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Israel Explains Gaza Import Rules

Israel Explains Gaza Import Rules Haaretz reports : In the three years since Hamas took control of Gaza, Israeli officials have employed mathematical formulas to monitor foodstuffs and other basic goods entering the Strip to ensure that the amount of supplies entering was …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Tea Party Says: Defeat Dem Rep for Being Muslim

Tea Party Says: Defeat Dem Rep for Being Muslim Talking Points Memo reports : This weekend, Tea Party Nation (TPN) sent an email in support of Lynne Torgerson, who is running against Rep. Keith Ellison in Minnesota. In the email, TPN lists the reasons Ellison should be "retired." …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Applebaum: Stewart's March no Laughing Matter

Applebaum: Stewart's March no Laughing Matter Anne Applebaum writes : I don't know about you, but my heart sank when I read about Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March , planned for the Mall next weekend. My heart sank further when I learned that liberal groups, lacking any better …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

College Students Won't Turn Out to Vote

College Students Won't Turn Out Politico reports : On college campuses where Barack Obama made politics cool again , most students have moved on. They’ve quit bugging their friends about change, they’re no longer trying to sign up new voters and the knock-on-door day …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Poll: Independents Siding with GOP

Poll: Independents Siding with GOP Politico reports : Republicans are on the verge of broad wins next week for one big reason: independent voters are ready to boot Democrats from office, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll . Expressing …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

NATO Troops Will be in Afghanistan Until 2014

Afghan War: NATO Will Stay Until 2014 The Daily Beast reports : The secret date for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan has been hiding in plain sight for months. It's certainly not the much ballyhooed July 2011 date, which will only begin withdrawals. It's not even …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Karzai May Compromise on Private Security

Karzai May Compromise on Private Security The New York Times reports : KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president asked Sunday for a list of national aid projects that needed protection by private security guards, signaling a possible compromise over the status of security …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Paladino: Cut Budget in 60 Days

Paladino: Cut Budget in 60 Days The New York Times reports : Carl P. Paladino promises to sue the federal government to overturn elements of the national health care law, to eliminate state bureaucracies, like the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation , that he says …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 26, 2010

Palin Rips Murkowski "Family Dynasty"

Palin Attacks Murkowski 'Family Dynasty' NBC News reports: Recently embattled Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, the GOP nominee for Senate in Alaska is once again falling back on his most effective weapon -- former Gov. Sarah Palin. In a fundraising letter sent to Miller supporters …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Would Bloomberg Bid Lead to Palin as Prez?

Could Bloomberg 2012 Run Mean Palin as Prez? John Heilemann at New York Magazin e imagines the fallout from an Obama-Palin-Bloomberg 2012 matchup: Until not long ago, the only people who took seriously the notion that Palin would make a White House bid in 2012, let alone win the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Biden: 'Never Seen So Many Races in Play'

Biden: 'I've Never Seen So Many Races in Play' The Hill reports: Vice President Joe Biden on Monday urged Democrats to give to their party in fundraising appeal, saying he has never seen "this many races in play." In an e-mail to supporters of the Democratic Congressional …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Bloomberg Now Backs NYC Term Limits

Bloomberg Now Backs New York City Term Limits The Wall Street Journal 's Metropolis blog reports: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who orchestrated the overturn of term limits in 2008 as he successfully pursued a third term for himself, declared Monday he will support a ballot measure to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

O'Donnell: Prayer Boosted Poll Numbers

O'Donnell: Prayer Helped Raise Polling Numbers The Washington Post reports: Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell says prayer could be boosting support for her Senate campaign. In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network that aired online Monday, O'Donnell also said …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Gitmo 'Child Soldier' Pleads Guilty to Murder

Gitmo 'Child Soldier' Pleads Guilty to Murder The New York Times reports: A former child soldier being held at the military prison on Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, pleaded guilty on Monday to terrorism-related charges, averting the awkward prospect that he would be the first …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Hit Pause on Obama's Pipeline Plans

The White House is pushing a new oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf. But concerns about the water supply in the Midwest could send it back to the drawing board. Last week, senators pushed back at the administration's plans to approve an oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf, expressing concerns …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Monday October 25, 2010

Dem Rep: "I Voted for McCain"

Dem Rep: "I Voted for McCain" The Hill reports: Conservative Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) said he voted for GOP Sen. John McCain for president in 2008, not Barack Obama. The revelation by Taylor, an 11-term incumbent facing a tough reelection battle, is one of the most …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

RI Dem Gov Nominee: Obama Can "Shove It"

R.I. Dem Tells Obama to 'Shove It' The Providence Journal reports: Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio, in a radio interview Monday morning, reacted angrily to President Obama's decision not to endorse him during a visit to the Ocean State Monday. "He can take his …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Pelosi: Dems Not Getting Credit for Work

Pelosi: Voters Will Give Dems Credit for Work The Hill reports: Democrats haven't necessarily gotten the credit they're due for the work they've done the last two years, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said. Pelosi, in the middle of a tough campaign to defend Democrats' …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Karzai Accepting Iranian Cash

Karzai Accepting Iranian Cash The New York Times reports: President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Monday that he regularly received bags of cash from the Iranian government containing millions of dollars, saying he used the off-the-books fund to pay expenses incurred in the course …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010

Manchin Declines Endorsing Obama & Reid

Manchin Declines Endorsing Obama Politics Daily reports : Gov. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, declined over the weekend to endorse Barack Obama for a second term for president or Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as Senate majority leader in …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 25, 2010