2012 election: Is there a Jewish 'pew gap'?

The pros in the Obama White House are facing a number of tough decisions as they head into the 2012 election. However, nobody expected a Democrat to face a growing sense of panic about the Jewish vote.


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And the Religion Newswriters Association award goes to ...

Who cares about the Emmy Awards ceremony that was held on Sunday? What really matters are the latest award winners from the Religion Newswriters Association. The group’s 62nd (!) annual conference was held last week. I followed as many tweeting religion writers as I could and it sounded awesome, particularly the panel discussion and the karaoke.


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Libya either embracing or rejecting Islamism

It doesn’t happen often but occasionally the Washington Post and New York Times will choose the same exact photo to illustrate their respective front-page, above-the-fold, lead story of the day. It happened earlier this month and late last year.


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Witnessing prayer on Texas' death row

Last night, the Supreme Court halted the execution of a man convicted of killing two people in Texas 16 years ago. There’s no dispute about his guilt but his lawyers contend that the sentence itself was unfair because of a racial question asked during his sentencing trial.


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