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Civil Rights Legend Stumps for Obama Among Brooklyn, New Jersey JewsOn June 29, Brooklyn showed that New Hampshire is not the only place for unity these days.…Read more
Survey Shows Jewish Community Liberal and EngagedThe most fervent believers from nearly all faith groups are still far more likely than their less observant counterparts to lean Republican, but Americans with varying degrees of religious observance show broad agreement on a range of social issues, including the environment and support for the poor, according to a new study.…Read more
Religious Right Gears Up To Push Political Choices From the PulpitAs the presidential candidates prepare to compete for religious voters this November, some preachers on the Christian right are vowing to test longstanding tax rules that inhibit politicking from the pulpit.…Read more
New Israel Lobby Makes PicksIn its first entrance into the electoral fray, a dovish new pro-Israel group has endorsed five congressional hopefuls and a pair of incumbents.…Read more
Jewish Democrats Rally Around ObamaAs the general election campaign gets under way, some Jewish liberals say they are working to ensure that 2008 doesn’t go down in history as the year that Barack Obama got “schvitz-boated.”…Read more
Survey Shows Jewish Community Liberal and EngagedThe most fervent believers from nearly all faith groups are still far more likely than their less observant counterparts to lean Republican, but Americans with varying degrees of religious observance show broad agreement on a range of social issues, including the environment and support for the poor, according to a new study.…Read more
Religious Right Gears Up To Push Political Choices From the PulpitAs the presidential candidates prepare to compete for religious voters this November, some preachers on the Christian right are vowing to test longstanding tax rules that inhibit politicking from the pulpit.…Read more
New Israel Lobby Makes PicksIn its first entrance into the electoral fray, a dovish new pro-Israel group has endorsed five congressional hopefuls and a pair of incumbents.…Read more
Jewish Democrats Rally Around ObamaAs the general election campaign gets under way, some Jewish liberals say they are working to ensure that 2008 doesn’t go down in history as the year that Barack Obama got “schvitz-boated.”…Read more
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Andrew Baker
