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CA Death Penalty Costs $184M Annually

The Huffington Post reports : California has rarely executed convicts since the death penalty was reinstated there in 1978, but the state has managed to spend $4 billion taxpayer dollars on capital punishment since then, according to a new cost analysis. The study, conducted over three …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

What Huntsman Brings to the Table

Jon Huntsman's achievements as Utah's governor were very significant. Like Mitt Romney, he knows how to run a government. I was one of 36 people to cast a straw poll ballot for Jon Huntsman at this year’s Conservative Policy Action Conference and, like a lot of other reform-minded Republicans, I …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday June 20, 2011

Weiner Officially Resigns

The Huffington Post reports : Rep. Anthony Weiner submitted his official resignation letter on Monday to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Secretary of State Cesar Perales, House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. His congressional tenure ends at midnight on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Ben Ali, Wife Sentenced to 35 Years

Reuters reports : A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, in absentia, to 35 years in jail each after finding them guilty of theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewelry. Reading out the verdict and sentence in the courtroom after …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Greece to Sell Off Government Assets

CNN reports : Greece is preparing to sell off billions of dollars worth of state assets including airports, highways and state-owned companies, as well as banks, real estate and gaming licenses, to meet international lenders' demands that it raise funds. European finance ministers said …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

McCain Still Thinks Illegals Started AZ Wildfires

Politico reports : Under attack from civil rights groups, Sen. John McCain on Monday stood by his charge that illegal immigrants started some of the wildfires burning in southern Arizona, as his office clarified he was not referring over the weekend to the largest fire raging in the state …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Watch: GOP Candidate Warns of Chinese Domination

The Daily Caller reports : The Republican candidate for Nevada’s special congressional election has released his first ad and he makes one thing clear — vote for me or China will literally take over the United States. Mark Amodei, who has served as the chairman of the Nevada GOP, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Applebaum: Gorbachev is a B-List Celebrity

Anne Applebaum writes : In the most notable of the many photographs snapped at the gala held to mark his 80th birthday, Mikhail Gorbachev seems shorter and rounder than he did in his prime, back when he was one of the most important people in the world. He is inscrutable, only half-smiling; he …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

NJ Senate Approves Union Bill

The Associated Press reports : The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill requiring sharply higher contributions for pensions and health benefits from public workers while suspending unions' ability to bargain over health care. The upper chamber moved the bill with support from Republicans and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Obama Helps Dems Outpace GOP Fundraising

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats beat Republicans in the race for campaign dollars during May, as the president stepped up fundraising ahead of the 2012 contest for the White House. The Democratic National Committee pulled in $10.5 million, compared with $6.2 …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Iran Nuke Chief Slams IAEA

The Associated Press reports : A top Iranian official has told the International Atomic Energy Agency Monday to focus on nuclear safety rather than "baseless and marginal issues." The comment by Iranian nuclear chief Fereidoun Abbasi reflects unhappiness with the IAEA chief's attempts to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

U.S. Wants 'Action, Not Words' From Assad

Reuters reports : The United States on Monday said it wanted to see "action, not words" from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who pledged political reforms within months. Assad, in a speech at Damascus University, said a national dialogue would start soon to review new legislation …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Bachmann Using Public Funds for Political Event?

Roll Call reports : On Nov. 5, 2009, at the behest of Rep. Michele Bachmann , thousands of tea party activists descended on the Capitol to vent their rage over the health care overhaul bill pending before Congress. The assembled activists chanted, "Kill the bill! Kill the bill!" and waved …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

McConnell: Short Debt Limit Hike Possible

Reuters reports : Congress and the White House could raise the debt limit for a few months while they seek a comprehensive, long-term budget deal, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday. The Obama administration has warned it will run out of money to pay the nation's bills …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

The Looming Teen Unemployment Crisis

The problem of teenage unemployment, if not addressed, will produce disastrous long-term consequences for the productivity of our economy. We’ve seen the number 9.1 a lot recently. It’s a gruesome figure -- one that marks the prolonged and deep economic tragedy gripping our nation. However, not …

Written by Harry Graver on Monday June 20, 2011

CEO Pay Major Factor in Income Gap

The Washington Post reports : It was the 1970s, and the chief executive of a leading U.S. dairy company, Kenneth J. Douglas, lived the good life. He earned the equivalent of about $1 million today. He and his family moved from a three-bedroom home to a four-bedroom home, about a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

IMF: More Austerity Needed

The New York Times reports : The International Monetary Fund sent a simple message Monday to the Greek people as they struggle to cope with the austerity measures being imposed on them in exchange for a bailout: Prepare for more of the same. “Consolidation will have to continue, ” the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Red Tape May Be Hamstringing Growth

Corporate regulation has been mounting under the Obama administration and could be more responsible for the stalled recovery than taxes or the deficit. Matt Yglesias ridicules economic Nobelist Gary Becker for suggesting that President Obama's policies might be to blame for the slowness of …

Written by David Frum on Monday June 20, 2011

Rallies Grow as NY Senate Considers Gay Marriage Vote

The Associated Press reports : Hundreds of raucous demonstrators on both sides of the divisive gay-marriage debate jammed the usually sedate halls of New York's Capitol on Monday as Senate Republicans, who can determine the measure's fate, consider whether to schedule a decisive vote on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Libya Claims NATO Strike Kills 15

The Associated Press reports : Libya's government said a NATO airstrike west of Tripoli early Monday on a large family compound belonging to a close associate of Moammar Gadhafi has killed at least 15 people, including three children. A NATO official in Naples, Italy, said the alliance has …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011