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Eight House Races Still Undecided

Eight House Races Still Undecided The Los Angeles Times reports: Eight congressional races remain undecided one week after election day, though Republicans appear set to add to their historic gains. Seven races for the House are yet uncalled by the Associated Press, and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

David Cameron: Up Close & Personal

David Cameron: Up Close & Personal Paul Goodman at ConservativeHome profiles Britain's prime minister: Tomorrow, David Cameron will have served as Prime Minister for six months. Here's my take on what he's like, how he's doing, where he's going. David Cameron is the ultimate …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Moderates Push Romney Ahead of 2012 Pack

Despite all the Tea Party commotion, Mitt Romney still leads the 2012 GOP polls thanks to his big lead among party moderates. For all the Tea Party commotion, the latest round of presidential preference polling reminds that Mitt Romney still leads among Republican voters. In New Hampshire, …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday November 10, 2010

WH Extensively Edited Memo on Offshore Drilling

WH Rewrote Interior Dept Drilling Memo Politico reports : The White House rewrote crucial sections of an Interior Department report to suggest an independent group of scientists and engineers supported a six-month ban on offshore oil drilling, the Interior inspector general says …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Paul: I Still Don't Support Earmarks

Paul: I Still Don't Support Earmarks Talking Points Memo reports : Kentucky's incoming Senator is pushing back hard on critics who claim he has sold out when it comes to earmarks. Republican Rand Paul told CNN's Wolf Blitzer today that concerns that he backed away from his …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Miller Seeks Court Intervention on Vote Counts

Miller Seeks Court Intervention on Vote Counts Talking Points Memo reports : GOP nominee Joe Miller is asking a federal judge to keep the state from using discretion in counting write-in ballots in Alaska's hotly contested U.S. Senate race. The suit was filed Tuesday, the day …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

DeMint Leads Push to Ban Earmarks

DeMint Leads Push to Ban Earmarks The Wall Street Journal reports : Lawmakers aligned with the tea party are moving quickly to show their strength by trying to ban budget earmarking in the Senate, where support is still strong for the practice critics deride as pork-barrel …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Manchin Denies He'll Switch Parties

Manchin Denies He'll Switch Parties Roll Call reports : West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) on Monday evening batted down any suggestion that he is considering a party switch following his scheduled swearing-in next week as the Mountain State’s junior Senator. Additionally, a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

The GOP Has a Congressional Gender-Gap

The GOP Has a Congressional Gender-Gap Politico reports : You could look at Rep. Michele Bachmann's long-shot leadership bid as the first real test of the tea party versus the GOP establishment. Or you could look at it another way: It's Bachmann versus John Boehner's boys — …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

McKinnon: The George Bush I Know

McKinnon: The George Bush I Know The Daily Beast reports : Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and multi-faceted personalities into one-dimensional punchlines. As …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Haiti Cholera Outbreak Worsens

Haiti Cholera Outbreak Worsens CNN reports : Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Health and hospital officials in Haiti braced for the worse Monday, fearing the hurricane that battered the Caribbean nation over the weekend could worsen the cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Barbara Bush Showed Young George "Fetus in a Jar"

Barbara Bush Showed George "Fetus in a Jar" The Daily Beast reports : Undoubtedly the most startling moment in Matt Lauer's conversation with George W. Bush came in the first five minutes of the interview, when Bush recounted his mother's miscarriage—and how she had showed him …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

GOP Searches for Challenger to Steele

GOP Searches for Challenger to Steele The Washington Post reports : There is an effort underway among prominent Republican National Committee members to recruit a serious alternative to Chairman Michael Steele if and when he decides to stand for a second term early next year, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Cameron Calls for Political Freedom in China

Cameron Calls for Political Freedom in China The Guardian reports : David Cameron will take a calculated gamble and tell China 's leaders today that they cannot shut down debate about democracy, urging them instead to recognise that political freedom, the rule of law and a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday November 10, 2010

How Hispanic Voters Helped Keep Texas Red

Latino voters were key in helping the Dems win important races out West. But in Texas, they helped seal Rick Perry's victory and the GOP's hold on the state. While election night was a rough one for Democrats in Texas, one of the hopes that Texas Democrats have had is that the Hispanic vote will …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Can Mitt Romney be President?

The outlook is sunny. But he faces rough seas ahead. Tea Party, Shmea Party. Post-election surveys suggest that Mitt Romney still leads as the favored Republican presidential candidate for 2012. His lead looks especially big in New Hampshire: Almost 30 points. Does this big lead translate …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday November 10, 2010

Don't Overhype Voters' Deficit Fears

A national exit poll has the media claiming that 39% of voters believe tackling the deficit is a top priority. But a closer look shows this isn't the case. A spate of recent exit polls are claiming that voters believe tackling the deficit is a top priority. But blogger Ben Somberg took a closer …

Written by Andrew Gelman on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Looking Back on the Berlin Wall

November 9th 2010 marked twenty-one years since the Berlin Wall fell. Deutsche Welle has animated a reconstruction of the old dividing line between eastern and western Germany. Here's a memorial to the last piece of the Wall still standing. Here's an online collection of visual images …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 9, 2010

No Charges Over Destroyed CIA Tapes

DOJ: No Charges Over Lost CIA Tapes CNN reports: Criminal charges will not be brought in the Justice Department's long-running investigation of the destruction of CIA videotapes of terrorism detainee interrogations, a senior Justice Department source said Tuesday. Special …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Obama Criticizes New Homes in East Jerusalem

Obama Criticizes New Homes in East Jerusalem Haaretz reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement Tuesday responding to criticism by the United States over Israel's plan to build 1,300 new homes in East Jerusalem, emphasizing that Israel is doing nothing …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010