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Should Jews Support Joe Lieberman For FBI Director?
While the BDS-battling, yarmulke-wearing Lieberman may appear as an exciting choice as FBI director, he holds increasingly conservative positions.
Joe Lieberman Says Next President Will Be 'Closer' to Israel
Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, in an interview with JTA, surmised that the next U.S. administration would be friendlier with Israel than the current one.
Jewish Groups Split on Sandy Aid to Synagogues
Jewish organizations are split on whether federal emergency funds should be used to fund repairs to synagogues, scores of which suffered severe damage in superstorm Sandy.
Gun Lobby Defends School Guard Plan
The leader of the U.S. gun lobby on Sunday defended his call for placing armed guards in all American schools despite withering criticism of the group’s response to the massacre of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Connecticut.
Lieberman Backs Aid for Sandy Damaged Shuls
In one of his final acts as a lawmaker, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) will reportedly file a proposed amendment to provide Federal Emergency Management Administration aid to houses of worship that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
In Final Speech, Lieberman Trumpets Bipartisanship
Former Democrat Joe Lieberman used his last speech on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday to call for bipartisanship and get in a last dig over the controversial result of the 2000 election, when he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Marshall Wittmann's Long, Strange Trip to AIPAC
AIPAC’s new spokesman Marshall Wittmann has a wandering eye, at least when it comes to politics.
Meet the Liebermans: Wherever You Go, We're Ready To Revoke Your Citizenship
What we have here is the sort of coincidence — if coincidence it is — that I’m supposed to introduce with some witty throwaway line, something like “Coincidence? Or something more? You be the judge!” This one is just too weird, though. I’m speechless. So I’ll just report. You decide.
Eric Cantor to the Forward: Administration Is 'Bullying Israel'
The lone Jewish Republican in Congress is taking the Obama administration to task over its latest spat with the Israeli government.
When Lieberman Taught Palin About Rav Soloveitchik
Much of the juiciest material contained in “Game Change”, the new dishy chronicle of the 2008 election by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, has already made it’s way into the media. Elizabeth Edwards was prone to angry outbursts, Sarah Palin was an ignoramus, and Bill Clinton was … well, Bill Clinton, the lovable loudmouthed and inappropriate Bubba. For all the revelations though — perhaps with the exception of the surprisingly dysfunctional Edwards family — there was very little in the portraits that didn’t just confirm what most people already suspected about these characters.
