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Opinion The President’s Glaring Omission
Now that President Obama’s second-term agenda is coming into focus, this seems like the appropriate time to start getting nervous. Not scared, necessarily. Scared can wait until after the State of the Union address on February 12. Meanwhile, just nervous. The good news is that Obama appears at last to have found his mojo. He’s…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Mourns Death of Ed Koch
President Obama mourned the passing of New York Mayor Ed Koch, noting among Koch’s passions his love for Israel. “In public office and beyond, his energy, force of personality, and commitment to causes ranging from civic issues to the security of the state of Israel always informed and enlivened the public discourse,” Obama said Friday….
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Fast Forward Heeding Religious Groups, Obama Administration Tweaks Contraception Mandate
The Obama administration simplified its definition of religious groups that would be exempt from allowing staffers contraceptive coverage. The proposed rule change, posted for comment Friday through April 8, also proposed a mechanism to provide contraceptive coverage for self-insured groups. The move aims to address two of the reasons religious groups had objected to in…
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Fast Forward Under Kerry, US May Move Cautiously Towards Mideast Peace-Making
The United States has hinted it might try Middle East peace-making once again, but Secretary of State-designate John Kerry is likely to move cautiously, in contrast to U.S. President Barack Obama’s failed, high-profile first-term initiative. While the possibility of another failure may hang over the White House, Kerry suggested this week that time was running…
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Opinion 4 Jewish Things at the Chuck Hagel Hearing
Chuck Hagel will step into the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday morning to face what is expected to be the toughest grilling any Obama nomination has yet to encounter. It will be long, grueling, and could easily draw some sweat from the Vietnam veteran sitting across the room from his former Senate colleagues. But at…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Back Obama on Immigration Reform
Jewish organizations praised President Obama’s immigration reform proposals, as well as similar measures offered by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. In addressing the problem of the 11 million undocumented people in the United States, Obama at a speech Tuesday in Las Vegas stressed the need to enforce current laws and create a path to…
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Fast Forward As Chuck Hagel Confirmation Hearing Looms, New Push for Pentagon Pick
As Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, prepared to meet with senior New York Senator Chuck Schumer in mid-January, the White House stepped in and ensured that the get-together would take place quickly – and in the West Wing. Some of the loudest objections to Obama’s choice of Hagel for secretary…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama: Fight Against Hate on Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Obama in a statement marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day said the spirit of Holocaust resistance must inspire policy today. “While this is a time for mourning and reflection, it is also the time for action,” Obama said in the statement released Sunday. “On this day, we recall the courage, spirit and determination of those…
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