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Poll: Lieberman Ahead
This Rasmussen poll has Lieberman up 46% to 41%.
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Lamont and the Homeland
Bush’s former homeland security chief Tom Ridge seems to be unhappy with Dick Cheney’s claim that the Democratic voters of Connecticut have handed the terrorists a victory by rejecting Joe Lieberman. Bush’s current homeland boss, Michael Chertoff, is dodging the issue.
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Democrats Drop Joe, GOP Paints Vote as Anti-Israel
Following the narrow but bruising defeat of Senator Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut’s Democratic primary Tuesday, the former vice presidential candidate appears to be receiving limited support from fellow Jewish lawmakers in his bid to carry on as an independent. Jewish Republicans, meanwhile, are rushing to paint Lieberman’s defeat as a victory for anti-Israel forces in…
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Say It Succinctly
Forward reader Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe writes to ask: “In German, Torschlusspanik means a fear of diminishing opportunities. As one gets older, for example, women worry about having passed the age for having children. Middle-aged people worry about losing their jobs and having difficulty finding new ones. Is there a Yiddish word for ‘a fear of…
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Jewish Pol Wins Nod in Minority District
A liberal Jewish lawmaker in Memphis, Tenn., has won the Democratic nomination for Congress in a majority black district but has yet to secure the endorsement of several African American figures and could face a third-party challenger. On August 3, State Senator Steve Cohen — overcoming a crowded field that included a dozen black opponents…
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McKinney Bounced in Primary
Rep. Cynthia McKinney, a Georgia Democrat who has drawn stiff criticism and opposition from pro-Israel activists, lost her primary bid for re-election. McKinney was defeated Tuesday in a runoff against Hank Johnson, who won 59% of the vote. The first black woman from Georgia to win a seat in Congress, McKinney has stirred anger among…
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One Woman’s Spiritual Quest
*Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew By Robin Chotzinoff PublicAffairs, 240 pages, $25. When it comes to religion, a lot of people take a straight path. Not Robin Chotzinoff. In her new memoir, “Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew,” the writer chronicles a twisted trail to her own unique brand of…
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A First-person Narration
Some wag once called the book of Deuteronomy “the Torah reading’s version of summer reruns” because significant sections of its narrative review what we have previously read in the fall, winter and spring in Genesis, Exodus and Numbers. Deuteronomy is structured, at least in its opening sections, as Moses’ recollection of the powerful events that…
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Thanks Bob
Usually congressmen are looking to be quoted when they write letters to administration bigs. But Rep. Chris Van Hollen could have done without conservative columnist Bob Novak’s praise for the lawmaker’s letter to Condoleezza Rice. Van Hollen was really criticizing the White House’s handling of foreign policy, but Novak made it seem like the congressman…
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My Generation: New Identity
We are in a golden age of hipster Jewish culture. VH1 airs “Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover,” in which Jewish heavy metal rock stars go afikomental, and “So Jewtastic,” in which the influence of Jews on pop culture is celebrated. Gary Shteyngart and Elisa Albert get book critics hyperventilating with witty, funny, multiculti…
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Free Chuck Schumer
Senator Chuck Schumer stranded in Heathrow.
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