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John Bolton to Join up with Tea Party

John Bolton to Join up with Tea Party Talking Point Memo reports: Former Bush-era UN Ambassador John Bolton has teamed up with the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition to launch the "Election Day Tea Party" this week, an effort to galvanize voters in districts where a Republican …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Holocaust Denier Irving Calls Auschwitz "Overrated"

Holocaust Denier Irving: Auschwitz is "Overrated" Haaretz reports: Polish Jewish leaders expressed disgust on Wednesday over a visit to Poland by British writer and convicted Holocaust denier David Irving, and an anti-racist group called for legal action against him. Irving, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Christie: I'm "Not Ready" for 2012 Run

Christie: I'm "Not Ready" for 2012 Run Politico reports: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who’s captured the imagination of conservatives enthralled by his fiscal maneuvers to cut spending, said on Wednesday that any talk of him seeking the Republican presidential nomination …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Democrats Out-Funded by Outside Groups

Democrats Out-Funded by Outside Groups Politico reports: Twice in the past week, House Democrats used closed-door meetings with Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver an urgent message: They’re being crushed on the airwaves by outside groups, and they need her to do something …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Rahm Might Leave White House in October

Rahm Might Leave White House in October Time reports: White House aides are preparing for the possibility that Rahm Emanuel may step down as chief of staff as soon as early October if he decides to run for mayor of Chicago, according to a person familiar with deliberations in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Former Xerox CEO Likely to Replace Summers

Former Xerox CEO Likely to Replace Larry Summers The Wall Street Journal reports: Mr. Summers will be the third top economic official to leave the administration, following the president's first budget chief and his first Council of Economic Advisers chairman. Two people …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

FLOTUS to Hit Campaign Trail

FLOTUS to Hit Campaign Trail The Washington Post reports: Finally, congressional Democrats will get something they've been asking for. First lady Michelle Obama will hit the campaign trail starting next month, and she'll focus on raising money for a handful of Democrats in …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Poll: Cuomo Only Leads Paladino by 6

Poll: Cuomo Only Leads Paladino by 6 Politico reports: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Cuomo, who had led the GOP field by thirty points for most of the year, is now leading Republican rival Carl Paladino by just six points among likely voters, an astonishing new …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

O'Donnell: No More National TV Interviews

O'Donnell: No More Natl TV Interviews Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post reports: Delaware Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell (R) gave on Tuesday night one of her few national TV interviews since recording a stunning upset over Rep. Mike Castle (R) a week earlier. She used the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Castle: GOP Afraid to Stand Up to Tea Party

Castle: GOP Afraid to "Stand Up" to Tea Party E.J. Dionne in The New Republic speaks with Mike Castle about his loss to Christine O'Donnell and the role of the tea party: On the eve of the primary that would end his electoral career, Rep. Mike Castle was in a reflective mood. He …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday September 22, 2010

Soaking the Super Rich

Some Democrats have begun contemplating a new tax rate to apply exclusively to the super rich. It's a terrible idea. There's gathering interest on the Democratic side in a new extra-top rate on very-high-income people. It's fine (they think) to whack the over-$200,000 crowd with a 39.6 percent …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday September 22, 2010

RNC Still Paying Palin's Legal Bills

RNC Still Paying Palin's Legal Bills The Hotline reports: The RNC has sent more than $129K to an Anchorage law firm to cover legal bills incurred during former Gov. Sarah Palin 's (R-AK) run for vice president, a senior party official tells Hotline On Call . The party cut the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Obama's Foreign Policy Team Rife with Divisions

Obama's Foreign Policy Team Rife with Divisions The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Some of the critical players in President Obama ’s national security team doubt his strategy in Afghanistan will succeed and have spent much of the last 20 months quarreling with one another …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Dan Maes Only Raised $14K

Dan Maes Only Raised $14K Talking Points Memo reports: Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes was already nearly out of friends . Now he's almost out of funds. According to reports filed with the Colorado Secretary of State, Maes raised just $14,467 from Sept. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Helicopter Crash Kills 9 Troops

Helicopter Crash Kills 9 Troops The AP reports: KABUL, Afghanistan — A helicopter carrying international troops crashed in a rugged section of southern Afghanistan, killing nine service members in the deadliest such incident in four years for coalition forces. A "large number" of …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Vatican Funds Under Investigation

Vatican Funds Under Investigation The AP reports: VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Italian authorities seized euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Ahmadinejad: "Good Chance" Nuclear Talks will Resume

Ahmadinejad: "Good Chance" Nuclear Talks will Resume The LA Times reports: Reporting from New York — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he saw a "good chance" that talks could soon resume with the United States and its allies over Iran's disputed …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Murkowski to be Stripped of Committee Post

Murkowski to be Stripped of Committee Post The AP reports: WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are moving to strip Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski of her role as top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, further punishing her as she mounts a write-in bid to try to …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

California SEIU Endorses Pot Legalization

California SEIU Endorses Pot Legalization The AP reports: SAN FRANCISCO — A ballot measure that would legalize marijuana in California won the support Tuesday of the largest union in the state. The 700,000-member Service Employees International Union California has 15 locals …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010

Larry Summers Leaving White House After Midterms

Summers Leaving WH After Midterms Bloomberg reports: White House officials expect Lawrence Summers to leave his job as the president’s National Economic Council director after November’s congressional elections, according to three people familiar with the matter. His departure …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday September 21, 2010