http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/10/28/1000597/the-battle-for-congress http://www.jta.org/site/the-battle-for-congress/#When:02:03:00Z With the polls predicting a big Democratic year, the number of Jewish lawmakers in the U.S. Congress is likely to increase and Jewish GOPers could end up losing a few of their favorite lawmakers. Frontpage Lead Image 2008-10-29T02:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/10/17/110809/obamarjc http://www.jta.org/site/obamarjc/#When:09:00:01Z Barack Obama's campaign has decided that the best way to respond to the Republican Jewish Coalition's controversial advertisements is to shun the organization. Politics, U.S. 2008-10-17T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/10/17/1000483/dems-up-backing-for-two-jewish-challengers http://www.jta.org/site/dems-up-backing-for-two-jewish-challengers/#When:08:11:00Z The Democratic Party increased its support for two Jewish challengers in U.S. House races. Breaking News, U.S. 2008-10-17T08:11:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2003/11/02/10865/Citingdistastefor http://www.jta.org/site/Citingdistastefor/#When:10:00:01Z Sarah Stern, the head of the Zionist Organization of America´s Washington office, has left the group despite the recent passage of the Syria Accountability Act, a major ZOA priority. Stern said the organization often used an acerbic tone when a rese 2003-11-02T10:00:01-05:00