Letitia Stein
By Letitia Stein
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Fast Forward Alabama’s ‘Ten Commandments’ Judge Suspended for Defying Gay Marriage Ruling
The chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court, charged with defying federal court rulings that permit same-sex marriage, was suspended on Friday for a second time after being found guilty of violating judicial ethics, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary ruled. Chief Justice Roy Moore had gone on trial Wednesday on charges that he violated Alabama’s…
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Fast Forward Hurricane Hermine Slams Florida Panhandle — Jewish Population Centers Dodge Worst
Wind and rain from Hurricane Hermine toppled trees and power lines along Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, inundating coastal areas with storm surges before it weakened to a tropical storm over land and plowed toward the Atlantic Coast on Friday. Hermine made landfall early on Friday near St. Marks, Florida, 20 miles south of the capital…
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Fast Forward Florida Democrats Pin Midterm Hopes on Charlie Crist — and Ground Game
Five nights a week, Florida Democrats work the phones from a half-empty strip mall in this conservative Gulf Coast community, their tables cluttered with call sheets and cookie plates. “Charlie Crist for Governor” signs are taped to the walls beside framed photographs of Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy. Famously purple in presidential races, the…
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Fast Forward Florida Teen, Still Recovering From Israeli Beating, Hopes To Return to Middle East
(Reuters) — Despite the red scars on his wrists, a souvenir from a summer vacation to see Palestinian relatives that became a nightmare, Tariq Khdeir felt lucky on Sunday as he described his apparent beating by Israeli police earlier this month. Three cousins arrested with the U.S. teenager during clashes in east Jerusalem are still in…
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News Florida Cousin Beaten by Israelis Was Hoping for ‘Joyous’ Vacation in Jerusalem
(Reuters) — Family and friends of a Florida teenager who says he was beaten by Israeli police while in detention describe him as a typical U.S. high school student. Tariq Khdeir, 15, recently finished his freshman year at the Universal Academy of Florida, a private Islamic school where he played on the soccer team. He…
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