THE ORTHODOX VOTE: The Huffington Post looks at the state of the Orthodox Jewish vote.
GINGRICH’S FRIEND ON LONG ISLAND: Newt Gingrich has a deep-pocketed donor from Long Island on his side.
WYDEN ON A LIMB: Sen. Ron Wyden is angering fellow Democrats over his outreach across the aisle on Medicare reform.
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GOP’S BROOKLYN GAMBIT: Republicans are reportedly looking to consolidate Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews into a single state Senate district, and they apparently tried to entice an Orthodox Democrat to switch parties to run for the seat.
PANNING BLOOMBERG’S OCCUPY APPROACH: Most New Yorkers didn’t approve of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s handling of the Occupy Wall Street protests.
VOTERS’ MORMON ISSUES: Many voters remain wary of Mormonism.
RUDY VS. ROMNEY: Rudy Giuliani is going after Mitt Romney and saying nice things about Newt Gingrich.
BEGIN VS. REAGAN: One of Politico blogger Ben Smith’s readers points out the serious clashes between Ronald Reagan and Menachem Begin.
NEWT AND ALI G: Newt Gingrich apparently bears no grudge toward Sacha Baron Cohen.
FRUM DEFENDS BLOCK: David Frum writes that the liberal bloggers criticized for their remarks about Israel have no business attacking former AIPAC spokesman Josh Block for pointing them out.
DEFENDING NEWT’S ‘INVENTED’ COMMENT: Investors Business Daily argues that Newt Gingrich deserves credit, not criticism, for speaking the truth about Palestinian identity.
BEN STEIN’S TICKET: Former Nixon speechwriter turned Hollywood personality Ben Stein would like to see a Gingrich-Huntsman ticket.
A TIME TO WINNOW: The editors of leading conservative magazine National Review argue that Republicans only have three viable choices — and Newt Gingrich isn’t one of them.
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