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Fast Forward Santorum Pulls Out of GOP Race
Rick Santorum ended his presidential campaign, effectively leaving Mitt Romney as the GOP candidate most likely to face President Obama in November. “This presidential race is over for me,” he said Tuesday in a speech in Gettysburg, Pa., in his home state. “We will suspend our campaign effective today.” Santorum, the former U.S. senator from…
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Fast Forward 2,500 Pro-Palestinian Activists Plan Fly-In Protest
Up to 2,500 people are expected to arrive in Israel on what is being called a “fly-in” protest. Part of the “Welcome to Palestine” campaign, the activists from around the world plan to arrive Sunday and declare their intention to travel to the West Bank to highlight the fact that there is no way to…
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Fast Forward Democrats Defend Jewish Staffer Who Used Slur
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the Democratic National Committee’s new Jewish outreach liaison should be forgiven for her 6-year-old Facebook post that used the term “Jewbags.” Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the DNC’s chairwoman, highlighted the problems that social media can cause in today’s society in standing by Danielle “Dani” Gilbert, who has apologized for the…
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Fast Forward Conn. Law Would Legalize Mezuzahs
Connecticut State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney is expected to announce legislation to protect citizens’ rights to display religious symbols. Looney is scheduled to announce the legislation on Tuesday morning, joined by representatives of the Connecticut Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League. Barbara Cadranel, who recently settled a case with her condominium association in Stratford,…
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Fast Forward U2’s Bono Makes Surprise Trip to Israel
U2 lead singer Bono is on a personal visit to Israel. The Irish singer, whose given name is Paul David Hewson, was seen at a restaurant and bar in Jaffa port with friends, surrounded by tight security. U2 last performed in Israel in 1997; Bono reportedly does not have any current plans to perform in…
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Fast Forward U2’s Bono Makes Surprise Trip to Israel
U2 lead singer Bono is on a personal visit to Israel. The Irish singer, whose given name is Paul David Hewson, was seen at a restaurant and bar in Jaffa port with friends, surrounded by tight security. U2 last performed in Israel in 1997; Bono reportedly does not have any current plans to perform in…
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Fast Forward White House: No Plans for Pollard Clemency
The White House announced that its position has not changed on Jonathan Pollard, hours after Israeli President Shimon Peres sent a personal letter to President Obama requesting clemency. The letter, sent Monday, cited Pollard’s severe health situation in requesting that he be released from Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina, where he is serving…
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Fast Forward Peres Writes Obama Over Pollard Clemency
Israeli President Shimon Peres sent a personal letter to President Obama requesting clemency for Jonathan Pollard. The letter, sent Monday, cited Pollard’s severe health situation in requesting that he be released from Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina, where he is serving a life sentence for spying for Israel. The letter was delivered to…
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