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Fast Forward Shelley Berkley Loses Narrowly in Nevada
Nevada Republican Dean Heller narrowly held on to his U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday in a closely watched race against Democratic Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, who became the target of a U.S. House of Representatives ethics probe earlier this year. Heller, 52, himself a former House member, was appointed last April by Nevada’s governor to fill…
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Opinion Great Expectations
Perhaps the great national achievement was not electing the first African American president. Perhaps the great national achievement was electing him again. The next four years — even the next four months — will present monumental governing challenges, especially in a Washington that, on the surface at least, looks remarkably as it did before the…
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News Little Hope for Change Seen by Jews
In 2012, Jews were supposed to vote on Israel and Medicare.They didn’t. Jewish political groups spent millions making the case that Mitt Romney would be tougher on Iran or that that Obama would protect Florida seniors from Paul Ryan. Their efforts didn’t have much of an impact. Obama won re-election with 69% of the Jewish…
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Fast Forward President Barack Obama Wins Second Term
President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the U.S. economy to score a clear victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Americans chose to stick with a divided government in Washington, by keeping the Democratic incumbent in the White House and…
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Opinion Jon Stewart: ‘Confederacy Goes for Romney’
Jon Stewart calls “Most of the Confederacy went for Mitt Romney.” And Florida continues to be “a huge clusterf***| – Florida, of course, being the place where Cubans go to live and Jews go to die.”
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Opinion National Exit Poll: 68% Jewish Vote for Obama
National exit polls are now saying that 68% of Jews voted for Obama – ten points behind the president’s performance in these polls four years ago. Once again, the night is young, and these figures could move. Few expect Obama to hold on to the 74% of the Jewish vote he won in 2008. The…
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Fast Forward South Florida Jews Go to Polls at Last
At about 10 a.m. on Election Day, a black sedan pulled up to the polling station at the J.C. Mitchell Elementary School. “He threw Israel under the bus,” said the car’s driver, a chatty silver-haired man, as he helped an elderly woman from the back seat. “You vote your way and I’ll vote mine,” she…
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Fast Forward Israel OK’s Immigration of Tribe From India
Israel’s government approved the immigration of the Bnei Menashe, an Indian tribe that claims Jewish ancestry. The approval comes after a five-year gap since the last group of Bnei Menashe arrived in Israel. Members of the group, who claim descent from the lost tribe of Menashe, must undergo a conversion process even though it is…
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