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Opinion Did New York Times Flub ‘Jewish’ Iran Vote Chart?
(JTA) — In a chart of lawmakers who are against the Iran deal, The New York Times singled out Jewishness as an implicit cause of opposition to the nuclear agreement. The chart, posted Thursday, originally included a column with the heading “Jewish?” “Yeses” were highlighted in yellow (yellow!), while “noes” were not. Another column showed…
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Breaking News Jews Back Iran Deal by Narrow Margin, Poll Says
An American Jewish Committee poll found U.S. Jews virtually split on the Iran nuclear deal and showed Hillary Rodham Clinton well ahead of the pack among preferred presidential candidates. The annual AJC poll published Friday showed 50.6 of respondents approved of the sanctions relief for nuclear restrictions deal reached in July between Iran and six…
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News Will American Weapons Flood Middle East After Iran Deal?
What will the Middle East look like the day after the Iranian nuclear deal goes into effect? Supporters of the agreement believe the region will be a safer place, with Iran’s nuclear program forestalled; critics argue it will be much more dangerous, with Iran emerging emboldened and flush with new cash from unfrozen assets. But…
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Breaking News Jewish Tally on Iran Vote Is 19-9 as Alan Grayson Says Yes
Two thirds of Congress’ Jewish lawmakers back the Iran nuclear deal in a tally finalized when Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., announced his backing. Grayson’s announcement late Wednesday, the day deliberations began in Congress, brings the total number of backers among the 28 Jews in Congress to 19, with nine opposed. Grayson, who is running for…
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Opinion True Test of the Iran Deal Starts Now
Now that President Obama has secured more than enough votes to prevent Congress from overturning the Iran nuclear deal, it’s time to question whether continued opposition makes any sense at all. We’ll go further. Since a summer recess filled with intensive, expensive lobbying and frightening attack advertisements failed to make a dent in the support…
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Breaking News Republican Squabble May Derail Iran Deal Vote Altogether
A rebellion by conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday delayed the first congressional vote on the nuclear agreement with Iran and raised the possibility that lawmakers might never vote on a resolution disapproving of the pact. The House was supposed to vote on a procedural motion to begin debate on Wednesday, but…
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Breaking News Steny Hoyer, Top Democratic Lawmaker, Backs Iran Deal
Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Tuesday announced that he will support the Iran nuclear deal being considered by Congress this month. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who supports President Barack Obama’s efforts to win congressional approval of the Iran deal, has predicted that Republican attempts to cripple the…
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Breaking News Hillary Clinton To Vow Tough Enforcement of Iran Deal
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will promise on Wednesday to strictly enforce the nuclear deal with Iran and curb the Islamic Republic’s regional ambitions if she wins the November 2016 election. In a speech to a Washington think tank, the former secretary of state will reiterate her support for the accord but caution that the…
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