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Lieberman-Lamont Roundup: Air Kisses
[Air kisses][1] for Joe Lieberman at the Senate. The Hartford Courant [reports][2]: “Party leaders also have been passing the word that if Lieberman beats Lamont in November, he probably will retain his seniority and could become a committee chairman if Democrats win a majority.” During an hour-long breakfast briefing with reporters, Ned Lamont rejects calls…
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Tikva Frymer-Kensky, Bible Scholar
Tikva Frymer-Kensky, a professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and a pioneer in feminist biblical scholarship, died August 31 at her home in Wilmette, Ill. She was 63. The cause of death was breast cancer, the university announced. A specialist in Assyriology and Sumerology, she was best known for her work in women’s…
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Republican Logic
This Zogby poll found that 58% of Republicans think that the war in Iraq has been worth the loss of American lives. Which makes perfect sense considering that 65% of Republicans still believe that there was a connection between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks.
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Santorum: Union Boss Think I’m Hitler!
Camp Santorum is circulating this article to publicize the fact that Pennsylvania AFL-CIO leader Bill George was quoted as saying: “Some see [Santorum] as Hitler, ‘I’m right’ and ‘we have to go kill them’ and ‘the hell with the poor and the working class and we have to protect the rich.”
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Neo-Nazi’s Semitic Letter
Read this to learn about the challenges of maintaining a career as a neo-Nazi after being slugged by an Orthodox rabbi.
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Rosner’s Rankings
Ha’aretz’s man in D.C., Shmuel Rosner, has a new feature on his blog in which a panel of experts ranks the likely presidential candidates based on their support for Israel. Rudy Giuliani leads the pack with an 8.75 rating out of a possible 10. Next is Newt Gingrich with an 8.38. Hillary Clinton and John…
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Lieberman-Lamont Roundup: Socialsts Against Ned
Ned Lamont is in Washington meeting with labor and Democratic leaders. He’s also trying to paint himself as the education anti-war candidate. The Hartford Courant reports that Senator Joseph Lieberman is campaigning door to door and has retooled his Web site. A group of Republican veterans in planning to air a pro-Lieberman ad. The Socialist…
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Conservative Favorite: No to Gay Marriage Ban
Many conservatives were hoping that President Bush would tap J. Harvie Wilkinson III for a seat on the Supreme Court. It turns out that Wilkinson is against constitutional amendments banning gay marriage (see this oped) in The Washington Post: The Framers meant our Constitution to establish a structure of government and to provide individuals certain…
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Race Issues in Maryland?
The Hill has this story today: “Race issues dog Cardin and Mfume in Senate primary. Perhaps I was up too late last night, but I’ve scanned the story a few times, and can’t figure out what the race “issues” are in Maryland – except that blacks will vote for Mfume and whites will vote for…
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Lieberman-Lamont Roundup: Parade Blues
Senator Joseph Lieberman ends up in the back of the Labor Day parade. Speaking of Labor Day, now it’s official: NYT says Lieberman-Lamont Round II has begun. Is there such thing as a Ned Lamont boost? Cindy Sheehan says people power at work in Lamont victory. Lamont’s swan behind the scenes.
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War Names
Now that the fighting in Lebanon has ended, at least for the time being, what shall we call it? Israel’s five-week war with Hizbullah does not have a name yet — or, rather, it has many, none of which is clearly in the lead. Wars may take years, or even decades, to get their permanent…
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