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NEWS ABOUT: AIPAC

AIPAC stories: 8 news summaries

Feds Drop Spying Charges Against AIPAC Lobbyists

Earlier rulings made conviction unlikely: gov't

May 1, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Government prosecutors say they will move to dismiss the espionage case against a pair of former AIPAC lobbyists linked to Rep. Jane Harman, the Washington Post reports. Prosecutors said they probably wouldn’t be able to secure a conviction because of the “additional intent requirement imposed by the... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • espionage • spy • AIPAC • Steven Rosen • Keith Weissman

Feds May Drop Case Against Lobbyists in Harman Flap

Move unrelated to scandal, they say

Apr 21, 09 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors may drop charges against two pro-Israeli lobbyists at the center of a wiretapping scandal involving a member of Congress, the Washington Post reports. The feds say the possible move has nothing to do with the scandal involving Rep. Jane Harman. Instead, a series of recent court decisions in... More »

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Israel • espionage • Jane Harman • lobbyists • AIPAC • Steven Rosen • Keith Weissman

Wiretap Catches Rep Making Deal for Pro-Israel Lobby Group

Bushies helped kill probe of Dem Harman

Apr 20, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wiretap by the National Security Agency caught California Rep. Jane Harman promising a suspected Israeli agent she’d intervene on behalf of two pro-Israeli lobbyists facing espionage charges, sources tell CQ Politics. In exchange, the agent promised to pressure then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi into making Harman chair of the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Israel • Alberto Gonzales • FBI • espionage • NSA • National Security Agency • wiretap • Jane Harman • AIPAC • warrantless wiretapping • Israeli lobby

Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

It's not even close

Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite Barack Obama’s much debated Jewish problems—and Joe Lieberman’s place of pride as unofficial Jewish spokesman—the Dem is viewed favorably by 60% of American Jews and unfavorably by only 34%, while the Independent scores 37% and 48% (McCain comes in at 34% and 57%). The numbers... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • AIPAC • MoveOn.org • the Jewish vote • George W. Bush • opinion polls • J Street

Obama: Israel's Security Is Sacrosanct

Candidate shores up Jewish support with post-primary speech

Jun 4, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than 24 hours after securing the Dem nomination, Barack Obama moved to shore up his support among Jewish voters this morning, pledging before a pro-Israel lobby his unequivocal support of Israel. “Those who threaten Israel threaten us,” he told the AIPAC. “I will never compromise when... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Jews • Obama 2008 • AIPAC • the Jewish vote

McCain and Obama Joust on Iran Threat, Divestment

Republican mocks plan to talk 'as if it were some sudden inspiration;' Dem hits back

Jun 2, 08 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain smacked Barack Obama on Iran today, telling a pro-Israel lobbying group the Democrat wanted to meet with “the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism … as if it were some sudden inspiration.” As the Republican proposed to lead a world divestment campaign echoing that against South... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • John McCain • apartheid • AIPAC

Rice Ordered
to Testify in Espionage Trial

10 top officials subpoenaed on behalf of pro-Israel lobbyists

Nov 3, 07 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a rare move, a federal judge yesterday ordered Condoleezza Rice and 10 other high-ranking officials to testify at the upcoming trial of two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of espionage. National security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense official Paul Wolfowitz are among those subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the... More »

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Israel • Paul Wolfowitz • Condoleezza Rice • espionage • AIPAC • spying • Stephen Hadley • Steven Rosen • Keith Weissman

Obama Finds Advice Can
Carry a Price

Brzezinski raises hackles in pro-Israel circles

Sep 12, 07 11:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may get foreign policy credit for traveling with Zbigniew Brzezinski, but having the Carter-era hand to hold won’t help with Israel boosters. The former national security adviser’s in the doghouse after defending the authors of an article that claimed the “Israel Lobby” has outsize influence... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Alan Dershowitz • Zbigniew Brezinski • AIPAC • bigotry • Election 2008

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