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The Fat Diaries: Stop Dissing the Potato

Some government health agencies are trying to cut down on our potato consumption. But is the much maligned tuber really that harmful? By now, everyone's heard of the " Twinkie diet ." Now there's a new guy on the “I ate only [insert food here]” bandwagon. After 60 days, the head of the …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday December 3, 2010

Help! My Mother-in-Law's Always Ripping Everyone

Eddie hears from a reader who accidentally let his sister-in-law know how their mother-in-law really feels about her. Does he need to apologize? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who accidentally let his sister-in-law know how her mother-in-law really feels about …

Written by David Eddie on Friday December 3, 2010

When Life Throws You a Curve Ball

Meghan Cox Gurdon reflects on those moments when life's script doesn't always have a happy ending. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon reflects on those moments when life's script doesn't always have a happy ending: There's an old theatrical rule to the effect that if a …

Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday December 3, 2010

Hillary: No Future Prez Run

Hillary: No Future Prez Run The Hill reports: Amid murmurs she could again run for president, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that her current post is likely her "last public position." Clinton — a former senator and first lady — brushed aside talk that she might …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Scott Brown Supports DADT Repeal

Brown Supports DADT Repeal Mass Politics Blog reports : Sen. Scott Brown issued the following statement on the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy Friday: I have been in the military for 31 years and counting, and have served as a subordinate and as an officer. As a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Thomas: Zionists Control America

Thomas: Zionists Control America The Detroit Free Press reports : Striking a defiant tone, journalist Helen Thomas, 90, said today she absolutely stands by her controversial comments about Israel made earlier this year that led to her resignation. But she stoked additional …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

A Grassroots Answer to Gridlock

A new movement, No Labels, hopes to use grassroots energy to reclaim the center of American politics. In today's Washington Post , former Clinton deputy assistant William Galston and I write about the launch of a new movement, No Labels, that hopes to use grassroots energy to reclaim the center …

Written by David Frum on Friday December 3, 2010

Deficit Panel Plan Defeated

Deficit Panel Plan Defeated The Hill reports: In an 11-7 vote, President Obama's fiscal commission on Friday failed to adopt a sweeping plan for reining in the federal budget deficit. The panel had been working since February on a plan that would cut almost $4 trillion in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Reid's Right: Let's Cash in on Online Poker

For once, the Senate Majority Leader has got a good idea. Reid's bill to allow online poker could create thousands of jobs and provide a tax revenue boom. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, previously a tepid supporter of efforts to restrict online gambling, has, The Wall Street Journal …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday December 3, 2010

Military Service Chiefs: Keep DADT

Service Chiefs: Keep DADT The Hill reports: The top officers of the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force said Friday that Congress should not scrap the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the near-term, claiming it would add more stress to troops during a time of war. Arguing …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.8%

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.8% The Washington Post reports : After three months of holding steady, the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in November, with payroll employment showing little growth, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The jump is …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Obama's Stimulus Funds Faith-Based Groups

Obama's Stimulus Funds Faith-Based Groups Politico reports : The stimulus bought Castleton United Methodist Church in Indianapolis a new heating and cooling system. In Laramie, Wyo., it bought the Church of St. Laurence O'Toole new windows for the Roman Catholic school it runs. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Japan, U.S. Start War Games

Japan, U.S. Launch War Game Drill NPR reports: In an ongoing show of force following a deadly North Korean attack on a front-line island, the U.S. and Japan began one of their biggest-ever military exercises Friday, mobilizing more than 44, 000 troops, hundreds of aircraft …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

WikiLeaks Moves to Switzerland

WikiLeaks Moves to Switzerland CNN reports: A U.S.-based domain name provider shut down WikiLeaks early Friday, but the controversial website announced hours later that it had employed a company in Switzerland and was back up. "WikiLeaks moves to Switzerland," the company said …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Obama, GOP Hold Private Tax Cut Talks

Obama, GOP Holding Private Tax Talks The Washington Post reports: The White House and congressional Republicans have begun working behind the scenes toward a broad deal that would prevent taxes from going up for virtually every U.S. family and authorize billions of dollars in fresh …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Cables Reveal Extent of Afghan Corruption

Cables Reveal Extent of Afghan Corruption The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — From hundreds of diplomatic cables, Afghanistan emerges as a looking-glass land where bribery, extortion and embezzlement are the norm and the honest man is a distinct outlier. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Amazon: Gov. Did Not Push us to Drop Wikileaks

Amazon: Gov. Did Not Push us to Drop Wikileaks Computerworld reports : IDG News Service - Amazon Web Services (AWS) kicked WikiLeaks off its servers for breaking rules designed to ensure websites use their own content and that it won't injure others, and not due to pressure …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

NSA Conducts Search for Russian Spy

NSA Conducts Search for Russian Spy The Washington Times reports : The National Security Agency (NSA) is conducting a counterintelligence probe at its Fort Meade, Md., headquarters in a top-secret hunt for a Russian agent, according to a former intelligence official close to the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Widow: Cable Prove Litvinenko Was Murdered

Widow: Cable Prove Litvinenko Was Murdered The Guardian reports : The widow of Alexander Litvinenko said that leaked US diplomatic cables vindicated her long-standing claim that Vladimir Putin had authorised her husband's murder. In secret conversations with the French, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010

Jeb Leads Hispanic Outreach for GOP

Jeb Leads Hispanic Outreach for GOP Politico reports : Alarmed by the GOP’s alienation of Hispanic voters, a group of operatives and former elected officials has launched a bid to wrestle the party’s image back from illegal immigration foes – and it’s led by a Republican named …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday December 3, 2010