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Man Charged in DC Metro Bomb Plot

Man Charged in DC Metro Bomb Plot The AP reports: A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday and charged with trying to help people he believed were al-Qaida operatives planning to bomb subway stations around the nation's capital, the FBI said. The FBI said the public was never in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Democrats Retain Spending Edge

Democrats Retain Spending Edge The New York Times reports : Lost in all of the attention paid to the heavy spending by Republican-oriented independent groups in this year’s midterm elections is that Democratic candidates have generally wielded a significant head-to-head financial …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Christie Cancels Commuter Rail Project

Christie Cancels Commuter Rail Project Business Week reports : Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ended the largest U.S. mass-transportation project, saying the state couldn’t afford a commuter-rail tunnel under the Hudson River to New York. Christie, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Scott Pulls Ahead After Blackberrygate

Polls show Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott ahead after his Dem opponent Alex Sink was caught breaking debate rules during their televised clash. Rick Scott just might win Florida’s gubernatorial race. A new poll conducted during and after Scott went after Democratic opponent Alex …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Rand Paul Stomper Blames "Back Problems"

Rand Paul Stomper Blames "Back Problems" WKTY reports : In the video, it appears to some that 23-year-old Lauren Valle is wrestled down to the ground by Rand Paul Supporters and then stomped on. But to Tim Profitt, the the situation is much different. He says what the video …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Buck Might Not Back McConnell

Buck Might Not Back McConnell The Hill reports: Ken Buck joined several other Republican Senate candidates aligned with the Tea Party movement who haven't yet signed onto supporting McConnell as the party's top official in the Senate. "You know, I'm going to make that decision …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Graham: GOP Should Look to Work with Obama

Graham: GOP Should Look to Work with Obama The Hill reports: Republicans in Congress should look for opportunities to work with President Obama in the next two years, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) suggested Tuesday evening. Graham weighed into the sustained debate within the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Miller Was Caught Lying in Past Job

Miller Was Caught Lying in Past Job The Wall Street Journal reports: Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller, while previously working as a local-government attorney, admitted to improperly using his co-workers’ computers to participate in political activity and admitted to …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

The Wrong Way to Shrink State Govt

In a quest to save money some states are looking at downsizing their legislatures. But the moves will be bad for governance and save little money. In a quest to save money and improve governance, at least three states—Maine, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky—have given serious consideration to …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Chafee: McCain Killed My '06 Senate Bid

Chafee Blames McCain For Lost Senate Seat The Hill reports: Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee (I) said Tuesday that Arizona Sen. John McCain, the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee, helped wreck his chances of holding onto his Senate seat in 2006. President …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

York: Is the GOP Ready for Power?

York: Is the GOP Ready for Power? The Washington Examiner reports : "I mean, it would be one thing if they had kind of gone away and gone off into the desert," President Obama said recently about the Republican Party. "They could have meditated and thought about, boy, how did we …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Pence May Leave GOP Leadership

Pence May Leave GOP Leadership Politico reports : House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana is considering stepping down from his post in the GOP leadership in preparation for a possible bid for president or governor in 2012 . Pence, a darling of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Murkowski Wages Credible Campaign

Murkowski Closes in on Miller The New York Times reports : FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The candidate treated like the front-runner in the Alaska Senate race is one not actually on the ballot. Neither Joe Miller nor Scott McAdams, for instance, was invited on stage here at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Angle Leads in Nevada Senate Race

Angle Leads NV Senate Race Rasmussen reports : Despite President Obama’s weekend visit to the state to boost the candidacy of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Republican Sharron Angle remains slightly ahead in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race - for the fourth survey in a row. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

50 ICBMs Accidentally Shut Down

Fifty ICBMs Accidentally Shut Down Marc Ambinder reports : President Obama was briefed this morning on an engineering failure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming that took 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), one-ninth of the U.S. missile stockpile, temporaril…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Can Boehner Manage his Coalition?

Can Boehner Manage his Coalition? Politico reports : If John Boehner becomes speaker of the House, he’ll be able to enjoy his crowning moment — 20 years in the making — for about five minutes. The moment he takes the gavel, Boehner will have to start navigating a handful …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Facebook Avoids DC Presence

Facebook Avoids DC Presence Politico reports : Facebook — the subject of congressional hearings, the target of recent criticism and the tool many lawmakers use to connect with voters back home — maintains one of the Beltway’s smallest policy and lobbying shops. The social …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Obama Won't Endorse RI Gov Candidate

Obama Won't Endorse RI Gov Candidate Politico reports : Rhode Island's Democratic gubernatorial nominee said President Obama can "shove" his endorsement amid an ugly intraparty squabble that has Democrats buzzing that the commander in chief is showing too little loyalty to his …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Obama Does Last-Ditch Campaigning

Obama Does Last-Ditch Campaigning The Daily Beast reports : With one week left before the midterm elections, Obama's senior advisers can now see the contours of a landscape they all concede is vastly different from the one they traversed just two years ago. But the news, they …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Couric May Take Pay Cut

Couric May Take Pay Cut at CBS The Daily Beast reports : Katie Couric is feeling liberated. Not because she is nearing the end of her five-year contract as CBS anchor—although there’s an unexpected plot twist on that front—but because she’s been spending less time in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010