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Coalition including AIPAC slams GOP proposed cuts

Jewish Journal February 9, 2011

Proposed Republican cuts to foreign assistance endanger national security, according to a foreign policy umbrella that includes AIPAC among its members. \”These cuts are of particular concern as the International Affairs Budget provides extensive counter-terrorism and counter-Insurgency assistance to countries of high-priority national security, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan,\” said the statement Wednesday from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. \”The proposed cut would gut our embassies and consulates, and hurt our commitment to key allies in the Middle East.\”

Jewish Dems still prominent on Foreign Affairs

Jewish Journal February 9, 2011

Jewish Democrats continued their pre-eminence on the powerful U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. Democrats have had to roll back their representation on key committees after losing the House in last November\’s elections, but Foreign Affairs remains a redoubt for Jewish members, according to the membership lists released Wednesday.

Rep. Jane Harman to quit Congress

Jewish Journal February 7, 2011

Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), a pro-Israel stalwart with close ties to the U.S. intelligence community, is quitting Congress. Harman reportedly is leaving to run the Washington DC- based Woodrow Wilson Center, a preeminent foreign policy think tank.

Rep. Barney Frank will run for 17th term

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank pledged to run in 2012 for his 17th term. \”While I would have preferred to put off a discussion about the next election until a later date, I have been asked on a number of occasions about my plans,\” Frank (D-Mass.), one of the most senior Jewish members of the House of Representatives, said in a statement Thursday. \”In addition, I have become convinced that making my decision to run for re-election known is important for maximizing the impact I can have on the range of issues to which I am committed.\”

Emanuel’s campaign had connections to power

Jewish Journal January 28, 2011

When Thomas L. Kilbride, the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, studied the legal briefs in the case over Rahm Emanuel’s eligibility to run for mayor, the name of one lawyer involved in the residency dispute should have been familiar to Mr. Kilbride: Michael J. Kasper.

Illinois Supreme Court: Rahm Emanuel on Chicago mayor ballot

Jewish Journal January 28, 2011

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago, saying in a unanimous decision that he meets the state\’s residency requirements despite spending most of the last year as White House chief of staff.

Rahm Emanuel’s name back on ballot, for now

Jewish Journal January 25, 2011

The Illinois Supreme Court ordered Rahm Emanuel\’s name back on the ballot for Chicago mayor. A day after a state appellate court panel ordered that Emanuel\’s name be removed from the ballot because he had not lived in the city for a year before the election, as stipulated by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, the state\’s high court agreed to examine his appeal, based on already filed briefs, on an expedited basis. The court ordered that any ballots printed in the interim include his name, according to reports. Emanuel has spent the last two years living in Washington while serving as President Obama\’s White House chief of staff.

Lieberman’s legacy: bridge builder or burner?

Jewish Journal January 24, 2011

Joe Lieberman ascended to national prominence by building one bridge at a time. Then, having reached the pinnacle by becoming the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, he spent 10 years burning bridges. Ultimately, Lieberman’s most celebrated bridge — between America’s non-Christian, non-establishment minorities and the highest office of the land — will be his legacy, say both friends and critics. The U.S. senator from Connecticut, perhaps the nation’s best-known independent, announced last week that he would not be running for re-election in 2012. In an anxious, jokey appearance in Hartford — he started by likening himself to daytime TV talk jockey Regis Philbin, who also had just announced his retirement — Lieberman’s first serious reference was to his role as a history maker.

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