- The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism lauds the introduction of the Community Choice Act, which would reform the Medicaid program to allow senior citizens and people with disabilities to receive care in their homes.
- The RAC also praised President Obama’s signing of the United Nations Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity.
- Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Ft. Lauderdale over the weekend, former Bush administration Middle East official Eliott Abrams predicted a little friction over settlements between Bibi and Barack, and said the president has a better chance of implementing effective sanctions on Iran than Bush did, writes blogger Heather Robinson.
- Norm Coleman says he’s not anticipating taking his election recount case all the way to the Supreme Court, but he won’t rule it out, writes Politico.
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