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  Obama Channels Bush’s Strategy To Win

  President Barack Obama inherited an economy from George W. Bush — he also inherited a re-election strategy. When running for re-election on a record where the successes and disappointments of the first term of office did not easily merit a second, the Bush strategy was to double-down on core supporters, fire a missile into the…

  By Noam Neusner

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  Israelis Care — But Not Enough To Wake Early

  Israelis professed great interest in the U.S. election — but evidently not enough to lose sleep over it. The US-Israel time difference meant that by getting up just a few minutes early, Israelis could watch the moment of truth. The Association of Americans & Canadians in Israel, with the support of the Jerusalem Post, offered…

  By Nathan Jeffay Nov 7, 2012 | 3 min read
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  ‘Diva’ Comes Up a Bit Short

  Mindy Meyer won plenty of attention for her splashy pink-themed campaign for a Brooklyn state Senate seat. The young Orthodox law student dubbed the ‘Magenta Yenta’ did less well at the ballot box. She was crushed by incumbent Democrat Kevin Parker by a 97%-to-3% margin. According to the Daily News, Meyer garnered just 2,553 votes…

  By Forward Staff Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read

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  Brad Sherman Crushes Berman in L.A. Battle

  The bitter fight to represent the newly redrawn 30th congressional district in Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley is finally over. Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman swamped fellow Democrat Howard Berman to win the seat. With 83% of precincts counted, he held a gaping 60%-40% lead. The contest between the two incumbents, pitted against one another as…

  By Rex Weiner Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  Palestinians Barred from Studying in West Bank

  Since the beginning of 2012, Gisha and Al Mezan, an Israeli and a Palestinian human rights organization, respectively, have been arguing a petition before Israel’s highest court asking that five women from Gaza be permitted to enter the West Bank to complete their academic studies. In September the petition was rejected, against the backdrop of…

  By Tania Hary Nov 7, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Great Expectations

  Perhaps the great national achievement was not electing the first African American president. Perhaps the great national achievement was electing him again. The next four years — even the next four months — will present monumental governing challenges, especially in a Washington that, on the surface at least, looks remarkably as it did before the…

  Nov 7, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Romney’s Concession: Class Act

  His speech was clear, concise, gave the right nod to his team and to his choice of Ryan. Wished Obama well, said he wanted the job but the American people chose somebody else. That sends a very clear message to his party: the American people have chosen Obama for the next four years. Work with…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  VA, FL Close But Leaning Dem; CO OKs Weed

  Chuck Todd on MSNBC is saying Virginia and Florida are too close to call but look likely to go for Obama, because the counties still outstanding are generally Democratic-leaning. The call in Ohio by the networks was for the same reason, as Michael Barone explained rather patiently to Karl Rove on air at Fox: the…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  UK Report: 10.8 Degree F Warming by 2100

  The Guardian cites a new report from Price Waterhouse Cooper Consulting saying the world is on track for an average global temperature increase of 6 degrees C (10.8 F) by the end of the century at current rates of carbon emission, with catastrophic implications for human life. New research by consultancy giant PwC finds an…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  Report: GOP NOT Conceding Ohio

  An announcement by the Republican state chairman, despite the fact that all the networks have called it, including Fox. Worth noting: the returns so far have them separated by 1,500 votes with 77% reporting.

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  2 Questions: 1st, Will GOP Let Him Govern? 2nd, Will Olmert Run?

  Now that Obama has won the Electoral College, two questions remain. First, will he win the popular vote? Second, will Republicans let him govern? There are some very big decisions to make, starting with a deal on the budget and the debt, and addressing the growing climate crisis. Will the Republicans be chastened by their…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 7, 2012 | < 1 min read