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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro Will Testify On Campus Free Speech To Congress
When Ben Shapiro gives a speech on a college campus, the right-wing pundit is often met with a hostile reception – demonstrations and disruptions. He’s griped about it before, and later this month, he will fill in some members of Congress on a topic dear to the heart of many conservatives: free speech at universities….
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Fast Forward Who Actually Was Allowed To Film At Auschwitz? Spoiler Alert: Not Spielberg.
After a Louisiana congressman was condemned by the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum for filming at the former concentration camp, the obvious question is when is it okay to film at the historic site. Answer: almost never. Steven Spielberg was denied permission to shoot on the site when he filmed “Schindler’s List,” so instead his crew…
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Fast Forward Journalist’s Glasses Broken By Raging Politician Displayed In News Museum
The glasses of Jewish journalist Ben Jacobs, who was body-slammed by U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte, are being put on display tomorrow in the Newseum, in Washington, D.C. Jacobs was attempting to ask Gianforte a question in the days leading up to his election when the then-candidate slammed Jacobs to the ground, injuring him and breaking…
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Fast Forward Jon Ossoff Loses Hotly Contested Georgia Congressional Race
Democrat Jon Ossoff lost a hotly contested Georgia congressional race on Tuesday, CNN reported, fending off a Democratic challenge in a race that was widely seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump. With more than 65 percent of the votes counted, CNN predicted that Republican Karen Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, would…
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Fast Forward Jon Ossoff Race Hurtles To Photo Finish As Democrats Seek To Dent Trump
The costliest congressional election in U.S. history was headed for a photo finish on Tuesday as Democrats hoped dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump would help them win a suburban Atlanta seat that has been held by Republicans since the 1970s. Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel have both focused on local concerns, but national…
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News Atlanta’s Jews Split As Jon Ossoff Run For Congress Heads To Finish Line
Several weeks before the April primary for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District seat, the editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times invited readers to use the newspaper, particularly its website, as a forum “to talk about the merits of the candidates and the needs of the district, the state and the nation.” Readers since then have responded…
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Fast Forward Could Jon Ossoff’s Secret Weapon In Tight Georgia Race Be Jewish Women — And Daughters?
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (JTA) — Clad in knee-length, loose fitting shorts, wicking T-shirts, baseball caps and sensible shoes, they cluster and clutch water bottles and exchange war stories awaiting the candidate’s arrival. Some bring their daughters — almost always their daughters. Sons exist, if a reporter probes, but it seems they are best left at…
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Fast Forward GOP Official Says Congressman’s Shooting Will ‘Win Us’ Race Against Jon Ossoff
As Jon Ossoff races to a close finish in the special election for a Georgia House seat, one Republican official says the upstart’s chances will be thwarted by last week’s shooting against congressional Republicans. “I think the shooting is going to win this election for us,” Brad Carver, the party chair in the state’s 11th…
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