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Palin Movie Opens to No Crowds

The Atlantic reports : When the clock struck 12:01 am today, AMC theaters in select cities were permitted to start showing "The Undefeated," a feature length documentary about Sarah Palin . As it happens, I'm visiting my parents in Orange County, Calif., home to one of just 10 theaters …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 15, 2011

House To Vote On Cut, Cap, and Balance Deal

Reuters reports : The House of Representatives will vote next week on a "cut, cap and balance" plan that calls for any debt deal to include spending cuts and caps along with a balanced budget amendment, lawmakers said on Friday. Even if the measure passes the Republican-led House, it is …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 15, 2011

Marcus Bachmann Says His Clinics Aren't Anti-Gay

The Associated Press reports : The husband of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says counselors at his family's Christian clinics are not focused on converting homosexuals to heterosexuality through prayer. Marcus Bachmann told the Star Tribune in a report published Friday …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 15, 2011

Syria Clashes Kill 12 Protesters

The New York Times reports : Security forces fired on large crowds of Syrian protesters in the suburbs of Damascus on Friday, killing seven people, activists said. The seven dead in Qaboun and other suburbs of the capital were among 12 killed across the country as tens of thousands of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 15, 2011

Saleh To Return To Yemen Sunday

CNN reports : President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return to his country Sunday, a homecoming that also marks the 33rd anniversary of his rule, a senior ruling party official said Wednesday. Zaid Thari, a political advisor for Saleh's ruling General People Congress Party, said the president's …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 15, 2011

Steal This Defense of Marcus Bachmann

Since conservatives won't defend Marcus Bachmann's controversial clinic, here is some free advice for how to spin it. The controversy surrounding the clinic owned by Michele Bachmann’s husband, Marcus, is getting more personal, and conservatives don’t seem to be doing much about it. On his show on …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday July 15, 2011

Rebekah Brooks Resigns from News Corp

Huffington Post reports : After days of rumours and speculation, News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has resigned. In a letter to staff, Brooks said the furore over phone hacking and criticisms levelled at her decision to remain at the newspaper company were "detracting …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 15, 2011

Noonan Hopes Our System isn't Broken

Peggy Noonan makes an excellent point. If our parties can't solve the debt crisis, who needs them? Peggy Noonan on the debt crisis : Both parties in Washington have every reason to want to prove they possess the baseline political competence to meet the government's central and pending …

Written by David Frum on Friday July 15, 2011

White House Asks Court To Lift "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Ban

Politico reports : The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to lift an order it recently issued re-imposing a worldwide ban on enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning openly gay servicemembers. However, the administration is assuring those who favor …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Bachmann Raised $2 Million in Three Weeks

Politico reports : CBS News is reporting that Michele Bachmann raised roughly $2 million in the three weeks after she declared her campaign, bringing her total to $4 million. That includes a $2 million transfer POLITICO had already reported she'd transferred from her Congressional …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Kurdish Rebels Kill 13 Turkish Soldiers

The New York Times reports : Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy in southeastern Turkey ambushed a group of soldiers near Diyarbakir on Thursday, killing 13 and wounding 7, the Turkish military said on its Web site. The attack, one of the deadliest on Turkish forces in recent years, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Obama Ready To Move On South Korea Trade Deal

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama will soon send a free trade pact with South Korea to Congress for approval despite Republican threats to vote against it because of a retraining program for workers displaced by trade, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Thursday. "There is …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Giuliani: GOP Risks Being Blamed for Default

Reuters reports : Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, weighing a second run for the White House, warned on Thursday that Republicans risked being blamed if the U.S. defaults on its debt. Speaking in the seacoast town of Hampton, New Hampshire, Giuliani said a default could hurt the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

U.S. Planning Stronger Ties With Libya Rebels

The Associated Press reports : The Obama administration is preparing to strengthen ties with Libya's main opposition movement as it becomes increasingly clear that the group will govern a post-Gadahfi Libya, senior U.S. officials said Thursday. Traveling with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

UN: Sudan Violence Could Involve War Crimes

The New York Times reports : An unpublished report from the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Sudan gives details of violence that has erupted in an important border state, including widespread aerial bombardments that kill civilians, executions, possible mass graves and …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Minn. Leaders Reach Deal To End Shutdown

The New York Times reports : The governor of Minnesota and the state’s Republican lawmakers announced on Thursday that they had, at last, reached a deal on the state’s budget, bringing what is expected to be a swift reopening of government services. In the end, Mark Dayton, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Obama Suspends White House Debt Talks

The New York Times reports : President Obama threw the deadlocked budget negotiations back to Congress on Thursday, telling Republicans and Democrats to try to work out an agreement to avert a government default, and suggesting that more ambitious efforts to cut the deficit had hit a …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

McConnell, Reid Discuss Debt Limit Plan

The Wall Street Journal reports : A backup plan to cut the federal deficit and keep the U.S. government from default gained momentum Thursday even as President Barack Obama and congressional leaders paused their negotiations to determine if they can reach a deal. Ratcheting higher the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Bin Laden Planned 9/11 Anniversary Attack

The Wall Street Journal reports : Osama bin Laden was working to assemble a team of militants to attack the U.S. on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, according to communications Navy SEALs seized from his Pakistani hideout when they killed the al Qaeda leader this spring. This …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 14, 2011

Mitt Romney Dodges on the Debt Ceiling

Romney doesn't want to oppose the House Republicans, but he sure is not endorsing them. Mitt Romney gave an artful answer today to the debt-ceiling question “The answer for the country is for the president to agree to cut federal spending and cap federal spending and put into place a …

Written by David Frum on Thursday July 14, 2011