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Obama Supports Foreclosure Probe

Obama Supports Foreclosure Probe Bloomberg reports: President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind state attorneys general looking into filings of allegedly faulty home foreclosures while rejecting a nationwide freeze on home foreclosures because of potential “unintended …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Iott: Nazis "Thought They Were Right"

Iott: Nazis "Thought They Were Right" Talking Points Memo reports: Ohio Congressional candidate Rich Iott got grilled by Anderson Cooper last night on his rather unusual hobby of dressing up as a member of the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division, a unit in the German army during World …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Giannoulias Slammed Over Mob Loans

Democratic Illinois Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias took a big hit today when his hometown paper ripped him over loans made to businessmen with mob connections. The Chicago Tribune is the poster child for all that is wrong with the newspaper industry; however this morning, the Tribune …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Offshore Drilling Ban to be Lifted

Offshore Drilling Ban to be Lifted The AP reports: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is lifting a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said Tuesday. The Interior Department scheduled a 1 p.m. news conference in which Interior Secretary Ken …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Read: Gerson and Wehner on Politics & Religion

Read: Gerson and Wehner on Politics and Religion National Review writes: Two former aides in the George W. Bush administration have collaborated again, this time on the new book, em> City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Wall Street Benefits Set New Record

Wall Street Benefits Set New Record The Wall Street Journal reports: Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, according to a study conducted by The Wall Street Journal. About three dozen of the top publicly held securities and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Kim's Oldest Son Opposes Dynastic Succession

Kim's Oldest Son Opposes Dynastic Succession The Telegraph reports: Kim Jong-nam, 39, who lives in the gambling hub of Macao and was once said to be too "wayward" for the leadership, said he did not approve of the hereditary principle that saw his 27-year-old half-brother Kim …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Atlas Shrugged Features in WI Senate Debate

Atlas Shrugged Features in WI Senate Debate JSOnline.com reports: In contrast to last Friday's debate in Milwaukee, the format was more free-form, allowing the candidates to rebut, sometimes with attitude and aggressiveness. While the two went back and forth on issues such as the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

O'Donnell Trails in Delaware Polls

O'Donnell Trails in Delaware Polls Talking Points Memo reports: The new Fox News poll of the Delaware Senate race finds Democratic nominee Chris Coons continuing to lead Republican Christine O'Donnell by a landslide margin -- and also reaffirms that the GOP would have likely …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Obama's Approval Slips Among Jews

Obama's Approval Slips Among Jews Politico reports: Obama's approval numbers have fallen among almost every group, and the drop in any group's figures should be seen first in the broader economic context. And that's probably the main factor at play in the annual American Jewish …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Florida Gov Race Deadlocked

Florida Gov Race Deadlocked The Huffington Post reports: Yesterday may have been a federal holiday, but it was a busy day for new polls from four highly competitive contests for Governor in Florida, Rhode Island, Maine and Oregon. In Florida, three new surveys conducted in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

About Alex Knepper

I reply to NewsRealBlog's latest accusations against blogger Alex Knepper. For some months, we have been occasionally publishing here at Frum Forum the work of an American University undergraduate named Alex Knepper . Alex Knepper is an outspoken young libertarian, a brave and brainy writer of …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Fighting Friendly Fire

Friendly-fire is inevitable in war. But investing in the right technology can make incidents like the death of aid worker Linda Norgrove much less common. The death of a British aid worker last week in Afghanistan is the source of much anguish today , and understandably so. But if the American …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday October 12, 2010

HARDtalk: What's Next for the GOP?

During his visit to the Conservative Party conference, David Frum spoke with BBC's Hardtalk about the GOP pledge and the party's prospects in November. During his visit to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, David Frum spoke with BBC's Hardtalk about the GOP's Pledge to America and …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Silver: GOP Likely to Gain 47 Seats

Silver: GOP Likely to Gain 47 Seats Nate Silver writes: The House forecast that we released on Friday establishes an over-under line for Republican gains at a net of 47 or 48 seats. But, as I noted at the end of the article, the confidence interval on this forecast is very …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Watch: Frum on Working in the Bush White House

Watch: Frum on Working in the Bush White House Ken Rockburn of the Canadian "Cable Public Affairs Channel" interviews David Frum in a wide-ranging interview, covering his childhood, his time in the Bush White House, and his recent work with Frum Forum . The video can be viewed …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Kirk Feared Becoming a "Moderate Victim"

Kirk Feared Becoming a "Moderate Victim" Politico reports: Illinois Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk expressed concern about being "the next moderate victim" well before the tea party made its imprint on the 2010 cycle, according to a campaign memo he wrote last fall that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Dems Hope Pot Measure Brings Out Vote

Dems Hope Pot Measure Brings Out The Vote Politico reports: Forget the billion-dollar budget hole and layoff threats — the big debate in California right now is whether a bong war over legalizing pot could help boost Gov. Moonbeam back into office. Seizing on new independen…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

McMahon "Happy" with Tamer WWE

McMahon "Happy" with Tamer WWE Politico reports: Connecticut Republican Senate nominee Linda McMahon says she likes World Wresting Entertainment a little tamer than it was when she ran the company. ABC’s Christiane Amanpour asked the former WWE CEO if she was comfortable with a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

US and Chinese Defense Ministers Meet

US and Chinese Defense Ministers Hold Tense Meeting Yahoo! News reports: HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called on Asian-Pacific defense chiefs to avoid resorting to "force or coercion" to settle territorial disputes, in a veiled warning that …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010