Brett Lieberman
By Brett Lieberman
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News Top Obama Aides Dispached to Florida, Ohio
With three weeks to go until Election Day, Barack Obama’s campaign seems to be betting the kibbutz on three states: Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. “Those three are the three swing states with the largest Jewish population that really has the most likely chance of affecting the outcome,” Dan Shapiro, Obama’s national Jewish outreach coordinator told…
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News Campaigning, Jewish-Style: Updates From Minnesota and Florida
Elections with an incumbent office holder are usually a referendum on the person already in office. That’s not necessarily the case in Minnesota, where the U.S. Senate contest may be more a reflection on Democrat Al Franken than on incumbent Republican incumbent Senator Norm Coleman for what’s become known as the state’s Jewish senate seat….
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News ‘Bagels With Joe’ in Pennsylvania
U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Connecticut, returns to Pennsylvania Friday to plug Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin in the Jewish community. Here’s his itinerary: Temple Beth Hillel at 10 a.m. 1001 Remington Rd. Wynnewood, PA 19096 B’rith Shalom House at 11:15 a.m. 3939 Conshohocken Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 Congregation Shaare Shamayim at 1:45 p.m. 9768…
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News From Alaska to Alabama, the Races That Could Change the Jewish Face of Congress
There would be enough members for a whole new minyan in Congress if all the Jewish candidates running for federal office were elected next month. Scandal, ethics clouds, changing demographics and a favorable political climate will help some of the 11 Jews vying to be elected to the House and the two Jews running for…
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News In Virginia, Jews Could Play Role at Polls
Fairfax, Va. — For Jews who live just outside the nation’s capital in Northern Virginia, the nearest supervised kosher butcher is across the border in Maryland. They must head to communities such as Rockville, Silver Spring and Potomac, or into Washington, for a good kosher restaurant meal. With a population estimated at only 100,000, Virginia’s…
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News Party for Palin in D.C.
A joint party for watchers of the October 2 vice presidential debate, held at a downtown Washington law firm, brought together a couple hundred Republican Jews to cheer Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and jeer Delaware Senator Joseph Biden. The event, hosted by the Republican Jewish Committee’s National Women’s Committee and by two Republican women’s groups,…
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News Obama Hit for Grants
The latest Republican attack line on Barack Obama involves a rabbi who is a relative of the Obama family. The Republican National Committee is circulating a news release October 7, calling the Democratic presidential nominee to task for awarding $75,000 in grants to a social services agency led by Rabbi Capers Funnye, a black rabbi…
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News New Poll of Jews
A new poll suggests that Barack Obama is still struggling to win over Jewish voters, but experts say the results may already be out of date. The poll, released September 25 by the American Jewish Committee, showed Obama garnering just 57% of the Jewish vote, well below the level of support enjoyed by past Democratic…
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