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News Too Much or Too Little Faith in Politics?
From Muslim imams to conservative rabbis and practically every faith in between, religion and religious leaders were front and center at the recent Republican and Democratic political conventions. Expect more of the same in the coming two months as Barack Obama and John McCain and their political parties court the religious vote. But is this…
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News The Buchanan-Palin Connection
Was Sarah Palin, Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate, a Buchananite? There’s been a lot of speculation that the former mayor of Wasilla supported Patrick Buchanan after The Nation dug up an old Associated Press story that reported she welcomed the controversial conservative to a reception in Wasilla and wore a Buchanan button. The…
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News Lieberman Still Part of GOP Convention Schedule
Republicans apparently couldn’t pass up the chance to include Democrat-turned-Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman as part of their convention program, and of course the chance to poke Democrats. Lieberman, who was scheduled to speak during Monday’s opening program that was abbreviated because of Hurricane Gustav, will speak Tuesday night, the Associated Press reports. The changing line-up…
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News Schumer Plans Florida Swing to Court Jewish Vote
Hoping to make up ground in a key battleground state, Democrats are sending in some of their big guns to court the Jewish vote. New York Senator Chuck Schumer will pinch hit for Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama in the Sunshine state this weeend. Schumer, architect of the Democrats’ gains in the Senate, will speak…
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News Slim Pickings in the Twin Cities
Even before John McCain and the GOP scaled back on this week’s Republican National Convention, there weren’t nearly as many public events geared toward Jewish voters on the schedule as the Democrats held last week in Denver. Republicans have been hoping to win over Jewish voters. The lack of events targeting Jewish or Israel issues…
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News GOP Convention May Give Coleman a Boost
Republicans hope that the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul may put the state in play for GOP presidential candidate John McCain. The state is considered a toss-up that leans Democratic. Democrats have won the state the last eight elections, including 1984, when Minnesotans stuck with hometown favorite Walter F. Mondale. The convention may give…
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News Making History in Denver
Democrat Barack Obama is set tonight to make history by becoming the first African-American presidential nominee of a major political party. Hours earlier Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will do his part to make history as the first rabbi to deliver the invocation on the night of a…
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News Report: ‘Rove Tried To Kill Lieberman VP Pick’
Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman rejected a request by former presidential aide Karl Rove to withdraw his name from consideration as John McCain’s vice presidential pick, according to a report by Politico. Three sources confirmed the effort by the controversial architect of President Bush’s election and one person told the news organization that Lieberman refused to…
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