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Bill Richardson Plans Trip to North Korea

Bill Richardson Going to N. Korea Reuters reports : Dec 8 (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on Wednesday he would travel to North Korea from Dec. 16-20, hoping to ease mounting tensions with Pyongyang over its nuclear program and belligerence toward South Korea. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Lieberman Proposes Long-Shot DADT Repeal

Lieberman Has New DADT Repeal Plan Talking Points Memo reports : A long shot, last ditch effort to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell could still succeed. At a press conference today, after the Defense Authorization bill -- and with it the DADT repeal -- went down to defeat in a …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

How Obama Sparked the Dems' Tax Revolt

If Obama, a former community organizer, had followed the basic tenets of organizing he might have avoided having the House block his tax cut compromise. Obama, famously a former community organizer, cut a deal with the Republicans on tax cuts without exercising the basic tenets of organizing.  …

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Written by Eugene Debs on Thursday December 9, 2010

Reid Kills DADT Repeal

There are, no doubt, many homophobic Republicans, but the anti-gay faction of the GOP didn’t kill the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. Harry Reid did. There are, no doubt, too many homophobic Republicans.  But the anti-gay faction of the GOP didn’t kill the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal; Harry …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday December 9, 2010

DADT Repeal Fails in Senate

DADT Repeal Fails in Senate The Hill reports: The Senate on Thursday dealt a severe blow to the repeal of the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” law, dimming the chances for the Clinton-era ban to be scrapped this year. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) failed to garner the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Iran Frees Woman Sentenced to Death by Stoning

Iran Frees Woman Sentenced to Death by Stoning AFP reports: Iran has freed a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, her son and her lawyer, a German-based campaign group told AFP Thursday. "We have got news from Iran that they are free, " Mina Ahadi, spokeswoman …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Students Attack Car Carrying Prince Charles

Students Attack Car Carrying Prince Charles The Daily Telegraph reports: A car carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall has been attacked by protesters amid worsening violence that has followed victory for the Government in the crucial tuition fees vote. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Palin Plans Trip to Israel & UK

Palin Plans Trip to Israel & UK The Daily Beast reports: The Daily Beast has learned that Sarah Palin will be traveling overseas in the new year. At the top of the list: Israel and England, both countries she has said she wanted to travel to in the past. The schedule and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Assange: Bond Villain?

Is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a real-life James Bond villain? Is Julian Assange a real-life Bond villain? It’s a question that has been bouncing around certain corners of the interweb for a while but which has become even more urgent in the days leading up to his arrest in London. What …

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Written by Jonathan Foreman on Thursday December 9, 2010

Paul Wins Fed Oversight Gavel

Paul Wins Fed Oversight Gavel The Wall Street Journal reports: Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who has passionately called for dismantling the Federal Reserve, will be running the panel that oversees the central bank when Republicans take the House majority next year. Mr. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Is Team Clinton Taking Over the White House?

Is Team Clinton Taking Over the White House? Howard Fineman writes at the Huffington Post: The tax-bill fight is revealing a crucial fact about President Obama's new, post-"shellacking" White House: it is increasingly being run by veterans of the Clinton era. House Democrats, who …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Holder: Drop Ban on Detainee Civilian Trials

Holder: Drop Ban on Civilian Trials for Gitmo Detainees Josh Gerstein at Politico reports: Attorney General Holder is urging the Senate to drop a provision in a spending bill that passed the House on Wednesday that would ban transfers of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the U.S. — …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

GOP Blocks Aid to 9/11 First Responders

GOP Blocks Aid to 9/11 Responders The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked Democratic legislation on Thursday that sought to provide medical care to rescue workers and residents of New York City who became ill as a result of breathing in toxic fumes, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Berkeley May Honor Alleged Wiki-Leaker

Berkeley May Honor Alleged Wiki-Leaker The AP reports : BERKELEY, Calif. — The Berkeley strong> City Council classified information WikiLeaks Virginia

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Senate Delays Vote on DREAM Act

Senate Delays Vote on DREAM Act CBS reports : The Senate today voted to delay debate on the DREAM Act, an immigration measure that would help foreign-born young people gain a chance at earning legal status by joining the military or entering college. Recognizing they could not …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

For Docs, the Fix is In

This week, the Senate approved a one-year "doc fix" to avoid cuts in Medicare payments to physicians. But real reform still waits. “The prospect of being hanged focuses the mind wonderfully”.  America may not be at the gallows quite yet, more like in the appeals process when it comes to the …

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Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Thursday December 9, 2010

House Dems Reject Tax-Cut Deal

House Dems Reject Tax-Cut Deal Talking Points Memo reports : House Democrats voted in a private meeting this morning to reject the tax cut plan President Obama negotiated with the GOP. By voice vote, Democrats agreed to a non-binding resolution, introduced by Rep. Peter …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010

Beirut's Puzzling Building Boom

Beirut is that rare city where you can both speak Arabic, buy whiskey, and not worry much about car bombs. Yet, the property boom here makes no sense. OK here's the thing I don't get about Lebanon. Beirut is gripped by a building boom on the scale of Dubai in 2005, cranes everywhere, condos …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday December 9, 2010

Kim Jong-Il Meets China's Top Diplomat

Kim Jong-Il Meets China's Top Diplomat Voice of America reports : China's official media say the nation's top diplomat has held "candid and in-depth" talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Thursday's report by Xinhua news agency comes amid mounting pressure for China to rein …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday December 9, 2010