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NPR Receives Bomb Threat

NPR Receives Bomb Threat The Washington Post reports : NPR received a bomb threat Monday, five days after its decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams sparked a hugely negative reaction. Sources at the news organization said the threat was received via U.S. mail and was …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

FBI: Pentagon, Marine, Museum Shootings Linked

FBI: Pentagon, Marine, Museum Shootings Linked The Washington Post reports : The FBI on Tuesday opened an investigation into three unexplained shootings at military installations in Northern Virginia over the past 10 days. The first shooting , which broke upper-level …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Can Pawlenty Win Over the Tea Partiers?

Minn. governor Tim Pawlenty is known for his quiet and thoughtful manner. Can he really be the man of the hour in today’s tea party fueled volatile climate? President Obama was in Minnesota this weekend and Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota governor and unannounced 2012 hopeful, prepared a short video …

Written by Bryce McNitt on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Totten: What if Iran Gets the Bomb?

Totten: What if Iran Gets the Bomb? Michael Totten speaks with Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center and an expert on Islam and Middle East politics about the growing threat from a nuclear Iran. I sought out Martin Kramer in Jerusalem because I knew he would give me an …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Closing the Book on the Thomas Story

Despite new allegations from a former girlfriend of Justice Clarence Thomas, Washington looks ready to move on from the controversy. Clarence Thomas’ former girlfriend, lawyer Lillian McEwan, appeared on Larry King last evening and made new allegations: that Thomas had a pornography fetish, …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Fiorina Hospitalized for Infection

Fiorina Hospitalized for Infection The Washington Post reports : SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California GOP Senate challenger Carly Fiorina is in the hospital to be treated for an infection associated with her reconstructive surgery after breast cancer. Deborah Bowker, the campaign's …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Buck: "I Disagree" With Church-State Separation

Buck: "I Disagree" With Church-State Separation Amanda Terkel reports : WASHINGTON -- Colorado Republican Senate candidate and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck last year said he "strongly" disagrees with one of the bedrock principles of American society: the separation of church and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Rand Paul Gains Lead in New Polls

Rand Paul Gains Lead in New Polls Political Wire reports : A new Fox News poll in Kentucky shows Rand Paul with a solid seven point lead over Jack Conway (D) in the U.S. Senate race, 50% to 43%. Key finding: While Paul was viewed favorably by 48% of voters and unfavorably by …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Election Weather Forecast Bad for Dems

Weather Forecast Bad for Dems The Hill reports: In more bad news for Democrats, rain is in the forecast for much of the country on Election Day. Weather tracking websites, including weather.com and The Old Farmer's Almanac, are calling for rain in the Midwest, Southeast and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Saddam's Foreign Minister Sentenced to Death

Saddam's Foreign Minister to Hang The Guardian reports: Saddam Hussein's most powerful deputy, Tariq Aziz, was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court this morning for being personally involved in the killing of members of Shia Islamic religious parties after the first Gulf war. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

GOP Odds of Winning Senate Drop

Odds of GOP Taking Senate Drop Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight writes: While Republicans’ position is holding steady in the House — where they are 4:1 favorites to win control of the chamber according to our analysis — their chances of also taking over the Senate declined in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Tax Lover Starts Pro-Taxpaying Group

Tax Lover Starts Pro-Taxes Group The Heartland Institute's Out of the Storm news blog reports: Vanessa Williamson loves taxes. Williamson is the founder of something you don’t (or at least we don’t) hear about every day: a pro-tax group – I Heart Taxes – and she describes the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Iran Loads Fuel Rods Into Nuke Plant

Iran Loads Fuel Into Nuke Plant The New York Times reports: Iran on Tuesday celebrated the start of the process of loading 163 fuel rods into the core of its first nuclear reactor, putting the Bushehr nuclear power plant within months of operation. The Bushehr reactor, cast by …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Britain's Iraq Inquiry Drags On

Tony Blair has been asked to return before Britain's Iraq inquiry to answer even more questions. It's time for the panel to wrap up their work. The Guardian reports that former PM Tony Blair will be summoned back to the Chilcot commission to again answer questions about Britain’s role in the …

Written by Thomas J. Marier on Tuesday October 26, 2010

How the Right Came Back to Life

When Obama took office in January 2009, analysts spoke of a new era of Democratic dominance. Two years later, the talk is of a failed presidency. This is the first in a series, click here for part 2 and part 3 . On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama took the office of president with, it …

Written by Fred Bauer on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Can Obama Supporters Name One Achievement?

Economist and uber-blogger Bradford DeLong used to taunt Bush supporters to name a successful policy initiative. Can Obama backers do the same? During the Bush years, Berkeley economist and uber-blogger Bradford DeLong taunted Bush supporters with this question: "Give me one single example of …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 26, 2010

GOP Goes Soft on Pot

Support for decriminalizing marijuana seems to be gaining steam within the GOP and generating little opposition even among social conservatives. Is there an emerging GOP consensus on marijuana reform? Many GOP politicians are silently or openly supportive of efforts to either decriminalize …

Written by Ron Hill on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Paul Supporter Stomps on MoveOn Member

Paul Backer Stomps on Woman Talking Points Memo reports : Josh Green flagged an incident that occurred outside of the Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate in Lexington, Kentucky Monday night that's already dominating the news in Kentucky and could easily make headlines nationally. As …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Andrew Ferguson Responds to D'Souza

Andrew Ferguson Responds to Dinesh D'Souza Andrew Ferguson writes : On page 201 of his book, D’Souza refers to Charles Bolden’s widely quoted remark that President Obama wanted his NASA director “to reach out to the Muslim world.” In the next paragraph, D’Souza says that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Angle Avoids the Press, Again

Angle Uses Decoy to Dodge Press The Huffington Post reports : Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle used a decoy to dodge members of the press at an event on Monday, a reporter on the scene tells the Huffington Post. The Tea Party-backed pol, who has avoided public …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010