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Firms Grapple to Meet Obamacare Regulations

Firms Grapple to Meet Obamacare Regulations The Wall Street Journal reports : Big employers faced with incorporating the first round of health-care changes next month are grappling with how to comply with the long list of new rules. Many companies are hiring consultants to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 13, 2010

2012 Campaign Might Cost More Than $1Billion

2012 Campaign Might Cost More Than $1Billion The Washington Post reports : Will President Obama be the first billion-dollar man? He raised and spent $750 million in the 2008 campaign, and there is already speculation that the cash-collection operation for his 2012 reelection …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 13, 2010

Pakistan Duped by Bogus Wiki Cables

Pakistan Duped by Bogus Wiki Cables The Christian Science Monitor reports : Pakistani newspapers carried a series of scoops yesterday sourced to the WikiLeaks document dump of US diplomatic correspondence that would seem to have contained all that an India -hater – no shortage …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 13, 2010

Can the GOP Defund NRP?

Can the GOP Defund NRP? Politico reports : National Public Radio is facing the most serious threat to the "public" part of its identity since Newt Gingrich’s days as speaker, thanks to a resurgent, tea-party-inspired Republican House with budget cuts on its mind and recent …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 13, 2010

Credit Card Offers Return at a Price

Credit Card Offers Return at a Price The New York Times reports : Credit card offers are surging again after a three-year slowdown, as banks seek to revive a business that brought them huge profits before the financial crisis wrecked the credit scores of so many Americans. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday December 13, 2010

Steele Close to Decision on RNC Chair Run

It’s looking increasingly likely that RNC Chairman Michael Steele will be announcing Monday evening that he won’t run for a second term. It’s looking increasingly likely that RNC Chairman Michael Steele will be announcing Monday evening that he won’t be running for a second term. Steele has …

Written by Tim Mak on Sunday December 12, 2010

We Watch Palin Meet Kate Gosselin So You Don't Have To

Kate Gosselin joined the Palin family for a camping trip on her reality show. Did sparks fly? Follow the Frum Forum liveblog to find out! Closing Thoughts: Kate Gosselin decides that her family is going to leave the camping trip early. Palin comments that Kate Gosselin being …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday December 12, 2010

Bush vs. Gore: Ten Years Later

10 years ago, the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore pulled the plug on "The Election That Wouldn't End." The mainstream media called it “The Seinfeld Election”, the “show about nothing.” An election at a time when the Internet 1.0 fueled-economy was considered by some to be “recession-proo…

Written by Telly Davidson on Sunday December 12, 2010

Suicide Bomb Goes Off in Stockholm

Suicide Bomb Goes Off in Stockholm The AP reports : STOCKHOLM — A car explosion and what appeared to be a suicide attack injured two people, killed the apparent bomber, and caused panic among Christmas shoppers in Stockholm Saturday. Stockholm Police spokeswoman Petra …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Bartlett: No One Knows How to Fix the Economy

Bartlett: No One Knows How to Fix the Economy Bruce Bartlett writes : Since announcing his tax cut agreement with Republican leaders on a deal that would prevent a large tax increase on Jan. 1, Barack Obama has been heavily attacked by those on both the right and the left. …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Limbaugh: I Hope the Tax Deal Fails

Limbaugh: I Hope the Tax Deal Fails The New York Daily News reports : This could be a first: Rush Limbaugh agrees with Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow . The right wing radio host slammed the GOP 's tax deal with President Obama during his show on Friday, arguing …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Minnesota GOP Purges Moderates

Minnesota GOP Purges Moderates Politico reports : In a dramatic display of the new Republican order, Minnesota’s state GOP banished 18 prominent party members — including two former governors and a retired U.S. senator — as punishment for supporting a third-party candidate for …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Holbrooke in Critical Condition

Holbrooke in Critical Condition Politico reports : Veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke was in critical condition Saturday at George Washington University Hospital after 20 hours of surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. The special U.S. representative to Afghanistan and …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Poll: Romney Would Defeat Obama in Election

Poll: Romney Would Defeat Obama in Election McClatchy reports : WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's approval ratings have sunk to the lowest level of his presidency, so low that he'd lose the White House to Republican Mitt Romney if the election were held today, according to a new …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Afghan Drug Lord Was U.S. Informer

Afghan Drug Lord Was U.S. Informer The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — When Hajji Juma Khan was arrested and transported to New York to face charges under a new American narco-terrorism law in 2008, federal prosecutors described him as perhaps the biggest and most …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Madoff's Son Dead in Apparent Suicide

Madoff's Son Dead in Apparent Suicide The Wall Street Journal reports : NEW YORK—Bernard Madoff's elder son was found dead Saturday of an apparent suicide on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, according to law-enforcement officials. Mark Madoff, 46 years old, was …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Palin Travels to Haiti, Avoids Press

Palin Travels to Haiti, Avoids Press The AP reports : PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah span style="color: green;"> Palin America

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Nations Reach Climate Deal in Cancun

Nations Reach Climate Deal in Cancun BBC reports : UN talks in Cancun have reached a deal to curb climate change, including a fund to help developing countries. Nations endorsed compromise texts drawn up by the Mexican hosts, despite objections from Bolivia. The draft documents …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday December 12, 2010

Rahm Must Prove Chicago Residency at Hearing

Rahm Must Prove Chicago Residency at Hearing The Hill reports: Rahm Emanuel will have to prove to elections officials on Monday that he's been a resident of Chicago despite working as President Obama's White House chief of staff for the last two years. Emanuel, who is running …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday December 11, 2010

FF's Tim Mak Leads the Pack

On Friday at 8:23 PM, Politico reported that Maria Cino would announce her entry into the RNC chair race. A scoop? Hardly. F F 's Tim Mak beat Politico by 2 hours. On Friday at 8:23 PM, Politico reported that Maria Cino would announce her entry into the race for Republican National …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday December 11, 2010