Nathaniel Popper
By Nathaniel Popper
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News Grand Jury Scrutinizes Right-Wing Bingo King
A grand jury in Los Angeles County has been seeking information about the California gambling operations of Dr. Irving Moskowitz, a Miami Beach philanthropist known for his financial support of Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Scott Wildman, a former Democratic member of the California state Assembly, told the Forward that he…
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News Bushies Skip Opportunity To Rip Foe Over Israel
Even as the White House races to discredit former U.S. anti-terrorism chief Richard Clarke, Bush administration officials and their allies appear to be steering clear of one politically loaded piece of evidence. A 1992 report by Sherman Funk, then inspector general of the State Department, alleged that Clarke overlooked Israel’s illegal sale of American weapons…
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Israel News Publicist Scores With Rappers, Right-wing Politicians
Ronn Torossian’s friends in the hip-hop world landed him a coveted spot on the guest list for Janet Jackson’s album release party in New York last Monday. “Very tough ticket to get — 400 people were invited,” Torossian noted. But the 29-year-old publicity guru was unable to attend the pop singer’s exclusive soiree. Instead, Torossian…
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News Fox Newsman Exaggerated Fundraising Efforts
The self-described enemy of political spin, Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly, appears to have been overstating his charitable efforts on behalf of Israel, while defending his support for Mel Gibson and “The Passion of the Christ.” During a March 10 appearance on the Don Imus radio show, O’Reilly struck back at one of his sharpest…
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News Gibson’s Christ Movie Is Greeted With Lack of Passion in Germany
“The Passion of the Christ” may have dominated the box office for its first three weeks on American screens, but in Germany the Mel Gibson flick was flattened by a bear. A mega-hit in the United States, “The Passion” sold less than half as many tickets as the Disney animated film “Brother Bear” during its…
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News Refugees Facing End of Federal Aid As Deadline for Citizenship Looms
CHICAGO — As her husband Iosif explains their dire situation in broken English, 70-year-old Polina Kats sits on the couch in her small Chicago apartment, rubbing her hands while staring out the window with her brows furrowed anxiously. Since they arrived from Latvia as Jewish refugees almost seven years ago, the Katses have known that…
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News It’s a Rich Battle as O’Reilly, Times Critic Square Off in Culture War
The culture war sweeping across America sometimes can appear to boil down to a sparring match between two men. In one corner is Bill O’Reilly, representing the Fox News Channel and the new brand of conservative populism sweeping the nation. In the other is Frank Rich, wearing the colors of the New York Times and…
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News Middle Class Feeling Pain Of Lengthy Jobs Dearth
One number stood out among the disappointing employment statistics for February released last week: The average length of unemployment rose to 20.3 weeks — the highest in two decades. The lengthening tenure of the unemployed comes as little surprise to Joel Shurkin, a reporter who shared the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the…
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