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College Students Killed in Murder-Suicide
A murder-suicide at Arizona State University involving Jewish students is rocking communities in New York, Arizona and Maryland. The two victims, Carol Kestenbaum and Nicole Schiffman, both from Long Island, had been best friends since high school and were out celebrating Kestenbaum’s 20th birthday at ASU, where the Bellmore resident was an education major. Schiffman,…
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What About Bob? (Or, One Indiana Republican’s Emerging Jewish Problem)
The GOP has finally settled on a candidate to run for mayor of Indianapolis, but businessman Bob Parker is already under fire for comments he made several weeks ago about the “wealthy Jewish faction inside the Democratic party” and support for war with Iran. According to a report by Matt Tully of the Indianapolis Star,…
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Jewish Reps to Condi: You Can’t Sideline Jewish Dems
Last week, our Nathan Guttman reported on a briefing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held with leaders from major Jewish organizations to discuss the latest developments on the Israeli-Palestinian front. While Rice invited the Republican Jewish Coalitiion to the event, the National Jewish Democratic Council was left out in the cold, a fact that has…
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Is Coleman Afraid of Frankenstein?
As former comedian and radio pundit Al Franken begins his campaign for Senate in Minnesota, his opponent, GOP Senator Norm Coleman, is looking like he has taken notice. Last Saturday, Coleman was one of seven Republican senators – also including the other Jewish GOP Senator, Pennsylvania’s Arlen Specter – to vote for the Democrats’ anti-surge…
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Obama Mulls His Jew-mentum
Illinois Senator Barack Obama is still mulling delivering an address at the upcoming plenum of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (in Washington, D.C. from February 24-28), but the speech still isn’t a done deal, according to a source who spoke to the Forward this morning. The senator may decide to speak before a Jewish…
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Hill: David Geffen, You Make Me Ill
Dreamworks executive and former Clintonite David Geffen lit a political fire this morning, when his hard-hitting interview with Maureen Dowd made its way on to the pages of The New York Times. Explaining his support for the presidential bid of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, Geffen called Clinton, and her hubby, ahem, liars. “Marc Rich getting…
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Lieberman’s Shabbos Vote
Senate Republicans – and now-Independent Joseph Lieberman – succeeded in blocking a vote on a non-binding anti-surge resolution on Saturday. Democrats fell just four votes short of the 60 needed to end debate. (Presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took a break from campaigning to show up for the vote; McCain did not.) Since…
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For the Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas, a Bad Day on Capitol Hill
Washington – If Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wanted to get a feel for just how upset Congress is over his decision to form a coalition government with Hamas, he should have caught Rep. Gary Ackerman’s opening comments Wednesday at the meeting of the Middle East subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Ackerman, the…
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Fun in the Sun With Hillary
In the last two days we’ve posted about Mitt Romney’s efforts in Florida and John McCain’s plans to visit Vero Beach on Monday. Well, Hillary Rodham Clinton will also be in the Sunshine State, on Tuesday in Miami… HILLARY CLINTON FLORIDA SCHEDULE: FEBRUARY 20, 2007 Senator Clinton will visit Florida on Tuesday, February 20. Clinton…
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Staffers Departing from NJDC
Two staffers had their last day today at the National Jewish Democratic Council today: Deputy Executive Director David Goldenberg is returning to his old boss, Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida to serve as chief of staff; political director Jeff Hauser has not announced a new position. Steve Rabin will be assuming the role of deputy…
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