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January 13, 2006

Activists for Jewish, Catholic and independent private schools have founded a new lobby to make educational expenses, including tuition, deductible from state taxes. But in a departure from previous efforts, the coalition is also advocating for public school parents by seeking tax credits for tutoring, mentoring, test preparation and other expenses. “This is a new […]

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With Prime Minister Ariel Sharon incapacitated, the polite instinct is to praise him and pray. In the half-light between life and death, clarity gives way to hagiography. Michael Oren, the prominent Israeli historian, wrote in The New York Times (Jan. 8, 2006), ìAriel Sharon is like having Thomas Jefferson in the White House. Heís a […]

The sudden illness of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a political giant whose acumen in recent years has eclipsed all other leaders, has given Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party a chance to emerge from the shadows. “It resurrects Likud,” said Dr. Joseph Frager, an activist and Likud supporter. “It’s clearly going to strengthen Likud.” […]

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