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...Israelis have done in regard to the Arabs in the territories. And the conflict there, considered in light of Israel's history in the past decade -- the invasion of Lebanon, the de facto annexation of the territories through settlement by Israelis, many of whom are religious fundamentalists, the Pollard affair in which the Israeli government assigned an American Jew to spy on the U.S., the Israeli involvement in the Iran-contra enterprise -- has raised the question of whether Israel has lost its way. Israel's accomplishments have the prestige of the miraculous. To many Jews, Israel is a fact...
...shot only 5-of-19 from the floor after the break, allowing Cornell to erase its large second-half deficit with a 15-0 run, Harris made six of his nine shots and scored 12 points in the final period to ensure Harvard emerged from the back-and-forth affair on top. After Cornell had come all the way back from 41-27 down to take a 44-43 advantage with 11:15 to play, Harris scored six straight Crimson points to stem the Big Red tide. The last of those came via an emphatic two-handed dunk...
...Adultery isn't a political disqualifier for him," Republican consultant Dan Schnur tells TIME. It has been 20 years since Gary Hart came clean about his extramarital affair with Donna Rice, he recalls, which ruined the Democratic Senator's 1988 presidential bid. Many more political sex scandals have made headlines since. "Bill Clinton rode out the Lewinsky scandal, because it was such a small percentage of the overall amount of information that voters had about him," Schnur says. "Right now, most people outside of San Francisco only know two things about Gavin Newsom: he supports same-sex marriage...
...However, the lasting, corrosive damage to Newsom's political star may not be the affair itself, but instead, the betrayal of a loyal pal and devoted adviser. "Voters aren't going to condemn him for having an affair," says Schnur, "But they are going to be much more upset that he betrayed such a close friend and colleague." City Hall insiders seem to agree. "It has less to do with his popular, external perception," according to a well-placed official who works closely with Newsom. "It's what this has done to the internal organization. Alex Tourk is a very...
...There is a tarnish now," says Ammiano. In light of Newsom's extramarital affair, Ammiano and others voiced concern about the mayor's ability to focus on the business of the city - and the morale of his administration. Recently, Newsom fended off critics who suggested he should have attended the Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C., where 260 U.S. city leaders gathered to discuss the plight of their jurisdictions, rather than jetting off to the Swiss ski town of Davos for the World Economic Forum. In defense, Newsom's press secretary Peter Ragone tells TIME that "The mayor's commitment...