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Fast Forward Sole GOP Jew in Congress Sees No Harm From David Duke Flap
The sole Jewish Republican in the incoming Congress said revelations of a speech by the party’s House whip to a white supremacist group would not harm the party with Jews. “This doesn’t undercut Republican progress towards reaching minorities and the Jewish community,” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) said in a statement to The Hill, a daily…
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Fast Forward Venice Court Upholds Expulsion of KKK Leader David Duke From Italy
A court in Venice upheld a decision by Italian authorities to expel former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke from the country. The decision issued Dec. 5, on the heels of Duke’s expulsion by police in the northern province of Belluno, said Duke planned “to establish an organization aiming to exterminate the black and Jewish…
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Opinion Mark Sanford Wins: When Party Trumps Character?
It’s sort of fun watching Democrats and liberals do headstands over the political redemption of Mark Sanford, the disgraced Republican ex-governor of South Carolina who was handily elected to the House of Representatives in a special election. Here was a champion of conservative values who narrowly escaped impeachment just four years ago after disappearing from…
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The Schmooze Former Klan Leader Exploring GOP Presidential Bid
A field crowded with governors, senators and a past speaker of the house may be welcoming a man with a more unique qualification: David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Duke is embarking on a tour of 25 states to see whether he could go all the way to the White…
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