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Lou Dobbs Going to FOX

Lou Dobbs Going to FOX The New York Times reports : The former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs will host a daily program on the Fox Business Network starting early next year, the network said Wednesday. Fox Business, a unit of the News Corporation, did not specify a time slot for the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

GM Posts Large Profits Ahead of IPO

GM Posts Large Profits Ahead of IPO The New York Times reports : DETROIT — A week before its initial public offering, General Motors reported its largest quarterly profit in 11 years on Wednesday, showing that the slimmed-down automaker no longer needed huge sales to …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday November 11, 2010

Steele Retains Grip on RNC Leadership

Despite criticism from the media and fellow Republicans, RNC head Michael Steele is looking more likely to win a second term as chairman. Despite criticism from the media and fellow Republicans, Republican National Committee head Michael Steele is becoming more likely to win a second term as the …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday November 11, 2010

Deficit Panel Goes Wobbly on Tax Overhaul

The bipartisan deficit commission draft report includes options for a simpler income tax structure, but the panel threw away the chance for bolder tax reforms. When it comes to tax reform, the bipartisan deficit commission needs to think more boldly. The co-chairs’ draft report includes …

Written by Kenneth Silber on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Tea Party's New Target: Free Trade

Obama's trip to India has raised the tea party's anger over free trade. Will they now push the GOP to turn more protectionist? If the increasingly hostile Tea Party base is turning the GOP into the party of Medicare, will it also turn them into the party of protectionism? The Republican hostility …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Read: Draft of Deficit Commission's Report

Read: Draft of Deficit Commission's Report Today, President Obama's bipartisan commission on the deficit released a draft of their report. Amongst their recommendations: cuts in Social Security and Medicare, as well as cuts in income taxes. Click here to read the draft report .

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Wehner Breaks Down the GOP's Epic Win

Wehner Breaks Down GOP's Epic Win Writing at Commentary 's Contentions blog, Peter Wehner puts the GOP's midterm gains in perspective: In shifting through the fine analysis that emerged in the aftermath of last week’s midterm elections, a few data points are particularly noteworth…

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Iran Fails to Win Seat on UN Women's Panel

UN Rejects Iran for Women's Rights Panel Seat AFP reports: Iran failed to secure a seat on a key board running the new UN super agency to improve women's rights as fierce lobbying by western nations and rights groups swayed an election Wednesday. Saudi Arabia, whose candidacy …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Miller Cites 'Bush v. Gore' in Arguments

Miller Cites 'Bush v. Gore' in Arguments Salon reports : It's not an American election without a lawsuit to challenge a recount. Joe Miller is now exercising his right as a losing American candidate to get as many legitimate votes as possible thrown out. The Miller campaign says …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Debt Panel: Cut Social Security, Medicare & Taxes

Debt Panel: Cut Social Security, Medicare & Taxes Bloomberg reports: A presidential commission’s leaders proposed a $3.8 trillion deficit-cutting plan that would cut Social Security and Medicare, reduce income-tax rates and eliminate tax breaks including the mortgage-interest …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Gulf Spill Panel Gives BP a Slap on the Wrist

The president's oil spill commission didn't find evidence of a "conscious decision" to trade safety for profit at BP, but the company's record is nothing to boast about. This week, critics attacked the findings of the presidential oil spill commission, in particular the statement from the …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Netanyahu: Settlement Row 'Overblown'

Netanyahu: Settlement Row 'Overblown' Haaretz reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed renewed furor over Israel's West Bank settlements, calling the international reaction to Israel's latest building plan "overblown". Anger at plans announced Tuesday …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Is Scott Brown Doomed in 2012?

Is Scott Brown Doomed in 2012? Politico reports: Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who launched the GOP’s midterm insurgency with his special election win last January, just might be a dead man walking. His polling numbers are still solid. There’s no Democratic war-horse …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

WH Backs Away from 2011 Afghan Withdrawal

WH Backs Away from 2011 Afghan Withdrawal Date The Associated Press reports: The Obama administration is publicly moving away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize the pledge to begin withdrawing U.S. forces in July 2011, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Sanford's Poll Numbers Bounce Back Up

Sanford's Poll Numbers Bounce Back Up The New York Times reports: Recently, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina watched “The Blind Side, ” the Oscar-winning movie about a white woman from Memphis who mentors a homeless black teenager. The film so “touched my heart, ” the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Students Attack Tory Party HQ

Students Attack Tory Party HQ The BBC reports: There have been clashes between demonstrators and police in London, as students and lecturers protest against plans to treble tuition fees and cut university funding in England. Protesters broke in to the building housing the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Kirk to Collins: We'll Be the 'Mod Squad'

Mark Kirk to Sen. Collins: We'll be the 'Mod Squad' The Hill reports: Centrist Senate Republicans are likely to get a new ally in Sen.-elect Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), according to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Collins, one of the most visible centrist Republicans in the Senate, told …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

How DeMint Turned His Back on Inglis

Rep. Bob Inglis once served as a mentor to Jim DeMint. But when DeMint's career flourished, the new senator would turn on his old friend. I just finished reading the WSJ's poignant narrative of the rift between Jim DeMint and Bob Inglis. In the heat of the 2010 election, Sen. Jim DeMint got …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Why the GOP Needs the Academic Elite

America's top students may be a tiny percentage of the national vote, but without them the GOP can't develop the policies it needs to govern. This is part three in a series. Click here for part 1 and part 2 . OK. So the Republicans might have offended some small academic elites …

Written by Nils August Andresen on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Alvin Greene Thinking About Prez Bid

Alvin Greene Thinking Prez Bid Politico reports: Alvin Greene might run for president. Greene, the unlikely Democratic Senate nominee in South Carolina who lost overwhelmingly to Republican Sen. Jim DeMint last week, called the state Democratic Party on Tuesday to ask how …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010