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Breaking News Rand Paul Quits GOP Race — Sought To Soften Anti-Israel Tag
Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator who brought his father Ron Paul’s anti-interventionist outlook into the Republican mainstream, is ending his presidential campaign. Paul in a statement Wednesday suggested that he was dropping out to focus on his Senate reelection bid. On Monday, he fared poorly in the Iowa caucuses, the first vote of the 2016…
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The Schmooze Marco Rubio Dons a Kippah and Wishes You a ‘Boot Shabbos’
Marco Rubio spent last week dashing across Iowa, shaking hands, kissing babies (do people still do that?), persuading voters and… learning some Yiddish? In preparation for Monday night’s Iowa caucus, Marco Rubio ran across Yarmulke entrepreneur and peace-loving loving Jew, Marc Daniels, who offered to give Rubio the bump in the polls he so needed….
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Breaking News Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Donates $2,700 to Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON — Sheldon and Miriam Adelson each gave the maximum $2,700 to the presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, suggesting the power couple was leaning toward endorsing the Texas senator in the Republican race. The Adelsons’ donations, the maximum allowed for direct donations to a campaign, were reported in various media on Sunday after they were…
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Opinion How the Truths Marco Rubio Told an Atheist Could Lure Jews to GOP
At an intimate campaign stop in Waverly, Iowa, on January 18, an atheist asked Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio why his recent ad said nothing about policy ideas and instead went into great detail about faith, God and heaven. The questioner wanted to know how Rubio planned to uphold the religious rights of all, not…
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Opinion Was Ted Cruz Talking About the Jews When He Slammed ‘New York Values’?
(JTA) — In the very first episode of “The West Wing,” some of the president’s advisers engage in a heated argument with a group of Christian activists. Among the advisers are two of the show’s most prominent Jewish characters: White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler (played by Richard Schiff) and the Deputy Chief of Staff…
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Breaking News Rubio Pledges Israel Trip Would Be First Presidential Visit Abroad
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said his first trip abroad if elected would be to Israel. At a town hall meeting in Florida on Monday, Rubio was asked what his first foreign trip as president would be, Jewish Insider reported. “Israel,” the Florida senator said to loud applause. Fellow Republican candidate Jeb Bush refused to…
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Breaking News VIDEO: Jewish Man, Muslim Woman Booted From Donald Trump Rally
A Muslim woman and a Jewish immigration lawyer were booted from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina Friday night for standing in silent protest. Both Rose Hamid and Marty Rosenbluth wore yellow Holocaust stars of David with the word “Muslim” written on them to protest what they say is the Republican candidate’s spread of…
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Breaking News Ex-AIG Boss Hank Greenberg Gives $10M to Jeb Bush PAC
WASHINGTON – Former American International Group Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has donated $10 million to Right to Rise, the Super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the group’s fundraising. The donation makes the Jewish-American businessman one of the largest contributors to…
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