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Giuliani To GOP: 'Move on' On Same-Sex Marriage

Politico reports : Rudy Giuliani, always a critic of his party’s social agenda, urged Republicans to “move on” from social issues after New York State’s recent approval of gay marriage. “I think that marriage should be between a man and woman, but I think that the Republican Party would be …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday July 17, 2011

Cain: Americans Can Ban Mosques

Politico reports : Herman Cain says voters across the country should have the right to prevent Muslims from building mosques in their communities. In an exchange on "Fox News Sunday," the Republican presidential contender said that he sided with some in a town near Nashville who were …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday July 17, 2011

Rebekah Brooks Arrested

The Huffington Post reports : Rebekah Brooks has been arrested, the Metropolitan Police confirmed on Sunday. The former News International chief executive went to a London police station by appointment and was arrested on suspicion of corruption and phone hacking. Brooks is the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday July 17, 2011

Hypocrisy Abounds in Middle East Controversies

Here is just a small list of some of the major hypocrisies occurring in the Middle East at the moment. Last week (on Bastille Day), the new Republic of South Sudan became a member state of the United Nations. After being oppressed, massacred and plundered for decades by Khartoum, the …

Written by Emmanuel Navon on Sunday July 17, 2011

What Did Murdoch Know?

A friend asks: Do I believe that Rupert Murdoch knew about the phone-hacking by News International. A friend asks: Do I believe that Rupert Murdoch knew about the phone-hacking by News International. I answered that "knowing" is a very elastic concept. If a lawyer tells a CEO, "If your company …

Written by David Frum on Sunday July 17, 2011

Don't Surrender our Telescope Advantage

Canceling the James Webb Space Telescope would be a massive blow to U.S. leadership and competence in science and technology. Congressional Republicans are moving to terminate a federal project that has been plagued by cost overruns and delays. Good news? No. The project is the James Webb …

Written by Kenneth Silber on Sunday July 17, 2011

Federal Court Reinstates "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

The Associated Press reports : A federal appeals court late Friday ordered the military to temporarily continue its "don't ask, don't tell" policy for openly gay service members, responding to a request from the Obama administration. In its three-page decision, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Elizabeth Warren Won't Head Consumer Agency

The Washington Post reports : The White House has ruled out naming controversial Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to lead the agency that she has spent the past year setting up, according to a person familiar with the matter. President Obama is slated to nominate someone to lead …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Lawmakers Target "Grand Bargain" On Debt

The Washington Post reports : Even as President Obama and congressional leaders focus on a fallback plan to lift the nation’s debt ceiling, top Democrats and Republicans have begun to map a new way to craft the same sort of ambitious deficit-cutting plan they abandoned last week. As …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

China Slams Obama for Dalai Lama Meeting

The Associated Press reports : China on Sunday slammed President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama as an act that has "grossly interfered in China's internal affairs" and damaged Chinese-American relations, and demanded the U.S. remedy the situation. The strident statement from …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Fighting In Libya Kills 10 Rebels

Reuters reports : Ten Libyan rebels were reported killed and 172 wounded in an attack on the eastern oil port of Brega on Saturday, while insurgents drove back forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the west. In the latest of a series of speeches apparently designed to show he enjoys support …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Yemeni Protesters Form Council

Reuters reports : Yemeni protesters formed a transitional council of opposition figures on Saturday to lead efforts to try to force President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power. Youth groups, which have been at the forefront of more than five months of protests against Saleh's three decade rule, …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Gaza-Bound Ship Sails From Greece

Haaretz reports : On Saturday evening a Gaza-bound boat left Greek territorial waters. Its 10 participants regard themselves as representatives of the entire abortive flotilla to Gaza, and are determined to exhaust all possibilities in order to reach their destination, or at least carry …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Turkey Arrests 14 for Suspected Al Qaeda Plot

The Associated Press reports : A court has charged 14 suspected al-Qaida militants for allegedly planning to attack the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital. The charges — which were filed by an Ankara court late Friday — come as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Turkey's …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

GOP Leaders Urge Members to Oppose Default

National Journal reports : Sometimes your closest allies can become your biggest headaches. That's what senior Republicans, negotiating an increase in the nation's debt ceiling, are finding out as the clock ticks down toward the August 2 deadline. As top Republicans face delicate and …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Will America’s Debt Crisis have Canadian Aftershocks?

If worse comes to worst, here’s a question that few in Washington are asking: What will a U.S. default mean for Canada? Republicans and Democrats probably will reach a deal to pay America’s bills before the U.S. government runs out of cash at the end of July. Probably. But if worse comes …

Written by David Frum on Saturday July 16, 2011

Tea party warns GOP on debt ceiling

CNN reports Washington (CNN) -- Right now, some Republican lawmakers in Washington may be wondering how to wiggle out from between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, they're staring at a possible financial nightmare if the nation's debt limit isn't raised. On the other, many are …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Murdoch Apologizes in Hack Scandal

CNN reports London (CNN) -- Rupert Murdoch apologized to the British public with full-page advertisements in seven national newspapers Saturday, a day after two senior executives resigned over a phone hacking scandal that has engulfed his media empire. "We are sorry," Murdoch says in …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Clinton chides Turkey on rights curbs

AP reports ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast, said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditions Speaking politely but …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011

Debt ceiling debate shifts to Congress

Politico reports The budget debate will shift next week from the White House to the halls of Congress, with Republicans scheduling a series of largely symbolic votes as the Aug. 2 deadline for hiking the debt limit draws near. The White House told congressional leaders to keep …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday July 16, 2011