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• Who will rule Russia after March 2?

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  While the outcome of Russia’s upcoming elections is a near certainty, it’s unclear who exactly will be running the country after Vladimir Putin hands the presidency to Dmitry Medvedev.

• Rice, Olmert to meet in Japan

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  Condoleezza Rice reportedly will meet in Japan with Ehud Olmert next week to press him on peace talks.

• Assad’s kin eyed in Syria sanctions

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  A cousin of Syrian President Bashar Assad is a target of the Bush administration’s recently expanded sanctions of that country.

• Southerner gets Reform youth award

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  The Reform youth movement awarded its highest honor to Jonathan “J.C.” Cohen.

• Dems look to Purim for mascot Mordecai

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  A 10-year-old Jewish donkey handler had her charge chosen to be the Democratic Party’s convention mascot.

• Lawmakers rap Arbour on Arab charter

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  The leaders of a U.S. congressional committee want the U.N. secretary-general to clarify a top official’s endorsement of an Arab charter.

• Dershowitz to rally for Sderot

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  Alan Dershowitz will speak at a rally for the rocket-weary Israeli city of Sderot.

• Smith wins damages on Hitler slur

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  Will Smith won damages from an entertainment news service that falsely claimed the actor described Adolf Hitler as “good.”

• Watchdog: Israel’s cluster bombs argue for ban

  February 22, 2008 10:00am

  Israel’s use of cluster bombs in the 2006 Lebanon war makes the case for banning the weapon worldwide, a human rights watchdog said.

• Beloved Toronto rabbi dies

  February 20, 2008 10:00am

  Rabbi Jordan Pearlson, a stalwart of Toronto’s Jewish community, has died.