Candidate profile: John Edwards

By Ron Kampeas
Published on January 31, 2008

In 2004, John Edwards lost the Democratic presidential nomination because he was considered a foreign policy lightweight. He won the vice presidential slot because his social policies had depth.

Four years later, Edwards' social and domestic positions remain pretty much the same -- positions that are favored by the vast majority of American Jewish voters.

His foreign policies now have substance, too. That's what worries some Jewish voters.

Candidate profile: Ron Paul

By Beth Young
Published on January 31, 2008

Jim Perry, a 22-year-old Libertarian, made a name for himself in college when, shortly after moving to New Hampshire to live free or die, he strapped a gun to his side and marched into a local Borders book store and proceeded to rip up a copy of his Massachusetts income tax return.

That sort of fighting spirit is a job requirement in his new post: executive director of the group "Jews for Ron Paul."

Why we back Hillary Clinton

By Susie Stern
Published on January 31, 2008

In February 2002, after 9/11 and during the worst of the second intifada, very few visitors were coming to Israel. One who did was Hillary Clinton.

Visiting Magen David Adom, she met an Israeli soldier in his early 20s named Natan, an Ethiopian Jew who had jumped on a terrorist carrying a bag full of explosives. Natan had miraculously survived the explosion that but for his extraordinary heroism would have killed many Israelis.

Mitt’s the one

By Mark Paredes
Published on January 31, 2008

Like many voters, I am thrilled that viable candidates this year include a Mormon, a biracial man, and a woman.

Full disclosure: I'm a Mormon. Who's biracial. And loves women.