This is the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Fast Forward Despite Ryan’s Heritage, Ireland Sticks With Obama
In the land of his ancestors, Paul Ryan’s Irish charm is failing him. Despite his name, Roman Catholic faith and immigrant-made-good family history, the Irish half of the Republican ticket is failing to win the allegiance of the old country from Barack Obama, a skilled hand at playing the Irish card. Obama struck public relations…
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News Election Holds Little Hope for Florida Jews
Elderly Jews shouldn’t move to South Florida. That’s the advice of the Jewish welfare agency serving this area, which has more old Jews than anywhere in the country but New York. If your grandmother doesn’t live within half an hour of the Boynton Beach JCC, her sister probably does. Four years into the recession, things…
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Opinion The Forward’s Debate Drinking Game
At the Forward, we’re always looking for ways to help our readers stay in touch with current events from a Jewish perspective. In that spirit, we’ve come up with a Jewish drinker’s guide to tonight’s presidential debate. After his lackluster performance two weeks ago, it’s President Barack Obama’s shot at debate redemption. Mitt Romney can…
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Fast Forward Specter Helped Pass Obama Health Bill
Arlen Specter, the longtime moderate Jewish Republican senator from Pennsylvania whose surprise party switch helped pass President Obama’s health-care reforms, has died. Specter, 82, died Sunday at his Philadelphia home following a long struggle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, his family told The Associated Press. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania in 1980,…
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Fast Forward Obama Grabs Big Early Voter Lead: Poll
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck and neck in opinion polls, but there is one area in which the incumbent appears to have a big advantage: those who have already cast their ballots. Obama leads Romney by 59 percent to 31 percent among early voters, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling data compiled…
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Opinion Chameleon Romney Turns Race on End
The gaffable Romney has become the affable Romney, Obama misses the basket as often as he makes it. Earlier assumptions have been upended. Does this mean that Mitt Romney deserves a second look? He and his people, in the aftermath of the debate, clearly think he does. Whether that’s because Romney seems less ominous, and…
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Opinion Mitt Romney Has Plenty of GOP Baggage
It’s a wise old rule of the heart, too often forgotten: When you choose a spouse, remember that you’re not just marrying a mate — you’re also marrying into a family. There’s a corollary that’s worth remembering when you enter the voting booth in November: You’re not just electing a president. You’re electing an administration…
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Opinion Sheldon Says Obama Can’t Be Trusted
Republican Jewish mega-donor Sheldon Adelson writes that Barack Obama can’t be trusted on Israel in a opinion piece posted today. The gambling billionaire has committed tens of millions of dollars to backing Republicans this election cycle, giving millions to a pro-Romney super PAC. In his op-ed, Adelson hit a litany of Republican talking points new…
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