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Fast Forward Florida Democrats Pin Midterm Hopes on Charlie Crist — and Ground Game
Five nights a week, Florida Democrats work the phones from a half-empty strip mall in this conservative Gulf Coast community, their tables cluttered with call sheets and cookie plates. “Charlie Crist for Governor” signs are taped to the walls beside framed photographs of Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy. Famously purple in presidential races, the…
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Fast Forward Tunisian Jews May Vote for Islamist Party
Video: Nate Lavey More than 80 percent of Tunisian Jews who are eligible to vote have registered to do so and some may choose an Islamist party, a well-known member of the community said. Rene Trabelsi, a businessman and son of a leader of Tunisia’s Jewish community of 2,500 people, made the assertion in an…
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Fast Forward Hungary Far Right Set for Gains in Local Elections
Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party is on track to take over dozens of city halls in a municipal election on Sunday, handing it new powers that, critics say, it will use to persecute ethnic minorities. Already the second biggest force in parliament, Jobbik is one of Europe’s most influential far-right parties. Its rise has drawn international…
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Fast Forward Hawaii Jewish Sen. Brian Schatz Clings to Lead in Primary
(JTA) — Saturday night was arguably the biggest night in Brian Schatz’s political career, as the results of Hawaii’s Democratic primary would determine whether he would remain Hawaii’s senior United States senator, or whether he would go down in defeat after less than two years in office. In overwhelmingly Democratic Hawaii, the general election is expected…
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Fast Forward Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen Turns Back Challenge
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) easily survived a primary election challenge, making it likely he will continue to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. Cohen defeated challenger Ricky Wilkins by a more than 2-to-1 margin in Thursday’s primary, winning 66 percent of the vote to Wilkins’ 33 percent, according to vote totals compiled by The Associated Press….
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Opinion Big (Jewish) Money Can’t Buy Our Votes — So Far
A new book details how a handful of extraordinarily wealthy Americans are manipulating our political system, and how a few Jews play an outsized role in the narrative. This could be a point of pride if the civic consequences weren’t so disastrous. “It’s not just that the total sums pouring into our politics are greater…
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News Does Golden Dawn’s Gains in EU Election Signal Failure of Greece’s Crackdown?
(JTA) — The picture of Golden Dawn leaders being led away in shackles by masked policemen last September was supposed to be a defining image: Greek authorities cracking down on the country’s neo-Nazi party as a harbinger of its demise. Instead, soon there will be a new iconic image: three members of the party taking their…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Jews Celebrate Petro Poroshenko Win — and Far Right Defeat
Jewish leaders in Ukraine expressed satisfaction with the poor showing of ultranationalist candidates in the country’s presidential elections and the victory by oligarch Viktor Poroshenko. Poroshenko, from Odessa, won 54.4 percent of Sunday’s vote, eliminating the need for a second round, the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission announced Tuesday after counting 94 percent of the votes…
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