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Opinion Will Voters Punish Dems for Not Stopping GOP?
Profiles in democracy: The latest New York Times-CBS News poll indicates that voters are favoring Republicans over Democrats 42-to-39 in the upcoming midterm congressional elections. The reason? They’re angry at Democrats for failing to implement their agenda, which voters largely favor — including greater economic equality, higher minimum wage, abortion access, marriage equality, legalized pot,…
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News Jewish Immigration Advocates Push Eric Cantor To Support Broad Reforms
The organized Jewish community is known for its impressive bipartisan clout when advocating issues relating to Israel. But when it comes to domestic affairs, the community suffers from a lopsided lack of leverage on the Republican side. Some Jewish activists believe that they may have found a pathway to the GOP side of the aisle….
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Life Israeli Government To Subsidize Abortion but Not Birth Control
As conservative politicians continue to chip away abortion access around the United States, the Israeli government has decided to foot the bill. According to Haaretz, in 2014 Israel will begin to pay for abortions for women between the ages of 20 and 33 under any circumstance and they hope to pay for all abortions in…
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Opinion ‘Happy Holidays,’ You Liberal So-and-So!
With Thanksgiving now over, it’s time for the annual battle over the “war on Christmas.” This year, it is playing out on Republican T-shirts. The National Republican Congressional Committee is offering its supporters a holiday red T-shirt, fit just for the season. On the front a sneering punch line reads: “’Happy Holidays’ is what liberals…
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Fast Forward Republican Presidential Hopefuls Rick Perry and Brian Sandoval To Visit Israel
Govs. Rick Perry of Texas and Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Republicans tapped for 2016 presidential runs, are visiting Israel. Perry, who has visited Israel multiple times, was in the country this week to open the Nazareth campus of Texas A&M University. But he also had meetings with Israeli leaders, including on Monday with Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Jewish Republicans Sharply Divided Over the Government Shutdown
(JTA) —The first lawmaker to speak at a closed-door Capitol Hill confab convened by the Republican Jewish Coalition’s women’s affiliate was, naturally enough, a woman. So was the second. Against the background of the current federal budget battle, that’s about all that united Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.). Ayotte has been…
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Opinion Alan Grayson Blames the GOP ‘Jesus Freaks’
Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson has never been known for holding his tongue in political debates and so his remarks about the government shutdown shouldn’t come as a great surprise. Still, the Jewish lawmaker who won back his central Florida seat in 2012 and who’s considered to be one of the main speakers of the…
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Fast Forward Ted Cruz Blasted by John McCain for Comparing Obamacare Backers to Nazi Appeasers
Senator John McCain lashed out at fellow Republican Ted Cruz on Wednesday over a Nazi appeasement comparison he made during his all-night, anti-Obamacare marathon on the U.S. Senate floor. Speaking after Cruz had the floor for 21 hours and 19 minutes, McCain said he took umbrage at the Texas senator’s efforts to pressure other Republicans…
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