Shalu shalom Yerushalayim: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. (Psalm 122: 6)
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Scripture of the day:
Isaiah 42: 8-9—“I am Yahweh, that is My Name; I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to graven images. Behold, the former things have come to pass, now I declare new things; before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
SnyderTalk Commentary: This is about our Messiah. HalleluYah!
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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4: 6)
News Items of Interest:
Israel
- Four Israelis killed in shooting attack near Hebron
- Hamas claims responsibility for attack on Israelis
- Barak: ‘Israel will exact a price from the murderers’
- 2 J’lem teens suspected of killing man over cigarette
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- Netanyahu heads to Washington as settlement building casts shadow over peace talks
- Peres: PM determined to implement two state solution
- Netanyahu allies lobby U.S. to support more settlements
- Peace talks are sure to fail, but what will be the consequences?
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- First Bollywood movie about Jesus’ childhood to start filming in Israel
- IDF general: ‘No justification for Gaza aid flotilla’
- ‘We were very peaceful activists, but the IDF came to kill’
- Right-wing MKs tie Kiryat Arba attack to talks
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- Umm al-Fahm man suspected of endangering national security
- Report: Egypt confiscates weapons en route to Gaza
- Note for Israel-PA Talks: It Wasn’t The Luck of the Irish But Effective Counter-Terrorism That Brought Peace
- Arab youth lynch American man in Jerusalem
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- Central Israel in Range of Hamas Rockets
- Israel Braces for Difficult Month
- Israeli Envoy Heads Home after Tough Two Years
- Barak Meets Abbas in Amman on Eve of Peace Talks in U.S.
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- Poll: Palestinians Back Negotiations with Israel
- Obama’s Open Hand Is Slapped Away; America Will Never Agree to What the Arab World Wants
- New Chance for Peace
- Obama’s Year of Living Peacefully
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- The Long History of Anti-Semitism in Muslim Lands
- Israel Strikes a Deal on the F-35
- Israel Set to Build Wings for Some 800 F-35 Jets
- PA TV to Kids: Israeli Cities Haifa, Jaffa, Lod, Ramle, Acre Are All “Occupied Cities”
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Videos
- Video: What We Saw at the Glenn Beck Rally in DC
- Video: Beck Reveals: Wore Bullet-Proof Vest ‘For My Wife’
- Video: Noam Chomsky vs. William F. Buckley Debate : Part 1 of 2
- Video: Noam Chomsky vs. William F. Buckley Debate : Part 2 of 2
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- Video: BUSH or OBAMA: Can 8-28 DC rally-goers match spending facts with the right president?
- Video: U.S. Prepares for Earl’s Arrival
- Video: Chile escape shaft drilling begins
- Video: New Look for GMail
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- Video: Terror Probe of United Passengers
- Video: Economy to Blame for Birth Dearth?
- Video: NATO: Afghanistan attacks kill 5 U.S. troops
- Video: Student charged with hate crime after cab attack
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Perspective
- A Hatred That Resists Exorcism
- Not a Muslim, but there’s certainly legitimate room for concern over Obama’s recent repeated actions
- The Mosque Controversy
- Here’s a Concept: Let’s Not Talk About Race
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- Obama’s Appalling Mistreatment of Israel
- Obama’s Cronkite Moment?
- ABC, NPR and PBS Hosts Equate Christian and Muslim Violence
- A ‘Dream’ Debased
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- Kilpo
- For Obamacare supporters, judgment day approaches
- ‘Gotcha’-getters are now spreading gaffes in real time
- Get government out of the mortgage business
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- Has Obama lost even the liberals?
- Obama, liberals defining devotion down, and the First Amendment with it
- Government subsidies would shackle free press
- Previewing Obama Iraq speech, Gibbs won’t credit surge
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- Once a certain loser, New York Republican candidate now an unlikely bellwether
- Obama blames GOP for economic “blockade”
- Fed agents frustrated by judges’ immigration decisions
- Republicans take 10-point lead in generic ballot
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- Obamacare makes more lobbyists
- Beck rally raises $5.5 million for wounded soldiers
- Rosh Hashana: The Tipping Point
- A Film Unfinished
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SnyderTalk Editorial: Profile of House Republican Leader John Boehner
Congressman John Boehner’s experience in elected politics:
- Ohio House of Representatives—January 3, 1985 to December 31, 1990
- US House of Representatives—January 3, 1991 to present
- House Republican Conference Chairman—1995 to 1999
- Chairman House Education and Workforce Committee—2001 to 2006
- 25th Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives—February 2, 2006 to January 3, 2007
- 21st Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives—January 4, 2007 to present
Highlights from Congressman Boehner’s political career:
- 1991—Boehner was part of the Gang of Seven that challenged the House establishment. They took on Republicans and Democrats and were instrumental in closing the House Bank (House banking scandal); they exposed “dine-and-dash” practices at the House Restaurant; and they brought to light drug sales and illegal cash-for-stamps deals at the House Post Office.
- 1994— Boehner was a key player in drafting the Contract with America.
- 1995—Boehner was accused of unethical conduct when he distributed campaign contributions from tobacco industry lobbyists on the House floor as House members were considering how to vote on tobacco subsidies. Eventually, he led the effort to change House rules and prohibit campaign contributions from being distributed on the House floor.
- 1996—Boehner played an important role in passage of the Freedom to Farm Act.
- 2001 to 2006—as Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Boehner authored the Pension Protection Act and a school choice program for low-income children in Washington, DC. He was instrumental in the passage of No Child Left Behind.
- September 18, 2008—Boehner attended a closed meeting with congressional leaders, then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during which he was asked to draft legislation to help financially troubled banks. According to Marketplace, that same day Boehner cashed out of an equity mutual fund. He said his broker acted alone and did not consult with Boehner prior to making the trade.
- October 3, 2008—Boehner voted for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
- Boehner has been highly critical of “cap and trade” saying that it would jeopardize job growth, and he led opposition to the trillion-dollar stimulus favoring instead an alternative economic recovery plan and a Republican budget that was authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
- July 2010—Politico published a story in which it was revealed that “lobbyists and other major donors across the country who give the maximum or help raise $100,000 will get meetings with Boehner…VIP access to all events, including roundtables, briefings, breakout discussions and interactive panel discussions.” Boehner’s fundraising closely resembles the pay-to-play that has gotten so much attention lately thanks primarily to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The article also said that “Boehner convened a meeting of top Republican lobbyists at the National Republican Congressional Committee last Thursday to enlist them in the cause and armed them with slick, presidential-level brochures and fundraising materials making the case for putting him in the speaker’s chair.”
A May 2009 article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said that “on both sides of the aisle, Boehner earns praise for candor and an ability to listen.” In March 2009, the Cleveland Plain Dealer said that Boehner “has perfected the art of disagreeing without being disagreeable.” In the latest edition of Newsweek, an article by Howard Fineman asks this question: “Is Rep. John Boehner an empty suit—a sharp suit, to be sure, one Don Draper might wear—or is there more there?” The article’s conclusion? “No one on the right—the establishment, the Tea Party—should look past Boehner’s ability. He was drawn to politics by a resentment of the powers that be. He’s a survivor of intraparty struggle after intraparty struggle. He’s a get-along guy known for making those around him look good (he has pledged to let junior members, even Tea Partiers, introduce their own amendments).”
Congress needs a workhorse as Speaker of the House who isn’t tied too closely to the DC way of doing things to put us on the right path. Is Rep. Boehner that person or would someone like Rep. Paul Ryan (D-WI) be a better choice? You be the judge.
House Republican Leader John Boehner
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World
- Germany’s Jewish community urges central bank to fire official over racist remarks
- Germany’s central bank rejects racist comments
- Mubarak signals Egypt succession by taking son to Washington
- Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer U.S. departure
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- France proposes EU commodities markets regulation
- Corruption probe ruffles US-Afghan relations
- Denmark alleges Kurdish TV station promoted terror
- Aid groups say S.Sudan soldiers target aid workers
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- Amsterdam Arrests: Terrorism Trial Run for Yemeni Men?
- Dozens detained at anti-Kremlin rallies
- Mexico captures reported drug lord ‘The Barbie’
- Rwandan opposition calls for fresh polls
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- Airstrikes kill 30 militants in Pakistan: security officials
- Canadian economy slows sharply in second quarter
- Australian PM rejects new polls despite deadlock
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US
- Two Men on United Flight from Chicago Arrested on ‘Preparation of a Terrorist Attack’ in Amsterdam
- Obama tells UN how great he is
- Scientists unveil new step in less-controversial stem-cell efforts
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- Obama administration appeals stem cell injunction
- Obama: End of Iraq combat mission not victory lap
- Hurricane Earl pounds Turks and Caicos; US braces
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- Consumer confidence inches up in August
- AP source: Unlikely that 2 men plotting terror
- New Yorkers see right to mosque, but want it moved
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