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Opinion Santorum Joins Gingrich in Not Seeing Palestinians
“All the people who live in the West Bank are Israelis. They are not Palestinians. There are no Palestinians.” — Rick Santorum
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Opinion Ron Paul: Not a Friend of Israel (or Jews?)
For those keeping up with the Republican primary and the incredible dunk tank quality it’s taken on, you know that it is Ron Paul’s turn to get wet (if he isn’t already soaked). On the question of his alleged anti-Semitism and anti-Semitism and anti- lots of other things we were provided some damning insight the…
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Fast Forward Muslim Brotherhood Leads in Early Egypt Results
The Muslim Brotherhood party appeared to be leading Egypt’s elections on Wednesday after 90 percent of the votes in a number of cities and provinces have been counted, according to Al Jazeera. Egypt’s Al Nour party, considered a radical Islamic party, appeared to be in second place behind the Muslim Brotherhood, and the centrist party…
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Fast Forward Tea Party’s Allen West Could Be Vulnerable
A new poll shows Tea Party favorite Allen West (R-Fla.) could be vulnerable to a Democratic challenge next year in his Palm Beach-area district. The survey says 42% of voters have a favorable opinion of the freshman Republican compared to 44% who view him unfavorably, reported the Broward Beat, a local political web site. Just…
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News We the (Off-Year) Voters
Election Day in Ohio was a closely watched event, driven by a controversial referendum on a new law limiting union rights for teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees. The law was handily repealed, helped by the state’s highest voter turnout in 20 years for an off-year general election. And that exciting swell amounted…
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Food Food Fight: Food Policy and the 2012 Election
With the next Presidential election a year away and the new Farm Bill scheduled to move through Congress in 2012, it is time to take stock of President Obama’s record on food policy, and to see what the Republican presidential candidates have said and done so far on the subject. We are well passed those…
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The Schmooze Herman Cain Angers Palestinians With Gaffe
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has once again demonstrated that he could use a crash course in American foreign policy. His latest blunder in this subject area comes as a quote from him in Israel Hayom, the Israeli right-wing mass circulation tabloid backed by American multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson. Sounding more extreme than even the most…
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News Obama’s Jewish Team Has 2012 Plan
For the past three months, a group of President Obama’s Jewish supporters has been getting together for a weekly conference call to discuss strategy. The group, includes, among others, former White House adviser David Axelrod, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Congress members Robert Wexler and Mel Levine, Chicago Jewish activist and attorney…
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