People and Politics

Inside or Out, It's Gonna Be Quite a Celebration
January 15, 2009 - Bryan Schwartzman

In myriad ways, a number of Jewish area residents are getting set to take part in the inaugural festivities, either in the nation's capital -- where huge crowds and frigid temperatures are expected -- or much closer to home.

U.S.-Israel Tensions Mark Waning Bush Days
January 15, 2009

Ehud Olmert was shocked: Condoleezza Rice wasn't doing what she was told -- the U.S. secretary of state was going to vote in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire to the Gaza war.

Scholars Expound on Where Obama's Policies Will Take Him
January 8, 2009 - Bryan Schwartzman

With Israeli ground forces battling Hamas fighters in Gaza -- and as casualties there mount and rockets continue to fall on cities in southern Israel -- speculation has grown about just what course President-elect Barack Obama will take when he assumes power.

Rendell Calls for Repair of U.S. Infrastructure
December 4, 2008 - Bryan Schwartzman

The Once-Lofty Shapiro; Has He Been Brought Down a Few Pegs?
November 26, 2008 - Bryan Schwartzman

State Rep. Josh Shapiro's (D-District 153) rapid rise in Pennsylvania politics -- described by some observers of Harrisburg as unprecedented -- appears to have hit a roadblock, or at least a significant hurdle.

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