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Prominent Jewish congressman, Israel supporter dead at 94

Benjamin Gilman, an American Jewish attorney with a prolific political career, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94. Gilman, a lifelong Republican from the Hudson Valley, served roughly 40 years in various government positions. Beginning as Assistant Attorney General of New York in 1953, Gilman opened a private law practice in the 1950s, […]

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

Democrats in Trumplandia

Close Packed into a cramped Senate hearing room, the crowd erupted into prolonged whistles and cheers. Bernie Sanders had just joined a “Hands Off Medicare” rally-cum-press conference on December 7, and the activists in attendance, mostly union members in matching T-shirts, were enthralled. When the headliners of the event, Democratic Party leaders Nancy Pelosi and

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Police claim substantial evidence in probe against Arab MK

Balad lawmaker Basel Ghattas, suspected of smuggling phones, SIM cards, to Palestinian security prisoners, decries ‘political witch-hunt’ against Arab community leaders By Times of Israel staff Joint Arab List member Basel Ghattas at his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 3, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Israel Police said on Sunday that there is substantial

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Middle East

Nearly half a year later, Loretta Lynch explained why her tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton lasted so long

If it’s controversy the Clintons tried to avoid during the presidential race, former President Bill Clinton’s private meeting with U.S. Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch did not help, especially as it had occurred just before presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s meeting with the FBI. Clinton boarded Lynch’s plane at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in June. Following

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USA

Bill Clinton: Donald Trump knows ‘how to get angry, white men to vote for him’

President-elect Donald Trump knows “how to get angry, white men to vote for him,” former President Bill Clinton told a reporter earlier this month in New York. According to Politico, Mr. Clinton made the comment to a reporter from The Record-Review at a small bookstore in Katonah, New York – about a 15-minute drive from

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More anti-government protests in Poland over press freedom

Anti-government protests have continued for a third day in Warsaw over plans to restrict journalists’ access to lawmakers in parliament. Carrying banners which said “we will not give up on freedom”, several thousand marched outside the constitutional court to thank its outgoing head, Andrzej Rzeplinski, for having opposed changes which they claim are against the

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International

French-Israeli businessman under house arrest in Israel over Guinea mining scandal

Billionaire French-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz has been placed under house arrest in Israel in connection with allegations of corruption related to Guinea’s mining industry, a statement from his firm said Monday. Steinmetz, 60, will remain under house arrest until January 2. His BSG Resources (BSGR) mining company said in a statement earlier in the day

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International, Middle East

Obama says he’s received taunting letters since Donald Trump’s victory

President Obama said Monday that he’s received letters from Donald Trump supporters gloating that America is “great again.” “There’s been some letters that say, “I am so glad you’re getting out of here. Good riddance. You’ve been a horrible president,’ ” Mr. Obama said in a wide-ranging interview broadcast by NPR. The president said he

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