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Iraqis Named in Wikileaks Docs

Iraqis Named in Wikileaks Docs The Wall Street Journal reports: WASHINGTON—A Pentagon team has been reviewing copies of Iraq war documents the website WikiLeaks may release in coming days and plans to notify Iraqis named in the documents in an effort to minimize potential damage …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Sestak-Toomey Race In Dead Heat

Sestak-Toomey Race In Dead Heat Politico reports: A Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday confirmed what Democrats have been arguing for months: The Keystone State’s Senate race is as competitive as any other in the country. For Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak , …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Fed Cases Against Blackwater Collapsing

Fed Cases Against Blackwater Collapsing The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Nearly four years after the federal government began a string of investigations and criminal prosecutions against Blackwater Worldwide personnel accused of murder and other violent crimes in Iraq …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Gallup: Palin Not Popular With Independents

Gallup: Palin Not Popular With Independents The Daily Caller reports: Sarah Palin has endorsed 56 candidates this election season and had an impact on GOP primaries, but a new poll suggests that campaign visits from the former Alaska governor ahead of the general election …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Limbaugh: Why Won't Rove "Keep His Mouth Shut"?

Limbaugh: Why Won't Rove "Keep His Mouth Shut"? Ben Smith reports: In another sign of a rift between the Limbaugh-Palin grassroots and the GOP Establishment, Rush Limbaugh goes after Karl Rove -- who just a few months back, guest-hosted his show . Limbaugh today: Now, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 21, 2010

Prelude to Republican Fratricide

GOP candidates in New York and New Jersey should be cruising to victory this November. But angry conservatives would rather hand power to Democrats than help moderate Republicans win. At the beginning of the summer, most observers expected Republicans to win all three of the big elections on Nov. …

Written by David Frum on Thursday October 21, 2010

How to Lose Friends and Alienate Liberals

Occasionally a liberal friend compliments me as “a sensible conservative” and asks for my opinion about X or Y. And then I tell them what I really think... Occasionally one of my liberal friends compliments me as “a sensible conservative” (SensiCon?) and tells me that they – being sick of those …

Written by Cheves Ligon on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Tea Party Express Blew $100k on Cruises

Tea Party Blew $100k on Cruises Politico reports: When the Tea Party Express helped Joe Miller win a shocking upset in Alaska’s GOP Senate primary, it cruised to victory in more ways than one. For seven weeks this summer, staff members of the political action committee …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Bush Defends Bailout

Bush Defends Wall Street Bailout The Hill reports: Former President George W. Bush said a decision to use taxpayer money to bolster the financial system in 2008 wasn't difficult and was needed to avoid an economic collapse. "Depression, no depression," Bush told about 2,000 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Christie: No 2012 Veep Run

Christie: No 2012 Veep Run Politico reports: Chris Christie says he won’t consider joining the Republican ticket as a vice presidential nominee in 2012. The New Jersey governor, who won the first-ever tea party presidential straw poll over the weekend despite claims he’s not …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Quarter of Afghan Votes Thrown Out

Quarter of Afghan Votes Thrown Out The AP reports: Afghanistan has thrown out nearly a quarter of ballots cast in last month's parliamentary elections because of fraud, but it is still far from clear whether the public will accept the results as fair. The full preliminary …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Frank Loans Campaign $200K

Frank Loans Campaign $200K The Hill reports: Facing one of his most difficult reelection battles in years, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) loaned his campaign $200,000 this week, according to media outlets. The Boston Herald reported that campaign finance documents show he …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Judge Rejects DADT Stay Request

Judge Rejects DADT Stay Request Politico reports: U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips has denied the government's request for a stay of her order prohibiting the U.S. military from enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy anywhere in the world. In a six-page order …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Big Oil Attacks Arnold's Green Tech Boom

One of the only bright spots in California's economy is the booming green energy sector. But an oil industry backed ballot proposition could kill those jobs. Proposition 23 on California's November 2 ballot would effectively kill the state's law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and damage the …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Women in Hot Pants & Niqab Protest Burka Ban

Women in Hot Pants & Niqab Protest French Burka Ban The Daily Telegraph reports: Two French female students have made a film of the pair of them strolling through the streets of Paris in a niqab, bare legs and mini-shorts as a critique of France's recently passed law. Calling …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

CIA Failed to Vet Fake Informant

CIA Failed to Vet Fake Informant Reuters reports: The CIA on Tuesday acknowledged "missteps" and "shortcomings" that allowed a would-be informant to enter a U.S. base in Afghanistan and blow himself up on December 30, killing seven CIA officers. The mistakes included failing …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Polls Show Growing GOP Lead

Polls Show Growing GOP Lead The Wall Street Journal reports: A vigorous post-Labor Day Democratic offensive has failed to diminish the resurgent Republicans' lead among likely voters, leaving the GOP poised for major gains in congressional elections two weeks away, according to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Kochs Organize GOP Donor Summit

Kochs Organize GOP Donor Summit The New York Times reports: A secretive network of Republican donors is heading to the Palm Springs area for a long weekend in January, but it will not be to relax after a hard-fought election — it will be to plan for the next one. Koch …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

Britain Plans Deepest Cuts Since WWII

UK Plans Deepest Cuts Since WWII The AP reports: Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday the country's government will make the largest cuts to public spending since World War II — slashing benefits and public sector jobs in a five-year austerity plan. Osborne …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 20, 2010

"Progress" Becomes a Four-Letter Word

Mark Levin tweeted his approval of Dan Riehl's recent attack on Karl Rove. Rove's offense? Using the word "progress" in a positive sense. Mark Levin today tweets his approval of this attack on Karl Rove: Rove's offense: using the word "progress" in a positive sense. Yes - seriously.

Written by David Frum on Wednesday October 20, 2010