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Chicago, Hawaii Fight Over Obama Presidential Library

Chicago & Honolulu Begin Fight for Obama Library Politico reports: As President Barack Obama prepares to battle with Republicans for a second term, another fight is already brewing: where to enshrine his legacy once he leaves office. The effort to play host city to Obama’s president…

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Obama Visits Hawaii Marine Base

Obama Visits Hawaii Marine Base The AP reports: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle took time from their Hawaii vacation to drop by a Marine Corps base on Saturday, where they greeted service men and women during Christmas dinner. Obama, who has otherwise kept a low …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Dutch Arrest 12 on Terror Plot Fears

Dutch Arrest 12 on Terror Plot Fears CNN reports: Dutch authorities have arrested 12 men of Somali origin they believe were about to carry out a terrorist attack, authorities said Saturday. The country's intelligence service provided information that led to the arrests in …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Taliban Bomber Kills 43 at Refugee Camp

Taliban Bomber Kills 43 at Refugee Camp in Pakistan BBC reports: US President Barack Obama has condemned as "outrageous" Saturday's deadly suicide bomb attack on a town in north-western Pakistan. A female bomber killed at least 43 people in the attack on a large crowd receiving …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Mexico Admits Troops Killed U.S. Citizen

Mexico Admits Troops Killed American Citizen The AP reports: Joseph Proctor told his girlfriend he was popping out to the convenience store in the quiet Mexican beach town where the couple had just moved, intending to start a new life. The next morning, the 32-year-old New York …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Stuxnet Might Have Destroyed 1,000 Centrifuges

Stuxnet Might Have Destroyed 1,000 Centrifuges The Jerusalem Post reports : The Stuxnet virus that has infected Iran’s nuclear installations may have been behind the decommissioning of 1, 000 centrifuges at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility earlier this year, according to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

End of Life Care Makes a Return

End of Life Care Makes a Return The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over “death panels, ” Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the Obama administratio…

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Chinese Defense Industry Underwhelms

Chinese Defense Industry Underwhelms The Washington Post reports : MOSCOW - The Moscow Machine-Building Enterprise Salyut on the east side of town has put up a massive Soviet-style poster advertising its need for skilled workers. The New Year's party at the Chernyshev plant in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Can Rick Scott Govern Florida?

Can Rick Scott Govern Florida? Time Magazine reports : Florida has some of the broadest open-government laws in the country. So when Governor-elect Rick Scott held a number of behind-closed-doors meetings with business leaders earlier this month during a five-day jobs tour, many …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Obama Prepares to Discuss Tactical Nukes

Obama Prepares to Discuss Tactical Nukes The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Fresh from winning Senate approval for a new strategic arms treaty, President Obama plans to return to the negotiating table with Russia next year in hopes of securing the first legal limits …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Clinton to Campaign for Rahm Emanuel

Clinton to Campaign for Emanuel The Wall Street Journal reports : Former President Bill Clinton will stump for Rahm Emanuel in the latter’s bid to become mayor of Chicago. Mr. Emanuel, most recently chief of staff to President Barack Obama , also served in Mr. …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

Obama Ends Controversial Intern Program

Obama Ends Controversial Intern Program The Washington Post reports : President Obama plans to issue an executive order, perhaps as early as this week, ending a federal internship program that critics say circumvents proper hiring practices. Since it began in 2001, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 26, 2010

How the GOP Won on START

Conservatives are distrustful of the Obama administration's worldview. Why then did the START arms control treaty get so much GOP support? The START treaty with Russia has been ratified by the Senate during the lame duck session. It received 71 votes in the Senate and opposition to it was muted. …

Written by John Vecchione on Saturday December 25, 2010

Hawaii Gov. to Take on "Birthers"

Hawaii Gov. to Take on "Birthers" The New York Times reports : HONOLULU — Gov. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, who befriended President Obama ’s parents when they were university students here, has been in office for less than three weeks. But he is so incensed over “birthers” — …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010

Bush Memoir Sells at Impressive Rate

Bush Memoir Sells at Impressive Rate The Daily Mail reports : For someone who mangled words on a regular basis, it's an impressive feat. Former U.S. President George W Bush's memoir has sold an astonishing two million copies since it was released in early November - and it's not …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010

Obama Prepares to Shuffle White House Staff

Obama Prepares to Shuffle WH Staff The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — President Obama is planning the first major reorganization of his administration, preparing to shuffle several positions in the West Wing as he tries to fortify his political team for the realities …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010

Biden: Gay Marriage is "Inevitable"

Biden: Gay Marriage is "Inevitable" The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON (AP)-- Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that the country is evolving on the issue of gay marriage and he thinks it's inevitable there will be national consensus. He said on ABC's "Good Morning …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010

GOP to Allow iPads on House Floor

GOP to Allow iPads on House Floor The New York Times reports : Tucked into new rules proposed by the incoming House Republican majority is one that could fling the chamber — for good or ill — into the 21st century: Members may use an electronic device on the House floor as long …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010

TSA Begins Screening Coffee Cups

TSA Begins Screening Coffee Cups The Christian Science Monitor reports : Airline travelers this holiday season have one more thing to think about: whether to pack or carry a thermos bottle or beverage cup. On one of the busiest travel days of the year, federal officials have …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010

Lukashenko Certified as Belarus Election Winner

Lukashenko "Wins" Belarus Election The New York Times reports : The authoritarian leader of Belarus was declared the winner of an election condemned by international monitors and his challengers, as the police rounded up protesters near the prison where most of the challengers …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 24, 2010