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You Thought ‘Macaca’ Was Bad
The Nation takes its stab at shedding light on Senator George Allen’s past.
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Almost Veeps Stick Together
Joe Lieberman, the veep on Al Gore’ failed 2000 ticket, is getting support for Jack Kemp, who occupied the second-spot on Bob Dole’s failed 1996 GOP presidential ticket.
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Evangelicals Launch Voter Drive To Boost Conservatives
With Democrats threatening to take back Congress in November, Christian conservative leader James Dobson has launched a multifaceted campaign to mobilize religious voters in eight battleground states. The effort, coordinated by Dobson’s Colorado-based group, Focus on the Family, will include church-based voter registration and education drives aimed at combating “voter apathy” and encouraging “Christians to…
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Endorsing Mfume
Kweisi Mfume, who is facing a tough Democratic Senate primary battle against Rep. Ben Cardin in Maryland, has landed two major endorsements from two of the state’s key congressmen.
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Harris Has No Fears
It’s worth taking the time to read the entire interview with Rep. Katherine Harris in which she dismissed church-state separation as a “lie” and preaches the need to elect Christian officials. Perhaps most striking is the lawmaker’s certainty about her future (and we don’t mean political): FLORIDA BAPTIST WITNESS: Some day all of us have…
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Lamont’s Look
Ned Lamont seemed to catch a break after Boulder, Colo. police decided to drop chares against his lookalike, John Mark Karr, in the JonBenet Ramsey case. But talk about bad luck: Authorities just arrested the country’s most wanted polygamist — and he, too, is channeling a bit of that Ned look. (See here, here and…
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No-Joe in Hawaii
Senator Daniel Inouye [pulls endorsement] of Lieberman.
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Poll: Joe in Front
The latest Zogby poll has Lieberman solidly in the lead, by 10 points.
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Mad Katherine
Rep. Katherine Harris is working to salvage her bid for the GOP Senate nomination in Florida after controversial comments about church-state separation and the need to elect Christians. She even has her campaign manager noting that he is the grandchild of Holocaust survivors (maybe his grandparents knew Mel Gibson flack Alan Nierob’s parents).
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Powell’s Prediction
At a recent Jewish fundraising dinner in Canada, former Secretary of State Colin Powell had this prediction on tensions with Iran: the solution will “ultimately be diplomatic.”
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Where To Go for Support and Help
The MILO Gladstein foundation 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #583 Los Angeles, CA 90028 www.bloomssyndrome.org [email protected] Lauri and Richard Gladstein established the Milo Gladstein Foundation for Bloom’s Syndrome in 2004 shortly after their son Milo was diagnosed with the disorder. The foundation’s goal is to fund research aimed at finding a treatment for the disease. Canavan Foundation…
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