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Fast Forward Congressional Panel Agrees on New Iran Sanctions
U.S. lawmakers agreed Monday to impose new sanctions on Iran. Aimed at pressuring the Islamic Republic to abandon its nuclear program, the legislation targets financial institutions that do business with that nation’s central bank. The sanctions, approved by the House and Senate armed services committees, are part of the sweeping Defense Authorization Act, which would…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Child Sex Abuse Details Revealed: Report
Brooklyn prosecutors say authorities have arrested 85 people in the Orthodox Jewish community on child sex abuse charges in the past three years, the New York Post reported Sunday, confirming earlier reports in the Forward. Prosecutors in the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes told the Post that 38 of the sex cases had…
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Fast Forward Berman Gets Support of New PAC
A thid political action committee has reportedly been formed with the goal of backing the reelection of Los Angeles Rep. Howard Berman, who is locked in a dogfight with fellow Jewish Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. The Committee to Elect an Effective Valley Congressman plans to sponsor “various types of communications in support of [Berman],” Assistant…
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Fast Forward Gingrich: John Bolton Would Be Secretary of State
Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said that, if elected, he would appoint John Bolton to be his Secretary of State. The hawkish Bolton served as America’s United Nations Ambassador under President George W. Bush. Gingrich, whose poll numbers have risen sharply in recent weeks, also said that moving the U.S. Embassy from Israel to Jerusalem would…
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Fast Forward Romney: First Presidential Trip Would Be to Israel
Mitt Romney, speaking today at a gathering of Jewish Republicans, will vow that if elected his first trip abroad as president would be to Israel. Romney will join other contenders for the GOP presidential nomination at a forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Committee. Romney will also sharply criticize the Obama administration’s handling of Middle…
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Fast Forward Jailhouse ‘Bar Mitzvah’ Chaplain Fined
Rabbi Leib Glanz, a fired correction chaplain famous for organizing lavish jailhouse “bar mitzvahs,” will pay a $2,500 fine for accepting a gift from an inmate. The gift, valued at $500, was given to Glanz by Tuvia Stern, a longtime fugitive apprehended in 2006 for bilking Jewish investors out of some $1.7 million. Glanz helped…
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Fast Forward Kobe Bryant Works Out at Jewish Center
You never know who’s going to show up at the JCC these days. With the pro hoops season back on track, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant reportedly held a surprise workout at a Jewish Community Center in Irvine, Ca. The Los Angeles Lakers guard brought a trainer to work on shooting drills and cardio training as…
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Fast Forward Barney Frank Retiring From Congress
Longtime congressman Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the first openly gay representative, is set to announce his intention not to run for reelection in 2012. Frank told reporters gathered in the town hall in Newton, Mass., that Capitol Hill is no longer a place for a get-things-done type of lawmaker. “The kind of inside work I…
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