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Miller Accuses Contractor of Electioneering

Miller Accuses Contractor of Electioneering The Huffington Post reports : Alaska's Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller, still awaiting the official results of his battle against write-in candidate Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has unveiled his latest weapon in battle that he is thought …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Marc Ambinder Quits Blogging

Marc Ambinder Quits Blogging Marc Ambinder writes : This is my final blog post for The Atlantic. Five years ago, as a way to boost the competitive metabolism of The Hotline, Chuck Todd hired me away from ABC News to create "Hotline On Call." I was to be the first political …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Hispanic Vote Still Up For Grabs in 2012

Hispanic Vote Still Up For Grabs in 2012 Politico reports : Hispanic voters saved the Democratic Party Tuesday — buoying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , keeping California blue, playing an outsize role in preserving the party’s Senate majority and demonstrating a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Climate Scientists Form Team to Respond to Skeptics

Climate Scientists Form Skeptic Response Teams The LA Times reports : Reporting from Washington — Faced with rising political attacks, hundreds of climate scientists are joining a broad campaign to push back against congressional conservatives who have threatened …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Kirk Will Be Seated Late due to "Paperwork"

Kirk Will Be Seated Late due to "Paperwork" Hot Air reports : Via Guy Benson . To recap, Kirk finished ahead of Alexi Giannoulias by more than 70,000 votes . Giannoulias not only conceded the race but met with Kirk for a rift-mending post-election brewski a few days …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Bush: Jeb Won't Run in 2012

Bush: Jeb Won't Run in 2012 Political Wire reports : In an Fox News interview with Sean Hannity to air tomorrow night, former President George W. Bush said he wants his brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), to run for president one day but it will not be in the next …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Will Kristi Noem Be in Leadership?

Will Kristi Noem Be in Leadership? Greg Sargent reports : Now this is interesting: With many wondering how the House Republican leadership will accommodate the newly elected House GOPers who are soon to arrive in Washington, many of whom are Tea Party-backed, I'm told the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

Green Power Still Too Expensive

Green Power Still Too Expensive The New York Times reports : Michael Polsky’s wind farm company was doing so well in 2008 that banks were happy to lend millions for his effort to light up America with clean electricity. But two years later, Mr. Polsky has a product he is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 9, 2010

DEA Employed Mumbai Attack Mastermind

DEA Employed Mumbai Attack Mastermind The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — American authorities sent David C. Headley , a small-time drug dealer and sometime informant, to work for them in Pakistan months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, despite a warning that he …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

Altschuler Pulls Ahead in NY-1 Vote Count

After a reexamination of voting machines, Republican Randy Altschuler is now ahead in the race for New York's first congressional district. Incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY1) may not be headed back to Congress after all following a reexamination of voting machines which showed Republican …

Written by Tim Mak on Monday November 8, 2010

West Goes Silent on Arab Press Crackdown

In a new article, Khaled Abu Toameh draws attention to the case of a Saudi journalist sentenced to 50 lashes. But why has this story been ignored in the West? Palestinian journalist Khaled Abu Toameh asks : Can anyone imagine the reaction if Israel had sentenced a journalist to 50 lashes for …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 8, 2010

America Abandons Haiti, Again

America Abandons Haiti, Again David Rieff writes : In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake that leveled much of Port-au-Prince last January 12, there was a great deal of talk among the great and the good that this time it was going to be different. Not only would the Haitian …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

Bush: Tea Party is "Democracy Working"

Bush: Tea Party is "Democracy Working" Politico reports : Former President George W. Bush says the tea party movement is a sign that “democracy works in America.” In an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity set to air Monday night, Bush heralds the grass-roots conservative …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

Obama Backs Indian Seat on Security Council

Obama Backs Indian Seat on Security Council The Washington Po st reports : NEW DELHI -- President Barack Obama on Monday backed India for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a dramatic diplomatic gesture to his hosts at the end of his first visit to this booming …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

Campaign Spending Stimulated Businesses

Campaign Spending Stimulated Businesses The Washington Post reports : The 2010 election season was good for Design Cuisine of Arlington, which took in more than $500,000 in catering fees. The Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif., made about $50,000 holding Republican fundraise…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

The GOP’s Health Care Waterloo Continues

With the GOP looking to score political points and unwilling to negotiate or compromise, the Dems' health care law could still be around in two years. My latest column for CNN.com looks at the GOP's plans to confront the Democrats' health reform bill. With Republicans looking to score political …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 8, 2010

Prop 19 Advocates Ready for Another Try

Prop 19 Backers Look to 2012 Vote The LA Times reports : Despite Proposition 19's loss at the polls last week, marijuana legalization advocates in California are already working on their comeback plan for 2012 and are almost giddy about their prospects. They see the election …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

GOP Tries to Lure Manchin Across the Aisle

GOP Courts Manchin to Switch Parties Fox News reports : Republicans are making some big promises to try to lure West Virginia Senator-elect Joe Manchin to cross the aisle. Aside from his pick of committee assignments (likely the Energy and Natural Resources Committee), …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday November 8, 2010

Canada Looks to Block China's Minerals Binge

While China is gaining friends in Europe, its aggressive purchasing of natural resources is costing friends elsewhere. While China is gaining friends in Europe, its aggressive purchasing of natural resources is costing friends elsewhere. After a quarter century of an "open for business" …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 8, 2010

October Job Numbers Not That Rosy

Hold the champagne on last month's job creation numbers. 151,000 new private sector jobs are welcome, but a close look shows a long recovery ahead. Hold the champagne on last month's job creation numbers. 151,000 new private sector jobs are welcome. But take a closer look where they came from: …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 8, 2010