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News Obama, Farrakhan, Russert and Us
I confess, as a Jew, I was left squirming in my seat as I watched Tim Russert grill Barack Obama last night about what one TV commentator later casually referred to as “the Jewish issue.” How did Jews wind up being a campaign “issue”? In part, it’s Russert’s fault. The “Meet the Press” host and…
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Life JPod Says Kaddish for Hillary
Commentary editor-in-waiting John Podhoretz did some lively live-blogging of last night’s Democratic debate. His theme: The debate marked Hillary Clinton’s political funeral. And so Podhoretz said Kaddish and played “Taps” for her.
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Life Hillary Wins Israel
Hillary Clinton may be losing primaries and caucuses left and right, but she apparently has a small reservoir of support among Democrats living in Israel. Democrats Abroad has released the results of its “Global Presidential Primary,” and in Israel, Clinton managed to edge out Obama, with 190 votes to his 159. Unfortunately for Clinton, Israel…
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News Campaign Giving Online Challenges Influence of Major Communal Donors
As the presidential primary season grinds on and traditional donor networks run dry, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are relying on grass-roots activism — both online and off — to generate new sources of campaign cash. Jewish activists for both campaigns say they are redoubling their outreach efforts, even as they contemplate what it…
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News Politicians Hit the Jewish Circuit in Run-up to Potomac Primary
Washington – As rival Democratic camps jockeyed for advantage in the days before the so-called Potomac Primary, Jewish residents of the Washington area got their chance this week to get up close and personal with some top endorsers of the Democratic presidential contenders, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Both candidates sent out supporters in Congress…
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News Voice of the Voters
Two-thirds of the nation’s Jewish votes were up for grabs on Super Tuesday. Exit polls showed that Jews turned out in disproportionately large numbers. Below, a glimpse into what was on the minds of some as they cast their ballots. Yoel Fried age: mid-20s Yeshiva student Lakewood, N.J. Barack Obama’s message of change has resonated…
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Life Clinton, Obama Split Connecticut’s Lieberman Dems
Plenty of folks are wondering where fans of Joseph Lieberman will end up politically now that the Connecticut senator has crossed the aisle to endorse the presidential bid of his Republican Senate colleague John McCain. It’s a hard question to answer, but exit polls from the Connecticut’s closed Democratic primary shed a little light. The…
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News Jews Follow Trend, Split Vote for Dems
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each won a stamp of approval from Jewish voters Tuesday, as both Democratic presidential contenders captured significant Jewish support in key primary contests. While Clinton laid claim to the overwhelming backing of Jewish communities in New Jersey and in her home state of New York, Obama won the…
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