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Brooks: Rahm Emanuel Has a Soft Side

Brooks: Rahm Has a Soft Side David Brooks writes: By now everyone has an image of Rahm Emanuel. He’s the profanity-spewing political street-fighter. He’s the guy who once sent a dead fish to a political opponent. This past week, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed him as an abrasive pit …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 6, 2010

Paladino: Cuomo Belongs in Jail

Paladino: Cuomo Belongs in Jail Talking Points Memo reports: In an interview with Alan Colmes last night, New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino said that his Democratic opponent Attorney General Andrew Cuomo "should be in jail, because he allowed [Steve] …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 6, 2010

Tea Party Opposes Anti-Puppy Mill Laws

Tea Party Opposes Anti-Puppy Mill Laws Talking Points Memo reports: Dog bites man or man bites dog? A conservative group in Missouri is picking up the backing of the Tea Party and Joe The Plumber in its quest to stop the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 6, 2010

Todd Palin Chews Out Joe Miller Over Email

Todd Chews Out Joe Miller in Email Politico reports: There’s a major rift developing between Sarah Palin’s husband and Alaska Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller, according to an e-mail conversation between the two parties obtained by an Alaska politics blogger. Politico could …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Christine O'Donnell's Phony Populism

In addition to telling us she's not a witch, Christine O'Donnell's new ad shows the underlying contempt for the citizenry that is part of Palinite populism. In addition to informing the public that she is not a witch, Christine O'Donnell's new ad demonstrates the underlying contempt for the …

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Written by Henry Clay on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Mexico's Drug War Crosses the Border

Shootings earlier this week in Brownsville, Texas on the Mexican border have law enforcement worried that Mexico's drug violence is spilling into the U.S. The headline on the front page of the October 2 issue of the Brownsville Herald blared “Ordered Hit”.  The story attached to this headline …

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Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Howard Kurtz Joins the Daily Beast

Howard Kurtz Joins the Daily Beast The New York Times reports: Howard Kurtz, a three-decade veteran of The Washington Post who came to embody insider Washington media reporting with his weekly column and CNN television show, is leaving The Post for Tina Brown ’s news and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Hoffman Drops Out of NY-23 Race

Hoffman Drops Out of NY-23 Race Maggie Haberman reports: A reader forwards this email from the NRCC about Doug Hoffman pulling out of the race in NY-23, which is hard to see as anything but a massive headache for Democratic Rep. Bill Owen and a major gain for Republican Matt …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Chris Christie Avoids Glenn Beck

Chris Christie Avoids Glenn Beck Nj.com reports: Des Moines, IOWA — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is pleased that people across the political spectrum are gravitating to him and his message of cutting government and reining in spending. But he's just not ready to meet with …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Is Cameron Losing the Rank-and-File?

In hope of political success, British conservative voters grudgingly accepted party modernization. What arrived however was only a partial success. Click here for all of David Frum’s blogposts from the 2010 Conservative Party conference. By the standards of an American party …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Tomasky: John Galt Joins the Fire Brigade

Tomasky: John Galt Joins the Fire Brigade Michael Tomasky writes: The situation of a Mr. Gene Cranick of Obion County, Tennessee has been attracting a bit of attention, and for obvious reasons. From Joshua Holland at Alternet : Call it Ayn Rand's stark, anti-governmental dream …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Trump "Absolutely" Considering Running for President

Trump "Thinking" About running for President Mediaite reports: News got out yesterday that someone had been polling New Hampshire about the prospects of President Donald Trump , to some positive results, the real estate mogul and reality TV firer appeared on Morning Joe …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Times Square Bomber Gets Life

Times Square Bomber Gets Life The New York Daily News reports: An unrepentant Faisal Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday morning for his failed Times Square car-bombing plot. The Pakistani-born terrorist, speaking before learning he would die behind bars, warned …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Tea Party Candidate Surges in Maine

Tea Party Candidate Surges in Maine Suzy Khimm reports: Put Paul LePage in front of a reporter for more than a few minutes, and there's a good chance that he'll totally freak out. At least that's been the experience of the Maine journalists who've been covering the unlikely GOP's …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

NewsRealBlog's Smear Campaign Continues

Since I was booted from David Horowitz's NewsRealBlog, contributors from that site have continued to spread bizarre and obscene allegations against me. Dan Riehl of RiehlWorldView.com, to whom I responded on Twitter last night after a NewsRealBlog contributor named Lisa Graas tweeted him a list of …

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Written by Alex Knepper on Tuesday October 5, 2010

George Galloway's Latest Publicity Stunt

Former British MP George Galloway, who has never encountered a spotlight he’d like to avoid, says he will sue Canada's government for barring his entry last year. Former British MP George Galloway, who has never encountered a spotlight he’d like to avoid, says he plans to sue the Canadian …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday October 5, 2010

Brown May Have Broken US Law During Cuba Visit

Brown May Have Broken US Law During Cuba Visit The Daily Beast reports: It was well after midnight on July 24, 2000, when I heard a knock at the door of our room on the Hotel Nacional’s sixth floor. Visiting hours in Cuba run later than they do in the United States, but even by …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010

A Smart New Conservative Blog

Friend of the site Joe Marier has launched his own blog - and it's just as smart & original as Joe's admirers would expect. Take a look . Friend of the site Joe Marier has launched his own blog - and it's just as smart & original as Joe's admirers would expect. Take a look .

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 5, 2010

The Tea Party's Growing Religious Divide

As Glenn Beck’s rally showed, many tea partiers are proud Christians. But for some, bringing religion into the movement has left them uneasy. Meet a tea partier who isn’t afraid to take a few shots at his fellow conservatives. Andrew Ian Dodge is the state coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots …

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Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday October 5, 2010

O'Donnell: I am Not a Witch

O'Donnell's new ad: "I am Not a Witch" The New York Times reports: Christine O’Donnell wants you, the voter, to know that she is not a witch. “I’m not a witch” are the first words Ms. O’Donnell utters in her debut general election ad, a 30-second spot released Monday that will …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 5, 2010