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Jewish organizations to deliver 20,000 pounds of food to Oklahoma
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Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says
On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery.
Adelsons donate $40 million to Birthright
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated $40 million to the Birthright Israel Foundation.
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Billy Crystal to star in Larry Charles’ FX series
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Civility replaces violence in ‘Last White Night’
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Spielberg to produce ‘Halo’ television series, plus other news from the Xbox One announcement
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A talent agent turns yogurt maven
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Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
Angelina’s breast cancer victory isn’t for celebrities only
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Propaganda lies in a disguise
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Male Eating Disorders: A Real Thing
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Religion at the End of The Big C
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Opinion: The Post-Kumbaya President
Four years ago, while Democrats danced at inaugural balls, Reps. Cantor and Ryan dined at The Caucus Room, a Capitol Hill steakhouse, along with other top Republicans, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and Sens. Jim DeMint, John Kyl and Tom Coburn.
USAID: America, the mensch
Hollywood had one question for Dr. Rajiv Shah: Why haven’t we heard of you before?
Obama’s second term: More of the same, at least until Iran flares
The day after the election looks a lot like the day before for President Obama, particularly in areas that have attracted the attention of Jewish voters: Tussling with Republicans domestically on the economy and health care, and dancing gingerly with Israel around the issue of a nuclear Iran.
Ohio Diary 3: No time for you, world
Obama or Romney?
Either way, you’re going to have to suck it up. Whether you pick Obama or Romney, you are voting as much for imperfection as for promise.
A note to Jewish grandparents
I believe there is a unique bond between grandparents and grandchildren. We look out for each other. We have each other’s backs.
Is cutting Big Bird kosher?
When Governor Mitt Romney talked about ending funding for PBS – and Big Bird – during his first debate with President Obama, he was describing only one of the deep cuts in Romney-Ryan budget.
Florida Diary 5: Biden avoids Libya, focuses on women
Florida Diary 4: What Paul Ryan wants, and what women want
Is Ryan hurting Romney with the Jewish vote?
Biden, Ryan spar on Iran
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan clashed over Iran’s nuclear program during their televised debate.
Biden and Netanyahu on the same page? Parsing Biden-Ryan words on Iran
Survey: 69 percent of Florida Jews voting for Obama
Sixty-nine percent of Florida Jews say they will likely vote for President Obama, as opposed to 25 percent for Republican nominee Mitt Romney, according to a new survey.
Dreaming of a wave election
What just happened in American politics is not just that Charlotte mopped the floor with Tampa. It’s that Democrats connected with the country beyond their wildest dreams.
Why Wolpe spoke at the DNC
This week David Wolpe, senior rabbi of Sinai Temple, delivered one of the invocations at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Even for someone used to and deserving of such honors, this is a big deal.
Calif. Democratic Party chair rues any offense with Goebbels analogy
John Burton, the chairman of the Democratic Party in California, apologized to those who took offense at his remarks comparing Republican statements to Nazi propaganda.
Romney blasts Obama on Iran, Israel
President Obama’s approach to Iran has made Americans “less secure,” Mitt Romney said in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination.
3 comments on the GOP hammering Obama on Israel
Amid roasted pigs, country music and rabbinical blessings, Romney seeks to define himself
Whole barbecued pigs, cheerleaders and elegies to skinny-dipping farmers' daughters. That was the organized noise Sunday night at the opening bash of the Republican National Convention at Tropicana Field, the home of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg.
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik to offer opening invocation at Republican convention
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik is scheduled to deliver the opening invocation at the Republican National Convention.
Romney/Ryan and the lullaby of lying
It shouldn't have taken Todd Akin's crackpot contraception comment to alert us that Paul Ryan thinks rape is just another "method of conception."
Letters to the Editor: Paul Ryan, China
GOP, Democratic conventions will gain Jewish focus for similarities and gaps
Get set for a political double feature with much of the same plot, but with different outcomes for the issues that tend to preoccupy Jewish voters.
The status quo Jews and Paul Ryan
Jewish conservatives applauded Mitt Romney's choice of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) as his vice presidential nominee. But Jewish liberals who despise him and the GOP also cheered. They are certain the rise of the intellectual leader of the Republicans will give them the opportunity to blast his ideas about entitlement reform and therefore ensure President Obama’s victory this fall.
VP hopeful Paul Ryan meets with Sheldon Adelson
Paul Ryan met with Sheldon Adelson, a major giver to Republicans in the effort to defeat President Obama, just days after being tapped by presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney as his running mate.
Editorial Cartoon: Mitt Romney’s electrifying choice
Romney, Ryan and Florida Jews
In 1992, Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts mounted a strong campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. The pundits considered him a brainy guy who was willing to take on the sacred cows of Social Security and Medicare. Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, by contrast, seemed like a flawed candidate. Tsongas stung Clinton by calling him “pander bear.”
Paul Ryan’s courage
“Have any of you all met Paul Ryan? I’m telling you this guy is amazing. He is honest; he is straightforward; he is sincere; and the budget he came forward with is just like Paul Ryan. It is a sensible, straightforward, honest, serious budget.”
Rand ... Rosenbaum?
The first public cause to which Ayn Rand donated her own money was the State of Israel. I find this little-known nugget fascinating for two reasons.
Algemeiner’s transparent ploy: Naming Romney top non-Jew
I consider Dovid Efune a friend and believe he should be applauded for his work at the Algemeiner Journal. As editor, he has managed to revive and electrify the newspaper. Dubbed in the 70s as the largest Yiddish weekly in the United States, today, in addition to their Yiddish section, the Algemeiner and its website have become well-read sources of news and information on Israel and Jewish happenings for the readers of both English and Yiddish.
Ryan hailed by Jewish GOPers, organizations see him as a face of budget confrontations
Anointing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney attached a name and face to his fiscal policy. Jewish Republicans, including the House majority leader, say they are thrilled with Wisconsin's Ryan emerging as the ticket's fresh face, hailing the lawmaker as a thoughtful and creative budget guru bent on taming out-of-control federal spending.
Who’s the better Mormon, Mitt or Harry?
How Ryan will motivate Jewish voters
Mitt Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate on the Republican ticket will help win Jewish votes. For the Democrats.
Partisan Jewish groups focus on budget in assessing Ryan pick
Partisan Jewish groups focused on Paul Ryan's leading role in the budget stand-off in assessing Mitt Romney's pick as running mate.
Don't know much about history
The reason that our financial system isn’t going to crash and burn again, the reason that taxpayers won’t have to fork over another trillion dollars of no-strings-attached bailout money, is – well, I forget.
The Israel Factor 04.2012, Questionnaire
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Letters to the Editor: Ryan vs. Obama, Bibi, Palestine and dancing rabbis
It is very telling that in both of the articles criticizing Paul Ryan’s courageous budget proposal, many words (and much hand wringing) are expended defending existing entitlements that are bankrupting our nation but not one word addresses the unsustainable cost of these programs or how we will pay for their escalating costs (“Obama’s Way: Maintain Support for Social Programs” and “Threat to Food Stamps Lies Hidden in Ryan’s Plan,” April 22).
Volume 26, Number 8
BUDGET: Ryan’s way: Stop government excess
Does anyone dare ask how the government can spend ever more on, say, education, health and poverty, when schools decline anyway, health care becomes more chaotic, and the dependent class grows exponentially … and then liberals predictably claim the only problem is we’re not spending enough?
BUDGET: Obama’s way: Maintain support for social programs
In the midst of the near shutdown of the federal government, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) launched an attack on Democratic-created safety net programs. He proposed an entirely new budget, calling for the privatization of Medicare and the devolution of Medicaid to the states, where Republican governors would be able to cut health care for the poor at will.
BUDGET: Threat to Food Stamps Lies Hidden in Ryan’s Plan
With the federal budget battle in full swing, Congress, media pundits and most of the general public have their attention riveted on proposed changes to Medicare and Social Security. But Social Security — dubbed the “third rail” of politics — is likely to remain intact, even in today’s hyper-partisan political climate.
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