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White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett made her first appearance before a Jewish organization  when she came to the National Jewish Democratic Council’s annual conference earlier this week. Jarrett didn’t say anything new, but touched on all the top issues that a Jewish crowd would want to hear about: health care, Israel, Iran, and climate […]

The Sao Paolo daily, O Estado, had a fascinating account Thursday of what appears to have been a less than happy encounter between U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Latin America subcommitttee, and the Brazilian ambassador. The Representative, who is also [Co-]Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Brazil, […]