nation in a moment of silence Monday morning, gathering with White House staff on the South Lawn to honor the victims of the Saturday shooting rampage in Arizona. The president …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Friend: Loughner Had Grudge Against Giffords

Friend: Loughner Had Grudge Against Rep. Giffords Mother Jones reports : At 2:00 a.m. on Saturday—about eight hours before he allegedly killed six people and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), in Tucson—Jared Lee Loughner phoned an old and close friend with …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Why Political Violence Fails in America

The shootings in Tucson were horrific. But as my latest column for CNN points out, the event has also reminded us of the strength of the American political consensus. The shootings in Tucson were horrific. But as my latest column for CNN points out, the event has also reminded us of the …

Written by David Frum on Monday January 10, 2011

"Band of Brothers" Commander Dies

Every day, we lose more and more men from the citizen army that faced and defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. On the night of June 5-6, 1944, a group of young men—boys many of them—embarked on an extraordinary mission. Hunched in the dark cabins against the sides of their C-47s and contemplati…

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Monday January 10, 2011

Unabomber's Lawyer to Represent Loughner

Loughner Gets Unabomber's Lawyer The Arizona Republic reports : When Jared Loughner faces a judge in federal court in Phoenix this afternoon, he will be accompanied by the same high-powered defense attorney who represented the "Unabomber," the Atlanta Olympics bomber and Susan …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Avlon: Southern Sudan Celebrates Referendum Vote

Avlon: Southern Sudan Celebrates Referendum Vote John Avlon writes at The Daily Beast: After walking across Sudan during two decades of civil war, 17 “Lost Boys” took a final step toward liberty on Sunday morning, joining their fellow Southern Sudanese in a long-awaited …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Loughner Letter Claims: 'I Planned Ahead'

FBI: Loughner Letter Claims: 'I Planned Ahead' The Wall Street Journal reports : Accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner appeared to have been long obsessed with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A safe at Mr. Loughner's home contained a form letter from Ms. Giffords' office thanking …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

Student: Loughner Brought Weapon to Class

Student: Loughner Brought Automatic Weapon to Class The Washington Post reports: In early June, Lynda Sorenson, 52, had gone back to community college in Tucson in hopes of getting back on the job market. One of her classes was a basic algebra class--and one of her classmates was …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011

What Palin Needed to Say After Giffords' Shooting

The shooting in Arizona shocked the nation into grief - and presented Sarah Palin with an immediate political problem: her now-notorious gunsight map. The shooting in Arizona shocked the nation into grief - and presented Sarah Palin with an immediate political problem: her now-notorious gunsight …

Written by David Frum on Monday January 10, 2011

What's Steele's Endgame?

Despite low support, Steele's campaign insists he won't drop out during this week's balloting. But is a deal with another candidate in the works? Incumbent RNC Chairman Steele will not be dropping out on any ballot during the RNC chair elections this week, his campaign chair told Frum Forum . …

Written by Tim Mak on Sunday January 9, 2011

Snow Day at Yale

A student friend sends an incredible picture of the Old Campus of Yale College in the snow. A student friend sends this incredible picture of the Old Campus of Yale College in the snow. Photograph taken by Travis Pantin, a student at Yale Law School. He's posted more photos of the …

Written by David Frum on Sunday January 9, 2011

Sheriff Releases 911 Call

Sheriff Releases 911 Call Huffington Post reports : A 911 caller witnessing the mass shooting outside a grocery store in Tucson describes a frantic scene and says, "I do believe Gabby Giffords was hit." In a tape of the call released Sunday by the Pima County Sheriff's Office, …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Mother of 9-Yr Old Victim Speaks

Mother of 9-Yr Old Victim Speaks Fox News reports : The mother of a 9-year-old girl gunned down in Saturday’s shooting rampage outside an Arizona grocery store described her grief as “beyond words,” saying her daughter was a beautiful and intelligent child who was interested in …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011