A CNN anchorman apologized to Sen. Joseph Lieberman for asking him to answer a question “as a Jew.” “Senator, as a Jew, do you believe the construction of the security wall in Israel is the right path to peace?” Bill Hemmer asked Lieberman last Friday. Hemmer later called Lieberman’s campaign to apologize, the Jerusalem Post reported.
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