Editorials
Lieberman, Joe
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...p. 6, Emil An- People still believe that Catholics march to the papal drummer...
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...an observant Catholic in the same sense that Lieberman is an observant Jew...
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...hierarchy is all the voters would hear about Ridge and the campaign...
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...Dionne, Jr., Sidney Callahan, William Pfaff, Daniel 1 Gore's choice of Senator Joseph Lieberman as the Democratic vice-presCallahan, Jo McGowan Circulation Manager: Sandra Smith idential candidate is interesting on two scores, both summed up in the Administrative Assistant: A phrase, "observant Jew...
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...p. 13, James T. Fisher...
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...Governor Ridge is a Rothco...
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...It is summed up in George W. Schwadron, Rothco...
...p. 11, 22, Baloo, Bush's decision to pass over Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania...
...Jews do not proselytize...
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...The Bush campaign feared that criticism from the Catholic columnist portraits, Elaine Mills...
...p. 33, Buresch, Rothco...
Vol. 127 • September 2000 • No. 15
