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Efforts to dole out more money haven't gone far. Last fall G.O.P. state representative Jimmy Stewart proposed a further $100-per-family raise in monthly aid. "We can afford this," he says. His colleagues have not yet scheduled hearings on his bill...
...clients, claiming the sales contravene U.S. economic sanctions against Iran. As a result, some activists are investigating the possibility of running their sites through satellite services, which may allow them to evade the government's reach. Hossein Derakhshan, a prominent Iranian exile blogger who offers a quirky, Jon Stewart--like brew of political commentary, has watched Iranian visitors to his blog plummet from a high of about 8,000 hits a day to a low of about 1,500 a day. He sends out his daily content by e-mail, which for now remains free and, he hopes, secure...
...show, “So Jewtastic,” in its repetitive holiday schedule. This hour-long ramble features giddy Jewish B-list celebrities expressing relief and excitement about how their brethren—Adam Brody (a.k.a. Seth Cohen) on “The O.C.,” John Stewart on “The Daily Show,” and Howard Stern on his morning radio show—have reached new heights of popularity and readjusted America’s assessment of traditionally maligned Jewish stereotypes...
...Brody, Stewart, and Stern are all Jewish, but pop culture does not celebrate them because they dance the Hora or recite Hebrew; pop culture right now appreciates traits in these stars that have formerly been associated with Jews but are now much more prevalent in broader society. Americans—or at least The O.C./Comedy Central/VH1-watching Americans—are attracted to resemblances of themselves in current Jewish stars, and not some conscious love for Moses’ people...
CONVICTION UPHELD. Of MARTHA STEWART, 64, homemaking CEO who had pursued the appeal of her 2004 conviction for lying about why she sold ImClone stock that fell in price soon after her trade; despite having completed her jail sentence for the crime; by a federal judge; in New York City...