Brett Lieberman
By Brett Lieberman
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News Eric Cantor to Run for House Whip
Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican in the House, is said to be running for House GOP whip position. Politico reports that Cantor is making calls to line up support from colleagues for the position, which is the second highest Republican leadership
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News Obama to Name Rahm Emanuel Chief of Staff
UPDATE 2:15 p.m. Jews still questioning whether they will have a strong ally in the next White House may have their answer. In one of his first decisions, President-elect Barack Obama has asked Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel to be White House chief of staff, according to three leaders in the Jewish community and Washington insiders….
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News Republican Jewish Leader Claims Win in Obama Victory
UPDATED 8:21 A.M With exit polls showing that Democrat Barack Obama won an estimated 77 percent of the Jewish vote, you would think that all Republicans would be disappointed. Yet other than the fact that Obama won, Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, is declaring the election a success. “The reality is…
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News Will Jews Have More Voices in Congress?
MULTIPLE UPDATES So far it looks like the number of Jews in Congress may grow by one to three seats. We’ll update these results on Wednesday In New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, Democrat John Adler has been projected the winner over Republican Chris Myers in a squeeker. With 93 percent of precincts reported, Adler trailed…
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News Armies of Volunteers Mobilize To Get Out the Vote in Virginia
McLEAN, Va. — The days of Barack Obama and John McCain’s efforts to persuade Jewish voters are done. Now, the singular focus in such battleground states as Virginia has shifted to turning out any and all voters. With relatively few undecided voters remaining, and no heavy concentrations of Jewish voters in any particular neighborhoods or…
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News Young Jews More Likely To Vote GOP Than Their Elders
Washington — Comedian Sarah Silverman has gotten a lot of mileage out of the notion that older Jewish voters, especially those in Florida, need to be persuaded to support Senator Barack Obama. Yet as it turns out, those bubbes and zaydes may be the ones prodding their grandchildren to support the Democratic nominee for president….
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News Glitches Expected in Jewish Exit Polling
Washington — Barring a repeat of the problems and lawsuits that marred presidential voting eight years ago, Americans should know the name of their next leader soon after the polls close on November 4. Dissecting the Jewish vote may well be a story for another day. Exit polling conducted for the major television networks and…
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News Palin Questions Obama’s Israel Support; Wasserman Schultz Says ‘Look Who’s Talking’
Hello pot, the kettle’s on Line 3. Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who doesn’t exactly have the strongest bona fides when it comes to Israel or any foreign policy, is questioning whether Democrat Barack Obama is really as staunch a supporter of Israel as he contends. CBS News reports that at a rally in…
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