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Irish Leader Will Dissolve Government

Irish Leader Will Dissolve Government The New York Times reports : DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland begins two nervous weeks of political maneuvering on Tuesday as the government dares the opposition to block an austerity budget on which a multi-billion euro EU/IMF bailout is riding. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Islamist Schools in UK Teach Anti-Semitism

Islamist Schools in UK Teach Anti-Semitism The New York Times reports : LONDON — A British network of more than 40 part-time Islamic schools and clubs with 5, 000 students has been teaching from a Saudi Arabian government curriculum that contains anti-Semitic and homophobic …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

How Repealing the Health Mandate Could Backfire

Republicans are convinced that voters oppose the individual mandate and want it repealed. But repeal could have some unintended consequences. As debate about whether or not the incoming Republican House should attempt to “repeal and replace” the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues…

Written by Mason Herron on Tuesday November 23, 2010

U.S. Launches World's Biggest Satellite

U.S. Launches World's Biggest Satellite China Daily reports : CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The Air Force has launched a new classified spy satellite. An un-manned Delta 4-Heavy rocket blasted off From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday at 5:58 pm (2258 GMT). It carried …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

Hundreds Die Stampede In Cambodia

Hundreds Die Stampede In Cambodia The N ew York Times reports : PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital, leaving at least 349 dead and hundreds injured in what the prime minister called the country's biggest tragedy …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 23, 2010

FBI Raids Hedge Funds

FBI Raids Hedge Funds The Wall Street Journal reports : A three-year insider-trading investigation shifted into high gear Monday as government agents raided the offices of three large hedge funds, sending shock waves through the financial world. In coordinated raids in New …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Gore: Ethanol Support Was Political

Gore: Ethanol Support Was Political Reuters reports : ATHENS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was "not a good policy", weeks before tax credits are up for renewal. U.S. blending tax breaks for …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

You Read it First at FrumForum

Reports that Maria Ceno is considering a bid for RNC Chair might have been surprising to some, but not to Frum Forum readers. On Friday at 2PM, Frum Forum reported that Maria Cino was close to jumping into the race for RNC Chair: A Republican source close to Maria Cino’s thinking tells …

Written by Tim Mak on Monday November 22, 2010

How to Run for RNC Chairman

Saul Anuzis was the first announced RNC chair candidate. Why haven’t others jumped in as well? F F spoke with strategists for an inside look at RNC chair races. RNC Chair campaigns are not like your typical primary or general elections, so Frum Forum talked to Republican strategists …

Written by Tim Mak on Monday November 22, 2010

The Right Way to Honor Ronald Reagan

We're approaching the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Ronald Reagan: February 6, 2011. It's time to begin thinking seriously about an appropriate national commemoration of this good man and great president. We're approaching the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Ronald Reagan: February 6, …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 22, 2010

Daniels: Wonks Love Him, Grassroots Don't

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels may be the thinking man's conservative, but he polls abysmally among those who actually pick the GOP nominee: the grassroots. Among conservatives who value good public policy, no figure may be more adored than Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana. He is the thinking man’s …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday November 22, 2010

The Right Way to Honor Reagan's 100th Birthday

We're approaching the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birthday and its time for an appropriate national commemoration of this good man. We're approaching the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Ronald Reagan: February 6, 2011. My latest column for CNN.com makes the case for an appropriate …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 22, 2010

TSA Breaks Passenger's Bladder Bag

Bladder Bag Breaks During TSA Pat Down CBS News reports: A bladder cancer survivor from Michigan who wears a urostomy bag that collects his urine says a rough pat-down by a security agent at Detroit Metropolitan Airport caused the bag to spill its contents on his shirt and pants. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Pakistan Kills Plan to Expand Drone Attacks

Pakistan Rejects U.S. Plan to Expand Drone Attacks CNN reports: Pakistan has rejected a U.S. request to expand drone access to more of the country, two senior Pakistani military officials told CNN. "Neither the government nor the military is in a position to face possible …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Snowe & Collins Back Health Bill Court Challenge

Snowe & Collins Back Health Bill Court Challenge The Portland Press-Herald reports: Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are co-signing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief to be submitted to the federal court in Florida that will hear a constitutional challenge of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Poll: Obama-Romney in 2012 Dead Heat

Obama & Romney in 2012 Dead Heat The Hill reports: A new poll shows President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a statistical dead heat for the White House. The GOP's Romney edges Obama by one percentage point, 45-44 percent, in a Quinnipiac University poll of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

DeLay Case to Head to Jury

DeLay Case to Head to Jury Politico reports: The fate of Tom DeLay will soon be in the hands of 12 of his peers. Closing arguments are set to be heard Monday in Austin in the money laundering trial of the former House majority leader and jurors are expected to get the case …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

DeMint Still Raising Money for Miller

DeMint Still Raising Money for Miller McClatchy reports: For all his success in helping elect ultraconservatives to the Senate, Sen. Jim DeMint now must face the difficult consequences of one spectacular, all but certain failure. Even as DeMint says he would welcome fellow …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

Avlon: Ground Zero Mosque Asked for Fed Grant

Avlon: Ground Zero Mosque Asked for $5M Fed Grant John Avlon writes at The Daily Beast: Developers of the controversial Park51 Islamic community center and mosque located two blocks from Ground Zero earlier this month applied for roughly $5 million in federal grant money set aside …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 22, 2010

How Huckabee Could Stop President Palin

Huckabee's comments about the strength of a Palin 2012 bid are more than an observation. They are a warning from the one politician who could do the most to stop her. Mike Huckabee, who knows a thing or two about insurgent campaigns, sees the power of the Palin candidacy. Taegan Goddard links …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 22, 2010