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The other ‘N- word’

Few words have the power to upset individuals and corrode a conversation more than the N-word. Its very use short-circuits rational discourse. Thrown around with frequency in certain circles, the N-word provokes and torments, gaining totemic power with each use. The N-word I refer to is, of course, \”Nazi.\”

Israeli twist emerges in Spitzer sex scandal

Just four years after the then-governor of New Jersey, James McGreevey, resigned amid revelations of an affair with his Israeli-born ex-homeland security chief, Golan Cipel, Americans again were treated to the spectacle of the governor of a large Northeastern state standing alongside a grim-looking wife and admitting he had erred.

JFK fans have been there before

But I \”knew\” JFK, and Barack is no JFK. Sen. Obama did not serve in war and has barely served in the U.S. Senate. And, on policy, President Kennedy did not engage in class warfare but reduced income taxes for the highest earning taxpayers, to spur investment and economic growth. And, whatever his failings, he stayed with the learning curve. Near the end of his presidency, he was determined to confront communism, not construct timetables to withdraw from the Cold War.

Why I support Hillary

Representative Brad Sherman (D – Calif.) explains his preference for Hillary Clinton.

And now the ‘Jewish primary’ begins . . .

When California moved its presidential primary to Feb. 5, and other big states followed suit, the strategic role of Jewish voters in the nominating process was greatly enhanced.

Candidates make their case at Jewish GOP conference

Each of the leading GOP presidential candidates to some degree has run away from the Bush legacy. But this week they made their case before one of the president\’s most loyal constituencies: Republican Jews.

Olmert straddles line between hawks and doves

With the planned Middle East summit in Washington less than two months away, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is caught in an ideological battle between his party\’s doves and hawks.

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