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Fast Forward Muslim Activist Proud of Defacing Subway Ad
A prominent Egyptian-born Muslim activist was unapologetic for defacing a controversial subway ad that brand enemies of Israel as ‘savage.’ Mona El-Tahawy, a well-known figure who has appeared on CNN and MSNBC, Tweeted that she was proud of her actions after being arrested and spent a night in jail. “I am proud that I spray…
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Fast Forward Ed Koch Unhappy With Obama: Report
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch isn’t dumping President Obama — yet. The 87-year-old Koch told New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin that he is very angry with Obama for snubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. “There should be a certain courtesy involved,” Koch said. “You don’t just say…
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Books Monica Lewinsky Plans Tell-All Memoir
Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton shook the country, is reportedly planning to write a kiss-and-tell memoir. Lewinsky, who is turning 40 soon, has told friends she will release love letters she wrote to Clinton and release intimate details of their liaisons, which included sex acts in the Oval…
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Fast Forward Hal David, ‘Walk on By’ Songwriter, Dies at 91
Songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hits with collaborator Burt Bacharach like Dionne Warwick’s ‘Walk on By,’ and ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head’ from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, has died at the age of 91. His family said he died in Los Angeles from complications from a stroke, the BBC reported….
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Fast Forward Arlen Specter Vows To Beat Cancer
Former longtime Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania confirmed that he is fighting a new battle with cancer — and vowed to beat the deadly disease. “I am battling cancer, and it’s another battle I intend to win,” Specter said in a statement issued by his office Tuesday. “I am grateful for the well wishes I…
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Fast Forward Breivik Ruled Sane, Gets 21 Years for Rampage
Norweigian white supremacist Anders Behring Breivik was ruled sane and sentenced to 21 years in prison, the longest possible term, for killing 77 people in a rampage on an scenic island camp. Smiling and giving a Nazi salute, the anti-Muslim activists looked pleased when a five-judge panel announced the decision, 13 months after his rampage…
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Culture Genetic Screening Is Increasingly Complicated
One in four people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry is a carrier of at least one Jewish genetic disease. If both parents carry a recessive gene for the same disease, such as Tay-Sachs, each child has a 25% chance of having that disease. With such high risk factors in the Jewish community, many couples choose to…
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Fast Forward Weiner and Huma Live in $12K-a-Month Pad
Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner and his wife have moved into a swank Park Ave. apartment that rents for at least $12,000 per month and is owned by a big Democratic donor, the New York Post reported. It’s not clear whether Weiner and State Department official Huma Abedin actually pay that much for the 2,100-square-foot, four-bedroom,…
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