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Immigration Accounts for 3/4 of Population Growth

Immigration Accounts for 3/4 of Population Growth The Center for Immigration Studies reports : WASHINGTON (December 21, 2010) – Most of the media coverage of the 2010 Census will likely focus on the country's changing racial composition and the redistribution of seats in Congress. But …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

A Merry Christmas from the Sheiks

The "most expensive Christmas tree in history" located in Abu Dhabi should force Americans to think twice about our costly thirst for foreign oil. After displaying in its lobby what was heralded as “the most expensive Christmas Tree in history” the Emirates Palace Hotel has apparently decided that …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Barbour: Citizen Councils Were "Indefensible"

Barbour: Citizen Councils Were "Indefensible" Greg Sargent reports : UPDATE, 12:17 p.m.: Barbour issues a statement cleaning things up and denouncing the Citizens Councils and segregation as "indefensible": "When asked why my hometown in Mississippi did not suffer the same …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

GOP Gains With Final Census Tally

GOP Gains With Final Census Tally Politico reports : Tom Bonier, one of the Democratic Party's leading redistricting wizards, emails: With seats shifting mostly from the Northeast and Midwest into the South and West, if you apply the new apportionment to the 2008 results, Obama …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

ROTC To Return to Ivy League Schools

ROTC To Return to Ivy League Schools CNN reports : (CNN) -- The presidents of Harvard and Yale universities have expressed interest in ROTC programs after Congress voted to repeal the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has banned openly gay and lesbian …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Violence Mars Shiite Holy Day in Saudi Arabia

Violence Mars Shiite Holy Day in Saudi Arabia The AP reports : RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Violent clashes broke out between residents of the Saudi holy city of Medina on the day minority Shiite Muslims commemorated the death of their most sacred saint, a security official said …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

You Read it First at FrumForum

Matt Yglesias points out that the Dems' health bill wouldn't have happened without some key conservative missteps. But this isn't news to F F readers. Yglesias yesterday : Tom Davis would have been a formidable contender for a Senate seat in 2008, but the right decided he wasn’t …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday December 21, 2010

The Left Turns on Tester

Are the netroots turning against Montana Senator Jon Tester for not being liberal enough? From Politico today : “Not only will I do absolutely nothing to help his reelection bid, but I will take every opportunity I get to remind people that he is so morally bankrupt that he’ll try to score …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Latest Terror Threat Aimed at Salad Bars

Latest Terror Threat Aimed at Salad Bars CBS News reports: CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports the latest terror attack to America involves the possible use of poisons - simultaneous attacks targeting hotels and restaurants at many locations over a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Gitmo Transfer Ban Part of DADT Deal

Gitmo Transfer Ban Part of DADT Deal Talking Points Memo reports : A provision banning the Obama administration from transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United States , even for trial, made its way into the National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

START Treaty Gains Votes for Ratification

START Treaty Gains Votes for Ratification The Hill reports : Senate Democrats appear to have the nine Republican votes they need to ratify the New START nuclear treaty this week and give President Obama his third major victory of the lame-duck session. Sen. Scott Brown …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Pelosi Goes Awol in Lame Duck

Pelosi Goes Awol in Lame Duck Suzy Khimm reports : In the basement of the Capitol building, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi briefly exited a meeting where the members of her Democratic caucus were wringing their hands over President Barack Obama's tax bill last Tuesday night. A scrum of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

FCC Prepares to Rule on Net Neutrality

FCC Prepares to Rule on Net Neutrality CNN reports : (CNN) -- The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Tuesday on set of regulations designed to ensure that internet providers grant everyone equal access to the Web. The "net neutrality" rules, proposed by the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Pence Prepares for "Big Decision" in January

Pence Prepares for "Big Decision" in January Politico reports : If Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) decides to run for president, he’ll announce his candidacy before the end of January. A source close to Pence told POLITICO that the conservative congressman still hasn’t decided …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Collins: I'll Lead Fight to Repeal Obamacare

If the RNC wants to successfully mobilize voters and stop the Obama agenda, it should start by organizing a nationwide effort to repeal Obamacare. What if there was a single issue that unified Republicans while drawing unprecedented support from Independent and even Democratic voters? What if …

Written by Gentry Collins on Monday December 20, 2010

Barbour Doesn't Recall Civil Rights Era Being 'That Bad'

Barbour Doesn't Recall Civil Rights Era Being 'That Bad' The Hill reports: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he doesn't remember the Civil Rights era being "that bad," citing his attendance at a Martin Luther King Jr. rally nearly 50 years ago. "I just don’t remember it as …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 20, 2010

Judges Take a Backseat on DADT Repeal

However one feels about DADT, this time social change came about properly through the legislative process and not by judicial decree. On Saturday, the Senate ended a filibuster on the repeal of the law preventing open homosexuals to serve in the armed forces. This repeal has been the hobby …

Written by John Vecchione on Monday December 20, 2010

Obama May Sign DADT Repeal Wed

Obama May Sign DADT Repeal Wed The Hill reports: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said President Obama will likely sign the law repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" on Wednesday morning. The president is already missing part of his Christmas vacation, so his schedule is …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 20, 2010

Burris Won't Run for Mayor

Burris Won't Run for Chicago Mayor Politico reports: Former Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) won’t be running for mayor of Chicago after all. A group of friends submitted the paperwork for him to be on the ballot, and he promised to make a decision by mid-December. Facing a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 20, 2010

Dems Pick Up GOP Votes for START

Dems Pick Up GOP Votes for START Politico reports: Senate Democrats appear to have enough votes to overcome a Republican filibuster on the new START arms-control treaty, though it’s unclear if they will have the 67 votes needed for ratification. At least five Republicans have …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 20, 2010