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    One Weird Trick for Fixing Elections

    A public-private partnership formed by elite institutions and the federal government quietly eats away at the First Amendment

    byNadine StrossenandMatthew Harwood
  • Voters turn out to cast their ballots for the midterm election on November 4, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
    Voters turn out to cast their ballots for the midterm election on November 4, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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    Where Are All the Jewish Political Leaders?

    They’re absent from the midterm elections, and quiet on today’s issues

    byZachary Schrieber
  • Jon Stewart speaks during the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”(Kris Connor/Getty Images)
    Jon Stewart speaks during the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”(Kris Connor/Getty Images)
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    Chuckles

    Jon Stewart’s ‘Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear’ was a wasted opportunity for liberals

    byMarc Tracy
  • Mahmoud Abbas, Hosni Mubarak, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Barack Obama in the Blue Room of the White House, September 1, 2010.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
    Mahmoud Abbas, Hosni Mubarak, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Barack Obama in the Blue Room of the White House, September 1, 2010.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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    Full House

    If the midterm elections give the GOP more power in Washington, that could actually help Obama’s Mideast peace plans

    byLee Smith
  • Barack Obama at a May reception honoring Jewish American Heritage Month.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    Barack Obama at a May reception honoring Jewish American Heritage Month.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Spurned

    Barack Obama courted American Jews as a candidate, but the relationship is on the rocks

    byPejman Yousefzadeh
  • Shelley Berkley's Las Vegas.(Collage: Tablet Magazine; Berkley photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Las Vegas strip: Flickr/Roadsidepictures)
    Shelley Berkley's Las Vegas.(Collage: Tablet Magazine; Berkley photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Las Vegas strip: Flickr/Roadsidepictures)
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    Showgirl

    Pro-Israel Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Democrat from Las Vegas, rides a hot streak

    bySteve Friess
  • President Obama yesterday, on his way to the Vineyard.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    President Obama yesterday, on his way to the Vineyard.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Poll Finds Jews Trending GOP

    Though vast majority are still Democrats

    byMarc Tracy
  • Netanyahu and Obama in the Oval Office earlier this month.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    Netanyahu and Obama in the Oval Office earlier this month.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    Obama, Dems Tout Pro-Israel Bona Fides

    No effort is made to challenge prevailing assumptions

    byMarc Tracy
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