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Fast Forward Sanders and Clinton Clash Over Iran at Dem Debate
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sharply differed over whether to establish diplomatic relations with Iran. Meeting in Milwaukee Thursday night for the latest debate in the race for the Democratic presidential nod, Sanders, the Independent senator from Vermont and Clinton, the former secretary of state, drew pronounced distinctions on Iran policy. Sanders avoided using the…
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Opinion Why Bludgeoning Bernie Sanders on Israel Won’t Help Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton was dealt a hard blow when Bernie Sanders won by a landslide in New Hampshire, causing some to speculate that the Clinton team might be looking for ways to hit the Vermont socialist and stymie his momentum. Nathan Guttman outlined one potential line of attack for the Clinton camp: assailing Sanders for not…
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Opinion Can Bernie Sanders Bring Socialism Back to Life?
In the recent “Saturday Night Live” skit with Larry David and Bernie Sanders, a ship is sinking. David’s character, rich and arrogant, tries to scurry down to a lifeboat with the rescued women and children because, well, he’s rich and arrogant. On cue, Sanders appears as the voice of the common folk. “I am so…
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The Schmooze 7 Jewish Valentine’s Day Cards to Woo Your Sweetheart
Valentine’s Day is this weekend. Do you have that special card for your sweetheart? If you’ve waited too long all the good cards are sold out at the drug store and your only options have cartoon bears holding a heart on the cover. What to do? What to do? Have no fear, the Forward is…
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The Schmooze The Real Winner in New Hampshire? ‘Bernie Sandwiches’
(JTA) – In the scramble to announce Bernie Sanders’ victory in the New Hampshire Democratic primary Tuesday night, MSNBC host Chris Hayes gave the Internet one of the Jewiest food memes since Hillary Clinton’s gefilte fish “scandal.” and now I am picturing a Bernie Sandwich. It’s weird. https://t.co/uxv5wYmuG8 — Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) February 10, 2016…
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Opinion Did Bernie Sanders Just Grab Jewish Crown in New Hampshire?
(JTA) — Maybe now that Bernie Sanders has become the first Jewish candidate to win a presidential primary he’ll start getting the Joe Lieberman treatment. Back in 2000, Al Gore’s decision to tap Lieberman as his running mate set off what felt like a months-long national bar mitzvah bash. But the party — and all the…
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Life The Bullying Tactics of Hillary Clinton and the Group-Think Feminists
First the radical feminists came for the conservative women, but you do not speak up because you aren’t conservative. Then they came for the pro-life women, but you did not speak up because you aren’t pro-life. And now they’re coming for the rest of you non-conformists. Welcome to purgatory. Over the years I’ve heard this…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Wins Dixville Notch
Bernie Sanders won the vote in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, the first balloting in the state holding the country’s first primary. The town has nine registered voters, and the four Democrats went for Sanders, an Independent U.S. senator from neighboring Vermont. Hillary Clinton didn’t get a single vote. On the Republican side, Ohio Gov. John…
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