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...little brother is a character. When asked to introduce himself to his fourth grade class, he proudly stood and the front of the room and declared, “My name is Yousef. I’m a pacifist, an environmentalist, and a feminist.” And he’s a proud Barack Obama supporter...
...Research to encourage Jewish grandchildren to visit their grandparents in Florida and convince them to vote for Obama—Silverman asserts that the targeted demographic won’t vote for Obama for a number of reasons. These bubbes and zaides may think “his name sounds scary; it sounds Muslim,” among other superficial issues...
...intended her ad to be funny, but her plea is quite serious. Now more than ever, even Jews who support—and will vote for—Obama and the Democrats, have taken extra impetus to do so, not just because of Obama’s Muslim-sounding name. According to a 2008 annual survey by the American Jewish Committee, Obama has 57 percent of the American Jewish vote , the lowest Jewish support for a Democratic candidate since Carter’s feeble 45 percent in 1980 against Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. And by ignoring the fundamental issues that...
...divisions in the regatta’s opening race, and remained at or near the top of the leaderboard for the rest of the competition.The Crimson grabbed second place in both the A and B divisions to win the title, with each boat recording four wins. Consistency was the name of the game for Harvard, as the B-division boat placed in the top ten in all 18 races. Sophomore skipper Alan Palmer and senior crew Lauren Brants sailed in the A division, while skipper and captain Jon Garrity and sophomore crew Grace Charles held down the B division...
...Thank you for your friendship," he told the New Hampshire crowd on Sunday night. The people roared their approval, shaking their pom-poms and screaming his name. An hour later, McCain returned to his motorcade and then back to his campaign plane, taking off to deliver his stump speech over and over again for the final 36 hours of the campaign. No one knows when he will next have a reason to return to New Hampshire...