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Sestak Gains Slight Lead in PA

Sestak Gains Slight Lead in PA Politico reports: Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak has cut deeply into Republican rival Pat Toomey’s lead in Pennsylvania’s competitive Senate race and now holds a 1-percentage-point edge, according to a new poll. The survey released Tuesday by …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

How Obama "Disarmed" Dem Fundraising

How Obama Disarmed Dem Fundraising Politico reports: Democrats enter the homestretch of the 2010 elections complaining vocally about the flood of Republican money, much of it anonymous, pounding their candidates. But as the White House points the finger at outside …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Judge Likely to Deny Stay on DADT

Judge Likely to Deny Stay on DADT The AP reports: RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge said on Monday that she is learning toward denying a government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

O'Donnell Confused About First Amendment

O'Donnell Confused About First Amendment The AP reports: WILMINGTON, Del. — Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware on Tuesday questioned whether the U.S. Constitution calls for a separation of church and state, appearing to disagree or not know that the First …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Fight Big Government Smart, Not Just Loud

Limiting government in the 21st century won't be easy. And a conservatism and oriented toward protest rather than governing won't be able to get the job done at all. JS Trevino posed a question to me on Twitter yesterday: Isn't @davidfrum basically counseling a rule of thumb of acquiescence to …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Shots Fired at the Pentagon

Shots Fired at the Pentagon CNN reports: Shots were fired at the Pentagon early Tuesday, authorities said, striking a window of the building. Pentagon police spokesman Chris Layman said it's not known who fired the shots. Pentagon police officers heard at least five shots around …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Europe's Multicultural Society Goes Bust

Europe’s large immigrant population and related social problems may force governments to adopt new reforms including a less generous welfare state. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel recently argued that multiculturalism had failed. My latest column for CNN.com examines how Europe’s large …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 19, 2010

A Good Day for Reality Based Conservatism

In the blogosphere, there are signs more conservatives are ready to put away the 18th century tea party costumes and start thinking about policy. On the blogosphere, hopeful signs all over today. On BigJournalism, a smart young Tea Partier offers some intelligent advice, beginning with put …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Palin: GOP "Through" Without Tea Party

Palin: Republicans "Through" Without Tea Party Politico reports: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday warned Republican Party leaders that if they do not adhere to the message of the tea party, the GOP may be "through." In a brief interview with CNN shortly after a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

SCOTUS To Decide if Ashcroft Can Be Sued

SCOTUS To Decide if John Ashcroft Can Be Sued The AP reports: WASHINGTON (AP) — Abdullah al-Kidd had an all-American background: Kansas native, then a football star in college. That's when he converted to Islam. John Ashcroft was the attorney general who approved a policy that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Ben Quayle Trails in New Poll

Ben Quayle Trails in New Poll The Huffington Post reports: In a shocking twist in Arizona's Third Congressional District, a new poll released Monday shows that Republican candidate Ben Quayle has relinquished a considerable lead to Democrat Jon Hurlburd, whom he now trails by two …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Hostility to Federal Workers Increases

Hostility to Federal Workers Increases The Washington Post reports: More than half of Americans say they think that federal workers are overpaid for the work they do, and more than a third think they are less qualified than those working in the private sector, according to a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Rahm: I'm not a Washington Insider

Rahm: I'm not a Washington Insider The Chicago Sun-Times reports: Q. Do you think questions about your residency will resolved in your favor? A. The Board of Elections will resolve it. ... We should talk about the key issues and not use this as a smokescreen to avoid the key …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Cuomo Leads Paladino 59-24

Cuomo Leads Paladino 59-24 The New York Times reports: New York voters are profoundly pessimistic about the state economy, worried that they or someone in their household will be laid off in the coming year, and convinced that Albany is rife with corruption. But in the race …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 19, 2010

Bank of America Resumes Foreclosures

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Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 18, 2010

New York Post Endorse Cuomo

New York Post Endorse Cuomo ABC News reports: Perhaps the New York Post editorial board didn’t take too kindly to New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino’s (R) loaded threat to “take out” the paper’s veteran scribe Fred Dicker. In a surprising move today, the right-leanin…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 18, 2010

Four Convicted in NY Bomb Plot

Four Convicted in NY Bomb Plot The New York Times reports: Four men were convicted on Monday on charges of planting what they believed were bombs outside synagogues in the Bronx and plotting to fire missiles at military planes. The case was widely seen as an important test of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 18, 2010

Miller Cites East Germany on Border Security

Miller Cites East Germany on Border Security The Anchorage Daily News reports: The scuffle between the editor of Alaska Dispatch and Joe Miller's security guards at a public forum in Anchorage late Sunday is getting much national attention today. Getting lesser but growing …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 18, 2010

Angle Says Hispanic Students "Look Asian"

Angle Says Hispanic Students "Look Asian" The New York Times reports: Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada, appears in a new video offering a strange assessment of a group of Hispanic students at a meeting last week. The video, posted by the Nevada …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 18, 2010

Why Norquist's Anti-Tax Crusade is Misguided

Why Norquist's Anti-Tax Crusade is Misguided National Review's Kevin D. Williamson writes: So it turns out that the cure for “epistemic closure” is great quantities of crystal meth. The things you learn from Grover Norquist. In case you missed it, Norquist came down like a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday October 18, 2010