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Palin: I'm Weighing a 2012 Run

Palin: I'm Weighing a 2012 Run Politico reports : Sarah Palin, in an interview for the cover story of the forthcoming New York Times Magazine, acknowledged she will need to find new advisers if she makes a presidential run, and shows self-awareness about the need to prove …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Conrad Goes Chicken-Hawk on Deficit

Dem Senator Kent Conrad has made it clear that many politicians will just have to risk their seats to back tough budget cuts. But don't expect him to do the same. Last week, senator Kent Conrad summarized his heretofore successful career as a fake deficit hawk with near poetic accuracy. …

Written by Henry Clay on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Iranian Defector: Iran's Money Finances Terror

Former Iranian Air Force pilot Bahazad Masawi has tried to warn the West about the threat from Iran's theocratic regime. But will anyone listen? In an interview with Israeli Channel 10 News, former Iranian Air Force fighter pilot, Bahazad Masawi, called the Iranian regime the " world's biggest …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Bachmann Hypocritical on Earmarks

Bachmann Hypocritical on Earmarks Talking Points Memo reports : Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) hates earmarks. Despises them. On her website, she calls the earmark system "little more than a political favor factory at taxpayer expense." But when it comes to her own district, she's …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Senate Dems Defend Earmarks

Senate Dems Defend Earmarks The Hill reports : Senate Democrats on Tuesday defended the congressional system of earmarking even as their GOP colleagues approved a voluntary two-year ban on the practice. There was scant support among the chamber’s majority party to follow the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Allen West Will Join Black Caucus

Allen West Will Join Black Caucus The Hill reports : Rep.-elect Allen West (Fla.), the black Republican vying for a spot on the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), said this week that he’ll soon be joining the group. “There are two criteria to be a member of the Congressiona…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Panel Mulls Rangel's Punishment

Panel Mulls Rangel's Punishment Politico reports : Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is facing only scattered calls to resign following his stunning conviction by a special panel of the House ethics committee on 11 charges Tuesday. But that chorus may grow louder if his colleagues — …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 17, 2010

McConnell: Cornyn Best NRSC Head

McConnell: Cornyn Best NRSC Head Politico reports : Texas Sen. John Cornyn was unanimously reelected to lead the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday, two weeks after the GOP added half a dozen members to its caucus under his leadership. Cornyn cemented his …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 17, 2010

Once Divided Michigan GOP Rallies for Anuzis

Michigan’s GOP establishment is rallying behind Saul Anuzis’ RNC chair bid, despite the traditional infighting that has dogged the state party. Michigan’s GOP establishment appears to be coalescing behind National Committeeman Saul Anuzis’ bid for the RNC chairmanship, despite the traditional …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday November 17, 2010

TSA Head: Patdown Would Have Caught Christmas Bomber

TSA: Patdown Would Have Caught Christmas Bomber The Hill reports: Pat-down techniques are so thorough that they would have thwarted the suspected Christmas Day bomber, who allegedly hid an explosive device in his underwear, the head of the TSA told senators on Tuesday. In …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Murkowski Ready to Call Victory

Murkowski Ready to Call Victory Fox News reports: Alaska election officials have finished separating the write-in ballots, with the exception of a few hundred overseas ballots, and it appears Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be declared the winner. Murkowski, who was defeated in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Soldier is First Living Medal of Honor Winner in 40 Yrs

Living Soldier Wins Medal of Honor NPR reports: Ambushed in Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta stepped into a "wall of bullets" and chased down two Taliban fighters who were carrying his mortally wounded friend away. Three years after acts of battlefield bravery, Giunta on …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Bush & Cheney Meet at Prez Library Launch

Bush & Cheney Meet at Prez Library Launch Ceremony Yahoo! News blog, The Ticket, reports: Former Vice President span style="color: #366388;"> Dick Cheney

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Former RNC Aide May Challenge Steele

Former Aide May Run Against Steele The Washington Post reports: Republican National Committee political director Gentry Collins has been considering whether to run for the chairmanship of the party's national committee, according to three sources familiar with his thinking, a bid …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

McConnell & Reid Reelected Senate Leaders

Senators Reelect Reid & McConnell Party Leaders The Hill reports: Senate Democrats and Republicans reelected their leadership teams Wednesday in an orderly post-election transition to the 112th Congress. Senate Democrats, however, are still searching for a volunteer to chair …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Angry Dems Confront Pelosi

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Iran Starts 'Biggest' Air War Game

Iran Launches 'Biggest' Air Defense Drill Reuters reports: Iran began what it said was its biggest ever air defense drill on Tuesday to test its ability to deter air strikes, which the United States and Israel have not ruled out to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Group Pulls Out of CPAC Over GOProud Invite

Group Pulls Out of CPAC Over GOProud Ben Smith at Politico reports: A conservative group has backed out of the annual CPAC conservative political conference, citing the participation of the gay Republican group. The American Principles Project president Frank Cannon wrote an …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

Top RNC Aide Quits & Rips Steele

Top RNC Aide Quits & Rips Steele Politico reports: Republican National Committee political director Gentry Collins resigned from his post Tuesday morning with a stinging indictment of Chairman Michael Steele’s two-year tenure at the committee. In a four-page letter to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 16, 2010

RNC Source: Steele Might Not Run for Reelection

A source close to the RNC tells F F that Michael Steele may not run again for RNC Chair, with a final decision on hold until around Thanksgiving. A senior Republican source close to the RNC tells Frum Forum that Michael Steele may not even run for the RNC Chairmanship in January, and that …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday November 16, 2010