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Collins Starts to Raise Funds for Possible RNC Run

Collins Starts to Raise Funds for Possible RNC Run ABC News reports: ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: Another Republican insider is gunning for RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s job. ABC News has learned that former RNC Political Director Gentry Collins has taken the first step …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

NY Dem Owens May Back Boehner

NY Dem Owens May Back Boehner Politico reports: An upstate New York Democrat that survived this month’s Republican wave is leaving the door open to voting for John Boehner as speaker. Rep. Bill Owens told the Adirondack Daily Enterprise in Monday’s edition that it was “quite …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Boston Airport Evacuated

Boston's Logan Airport Evacuated The AP reports: A bomb squad has issued the all-clear after examining two suspicious bags found in a cargo area at Boston's Logan International Airport. Authorities say a dog doing routine security on Tuesday appeared to pick up a suspicious …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Palin's TV Show Loses 40% of Audience

'Palin's Alaska' Ratings Plummet Deadline Hollywood reports : Sarah Palin lost almost half of her premiere audience in the second airing of her TLC reality series Sarah Palin's Alaska . On Sunday, the series executive produced by Mark Burnett, drew 3 million viewers. That is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

South Korea: North's Attack is an "Invasion"

South Korea: North's Attack is an "Invasion" CNN reports : (CNN) -- Nations reacted swiftly Tuesday in condemning a North Korean artillery attack that South Korea said killed two marines and wounded 15 soldiers and civilians. The strongest reaction came from South Korean …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Jennifer Rubin Hired to Write At Washington Post

Jennifer Rubin Hired to Write At Washington Post John Podhoretz writes : For the past three years, Jennifer Rubin has set this blog and this website afire with her breadth of knowledge, her love of the intricacies of politics, her passion for ideas and policy, and her commitment to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Nancy Pelosi: The Blue Team’s MVP

The election of Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats' Minority Leader is bad news for the GOP. In fact, there's a good chance that in 2013 she'll be Speaker again. Why are so many conservatives celebrating the election of Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats’ Minority Leader? Her election is actually bad news …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Charen: Emulate Israel's Airport Security

Charen: Emulate Israel's Airport Security Mona Charen at National Review writes : Critics from the right believe that if we would only drop our political correctness and aggressively profile Muslim-looking men between the ages of 18 and 40, we would solve the problem. I’d …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Time for UN to Pull Out of Haiti

Haitians are wrongly blaming UN peacekeepers for a cholera outbreak and demanding they leave the country. And that's exactly what the UN should do. Having endured a devastating earthquake that exacerbated its endemic poverty and corruption, Haiti is now in the throes of a cholera epidemic – …

Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday November 23, 2010

'Exhausted' Obama Backer Loses Job

"Exhausted" Obama Backer Loses Job Michelle Singletary writes in the Washington Post : Nobody is safe. Velma Hart, who burst onto the media scene after telling President Obama she was scared about her financial future, has been laid off. Hart was let go as the chief financial …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Taliban Imposter Fooled Diplomats

Taliban Imposter Fooled Diplomats The New York Times reports: For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Miller Sues State to Force Recount

Miller Sues State to Force Recount Anchorage Daily News reports: Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller followed through on a court order Monday and moved his lawsuit challenging the general election results to state court in Fairbanks from federal court in Anchorage. Miller's …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Poll: Most Back Full Body Scans

Poll: Most Back Full Body Scans The Washington Post reports: Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the new full-body security-screening machines at the country's airports, as most say they put higher priority on combating terrorism than protecting personal privacy, according to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

N. Korea Shells South Korean Town

N. Korea Shells South Korean Town CNN reports: In a sharp escalation of hostility along their disputed sea border, North and South Korean forces traded fire on Tuesday, a deadly skirmish that jacked up diplomatic tensions in a volatile region. Two South Korean marines were …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

How School Vouchers Can Protect Gay Teens

A series of high-profile suicides has increased awareness of anti-gay bullying. But there's an easy solution to help gay students escape to safer private and charter schools. School vouchers can help liberate gay and lesbian youth from the terror of growing up gay in the typical American public …

Written by Alex Morgan on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Lugar Shakes Off Tea Party Threat

Lugar Shakes Off Tea Party Threat The Hill reports: Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) appears to be daring the Tea Party to challenge him in the 2012 Senate primary. While most of his GOP colleagues are heeding the advice of their Senate campaign chiefs and preparing for conservative …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Could North Korean Nuclear Plant Help Iran?

Could North Korean Nuclear Plant Help Iran? The Wall Street Journal reports : WASHINGTON—North Korea's apparent upgrade to its nuclear-fuel production capabilities is raising fears among lawmakers and proliferation experts about Pyongyang's potential role in supplying Iran and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Rand Paul to Write Tea Party Book

Rand Paul to Write Tea Party Book Bluegrass Politics reports : FRANKFORT – It won’t be available for holiday gifts this year but U.S. Sen.-elect Rand Paul of Bowling Green is writing a book entitled “The Tea Party Goes to Washington.” The book will be about Paul’s plan and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Axelrod to Leave White House After State of Union

Axelrod to Leave White House After State of Union CNN reports : Washington (CNN) – President Obama is planning to bring former campaign manager David Plouffe onto the White House staff at the beginning of January to work alongside senior adviser David Axelrod for a brief time …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Christie Supports Subway To New York

Christie Supports Subway To NY The New York Times reports : (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who halted construction last month on a new commuter rail tunnel to New York City, said on Monday that he would consider using state money to help finance an extension of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010