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EST 1917

presidential race

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was supposed to have joined the “we’ll do a better job securing Israel” chorus Wednesday night. Richardson was bumped from the schedule on the night that the Democratic Party convention in Denver focused on national security and foreign policy. A line in his speech pledged that the nominee, Sen. Barack […]

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Jewish Democrats didn’t spare themselves when they contemplated Jewish ethics and politics at a roundtable session Wednesday during the Democratic convention in Denver. Much of the discussion naturally focused on Republicans, particularly the Republican Jewish Coalition. Some inveighing at the National Jewish Democratic Council session was misdirected: A number of panelists (perhaps inartfully) crammed “RJC” […]

Will.i.am just sang his viral paean to Barack Obama’s candidacy, “Yes, We Can,” but more or less solo – no appearances by MOTs Scarlett Johansson and Maya Rubin, who appear in the online video. (A “Kein, Anu Yacholim” would have moved a few Jewish votes, no?)

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