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Steele to Kick Off 'Fire Pelosi Bus Tour'

RNC to Kick Off 'Fire Pelosi Bus Tour' CNN reports: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele kicks off the fall campaign Wednesday with a 117-city bus tour aimed at rallying GOP voters and helping wrest control of the House majority from Democratic hands. The “Fire …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Palin: Murkowski Write-In Bid "Futile"

Palin: Murkowski Write-In Bid "Futile" Bloomberg reports: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said she would welcome a write-in ballot bid by Senator Lisa Murkowski, while predicting it would be a “futile” effort. “Joe Miller is going to win the general, ” Palin said in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Tea Party Launches Jewish Outreach

Tea Party Launches Jewish Outreach Politico reports: Tea partiers have downplayed the lack of diversity in their ranks, but on Monday one of the movement’s leading organizers announced a new initiative to reach out to racial, ethnic and religious minorities – and their first …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Andy Card: Newt's Kenyan Comments "Not Helpful"

Card Disappointed by Newt's Comments Politico reports: Former White House chief of staff Andy Card said Monday that Newt Gingrich’s recent claim that Barack Obama has a “Kenyan, anti-colonial” worldview is not “helpful” to Republicans trying to win in November. Gingrich …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

U.S. Planning $60 Billion Arms Deal with Saudis

U.S. & Saudis Plan $60B Arms Deal The Wall Street Journal reports: The Obama administration is set to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, the largest U.S. arms deal ever, and is in talks with the kingdom about potential naval …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Gibbs: Newt "Trying to Appeal to the Fringe"

Gibbs: Newt 'Trying to Appeal to Fringe' ABC News reports: On Good Morning America, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told George Stephanopoulos that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., in a recent interview was "trying to appeal to the fringe of people who don't …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

The Man in the Tricorn Hat

William Temple is hard to miss at tea party rallies, showing up as he does in colonial regalia. F F spoke with the man who for many has become the face of a movement. Whether you believe that the tea party movement is a spontaneous mass organization of regular people, or a massive Koch …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday September 13, 2010

2011 Defense Bill in Senate Limbo

2011 Defense Bill in Senate Limbo The Hill reports: The fate of the 2011 defense bills is in limbo even as the new fiscal year quickly approaches. The next few weeks will be tense for the defense community, which is still in the dark about when the Senate will take up a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Rangel & Waters Ethics Trials Coming After Nov

Dems' Ethics Trials on Hold Until Nov The Hill reports: Watchdog groups expect the upcoming ethics trials for Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) to take place after the November election to avoid political fallout. “I think ethics hearings shortly before …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Boehner May Support Obama Tax Cut Plan

Boehner May Back Obama Tax Cut Plan Politico reports: House Minority Leader John Boehner said he would be willing to vote for a bill that phased out the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans provided that it extends tax cuts for the middle class, signaling for the first time a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Hoyer: Dems Will Hold the House

Hoyer: Dems Will Hold the House Politico reports: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer continues to dispute the notion that Democrats will lose a large number of seats in this fall's midterm elections. “We’re going to lose seats probably,” the Maryland Democrat said Sunday on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Rauf: Moving Mosque Will Empower Radicals

Rauf: Moving Mosque Will Empower Radicals On ABC's This Week, "Ground Zero" mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf argued against moving the mosque to a new location, claiming that doing so would threaten America's national security. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf insisted today that moving the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

WH Adviser: Expect High Jobless Rate for Future

WH: Expect High Jobless Rate for Future The Washington Post reports: New chief White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee said Sunday that unemployment is likely to stay high for the foreseeable future. "I don't anticipate it coming down rapidly," he said during an appearance …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

O'Donnell Made False Claims About Her Education

O'Donnell Made False Claims About Her Education The Weekly Standard reports: Court documents obtained Saturday by THE WEEKLY STANDARD reveal surprising new details about the gender discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Christine O'Donnell in 2005 against her …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

O'Donnell Might Lead in GOP Primary

Poll Shows O'Donnell With Lead Public Policy Polling reports: It looks like there’s a real possibility of a major upset in the Delaware Senate primary on Tuesday night, with insurgent conservative Christine O’Donnell leading longtime Congressman and Governor Mike Castle 47-44. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday September 13, 2010

Tea Partiers Promise to Keep Heat on GOP

At the 9/12 rally in Washington, organizers had a message for voters: throw out the Democrats, but don’t let Republicans off the hook after the election. At the 9/12 rally in Washington D.C., the organizers had a message for all elected politicians: vote against the Democrats, but don’t let …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday September 12, 2010

Blame the Media for the Koran-Burning Fiasco

Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones may have used the media to gain attention, but the media chose to play along and use him to stereotype evangelicals as ignorant bigots. African-Americans have often complained that when the media goes into a black neighborhood for a story, they always seem to …

Written by Cheves Ligon on Sunday September 12, 2010

Don't Count Out the GOP in Chicago's Mayoral Race

Despite Mayor Daley's terrific legacy, Chicago is facing tough times and the city's voters may be open to a Republican candidate with fresh ideas. The more interesting question these days is whether a Republican could win city hall in Chicago for the first time since 1931. Ever since Mayor Daley's …

Written by Gavin E. Campbell on Sunday September 12, 2010

The Case for Castle

Conservatives have many reasons to rally behind Mike Castle's Delaware Senate bid other than just his electability. As the Delaware Republican primary campaign heats up, I thought I would put forward five claims in defense of Mike Castle: Two out of three ain't bad. He supported the …

Written by Fred Bauer on Sunday September 12, 2010

Gingrich: Obama has a "Kenyan, Anti-Colonial" Worldview

Gingrich: Obama has a "Kenyan" Worldview Robert Costa reports: Citing a recent em> Forbes article

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday September 12, 2010