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• Former Alaska lawmaker responds to ‘bird-nose’ comment in Palin emails

  June 15, 2011 9:30pm

  The 24,000 pages of emails from Sarah Palin’s first year and a half as governor released Friday did not yield any major bombshells, but a former Alaskan lawmaker hit back at Palin’s use of the term "bird-nose" to describe him in correspondence with her staff:   From: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored) To: Frye, Ivy J…

• Lawmakers launch Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus

  June 15, 2011 3:43pm

  U.S. House members formally launched the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus.

• Croatia expected to take up restitution law amendment

  June 15, 2011 12:25pm

  The Croatian Parliament is expected to discuss a change to the country’s restitution law that would make it possible for foreigners, including Holocaust survivors, to file property claims.

• Calif. congressman to introduce bill to protect circumcision

  June 14, 2011 6:14pm

  U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman will introduce a bill to prevent cities from banning male circumcision, the California lawmaker’s office said.

• Poll: Americans’ views on Mideast largely unchanged

  June 14, 2011 3:24pm

  Americans’ views on Middle East issues have not changed in recent months, despite major headlines from the region, according to a new poll.

• No Israel question during GOP presidential debate

  June 14, 2011 11:52am

  Israel was absent as a topic during the first Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire.

• Homeland Security partners with Jewish groups on security campaign

  June 13, 2011 9:39pm

  The Department of Homeland Security is partnering with Jewish organizations to expand its “If You See Something, Say Something” public awareness campaign, the first such partnership with a faith-based community.

• Weiner should resign, Cantor says

  June 7, 2011 8:11pm

  Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the U.S. House of Representatives majority leader, called on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to resign.

• GOP lawmaker calls for U.S. to pull funding if U.N. recognizes Palestine

  June 7, 2011 7:50pm

  Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution calling for the withholding of U.N. funding if the General Assembly recognizes a Palestinian state.

• Leonard Nimoy supports a two-state solution

  June 7, 2011 7:20pm

  Actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as Spock in the original "Star Trek" series, has come out in support of a two-state solution in a plea for peace in the Middle East. In an open letter posted on the website for left-leaning organization Americans for Peace Now, Nimoy advocates for two states with…