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August 5, 2011
Quit Christian prayer rally, religious leaders urge Texas governor
Sixteen rabbis are among the more than 50 Houston religious leaders who signed a letter asking Texas Gov. Rick Perry to reconsider participating in a Christian prayer rally.
Israel redeploys Iron Dome in south
Israel is redeploying the Iron Dome short range missile defense system near its Gaza Strip border because of a recent intensification of rocket fire.
Weprin won’t endorse Obama for now
David Weprin, the Democrat running to replace disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner, declined for now to endorse President Obama\’s reelection.
A New Species of Tick-Borne Bacteria Identified in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Jerry Lewis ousted as MDA telethon host
For the first time in 45 years, Jerry Lewis will not be pleading for donations in front of a camera Labor Day weekend after he was abruptly dismissed as the host of the Muscular Dystrophy Assn.\’s telethon…
Jews turn on Obama
A lot has been written recently about whether President Obama is losing support in the Jewish community. Besides polls, perhaps the best indication of Obama’s standing were the repeated reminders AIPAC sent out implicitly imploring its conference delegates not to boo him. This was the same person who received a rock star welcome in the past, but whose policies are seen as so threatening to Israel that they undoubtedly contributed to the record turnout to AIPAC’s annual policy conference.
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