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Daybreak: Obama OKs Extra $205M in Aid

Plus Cass in bright lights, and more in the news

by
Marc Tracy
May 14, 2010
Cass Sunstein, Samantha Power, and their boss.(NYT)
Cass Sunstein, Samantha Power, and their boss.(NYT)

• President Obama allocated an additional $205 million in military aid for the completion of Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile defense system. [JTA]

• Obama and President Medevedev kibitzed over Iran and the Mideast during an hour-and-a-half phone call. [JPost]

• The U.N. Human Rights Council welcomed 14 new members. Among them: Libya, Qatar, Uganda, Thailand, Angola, and Malaysia. Oh, and Poland! [VOA]

• After going an entire issue without a major feature shedding light on a new corner of the Obama administration, the Times Magazine profiles lawyer, author, and top federal regulator Cass Sunstein. [NYT]

• An historic Shanghai synagogue, built by the first wave of immigrants from Baghdad in the 1920s, was given permission to hold limited services in connection with the upcoming World Expo. [eJP]

Law & Order looks to be on its way out. Somehow, this feels like Jewish news. [NYT]

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.