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Fast Forward Florida Professor In Hot Water Over Stomp on ‘Jesus’ Exercise
A Florida university has come under fire over a professor’s controversial classroom assignment that asked his students to write “Jesus” on a sheet of paper and then to step on it. The incident earlier this month at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, has prompted the school to issue an apology and led…
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News Supreme Court Justices Hint They May Kill Anti-Gay Marriage Law
Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated interest in striking down a law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a potential swing vote, warned of the “risks” that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) infringes upon the traditional role of the states in defining marriage. The 1996 U.S. law denies…
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Fast Forward Charles Hynes, Defiant Over Orthodox Abuse, Runs Hard for Brooklyn Reelection
When Brooklyn District Attorney Charles “Joe” Hynes first took office in 1990, the New York City borough was one of the most violent urban areas in the United States. Mobster John Gotti led the Gambino organized crime family, crack cocaine was epidemic and many of the plotlines for a TV show that debuted that year,…
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News David Miliband, British Jewish Leader, Quits Politics, Clearing Path for Brother
Former British foreign secretary David Miliband, once tipped as a potential prime minister, said on Wednesday he was leaving politics to boost his brother’s chances of leading the opposition Labour party to victory in an election in 2015. His departure ends speculation he might replace brother Ed Miliband as Labour leader between now and 2015…
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Fast Forward Supreme Court Hears Day 2 of Gay Marriage Debate
For the second day running, the Supreme Court convened on Wednesday to tackle the issue of gay marriage, this time to hear arguments over a U.S. law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. Almost two hours of oral argument will be heard by the court on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)….
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Fast Forward Supreme Court May Seek To Avoid Sweeping Ruling on Gay Marriage
For nearly four years, proponents of same-sex marriage have been strategically building a test case aimed at convincing the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court to declare that gay marriage is a constitutional right. The advocates felt they were ready. But on Tuesday, after an intense, wide-ranging hearing, it appeared the justices were not. Over the course…
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Fast Forward Israel Rejects Proposed $1B Arab Fund for Jerusalem
Qatar proposed on Tuesday the creation of a $1 billion Arab fund for East Jerusalem, which Palestinians say should be the capital of an independent state under any peace deal with Israel. Arabs fear that Israeli settlement building on land captured in the 1967 Middle East war, including East Jerusalem, has made a two-state solution…
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Fast Forward Henrique Capriles, Venezuela’s ‘Rock Star’ With Jewish Roots, Fights Uphill Campaign
Emerging from his bus, Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is engulfed by frenzied female supporters who push past bodyguards to hug, kiss and photograph their idol. Most are young and have been waiting for hours under the sun to see him. Laughing and punching his fist in the air as he wades through his…
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