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Charles Schumer defends call for confirmation delay, says GOP made same demands in 2009

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer pushed back Monday against charges Democrats are obstructing confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, saying Republicans demanded the same thorough vetting of President Obama’s picks. Democrats have legitimate concerns, he said, that most of Mr. Trump’s nominees have not been properly vetted by the transition team and are being […]

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USA

Gay Air Force veteran honorably discharged 68 years later

HARTFORD, Conn. — A 91-year-old gay veteran from Connecticut has won his legal quest to upgrade his discharge status to honorable. H. Edward Spires of Norwalk was notified Friday morning that his application to the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records was approved, eliminating the undesirable discharge designation that has marked his service

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Jewish college students may return to more harassment

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, the recently retired UC Santa Cruz Hebrew and Jewish Studies professor who heads the national AMCHA Initiative, said Monday that she fears that Jewish students across the country may bear the brunt of a lot of anger now that they are returning from winter break to

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

AJC unit urges Jewish pluralism in Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC) is visiting Israel to advocate for religious pluralism. Created and led by AJC, J-REC is a broad-based coalition of American Jews and Israelis dedicated to the realization of full religious equality in the Jewish state, and is mobilizing support for the creation of alternatives to the

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Queen Makes First Public Appearance After Concerns Over Health

After suffering from a heavy cold through the festive season, Queen Elizabeth II made her first public appearance of 2017 as she attended the morning church service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, on Sunday. The queen, 90, missed her regular appearances at the church service on Christmas and New Year’s Day as

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International

Erekat blasts Congress for condemning UN

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat blasted the U.S. Congress for overwhelmingly voting to condemn United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned Israeli construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. The bipartisan House measure passed last week by a majority of 342-80. It said that Resolution 2334 “undermines the prospect of Israelis

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Middle East, USA

South African President: Don’t visit Israel

South Africa”s President Jacob Zuma is calling on South Africans not to visit Israel in order to show solidarity with “the people of Palestine”, the Africa News website reported Sunday. Zuma”s comments came at the 105th anniversary celebration of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), during which he reiterated the party”s solidarity with the “oppressed

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International, Middle East

Rivlin: Terror won’t win

Israeli President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin responded to Sunday’s ramming attack at the welcome ceremony held in his honor by Georgia President Giorgi Margvelashvili. After both countries’ anthems were played the the opening ceremonies had been held, Rivlin said, “I came here, from the eternal and holy city of Jerusalem, the city towards which every Jew

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International, Middle East

Mitch McConnell wants ‘6 or 7’ nominees approved on Trump’s first day

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he’s still hoping to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s national security Cabinet picks on Jan. 20, just after the new president is sworn in. After meeting with Mr. Trump in New York, Mr. McConnell emerged to say Republicans will give all the nominees scrutiny, but he’s pushing to have

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USA

Who is Betsy DeVos?

By Dustin Hornbeck, Ph.D. Student in Educational Leadership and Policy, Miami University. Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos speaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File After President-elect Donald Trump tapped Betsy DeVos to become the head of the United States Department of Education, her name has spurred a great deal of conversation within the K-12

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA