Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News Footlik v. Seals
It turns out that Jay Footlik, the former Clinton aide running for Congress in the 10th district of Illinois, will have a primary opponent. Dan Seals, who nearly upset U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in last year’s election, announced today that he will run again. Meanwhile, Josh Kraushaar of the Politico has a post up about…
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News Koch on Bloomberg: ‘He’d Be a Fine President’
If Mayor Michael Bloomberg casts his hat into the 2008 presidential race, he has the blessing of a predecessor at New York’s City Hall, Ed Koch. Speaking to the Forward by telephone this morning, the former New York City mayor said he would welcome a run by Bloomberg. “Oh yes, I think he’d be a…
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News Koch on Bloomberg: ‘He’d Be a Fine President’
If Mayor Michael Bloomberg casts his hat into the 2008 presidential race, he has the blessing of a predecessor at New York’s City Hall, Ed Koch. Speaking to the Forward by telephone this morning, the former New York City mayor said he would welcome a run by Bloomberg. “Oh yes, I think he’d be a…
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News Giuliani Grows Jewish Grassroots; McCain Sticks to Grasstops
While the race for Jewish donors continues, the Giuliani campaign seems also to be growing an organic network of grassroots Jewish supporters, while McCain and Co. is sticking to the financial machers. In New York, Jewish young professionals are mobilizing for a Rudy Giuliani event next Monday night. Just over the past several weeks, a…
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News Giuliani Flexes His Israel Muscles
With a one-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday. As we covered back in January, the former New York City mayor is duking it out with Arizona Senator John McCain for Jewish donors. Looks like he shouldn’t count on the support of the Jewish Firefighters’ Union.
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News Specter Shmoozes in NYC Tomorrow
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania will be hosted at a breakfast tomorrow by pro-Israel powerhouse NORPAC. The event is early – 7:30 a.m. at the Regency Hotel – but well worth it: It’s a good change to suss out how pro-Israel politicos are feeling about their respective candidates of choice – Norpac co-chair Dr. Ben…
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News A New Rahm?
Jay Footlik announced he is running for Congress against Republican incumbent Mark Kirk in the 10th district on Illinois. A Special Assistant in the Clinton White House, Footlik served as the president’s liaison to the American Jewish community. In 2004, he served in the Lieberman campaign and then as an advisor to Kerry/Edwards. Footlik would…
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News GOP Slams Effort To Study WWII Internment Camps in U.S.
A plan to study the treatment of Europeans interned by the United States government during World War II is languishing in the Senate following unexpectedly strong opposition from GOP lawmakers. A narrow majority of Republican senators, led by Jeff Sessions of Alabama, rejected a proposal to form a congressional commission examining the wartime experiences of…
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