When he first ran for president in 2008, Barack Obama took a lot of flak from opponents over his college days as a “community organizer” — work that has never been easy to …
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By Michael Hinman
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6/23/22
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The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section is hosting a virtual Black History Month event that will discuss the connections between the Black and Jewish communities. The NCJW “Ties That Bind the Black and Jewish Communities” forum will be on Feb. 23 at noon.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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2/11/21
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How do you create a presidential library for a man who doesn’t read books? Who can’t complete a coherent sentence? Who has no personal code of ethics?
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8/31/17
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A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts.
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5/11/17
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For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . .
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5/4/17
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On Sept. 26, our very own Hofstra University hosted the first of three presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This was the third time . . .
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10/6/16
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I don’t know how many national elections you’ve experienced, but for me these happenings date back to Franklin D. Roosevelt. While I was only a child, I learned quickly . . .
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8/17/16
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“How was Cuba?” everyone asks. “Fascinating, cannot explain our trip,” I respond.
My family, husband David, and children Nina, Ariel and Rafi, and I bonded for a week with none of our daily distractions.
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By Miriam Bradman Abrahams
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7/13/16
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We all have our individual tipping points. Call it the moment when you start screaming at the TV. I began to crack around the edges last week . . .
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5/5/16
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Republicans and Democrats in New York state will hold their presidential primaries on April 19. It has been some time since candidates on either side orchestrated fierce campaigns in New York.
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4/8/16
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