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Ahmadinejad's Advisers Under Fire

The Washington Post reports : A growing confrontation between Iran’s clerical rulers and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is spilling over to unusually direct criticism of the president’s inner circle of advisers. Hard-line ayatollahs and representatives of the Revolutionary Guard Corps who were …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Egypt's Mubarak May Have Cancer

The Associated Press reports : Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may have cancer, his defense lawyer said Monday, two months ahead of the former leader's trial for allegedly ordering the killing of anti-government protesters. Mubarak, who was ousted on Feb. 11 after 18 days of mass …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Regulators "Embed" With Big Banks

The Wall Street Journal reports : Memo to employees at big Wall Street banks and securities firms: Be careful what you say on the elevator. You might be surrounded by regulators. As part of a push to prevent another financial crisis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Office …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

First Lady Heads To South Africa

The Wall Street Journal reports : U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to arrive in South Africa on Monday to meet with women's groups, speak about the importance of education and youth leadership, as well as take in the sights. Yet many say there's another unstated aspect of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Baghdad Bombs Target Police

The Washington Post reports : Multiple bombs detonated in Iraq’s capital on Monday morning, jolting residents out of bed, killing at least one police officer and injuring several people, and startling a carful of security officials working for the French embassy, officials said. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

North, South Sudan Agree to Abyei Withdrawal

The Associated Press reports : Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says leaders from north and south Sudan have agreed to withdraw their troops from the contested region of Abyei and allow Ethiopian peacekeepers to move in. The agreement comes three weeks before the south is set to …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Afghans Blast Pak. Over Shelling

Reuters reports : Afghanistan on Monday complained to Pakistan about its shelling of Afghan villages, soon after an assault by Pakistani forces drove militants across the border. The two sides blame each other for failing to crack down hard enough on militants along a porous border …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

EU Debt Crisis Threat To Recovery

The New York Times reports : The euro zone sovereign debt crisis is a threat to economic recovery and the euro zone must cooperate more to contain it and consolidate fiscally to restore confidence, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. "A broadly sound recovery continues, but …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Walmart

The Washington Post reports : The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously Monday that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Gates: U.S. Risks Losing Supremacy

The Daily Caller reports : America is at risk of losing its global supremacy, says departing Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a Newsweek article released Sunday . “I’ve spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower, and one that had no compunction about spending …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Security Experts Slam Holder

The Daily Caller reports : Centrist and right-of-center national security experts reacted with contempt to Attorney General Eric Holder’s claim at a legal convention that the courts are the nation’s “most effective terror-fighting weapon.” “That’s utter nonsense … it is simply lunatic, ” …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Gabrielle Giffords' Homecoming

Politico reports Rep. Gabrielle Giffords visited Tucson over the weekend, touring her hometown for the first time since being shot in the head outside a supermarket there in January. Throughout her rehabilitation at a Houston hospital, the Arizona Democrat has been begging to return …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Vancouver Citizens' Riot Shame

The only positive thing to result from last week's rioting in Vancouver is the groundswell of support for the city's police. In some ways, the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver justifies the actions of the police at last year’s G20 conference in Toronto. In both cases, there is wisdom after the …

Written by Peter Worthington on Monday June 20, 2011

Nuke Regulators Lower Standards

CBS reports: Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation's aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Huntsman Jumps In!

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is the only Republican presidential candidate who makes Obama’s 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe feel “a wee bit queasy.” Jon Huntsman’s presidential candidacy will likely generate increased scrutiny due to both his imminent formal campaign announcement and his …

Written by Clifton Yin on Monday June 20, 2011

Pentagon Drone Purchases Soar

The New York Times reports: From blimps to bugs, an explosion in aerial drones is transforming the way America fights and thinks about its wars. Predator drones, the Cessna-sized workhorses that have dominated unmanned flight since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, are by now a brand name, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Ben Ali Corruption Trial Begins

The Daily Telegraph reports: Tunisia's former autocratic ruler, whose overthrow triggered a series of Arab world uprisings, went on trial in absentia Monday in the first of what will likely be a long series of court proceedings five months after he went into exile. Zine El Abidine …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Corporations Push For 'Tax Holiday'

The New York Times reports: Some of the nation’s largest corporations have amassed vast profits outside the country and are pressing Congress and the Obama administration for a tax break to bring the money home. Apple has $12 billion waiting offshore, Google has $17 billion and …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Perry Sizes Up Roadblocks To Bid

The Wall Street Journal reports: Aides to Texas Gov. Rick Perry said they are scrambling to determine the logistical challenges he would face in making a late entry to the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, the latest sign he is serious about joining the contest. Among …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday June 20, 2011

Pakistan Car Bomb Kills Two

The Associated Press reports: Police say a car bomb exploded near a women's college in southwestern Pakistan, killing two people and wounding 12 others. Police officer Hamid Shakil says the bomb appears to have been detonated Monday by a timing device. The car was parked near a women's …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Monday June 20, 2011