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Opinion Keeping the Faith in Gun Control Fight
In an effort to push forward stalled gun control legislation, Vice President Joe Biden met on Monday at the White House with faith leaders, including three representatives of the Jewish community. In the meeting, which lasted two and a half hours, Biden discussed at length the current status of the background check legislation which failed…
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Fast Forward Biden Raises Possibility of Direct U.S.-Iran Talks
The United States is ready to hold direct talks with Iran if it is serious about negotiations, Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday, backing bilateral contacts that many see as crucial to easing an international dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Speaking at a security conference in Munich, Biden said Iran – which says it…
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Fast Forward Was Joe Biden’s ‘President’ Remark Slip or Signal?
Was it just another slip of the tongue by Vice President Joe Biden, or a preview of the next presidential campaign in 2016? Hours before he and President Barack Obama were due to be sworn in for their second four-year terms, Biden told supporters at the Iowa State Society inauguration ball late Saturday: “I’m proud…
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News Black Bar Mitzvahs, Veep Debate, Israel Votes
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Israeli correspondent Nathan Jeffay to discuss why Benjamin Netanyahu has called for early elections and who might challenge him. Then, Forward editor Jane Eisner gives her impressions of the vice presidential debate. Finally, Forward fellow Seth Berkman and Eli Valley drop some knowledge on the…
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Life Framing Abortion as a Religious Question
After an entire first Presidential debate that ignored women’s issues, and a second debate that ignored them until the very last minute, election-watchers concerned about the future of our uteri were getting quite antsy. No mention up to that point of LGBT issues, reproductive rights, equal pay for equal work, childcare, or even education. And…
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Opinion Jewish Twitter-Sphere Abuzz Over Veep Debate
What’s the use of a spin room when we have social media? Last night, the Twitterverse turned its eyes towards the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. You’ve probably already heard all of the “malarkey” from partisans representing both parties, but here’s a look at the lighter side of last night’s important…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden and Paul Ryan Spar on Iran, Israel
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan clashed over Iran’s nuclear program and U.S. relations with Israel during their televised debate. Ryan assailed President Obama’s approach to the issue in Thursday night’s vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky. The Wisconsin congressman accused administration officials of sending “mixed…
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Opinion Joe Mentioned Malarkey. Drink Up!
All but four of the people at Professor Thom’s bar in the East Village on Thursday night were watching the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. The other four were watching the Yankees lose to the Orioles in extra innings in their playoff series. In a bar that leaned heavily Democratic, the…
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