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Space Shuttle Atlantis Lanches for Last Flight

The Space Shuttle Atlantis has launched into space for its final mission: Atlantis launched successfully, and beautifully, on its final scheduled voyage to space Friday at 2:20 pm EDT (1820 GMT). The shuttle and its six astronauts will deliver 3,000 pounds of U.S. supplies, including …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday May 15, 2010

Schwarzenegger Seeks Deep Budget Cuts

Governor Schwarzenegger is proposing dramatic budget cuts in order to close California's deficit: This will be the third straight year that Mr. Schwarzenegger has proposed deep spending cuts. Tax revenue in California has plunged because of the collapse of the real-estate and financial …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday May 15, 2010

Unions Demands Homeland Security Department Cut Ties With Arizona

Sam Stein of the Huffington Post reports that some unions are pressuring Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to cut ties between the Department and the State of Arizona because of the controversial immigration law: The nation's largest union organization and one of its biggest civil …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday May 15, 2010

10 Killed, 125 Injured, in Bangkok Riots

The Daily Beast reports that there have been more casualties in Thailand as clashes between protesters and government security forces continue to escalate: Protests in Thailand turned violent Friday, a day after a dissident general associated with the protesters was shot during a news …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday May 15, 2010

Watch Governor Christie: “I Came Here to Govern”

Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey recently had an exchange with a journalist who accused of him of governing with a harsh tone. The Governor could not disagree more, “You should see me when I really get p****d” he replied: Gov Christie calls S-L columnist thin-skinned for inquiring …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday May 15, 2010

Obama to Spend $80 Billion to Modernize Nuclear Arsenal

The New York Times reports that President Obama will be expanding on earlier plans to modernize the nation's nuclear arsenal: President Obama promised Thursday to spend $80 billion over 10 years to maintain and modernize the nation’s nuclear arsenal, a commitment that could help win …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

White House Had a Bill to Bypass Baucus

The Washington Post reports that when it was unclear if Senate Democrats would be able to craft a healthcare bill, the White House had prepared its own bill to bypass Senator Baucus and his Senate committee: Early in the month, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel gathered a small team to …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

Don't Bail Out Big Oil

Private companies have the right and, indeed, the responsibility to make money by drilling for oil. But if their activities cause environmental damage, they shouldn’t be able to escape paying the costs. At least for now, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has successfully blocked efforts to raise the …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday May 14, 2010

New York Times to Charge for Website Access

It has been confirmed that the New York Times will launch its paywall on January of 2011: New York Times Co. will begin charging for online access to its articles early next year, said Bill Keller, the newspaper's executive editor, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The fees will …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

White House Blocks Access to Kagan's Family

The New York Times reports that the White House is going to extra lengths to restrict access to Elena Kagan's personal life: White Houses traditionally put a muzzle on their Supreme Court nominees, to keep them from saying anything that might jeopardize Senate confirmation. But the Obama …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

Pakistan Arrests Times Square Accomplice

According to The Washington Post : The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to the man accused of trying to bomb Times Square, U.S. officials said. The suspect, whose arrest has not been previously …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

Is Chad the Next Darfur?

At The New Republic , Armin Rosen reports that if UN Peacekeepers pull out of Chad, there could be a new crisis similar to what happened in Darfur: But there is another danger to peace and security in the region. The next setback will likely happen in neighboring Chad, where an estimated hal…

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

EPA Releases Rules To Regulate Carbon

The New York Times reports that the E.P.A. has released rules to regulate the emission of carbon from existing coal plants, under the authority granted in the Clean Air Act: Starting in July 2011, new sources of at least 100,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year and any existing plants …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

The Fat Diaries: America's Hydration Craze

Americans are always being reminded that they should drink the equivalent of eight ounces of water eight times a day. But is there any truth to the rule? I’m a coffee junkie. I love coffee – no – I NEED coffee to function. It wasn’t always the case; I was a tea-drinker for most of my …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday May 14, 2010

Why the French Don't Look Like Slobs

One of the peculiar things about Paris is that many of the working-class people, metro musicians, and even homeless people, are more put-together than your average American. Recently, I was riding along metro line six (the line that runs past la Tour Eiffel and l’Arc de Triomphe = tourist …

Written by Rachel Ryan on Friday May 14, 2010

Suckered by North Korea's Healthcare "Paradise"

After a recent visit to North Korea, the Director-General of the UN’s World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, praised the nation's health care system as "something most other developing countries would envy." Hold on to your hats, folks, for a weird assessment of North Korea. The …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday May 14, 2010

Obama Requests $200 Million to Install Israeli Missile Defense

The BBC reports that President Obama will seek $200 to help find Israel' proposed missile defense shield. Barack Obama is to ask the US Congress for an extra $200m in military aid to help Israel get a short-range rocket defence system in place. The system is designed to shoot down mortars …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

Teacher Unions Stonewalling Obama's Education Reforms

Politico reports that Obama's efforts to implement his "race to the top" education reform has faced resistance from Teacher Unions and state governments: Teachers unions — usually stalwart Democratic supporters — are staging boycotts. The Massachusetts branch of the American Federation of …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 14, 2010

Rand Paul's Personal Special Interest

Rand Paul's libertarianism stops where his pocketbook starts, or so reports the Wall Street Journal today. Rand Paul's libertarianism stops where his pocketbook starts, or so reports the Wall Street Journal today: Tea party favorite Rand Paul has rocketed to the lead ahead of …

Written by David Frum on Friday May 14, 2010

Fighting Obesity Starts at Home

If Mrs. Obama is serious about her war on childhood obesity she should start by targeting the parents who feed their kids too much junk. As part of Michelle Obama’s childhood anti-obesity campaign, the White House issued a 120-page report detailing ways to help America’s kids shed the pounds. …

Written by Crystal Wright on Friday May 14, 2010