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Fast Forward Times Backs Clinton, Says Sanders Lacks Her Policy Ideas, Experience
The New York Times’s editorial board endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John Kasich as they seek to become their parties’ nominees in the U.S. presidential election, calling Clinton one of the most “deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history.” Clinton, a front-runner facing a strong challenge from Senator Bernie Sanders, and Kasich, who has…
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The Schmooze Jewish ‘Carmen Sandiego’ Theme Writer Sues Rand Paul Over Marco Rubio Ad
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Why in a Rand Paul attack ad targeting Marco Rubio, that’s where. The Jewish composer of the theme music to the children’s educational game, “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” is suing the Paul campaign for using his song to go after Rubio for his record of…
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Opinion Could Michael Bloomberg Elbow Out Bernie Sanders To Become First Jewish President?
Just when you thought the 2016 presidential race couldn’t get any weirder, it got weirder. On January 23, associates of New York’s billionaire ex-mayor Michael Bloomberg let it be known that he’s exploring a possible third-party White House bid. This isn’t Bloomberg’s first presidential exploration. It’s his third. His indecision could earn him the label…
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Opinion Why My Jewish Vote Feels Irrelevant During Primary Season
This is the time when, every four years, the civic nerd in me becomes jealous of the people living in Iowa and New Hampshire. I want to be courted, patronized and promised all sorts of political gifts. I want to feel as if I can help shape the national debate. I want to be interviewed,…
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News Who Has Hillary Clinton’s Ear on Israel — and What About Bernie Sanders?
The top Democrats may be running neck and neck in the early primary states, but when it comes to assembling a stable of advisers on the Middle East, Hillary Clinton is way ahead of her chief rival, Bernie Sanders. The former secretary of state boasts a host of dedicated aides, consultants and confidants advising her…
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Fast Forward Trump-Promoted Twitter That ‘Gassed’ Sanders Now Pro Bernie — Not
That @WhiteGenocideTM Twitter that Donald Trump retweeted from? It’s now morphed into a mock “Bernie 4 Prez” feed. Trump retweeted a deprecating post about Jeb Bush last week from the Twitter, but critics quickly noted that by doing so he was promoting a site filled with anti-Semitic ramblings directed at Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders,…
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Fast Forward Sanders, Clinton, Trump React To Possible Bloomberg White House Run
DES MOINES – U.S. presidential hopefuls on Sunday offered mixed reviews of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s potential independent White House run, with Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders saying it would add another billionaire like Republican Donald Trump to the field. With eight days to go until Iowa holds the first nominating contest on the…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders’ Jewishness a Non-Issue in Iowa — or So Voters Claim
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (JTA) — On a frigid night in what has been an unusually cold winter here, Bernie Sanders packed more than 1,200 people into the resplendent Orpheum Theatre, a nearly 90-year-old venue in this western Iowa outpost across the Missouri River from Nebraska. After taking the stage late Tuesday night, the independent Vermont…
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