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Fast Forward House Approves Rep. Weiner Leave of Absence
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Rep. Anthony Weiner’s request for a leave of absence. Weiner (D-N.Y.) requested a two-week leave of absence in order to enter a treatment center to deal with his addiction to having inappropriate online relationships with women. He reportedly entered treatment over the weekend. House memebrs approved the leave request…
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Fast Forward Fischer Candidacy To Head IMF Disqualified
Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, will not be considered a candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund because of his age. Fischer was notified Monday night that his announced candidacy for the position was disqualified since he is 67, and IMF rules state that the IMF Managing Director must be under…
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News Rick Jacobs To Take Helm of URJ Next Year
Rabbi Richard Jacobs was unanimously elected to serve as president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Jacobs, the senior rabbi at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, N.Y., was elected Sunday by the URJ board of trustees. He will assume the presidency in 2012, succeeding Rabbi Eric Yoffie. He was nominated earlier this year. “As I…
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Fast Forward Arson Victim Files Suit Against Hasidic Sect’s Grand Rabbi
The family of a man badly burned in an alleged arson attack filed a lawsuit against the grand rabbi of the Hhasidic village of New Square, N.Y., accusing him of directing and condoning a campaign of harassment against them. The suit, filed Monday in New York State Supreme Court on behalf of Aron Rottenberg and…
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Fast Forward U.S. Delegation Visits Alan Gross in Cuban Prison
A delegation of Americans visiting Cuba met with jailed American contractor Alan Gross. The group met for two hours with Gross, 62, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for “crimes against the state” for distributing laptop computers and connecting Cuban Jews to the Internet, on June 10 in Havana. They delivered a letter to…
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Fast Forward First Post-Shooting Photos of Gabrielle Giffords Released
Photos of a smiling Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who was shot in the head in January, were released on her Facebook page. The photos show Giffords with close-cropped hair. According to a statement on the Facebook page, they were taken May 17, the day after her husband, Mark Kelly, went into space on the…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Fischer Announces Bid for Top IMF Job
Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, has thrown his hat into the ring to lead the International Monetary Fund. Fischer, 67, is in the second year of his second five-year term as the head of Israel’s central bank. He announced his bid to lead the IMF over the weekend. He is looking…
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Fast Forward Actor Russell Crowe Attacks Circumcision on Twitter, Then Apologizes
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe railed against circumcision in a string of Twitter posts, denouncing it as “barbaric,” before apologizing the next day. The stream of tweets began Thursday night, in response to a query from an Australian follower. Though the tweets in question have since been deleted, news outlets reported that the actor wrote, “Circumcision…
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