Rep. Randy Forbes CAPITOL HILL: Rep. Randy Forbes still has plenty of fans, but Sec. Jim Mattis apparently isn’t one of them, which makes Forbes a long shot for Secretary of the Navy. Yes, the withdrawal of Philip Bilden’s nomination for SecNav reopens Forbes’ path to the position, even triggering an endorsement from The Wall
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USAFrench conservative candidate François Fillon’s defiance in the face of news he faces a formal investigation in the fake-jobs scandal bedeviling his presidential campaign has seen ripples of reaction across France’s political spectrum. In an Elysée Palace statement, President François Hollande defended France’s judicial system against Fillon’s allegations of bias. “As guarantor of the independence
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InternationalHARTFORD, Conn. — Attorneys for families of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims have filed their first legal brief, seeking to have the state Supreme Court reinstate a lawsuit against gunmaker Remington Arms Co. In a 62-page document, attorney Josh Koskoff highlights the families’ contention that Remington knowingly marketed a military weapon
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USAFORT WORTH, Texas — Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, said Wednesday that she strongly supports Planned Parenthood despite continued Republican efforts to defund the group. “I am very proud to stand with Planned Parenthood,” Bush told a crowd of around 1,000 people gathered at the annual Planned Parenthood luncheon in
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USAMOSCOW — What a difference 40 days make. When Donald Trump was inaugurated, Russian media fell over themselves hailing the start of a promising era in U.S.-Russian relations and celebrating a charismatic new U.S. president. But President Trump’s first address to Congress was greeted with notably muted coverage in Moscow on Wednesday — yet another
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International, USAWASHINGTON — As congressional Republicans move to solidify their Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, concern is mounting that their strategies will leave millions of Americans with less financial assistance and more expensive coverage. A new analysis on Wednesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation projects that the HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace’s average premium subsidy — which people use to
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –It’s not feasible to summarize in any facile way a country of 320 million with the cultural diversities of the United States. Yet it is useful to describe prominent divisions in the society that have roots in the country’s history, are currently competing for control, and are likely to be with
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Ira Sharkansky, USABy Secretary John F. Kelly WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the past several weeks, the country has seen unacceptable and escalating threats and actual harassment directed at faith-based communities around the country, with a particular focus on threats to Jewish Community Centers. As a complement to on-going law enforcement efforts to investigate specific threats, the Department of Homeland Security
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs’ ninth “Between The Lines: Voices of Israel – Stories Untold” tour brought Carlos and Elie to San Diego in February. The nationwide annual tour features two reservists who relate their personal experiences in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), upholding its strict moral code, often in the face of an enemy
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — A few days ago, I visited with a family that I very much like. They happen to hail from Mexico and have two kind and winning young children who were born and are being raised in the United States. The children speak fluent English; they look and sound
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International, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– To discuss the nationwide outburst of anti-Semitism, leaders of the San Diego Police, San Diego Sheriff’s office, and the local branch of the FBI will address a Jewish community meeting at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 5, at the Lawrence Family JCC, 4126 Executive Drive, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Security
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San Diego Calendar, USANEW YORK (Press Release) –The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised and strongly supports Congressional efforts to end $500 million/year in US taxpayer-funded aid to Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) until it ends paying Palestinian Arabs $300 million per year to murder Jews. Under PA law families of Jew killers are paid lifetime salaries
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Middle East, USABy Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi ROCKVILLE, Maryland — As we are all aware, recently there has been a significant increase in hate crimes and bomb threats across the entire country. Minorities, including people with disabilities, are especially at risk not only for attacks and threats, but also for the stress and anxiety that can result from seeing
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe waves of bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the US are the work of a single “nutjob” and not a terrorist organization or hate group, according to a law enforcement official. Approximately 90 bomb threats have been made against JCCs across the US over the past two months. So far, no bombs have
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