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Post Office Lost $8.5B Last Year

Post Office Lost $8.5B Last Year The AP reports: The Postal Service said Friday it lost $8.5 billion last year despite deep cuts of more than 100, 000 jobs and other reductions in recent years. The post office had estimated it would lose $6 billion to $7 billion, but a sharp …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 13, 2010

Burma Frees Suu Kyi

Burma Frees Democracy Activist Suu Kyi The New York Times reports: Myanmar's military government freed its archrival, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi , on Saturday after her latest term of detention expired. Several thousand jubilant supporters streamed to her residence. A …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday November 13, 2010

Anuzis: I Can Beat Steele

In an interview with Frum Forum RNC chair contender Saul Anuzis argued that he has the support to win and reform the Republican National Committee. Michigan National Committeeman Saul Anuzis jumped into the RNC Chairman race this morning, becoming the first individual to challenge incumbent …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday November 12, 2010

The Not So Glamorous Life of a Modern Spy

Naomi Watts' new film Fair Game about the story of Valerie Plame shows a world where news headlines and sound bytes are a matter of life and death. "How can you look someone in the face and lie to them?" asks an understandably troubled and scared female Iraqi doctor, who is about to be recruited …

Written by Telly Davidson on Friday November 12, 2010

The Prowl: Loose Lips Sink Dates

A few months ago, I went on a forgettable date with an economist. Little did I know that my stories about the dinner would eventually get back to him. Like many impressionable young girls, my Dad often gave me "life lessons.” The majority of these lessons involved, for unclear reasons, advice on …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday November 12, 2010

The Fat Diaries: Rush Limbaugh's Sugar Diet

On a recent show, Rush Limbaugh drew attention to an experiment where a nutritionist lost 27 pounds while eating junk food. Unfortunately, this is exactly the kind of nonsense we don’t need in the midst of our obesity crisis. Like most people, I’ve wondered how much government needs to …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday November 12, 2010

Help! I'm Tired of Being My Family's Tech Guru

David Eddie hears from a reader tired of always having to deal with his parents' computer problems. But does he have a fair gripe? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader tired of having to deal with his parents computer problems. The reader writes: I recently moved …

Written by David Eddie on Friday November 12, 2010

Grandma Needs Camera Time, Too

Meghan Cox Gurdon wonders why we spend so much time capturing and recording our young while forgetting the older members of our families. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon wonders why we spend so much time capturing and recording our young while forgetting the older members …

Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday November 12, 2010

Rick Perry to Lead Republican Governors Association

Rick Perry to Lead GOP Governor's Association Politico reports : Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be tapped as the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association when the organization meets next week in San Diego, GOP sources tell POLITICO. Perry recently released a book …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Palin Book Tour Heads to Iowa & South Carolina

Palin Book Tour Heads to Iowa & South Carolina The Hill reports: Sarah Palin begins her book tour in two weeks, and she'll stop in two states that play an important role in the GOP primary process. She's scheduled to make stops in Iowa and South Carolina — two early voting …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

SCOTUS Doesn't Suspend 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

SCOTUS Doesn't Suspend 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The Hill reports: The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Friday to pause enforcement of the military's ban on openly gay and lesbian service members while that policy faces a legal challenge. The high court sided against the Log Cabin …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Jindal Rips Obama in New Book

Jindal Rips Obama in New Book Politico reports: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal uses a new book to portray President Barack Obama as disconnected from the Gulf oil spill, charging that he was more focused on the political aftermath than the actual impact of the crisis. Jindal …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Pawlenty Joins Health Bill Lawsuit

Pawlenty Joins Health Bill Lawsuit Politico reports: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Thursday filed a legal brief seeking to join a multistate lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care reform law. Pawlenty's move, which comes just weeks before his second term …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Braun's Mayoral Strategy: Make Rahm Angry

Braun's Mayoral Strategy: Make Rahm Angry Chicago's CBS 2 TV News reports: Some feel the battle for the fifth-floor office at City Hall has already been conceded to former North Side Congressman Rahm Emanuel. But CBS 2 Chief correspondent Jay Levine reports, one of his challenge…

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Palin Hacker Gets 1 Year Sentence

Palin Hacker Gets 1 Year Sentence Wired reports: David Kernell, the former Tennessee student convicted of hacking into Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account, was sentenced on Friday to one year in custody. Kernell, 22, was convicted earlier this year of misdemeanor computer …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Rush: Clyburn Could be 'Driving Ms. Nancy'

Rush: Clyburn Could be 'Driving Ms. Nancy' Politico reports: Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Thursday suggested that Rep. Jim Clyburn — the highest-ranking African American in Congress — serve as chauffeur to Nancy Pelosi in the event he fails to win the race for House …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Clinton Big Fan of Bush Memoir

Clinton Big Fan of Bush Memoir CBS News reports: Former President George W. Bush has found an unexpected fan in former President Bill Clinton - not for his politics, but for his literary prowess. In a statement released on Friday, the former President praised Mr. Bush for his recent …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Obama: Middle Class Tax Cut "No. 1 Priority"

Obama: Middle Class Tax Cut "No. 1 Priority" CNN reports: President Barack Obama declared Friday that his "number one priority" is preserving tax cuts for the middle class, and sharply denied that comments by his senior adviser David Axelrod suggest that his administration is …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Wehner: Why Palin's No Reagan

Wehner: Why Palin's No Reagan At Commentary 's Contentions blog, Peter Wehner writes: “He is … endowed with a happy nature,” Edmund Morris wrote of Ronald Reagan, “his optimism unquenchable, his smile enchantingly crooked, his laughter impossible to resist. If these attributes, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Avlon: Time for Pelosi to Step Down

Avlon: Time for Pelosi to Step Down At the Daily Beast, John Avlon writes: img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/BannerSource.asp?FlightID=1857577&Page=&PluID=0&Pos=5300" border=0 width=300 height=250>

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010