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Did Texas Kill an Innocent Man?

Did Texas Kill an Innocent Man? The Texas Observer reports : Claude Jones always claimed that he wasn’t the man who walked into an East Texas liquor store in 1989 and shot the owner. He professed his innocence right up until the moment he was strapped to a gurney in the Texas …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

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Poland's Viva magazine offers a big photospread of Anne Applebaum and Mrs. Frum finishing work on their new Polish country cookbook. Poland's Viva magazine offers a big photospread of Anne Applebaum and Mrs. Frum finishing work on their new Polish country cookbook. The book will be …

Written by David Frum on Friday November 12, 2010

Anuzis to Challenge Steele for RNC Chair

Anuzis Running for RNC Chair The Huffington Post reports: Saul Anuzis, the former Republican Party chairman of Michigan, will challenge Michael Steele for the RNC chairmanship. In a blog post at his web site, Anuzis writes that Steele "has his way of doing things. I have mine." …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

GOP Choice: Balanced Budgets or Senior Votes

The new deficit panel report targets the pocketbooks of upper income seniors. The trouble for the GOP is that those seniors have become the party's base. One of the best things about the Bowles-Simpson deficit report: It has exposed where we'll find the opponents of budget balancing. On the …

Written by David Frum on Friday November 12, 2010

Anti-Defamation League Condemns Beck

Anti-Defamation League Condemns Glenn Beck The Huffington Post reports : The Anti-Defamation League has condemned Glenn Beck for his recent attacks on liberal billionaire George Soros. In particular, the ADL condemned Beck's comments about Soros' actions and experiences during …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Cindy McCain Slams DADT in Anti-Gay Bullying Ad

Cindy McCain Slams DADT in Anti-Gay Bullying Ad AmericaBlog Gay reports : John McCain is leading the filibuster against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" "repeal" legislation in the Senate (it's not an actual repeal, but we'll leave that for another time). Today, Cindy McCain joined a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Newsweek and The Daily Beast Merge

Newsweek and The Daily Beast Merge Tina Brown writes : Some weddings take longer to plan than others. The union of The Daily Beast and Newsweek magazine finally took place with a coffee-mug toast between all parties Tuesday evening, in a conference room atop Beast headquarters, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

ACLU Calls for Criminal Probe of Bush

ACLU Calls for Criminal Probe of George Bush The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday joined a growing chorus in the human rights community calling for a special prosecutor to investigate whether former president George W. Bush …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Watch: Lindsey Explains Why He Left Cato

Watch: Lindsey Explains Why He Left CATO In an interview with Bloggingheads.tv, Brink Lindsey explains that he left the Cato institute partly due to "philosophical differences."

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Pelosi Pressured to Step Aside

Pelosi Pressured to Step Aside Real Clear Politics reports : In a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won't support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically symbolic roll call when the new Congress meets in January. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Six Senators Back DeMint's Earmark Proposal

Six Senators Back DeMint's Earmark Proposal MSNBC reports : WASHINGTON — Even as they prepare to welcome 13 newly elected Republicans into their ranks, GOP senators have already fired the opening salvos in an intraparty ideological battle over federal spending — one that …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Cameron Commemorates Korean War

Cameron Commemorates Korean War The AFP reports : SEOUL — Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath Thursday at the site of a brutal Korean War battle in which dozens of British troops died, as the country commemorated its war dead on Remembrance Day. Ahead of a G20 summit …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Cameron: World Must Tackle Trade Imbalances

Cameron: World Must Tackle Trade Imbalances The Guardian reports : World leaders must resolve the trade imbalances that are destabilising the global economy or risk a repeat of the Great Depression, David Cameron warned today. Speaking at the start of the G20 Summit in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Nickel and Diming Docs Won't Pay For Medicare

The doctors' lobby rushed to support Obamacare, but with the Medicare "doc fix" delayed again, they may be having a case of buyer's remorse. It looks like physicians are having second thoughts about the wisdom of supporting Obamacare. This week, the media reported on efforts by the American …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Friday November 12, 2010

Cameron Condemns Violence at Student Protest

Cameron Condemns Violence at Student Protest Euronews reports : British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the ugly scenes which marred a rally in London against an increase in university tuition fees were unacceptable. On Wednesday protesters smashed up the reception area …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

UK Gov to Withhold Welfare Cheques

UK Gov to Withhold Welfare Cheques The AFP reports : SEOUL — The government unveiled a radical shake-up of the welfare state Thursday, saying it would withhold benefit payments for up to three years from those who refuse to take jobs. Prime Minister David Cameron's government …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday November 12, 2010

Grassley: Health Reform Repeal Won't Pass

Grassley: Health Reform Repeal Won't Pass The Hill reports: GOP Sen. Charles Grassley (Iowa) admitted Wednesday that a full repeal of President Obama's healthcare law will die in the Senate. Speaking to Iowa radio station KCIM, the current ranking member of the Senate Finance …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

Biden & Boehner Promise Support for Vets

Biden & Boehner Promise Support for Vets AFP reports: US Vice President Joe Biden marked Veterans Day Thursday with a tribute those who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a pledge of enduring support for those returning home with life-altering wounds. At a ceremony at Arlington …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

Cameron: Waterboarding Didn't Save Lives

Cameron: Waterboarding Didn't Save Lives The Daily Telegraph reports: The British prime minister, speaking at the G20 summit in South Korea, repeated the official British line that torture was wrong, and he went further, attacking policies pursued by the Bush administration on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

Media Matters Wins Lunch with Murdoch

David Brock's Media Matters Wins Lunch with Murdoch Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports: In one of the more clever moments of issue advocacy in recent memory, the progressive media watchdog group, Media Matters for America, successfully won an online auction Thursday to have a …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010