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Obama: GOP Are Like "Hostage Takers"

Obama: GOP Are Like "Hostage Takers" Ryan Streeter writes : In his news briefing this afternoon, Obama said that the Republicans are like “hostage takers” and that he only negotiates with hostage takers if he fears that the “hostage” will be harmed. In this case, “The hostage …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

US Abandones Settlement Freeze

US Abandones Settlement Freeze The Washington Times reports : President Obama has abandoned a two-year policy of trying to persuade Israel to stop some settlement construction as a condition for negotiations with the Palestinians, a major recalibration of the administration…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

TARP Makes a $12 Billion Profit

TARP Makes a $12 Billion Profit The LA Times reports : Taxpayers earned a $12-billion profit on the U.S. Treasury's $45-billion bailout of Citigroup Inc., the government reported as it sold the last of its stock in the banking giant. The Treasury said late Monday that it …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Liz Cheney: Repeal DADT

Liz Cheney: Repeal DADT Think Progress reports : As Congress prepares to hold a vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Liz Cheney — who had come out in favor of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell earlier this year — reiterated the need to lift the ban during a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

York: Dems Dug their Own Grave on Tax Cuts

York: Dems Dug their Own Grave on Tax Cuts Byron York writes : You may remember that during the health care debate, when Democrats, having lost their 60th vote in the Senate with the election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown, decided to put the final touches on national health …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Why is Olbermann Linking to an Anti-Semite?

Why is Olbermann Linking to an Anti-Semite? Michael C. Moynihan reports : Here’s how an evidence-free, innuendo-filled personal attack on a rape accuser trespasses the mainstream political debate. On his Twitter feed, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann (162,000 followers) links to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Reid Pushes for Online Poker

Reid Pushes for Online Poker Politico reports : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to use the tax cut package President Barack Obama brokered with Republicans to legalize online poker, POLITICO has learned — a move that could further complicate the deal Obama announced …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Chamber of Commerce Faces Local Revolts

Chamber of Commerce Faces Local Revolts Politico reports : The strong> U.S. Chamber of Commerce Republican House 2010

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Egypt Blames Shark Attack on Israel

Egypt Blames Shark Attack on Israel The Jerusalem Post reports : Egyptian officials say they have not ruled out the possibility that a fatal shark attack in Sinai on Sunday could have been a plot by the Mossad. “What is being said about the Mossad throwing the deadly shark [in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Will Voters Even Notice the Payroll Tax Break?

Obama's new tax cut deal will reduce payroll taxes on Social Security and Medicare. But will the voters notice the income boost? On Tuesday, President Obama gave a press conference where he exonerated his left wing base for holding him to unrealistic expectations, arguing that they ignored his …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday December 8, 2010

Obama's Tax Deal: Straight from Clinton's Playbook

Obama's angered his base by compromising on the Bush tax cuts. But like Clinton who also bucked his party, it could lead him to a bigger political win. To the utter dismay of his “progressive wing, ” President Obama has engineered a comprehensive deal on Bush tax cuts, the estate tax issue and …

Written by Steve Bell on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Heritage Action for America on Taxes: No Compromise

Heritage Foundation's 501(c)4 offshoot is targeting some proposals in the new tax deal. But what they're really attacking is the idea of compromise. Heritage Action for America, the 501(c)4 political off-shoot of the Heritage Foundation, has decided that it does not like some of the provisions in …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Hamas Sentences 'Collaborator' to Death

On Monday, a Gaza military court convicted three men of allegedly ‘collaborating’ with Israel, sentencing one to death and the others to prison. According to the Hamas Interior Ministry, on Monday a Gaza military court convicted three men of allegedly ‘collaborating’ with Israel, sentencing …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Who's Policing Stanley Kurtz?

The "No Labels" op-ed I coauthored with William Galston has ignited a ferocious respons from Stanley Kurtz at NRO. The "No Labels" op-ed I coauthored with William Galston has ignited a ferocious response from Stanley Kurtz at NRO. Kurtz was especially offended by this paragraph in our …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards Dead at 61

Elizabeth Edwards Dead at 61 Station WRAL in North Carolina reports: Elizabeth Edwards, the political wife whose public battle with breast cancer, coping with marital infidelity and continued advocacy for the downtrodden raised her profile above that of her husband, died Tuesday. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Pelosi: Dem Caucus Not Sold on Tax Deal

Pelosi: Caucus Not Sold on Tax Deal The Hill reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) escalated the Democratic criticism of the tax cut deal President Obama struck with Republicans and singled out the GOP-favored estate tax proposal as “a bridge too far.” Pelosi, …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Obama: Tax Plan a 'Good Deal for the American People'

Obama: Tax Plan a 'Good Deal for the American People' The AP reports: With fellow Democrats balking, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts was necessary to help the economy and protect recession-weary Americans. He passionately …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 7, 2010

U.S. Drops Settlement Freeze Demand

U.S. Drops Call For Settlement Freeze The Daily Telegraph reports: Signalling an end to the brief flirtation with the Palestinian cause, the US secretary of state flew to Jerusalem to voice full American support for Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. In an effort …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Avlon on Tax Talks: Obama Got Rolled

Avlon on Tax Talks: Obama Got Rolled John Avlon writes in the Daily Beast: The Conciliator-in-Chief announced a “framework for a bipartisan agreement” on taxes at a hastily assembled White House press conference on Monday night. There were no party leaders to flank him and no signs …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday December 7, 2010

Is the Media Ignoring Anti-Semitism at Indiana U?

Recently, eight Hebrew texts were stolen from Indiana University’s Wells Library and urinated on. But the incident has received little media attention. On Monday, November 27, eight Hebrew texts were stolen from Indiana University’s Wells Library and urinated on. Only a few days previously, …

Written by Stephen Richer on Tuesday December 7, 2010