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Sherman spokesman: Brad was joking


New ad in Jewish Journal shows Sherman with Netanyahu, Barak; family photo not included


Howard Berman is sending out mail, too


Brad Sherman has three cute daughters; will he get your vote?


Sherman introduces visa waiver legislation

U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman introduced legislation to allow Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.

Brad Sherman’s family portrait, Jewish and goyish editions


In new TV ad, Sherman tries to differentiate himself from Berman


What’s a Congressman to do: Vote in D.C.? Or ride with the President to George Clooney’s House?


Berman snags newspaper endorsements


Israel Festival: dancing with Eyal Golan

At the end of a long day of festivities Sunday, the crowd screamed as Israeli singer Eyal Golan wrapped an Israel flag around his body onstage at Rancho Park’s Cheviot Hills Recreation Center.

Following Sherman’s lead, Berman will release his tax return


Berman and Sherman vie for credit for 405 expansion


Sherman has large cash advantage; Berman raised (and spent) more


Berman and Sherman campaigns offer a peek at fundraising numbers


Sherman releases new poll showing 2-to-1 lead over Berman


Berman v. Sherman, Reed v. Shelley [VIDEO]


“Non -erman” #1: Vince Gilmore, Democrat


Rep. Adam Schiff endorses Berman over Sherman


A very “-erman” weekend: little league openers, Shimon Peres’ closer


Voters vs. Sherman, Berman

Always interested in the gritty and unpredictable side of participatory politics, I dropped in on Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, both of whom are vying to represent the newly reconfigured 30th congressional district, as they each hosted community meetings at San Fernando Valley schools last week.

Berman, Sherman, Reed debate


There are candidates running in California’s 30th whose names don’t end in -erman?


Berman-Sherman race picks up steam


Why we’re holding a candidates’ debate in the 30th district


Opinion: Iran an issue for valley’s 30th district voters

No doubt Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman will be confronted with questions about Iran as they campaign in the new West San Fernando Valley 30th Congressional District. Iran is likely to come up as they speak at meetings and debates and through the online messages and mailings that will besiege voters in the expensive, high-profile battle between these two candidates with remarkable similarities in their views and even their names.

Could candidate pledges curtail the influence of Super PACs?


Democratic party vote sends Berman v. Sherman contest to convention


For the record: Sherman didn’t flip-flop to attack Berman


Sherman lays into Berman in four-way Congressional debate

In 2001, the last time the lines of congressional districts were redrawn, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) so hated the way that the San Fernando Valley was sliced into districts that he reportedly said that Rep. Howard Berman (D-Van Nuys) “stabbed me in the back.”

At town hall in 30th congressional district, two insiders and two outsiders trade barbs


Report: 30th district leaning toward Sherman


Sherman, Berman & Republican challengers to appear at town hall meeting


ProPublica: Sherman may have tried to sway Calif. redistricting panel


Did Democrats dupe California’s redistricting panel and set up the Berman v. Sherman race?


In Sherman-Berman race, grass-roots strength faces off with Capitol Hill heft

The California race between Democratic congressional incumbents Howard Berman and Brad Sherman is seen as pitting experience against energy, compromise against confrontation and -- painfully for many in the Jewish community -- pro-Israel stalwart against pro-Israel stalwart.

Two super PACS set to support Howard Berman campaign


Sherman gets a Democratic endorsement; Berman gets a Super-PAC (part 1)


Big money, a game of chicken, and Wikipedia smears: a month in the Berman v. Sherman race


House Democrats urge European heads of state to oppose Palestinian U.N. bid


Introducing the Berman v. Sherman blog


The Berman v. Sherman race—so far


Opinion: The only road to statehood

Last week, a plan of action “to mobilize international support for the Palestinian bid” for United Nations recognition of the state of Palestine was approved at the Arab League meeting in Doha, Qatar.

Berman and Sherman react differently to Obama’s speech


Bill outlawing circumcision bans passes state legislature


Howard Berman Announces Five Endorsements


Sherman, Berman reveal differences early in race

If it seems difficult to discern the differences in the records of Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman...

Opinion: Prep for costly fight as Berman, Sherman keep gloves on

The Howard Berman-Brad Sherman story is loaded with angles — Jewish, Latino and, what may be most important, financial.

Sherman releases poll showing early lead; “Dewey beats Truman,” counters Berman


2 Jewish congressmen, 1 Valley district: Sherman lists endorsements, Berman waits

The next congressional election is more than a year away, and although California’s new political boundaries were formally approved on Aug. 15, Republicans are already considering launching a referendum to overturn them.

Bill Clinton, state and local officials endorse Sherman in contested West Valley district


Jewish Journal writer talks Calif. redistricting on KCRW


Updated: Pico-Robertson and Valley Village Each Face Splitting in California Redistricting


Citizens redistricting commission: (Almost) no Jews involved

Stanley Treitel, 66, is Orthodox, lives in Hancock Park and is one of the few Jewish Californians to have made a direct pitch to the state’s new Citizens Redistricting Commission on behalf of Jewish interests.

Foreskin Man, meet Vulva Girl


Rep. Brad Sherman will introduce bill outlawing city circumcision bans

Reacting to recent efforts to advance ballot measures banning circumcision of underage males in California cities, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) is set to introduce a bill that would prevent municipalities nationwide from prohibiting the procedure.

California’s 2011 redistricting: Good for the Jews?

Elections may seem to reflect the will of the voters, but there are many other factors that can influence the outcome of elections before a single vote is cast, and many of those factors are difficult for the non-politico to follow, let alone understand. Take, for example, the process of redistricting – redrawing congressional and other districts -- which happens once every 10 years, in accordance with the census.

Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman delivers mixed review of Obama’s Israel policy

“I know why you’re here, and I want to address it, but I think it’s a tempest in a teapot,” Brad Sherman, the Democratic Congressman from Sherman Oaks said Wednesday evening at a town hall at Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills. The meeting was called to focus on U.S.-Israel relations.

JDate a Capitol Idea

A second U.S. congressman has been found using JDate. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) began using the Jewish online dating service in May under the screen name "jim2005ofDC," The Hill newspaper reported.

Local Jews Win, Mostly

While Republicans swept in the national elections, with the GOP reclaiming the Senate and retaining their majority in the house, in California, Democrats made a strong showing, winning every statewide office.

His Summer Vacation

Brad Sherman easily remembers what was the most enjoyable time hespent during his week-long visit to Israel. "It was," he says, "thehour I slept."


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