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Friendly Persuasion
‘And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” (Genesis 2:15) Rashi comments: “He ‘took’ him with kind words and persuaded him to enter.” Two gentlemen walk among the clouds, philosophers obviously. Martin: I really think you need to lighten up. It’s…
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LIeberman Way Ahead of Lamont
Sen. Lieberman now holds a 52 – 35 percent likely voter lead over Democratic candidate Ned Lamont, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
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Bloomberg Brings Bucks …
… to Lieberman.
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Santorum Runs Scared in Pittsburgh, P.A.
“What will you tell your kids?” Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania told a group of about 50 supporters and Federation types at a campaign appearance yesterday morning in Pittsburgh. “It’s your time, not just mine, to do something.” Still lagging in polls against Democratic rival Bob Casey, Jr., Santorum was showing frayed nerves at the…
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House Race Projections
Here’s a good summary of where some of the most competitive races in the House stand right now. Gabrielle Giffords continues to run strong in Arizona; Ron Klein, boosted by Foleygate, is neck-and-neck with Rep. Clay Shaw, and the races of Paul Hodes in New Hampshire and Steve Kagen in Wisconsin are still leaning Republican.
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Kean and Menendez…
… were in Livingston, N.J. yesterday, at forum organized by United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey.
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Keith Ellison: More Drama
Here’s the link – Ellison says he’s being blackmailed …
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Carter Book Slaps Israel With ‘Apartheid’ Tag, Provides Ammo to GOP
As Republicans step up their efforts to paint Democrats as increasingly hostile toward Israel, former President Jimmy Carter is releasing a book on the Middle East, titled “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” Judging from an advance review manuscript of the new work, published by Simon & Schuster and set for release November 14, Carter places the…
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Clinton Heads to Ohio
Pres. Bill Clinton will pass the hat for Sherrod Brown in Ohio next Monday… Sen. Hillary Clinton passed the hat for Jim Davis and Daryl Jones in Florida on Friday…
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Money Talks
Financial reports are in for the quarter ending Sept. 30 … here’s a sampling of who’s up, who’s down in some tight races… Lieberman ahead Clay Shaw ahead of Ron Klein by 4-to-1, but Bill Clinton to stump for Klein on Friday Anne Northrup ahead of John Yarmuth by 2-to-1 Menendez ahead of Kean.
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David Kuo On 60 MInutes
David Kuo, the former staffer in the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives who has written a tell-all book about the venture’s politicization, told his side of the story on 60 Minutes last night. Here’s one interesting tidbit, about the embedding of Christian phraseology in speeches in a way that is subtle to non-Christians: “As in this…
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