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Topic: Joe Lieberman

February 16, 2013
5:14 am

Nick Muzin, left, and Tim Scott bonded over their shared religious devotion. (Photo by Kay Fekete, courtesy of Nick Muzin via JTA)

Black senator’s secret weapon: an Orthodox Jew from Canada

Yeshiva University-trained doctor Nick Muzin has played a key role in guiding the career of rising GOP star Tim Scott

By Ron Kampeas

January 1, 2013
2:05 am

Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins presenting the Benghazi report in Washington on Monday. (photo credit: AP/Susan Walsh)

Intelligence community behind fuzzy Benghazi reports, Senate finds

Committee report also concludes State Department was wrong to keep consulate open despite terror warnings

By Larry Margasak

December 24, 2012
8:34 am

Sen. Chuck Hagel at the Forum on the Law of the Sea Convention in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 2012. (photo credit: Glenn Fawcett/Department of Defense)

White House may be backtracking on Hagel for defense chief post

Washington magazine says Obama administration, spooked by opposition to former senator’s dovish positions, looking at other candidates

By Joshua Davidovich

December 24, 2012
2:46 am

US Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham meet with Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem, in 2010 (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defence/Flash90)

Hagel would face tough confirmation because of stance on Israel and Iran, senators indicate

Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham predict a challenging process if Obama nominates his reported preference for defense secretary

December 19, 2012
1:39 am

In this Nov. 5, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama makes a call to thank a volunteer as he visits a call center in a campaign office in the German Village section of Columbus, Ohio (photo credit: AP)

Senators urge Obama to reiterate willingness to use force against Iran

57 legislators from both parties sign letter pressing president ‘to demonstrate that a credible and capable multilateral coalition exists that would support a military strike’

By Haviv Rettig Gur

December 15, 2012
12:42 am

A police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, in December (photo credit: AP/Newtown Bee/Shannon Hicks)

Western Connecticut Jews look to help community cope after shooting that killed 20 local kids

Local federation aims to help victims’ families pay for burials, ‘things they never planned for with kids at this young age’

By Haviv Rettig Gur

December 11, 2012
6:21 am

Hezbollah flag flies in Lebanon (photo credit: CC Upyernoz/Wikipedia)

America increases pressure on EU to designate Hezbollah a terror organization

Senate resolution aims to prevent Lebanese group from fundraising, recruiting in Europe

By Haviv Rettig Gur

October 27, 2012
4:26 am

Dr. Steven Bayme (screen capture/YouTube)

‘By appealing to Jews, campaigns seek to shape the opinions of the opinion shapers’

Jewish scholar Steven Bayme says US political discourse owes a great deal to ‘the power of Jewish ideas’

By Haviv Rettig Gur

September 22, 2012
9:12 am

The Senate side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Senate reaffirms US commitment to stop Iran from obtaining nukes

Resolution — passed 90-1 — specifies that it should not be viewed as authorization for military force

September 8, 2012
7:20 pm

Sen. John McCain of Arizona salutes before addressing the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCain calls Iran situation a ‘train wreck’

Former presidential nominee slams Obama for delaying ‘tough decisions’ on Iran, criticizes lack of war talk at Republican Convention, says situation in Syria ‘cries out for American leadership’

September 8, 2012
12:38 am

US Senators John McCain, right, and Joseph Lieberman during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 7 (photo credit: AP/Giuseppe Aresu)

Senators urge White House to take tougher stand on Syria, Iran

John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham united in belief that economic sanctions alone will not cause Tehran to end its nuclear drive

June 14, 2012
1:23 pm

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in April. (photo credit: Gage Skidmore via CC/JTA)

Romney, guarded about his Mormonism, faces the Lieberman challenge

With Christian Evangelicals a potential swing vote in the 2012 elections, the Romney campaign finds it better to reserve the right to remain silent on theological issues

By Ron Kampeas

May 31, 2012
11:03 am

Republican US Senator John McCain during a visit to Jerusalem in February 2012 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

US senators call for intervention in Syria

John McCain says US refusal to aid Syrian people is ‘embarrassing,’ Joe Lieberman hopes uprising becomes an issue in forthcoming presidential campaign

April 9, 2012
4:32 pm

Syrian forces show no sign of pullback, activists say

125 killed in Syria in two days; Tuesday’s cease-fire looks sure to fail

By AP and Times of Israel staff

February 8, 2012
8:42 am

In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)

Egypt’s generals play high-stakes poker with the US

With the recent crackdown on American pro-democracy NGOs, the military government is betting that the US simply can’t afford to lose Egypt as an ally

By Hamza Hendawi

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