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Murkowski's Win Gets Officially Certified

Murkowski's Win Gets Officially Certified Politico reports : Sen. Lisa Murkowski was certified the winner of Alaska's U.S. Senate race on Thursday, drawing to an end a two-month legal battle mounted by her opponent Joe Miller. Gov. Sean Parnell and Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell signed …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

GOP Primary Has No Clear Favorite

GOP Primary Has No Clear Favorite The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — A year ago, Republicans here were shut out of governing but could console themselves with having retained their hold on the party apparatus. This week, they will celebrate the new year having come …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Sen. Burr Under Fire for DADT Vote

Sen. Burr Under Fire for DADT Vote The Charlotte Observer reports : Some county commissioners are upset with fellow Republican and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's vote to repeal a Pentagon ban on gays serving openly in the military. The harshest remarks came from commissioner Bill …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Khodorkovsky gets Maximum Sentence

Khodorkovsky gets Maximum Sentence The Washington Post reports : U.S. officials have been urging Russia to develop an independent judiciary and other democratic institutions, and they have viewed Khodorkovsky's embezzlement case as the most important test of Russia's willingness. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 31, 2010

Congress May Cut Funds for U.S. Mission in Iraq

Congress May Cut Funds for U.S. Embassy in Iraq At the Atlantic , Elise Jordan writes about the prospect that Congress may cut funding for the U.S. diplomatic mission in Iraq: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Jim Jeffrey took office this August in the midst of two political crises. In the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Were the Founders Libertarians?

UPDATED: Asking if the Founders Fathers were libertarians is as meaningful as asking whether the Founders would have preferred Macs or PCs. Let me toss in my 5 cents worth on the question of whether the Founders were "libertarians." This seems to me a question approximately as meaningful …

Written by David Frum on Thursday December 30, 2010

Frum: No Labels Can Fight Washington Gridlock

On C-SPAN's Washington Journal , David Frum and William Galston discuss how No Labels could be the solution for D.C. gridlock. This morning on C-SPAN's Washington Journal , David Frum and William Galston discussed the goals of "No Labels" and explained how the new movement could be the solution …

Written by David Frum on Thursday December 30, 2010

Putin Comes Clean on Katyn

Vladimir Putin has finally acknowledged Russia's responsibility for one of WWII’s worst massacres: the execution of 20,000 Polish officers in the Katyn Forest. Vladimir Putin, the real ruler of post-Soviet Russia, has acknowledged his country’s responsibility for one of WWII’s horrendous …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday December 30, 2010

Newark Mayor Booker Defends Bloomberg

Newark Mayor Booker Defends Bloomberg USA Today reports: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting some political cover from a fellow city chief across the Hudson River. Newark Mayor Cory Booker posted on Twitter that "people are far 2 rough" on Bloomberg. He says his …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Miller Weighs New Legal Challenge

Miller Weighs New Legal Challenge The Hill reports: Alaska Republican Joe Miller is expected to announce by Friday whether he will continue his legal challenge of the results of the state's Senate race. A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Miller's lawsuit disputing …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Blizzard Cost $1B in Retail Sales

Blizzard Cost $1B in Retail Sales Reuters reports: A blizzard in the Northeast this weekend postponed about $1 billion in holiday retail sales by keeping shoppers out of stores in the days after Christmas, research firm ShopperTrak said on Wednesday. The snowstorm shut roads …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Olbermann: 'Fox News is 100% B.S.'

Olbermann: 'Fox News is 100% B.S.' The Huffington Post reports: Keith Olbermann is anything but hesitant when it comes to a battle with Fox News, and the MSNBC anchor took to Twitter Wednesday to share his views on the TV network he probably wouldn't even call a rival. "Fox News …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Bank Lending Rises

Bank Lending Rises The Wall Street Journal reports: Some big U.S. banks are starting to increase their lending to businesses as demand for loans rises and healthier banks seek to grab customers from weaker rivals. After declining steadily for most of the past two years, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

O'Donnell Calls Fed Investigation "Thug Tactics"

O'Donnell Calls Fed Investigation "Thug Tactics" CNN reports : Washington (CNN) -- Republican Christine O'Donnell, who lost her bid for U.S. Senate from Delaware, is lashing out at reports the Justice Department and FBI have launched a criminal investigation into possible …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Obama Makes Six Recess Appointments

Obama Makes Six Recess Appointments The Huffington Post reports : HONOLULU — President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate Wednesday to make six recess appointments, including a deputy attorney general whose links to the insurance giant American International Group had stalled his …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Will Kucinich Lose His District?

Will Kucinich Lose His District? Talking Points Memo reports : Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the staunch progressive and two-time presidential candidate, is now sounding the alarm to his supporters: He may have to run in a completely different district. As a result of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Putin Praises START Treaty

Putin Praises START Treaty The New York Times reports : Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin praised the New Start nuclear arms treaty with the United States on Wednesday in his first remarks on the pact since the United States Senate approved it last week. Mr. Putin lauded …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Military Presence Increases on Korean Border

Military Presence Increases on Korean Border CBS News reports : (AP) South Korea says in a major military review that rival North Korea has boosted its special forces and deployed huge artillery guns and a new kind of tank close to the heavily fortified border. The report, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

Subsidies to Ultra-Orthodox Jews Under Fire

Subsidies to Ultra-Orthodox Jews Under Fire The New York Times reports : JERUSALEM — Chaim Amsellem was certainly not the first Parliament member to suggest that most ultra-Orthodox men should work rather than receive welfare subsidies for full-time Torah study. But when he did …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010

China Tightens Rare-Earth Exports

China Tightens Rare-Earth Exports The New York Times reports : HONG KONG — China ’s commerce ministry announced on Tuesday in Beijing a steep reduction in export quotas for rare earth metals in the first months of next year, a move that threatens to cause further difficult…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 30, 2010