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The United Airlines agent informed us our flight from Denver to Aspen was over sold — not everyone with a valid ticket was going to get on board.\n\nDozens of passengers were trying to be the ones past the gate.\n\nAmong them, lots of Jews.
Democrats’ Plans Must Factor in Israel
As public support for the war in Iraq continues to deteriorate and as the Bush administration\’s political situation trembles on the precipice, Democrats are beginning to stir. Pushed by a party base that has long detested what it sees as timorous accommodation to Bush, national Democrats are trying out themes and approaches that they hope will bring them back to a share of national power.
‘New’ Farrakhan Embodies Old Message
Last weekend, the nation\’s capital hosted the Millions More March, a gathering commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Nation of Islam\’s
Million Man March. The Rev. Louis Farrakhan, the main convener of the march, led tens of thousands in a daylong marathon of blame, calls for \”self-help\” and extremism.
Ed Murrow: What’s in a Name?
On April 27, 1965, my father told me, \”The man you were named after died today.\”
I was stunned: \”Who was it?\”
My dad, a Brooklyn teacher who\’d belonged to a black-listed group and had refused to sign a loyalty oath, replied, \”Edward R. Murrow.\”
The Changed Man
In May of 1998, a wealthy Israeli-born businessman called our offices and suggested I go to the Peninsula Hotel to interview his friend, Ariel Sharon. I said no.
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