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GOP Stays Silent on Ensign's 2012 Chances

GOP Stays Silent on Ensign's 2012 Bid Politico reports: Nevada Sen. John Ensign appears to be gauging whether he can mount a reelection bid in 2012, despite the ongoing fallout of his extramarital affair with a campaign aide. The reaction from Senate Republican leaders who …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Podhoretz: Dems Blame their Base

Podhoretz: Dems Blame their Base John Podhoretz in the New York Post looks at the White House's strained relationship with the Democratic base: Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole got up at a campaign rally and promptly lost it: "I wonder sometimes what people are thinking …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Will GOP Deficit Hawks Turn Against the War?

Republicans worried about the deficit find it difficult to cut entitlement spending. Will the Afghan war’s $740 billion a year price tag be an easier target? David Leonhardt of the New York Times complains that Republican anti-deficit promises lack specificity. The pledge imagines a world …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Dem Insiders Start Sniping at Emanuel

Dem Insiders Start Sniping at Rahm The FT reports: Some time in the next few days, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s chief of staff, looks almost certain to quit his job to pursue his dream of becoming mayor of Chicago. Known as Rahmbo by friends and enemies alike and assigned …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Europe on Alert for "Mumbai Style" Terror Attacks

Europe on Alert for "Mumbai Style" Terror Attacks ABC News reports: US and European officials said Tuesday they have detected a plot to carry out a major, coordinated series of commando-style terror attacks in Britain, France, Germany and possibly the United States. A senior US …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

To Fix Obamacare: Give Insurers a Bigger Stake

Instead of trying to control health costs from Washington, government should let insurers and providers coordinate on setting premiums and the level of care. This is the second installment in a series on correcting the mistakes in the Democrats' health reform bill. Click here to read the rest …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Wednesday September 29, 2010

O'Donnell Embellished her "Oxford" Education

O'Donnell Embellished her "Oxford" Education Greg Sargent reports: In another move that will raise further questions about Christine O'Donnell's embellishment of her education record, she claims she studied at the University of Oxford -- but a look at her actual record shows this …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Factcheck: Grayson's TV ad "Lowers the Bar"

Factcheck.org: Grayson's TV ad "Lowers the Bar" Politico reports: Rep. Alan Grayson's attempt to equate his Republican challenger with the Taliban is having a big impact — just not the one Grayson may have hoped. In an ad, Grayson's campaign calls Republican Daniel Webster a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

GOP Pushes for Ethics Trials

GOP Pushes for Ethics Trials Politico reports: In an extraordinary public statement, all five Republican members of the House ethics committee are calling on Democrats to schedule ethics trials for Reps. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) before the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Schoenfeld: Obama Values State Secrets

Schoenfeld: It's Good Obama Values State Secrets Gabriel Shoenfeld writes: 'My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government," Barack Obama pledged to the nation when he took office. Things haven't quite worked out as the president …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Appeals Court Approves Stem Cell Funding

Appeals Court Approves Stem Cell Funding Reuters reports: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday agreed to permit federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research to continue pending a full appeal, lifting an injunction issued by a federal judge and handing …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Obama: Fox News is "Destructive"

Obama: Fox News is "Destructive" The New York Times reports: In his sharpest critique yet of the nation’s highest-rated cable news channel, President Obama said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that Fox News promoted a point of view that was “destructive” to the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Kim Jong Il's Son Given Additional Titles

Kim Jong Il's Son Given Additional Political Titles The BBC reports: The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been appointed to two key party posts, in a move widely seen as part of a gradual transfer of power. State media said Kim Jong-un was named vice-chairman of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Hoyer: Tax Cuts "Under Consideration"

Hoyer: Tax Cuts Vote is "Under Consideration" Politico reports: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) indicated Tuesday that Democrats are still considering a limited vote on a tax cut package before the House adjourns. The House could vote on keeping current tax rates for …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Sen. Ted Stevens Buried in Arlington

Sen. Ted Stevens Buried in Arlington The AP reports: ARLINGTON, Va -- ARLINGTON, Va. - As the roar of four F-22 fighter planes faded and a bugler sounded the final three notes of Taps, a red-tailed hawk hovered over the grave of former Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Obama Calls for Climate Bill in 2011

Obama Calls for New Climate Bill Politico reports: President Barack Obama is pledging to throw his full weight next year behind efforts to overhaul the nation's energy and climate change policies, though he concedes such moves might need to happen "in chunks." In an …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

Rolling Stone Interviews Obama

Rolling Stone Interviews Obama Rolling Stone reports: The following is an article from the October 15, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone . We arrived at the southwest gate of the white house a little after one o'clock on the afternoon of September 17th. It was a warm fall day, but …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

First California Gov. Debate Held

First California Gov. Debate Held The New York Times reports: SAN FRANCISCO — With polls showing a tight race and a large block of undecided voters still in play, the two major party candidates for California governor met on Tuesday in the first of three debates, with the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 29, 2010

GOP Pledge Goes Silent on Medicare Reform

For half a century, conservatives pushed Medicare reform. Now, after the fight over Obamacare, the GOP has become a defender of the Medicare status quo. In 1995, Republicans came under attack from Democrats for proposing significant cuts to Medicare. Newt Gingrich denounced his opponents for …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday September 28, 2010

Senate Rejects Dems' Anti-Outsourcing Bill

Anti-Outsourcing Bill Rejected Reuters reports: U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill on Tuesday to end tax deductions enjoyed by companies that close their U.S. plants and move overseas. With a largely party-line vote of 53-45, Democrats failed to muster the 60 …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 28, 2010