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My Soul Is For Sale
ChaimAmalek: You need to turn the tables on the Jews. ChaimAmalek: Make it clear that unless some good things start coming your way as a result of your deep investment of time in the faith, you will be leaving it … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bidding war, caroline kennedy schlossberg, Jews, senate seat, Yoga
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Behind Caroline Kennedy
From New York magazine: Today the Observer has some suggestions of why the New York Post may have endorsed the inexperienced Caroline Kennedy so quickly and giddily for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. Was it because: • She helped get News … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Kennedy, Journalism
Tagged andrew cuomo, Caroline Kennedy, collective eyes, Hillary Clinton, irish drunks, jfk jr, kennedy cuomo divorce, liberal beliefs, rupert murdoch, senate seat, william kennedy smith
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I Wonder What Obama Knew And When He Knew It
Joe emails: If Rahm Emanuel was selected by Obama for his fierce loyalty to the cause, and Rahm spoke to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, doesn’t it follow that Obama authorized or knew of Rahm’s contact? Do you get it, … Continue reading
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Tagged behest, insubordination, Rahm Emanuel, senate seat, small stuff
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‘Belated Interest In The Muck Out Of Which Obama Rose’
Charles Krauthammer says on FOX News that the Chicago press had long been interested in Barack Obama’s ties to such unsavory characters as Tony Rezko and Jeremiah Wright but the national press had little interest in investigating "the anointed one." … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Krauthammer, fox news, Jeremiah Wright, senate seat, tony rezko
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Affair Threatens John Edwards Position
From The Onion: WASHINGTON—News of his extramarital affair with a former campaign worker could put John Edwards at serious risk of losing the position or appointment he currently holds, or may be planning to hold, or to contend for, if … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, John Edwards
Tagged campaign worker, decanio, georgetown university, John Edwards, political science professor, senate seat
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