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Good Thing Edwards Doesn’t Need Canadian Liberals
John Edwards’ hawkish remarks at the Herzliya Conference on Iran has drawn liberal criticism – in Canada.
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Did Condi Rice Call Hamas a ‘Resistance Movement’?
Yes. During a press briefing last week in London.
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Franken for Senate: A Rural Minnesota Dem Weighs In
If Al Franken runs for Senate, can he appeal to the state’s rural voters, as well as the Democratic base in the Twin Cities? In this week’s Forward, we took at look at the possibility of an emerging Al Franken-Norm Coleman match-up, and found that at this very early date, Democratic insiders are far from…
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A "Get" Law for Maryland?
Also on Aguthath’s agenda: A “Get Law” for Maryland, which would require men filing for civil divorce to also file an affidavit stating that all barriers to remarriage – including religious barriers like the need for a get, or Jewish divorce – have been removed by the seeker of the dissoluton.
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Allies on Airport Security: Agudath Israel and the ACLU
Here’s another item for the Forward’s compendium of strange bedfellows: The American Civil Liberties Union is joining forces with the ultra-Orthodox organization Agudath Israel of America to protest the introduction of X-ray scanners at U.S. aiports. The scanners beam low level x-rays through people’s clothing, and although “cloaking” software is supposed to introduce a level…
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Norm Coleman’s New Job
As Jennifer Siegel reports this week, Senator Norm Coleman appears to be bracing for a tough reelection campaign in 2008. He has joined Democrats in criticizing President Bush’s proposed troop surge in Iraq. So it’s worth watching to see how he operates as the newly named ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on…
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If You Need Some Campaign Cash…
Israeli-American billionaire Haim Saban, a friend of the Clintons, is the top money man when it comes to contributing to American political campaigns (see this report).
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No DeLay: Gary Ackerman
It’s official: New York Rep. Gary Ackerman is now the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East. Judging from recent history, Ackerman will speak out strongly against any administration effor to pressure Israel; but, unlike Republican leaders in the last Congress, the New York Democrat is likely to support White House efforts to…
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Bush Praised for Raising Energy Issues in State of the Union Address
Correction: Due to an editing error, Rabbi Steve Gutow’s name was mispelled and Richard Foltin was misidentified in the print version of this story. Washington — President Bush’s pledge in his State of the Union speech to develop alternative energy sources and to end America’s dependency on foreign oil struck a positive chord with the…
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Carter Wins Over Student Crowd at Brandeis, Receives Ovation
WALTHAM, Mass. – Jimmy Carter’s visit to Brandeis University this week was preceded by days of fresh controversy and recriminations, but when the former president came striding onto stage Tuesday, he played every part the Southern gentleman, charming the crowd of mostly Jewish students and winning a standing ovation in the end. Carter’s visit came…
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Ex-Pentagon Chief Calls for Peace Plan
WASHINGTON — In a press conference last Monday, former secretary of defense William Cohen called for stepped up American efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The event was organized by the Campaign for American Leadership in the Middle East. The group has lined up 275 former administration officials, members of Congress, business leaders, Arab American…
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