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EU Plans New Greek Bailout

The New York Times reports : Europe’s leaders prepared the way for a second, large, bailout of Greece on Friday, pledging not to abandon the debt-laden nation to a default providing it votes a tough package of austerity measures through its Parliament next week. “We have agreed that …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Nuke Regulators Slam Boss At House Hearing

The New York Times reports: In an unusual public dissent, staff members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a House subcommittee on Friday that they were frustrated by a boss’s decision to halt their evaluation of a site in Nevada as a future repository for the nation’s nuclear waste. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

House Votes Against Defunding Libya Mission

MSNBC reports : Hours after rejecting a resolution to authorize the U.S. military operation in Libya, the House on Friday voted down a measure that would have cut off funds for the mission. The measure, which would have had no chance of passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate, would …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Concealed Guns To Be Legal In WI

The Daily Caller reports : Wisconsin is about to become the 49th state in the nation to legalize concealed carry, leaving Illinois as the only state left without such a provision. The Wisconsin House and Senate both passed the bill, which will allow citizens to carry concealed …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Supreme Court Rules For Generic Drugmakers

Med Page Today reports : In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that generic drugmakers have more protection from lawsuits than brand-name drugmakers when it comes to failing to warn patients about harmful side effects of their drugs. The case -- Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing -- …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Super PACS Report Strong Fundraising

The New York Times reports : Two political action committees formed to raise and spend unlimited amounts independent of candidates reported raising more than $4.6 million since the beginning of the year, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. American Crossroads, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Journalists Allowed Back In Syria

The Guardian reports : A trickle of western journalists is being allowed back in to Damascus – under close supervision by government minders – suggesting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime is sufficiently concerned about its hold on power to be willing to engage in a foreign propaganda …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

The Brutal Truth About Hockey Fights

Opponents of a crackdown on fighting in the NHL should come out and admit it –- they don’t want fisticuffs outlawed because they enjoy the fights. The ornery Stanley Cup final between the Bruins and Canucks produced another round in the endless debate over whether the National Hockey League should …

Written by Alan Hirsch on Friday June 24, 2011

House Rejects Obama's Libya Policy

Politico reports : The House delivered a stinging rejection of President Barack Obama’s military intervention in Libya on Friday, voting in bipartisan fashion against authorizing the mission for another year. The president’s supporters still held out hope that they could stop an effort to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Syrian Forces Fire On Protesters, 12 Dead

USA Today reports : Security forces opened fire Friday as thousands of anti-government protesters took to Syria's streets in a weekly ritual of defiance and demands for President Bashar Assad's ouster, activists said. They said at least 12 people, including two children, were killed in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Gingrich Was Right About Ryan Plan

The elderly and large numbers of independents oppose the Ryan Plan, meaning GOP presidential hopefuls touting its proposals could be driven out of contention. Americans want the deficit reduced, but they aren’t so keen on Paul Ryan’s medicare plan. A new Bloomberg Poll finds that Americans by …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Friday June 24, 2011

EU Targets Iran For Syrian Crackdown Support

The Guardian reports : Iran 's Revolutionary Guard commanders – along with close relatives and business associates of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad – have been targeted by new EU sanctions imposed over the repression of protests in Syria . Syria has denied that Iran has been …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Conrad Black Faces Resentencing

National Post reports : Conrad Black faces a Chicago judge for the last time today when his long-running legal battle with the U.S. government comes to an end. The former media baron will be re-sentenced on one count of fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. He served 29 months in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Why The GOP Should Not Accept Ron Paul

The welcome extended to Ron Paul is changing the character of the GOP. If conservatives can't see how wrong his agenda is, that says something very disturbing. Conn Carroll asks a fair question from our recent bloggingheads : How can I believe that the conservative tent should stretch to …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday June 24, 2011

Hackers Hit AZ Officials

Politico reports : A group that boasts of successfully hacking Sony and the CIA website now claims to have hacked the computer files of an Arizona law enforcement agency. The Lulz Security hacking collective said Thursday that it was releasing “hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Bin Laden Had Pakistan Intel Links

Politico reports : Osama bin Laden mulled changing Al Qaeda’s name as part of a rebranding effort and had a link to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, according to reports on Friday. The revelation about the name change deliberation came from a letter found in bin Laden’s Pakistan compound, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

President Of Euro Central Bank Appointed

CNN Money reports : The European Council on Friday appointed Italian Bank Governor Mario Draghi as the next president of the European Central Bank. Draghi will replace the current ECB president, Jean-Claude Trichet, when his term expires on Oct. 31, according to the European Council. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Durable Goods Orders Increase 1.9%

Reuters reports : New orders for U.S. manufactured goods and a gauge of business spending plans rose in May, easing fears of a sharp slowdown in factory activity. Durable goods orders increased 1.9 percent after dropping 2.7 percent in April, the Commerce Department said on Friday. An …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Rwandan Woman Charged With Genocide

The Daily Telegraph reports: The first woman to be charged with genocide and incitement to rape before an international court, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, has been sentenced to life in prison, by the UN court for Rwanda. Nyiramasuhuko, a former minister for the family and women's empowerment, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011

Abducted Israeli's Dad Urges Release

CNN reports: The father of an Israeli soldier kidnapped five years ago by Palestinian militants has called for his release no matter how high the price. Noam Shalit told CNN this week it was time for the Israeli government to reach a deal with the Hamas movement which controls Gaza that …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday June 24, 2011