JWR TODAY: Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008


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[ J E W I S H  L I V I N G ]


---> outlook
A different sort of 'religious broadcaster'
By Jonathan Rosenblum

An observant Jew's actions are constantly scrutinized. It's an immense
responsibility that pays an equally high reward

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/jonathan/rosenblum_broadcasting.php3


---> reality check
Misgivings on the Road to Damascus
By Jonathan Tobin

Is it right for Israel to cross the United States by engaging in talks
with Syria?

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0608/tobin060408.php3



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[ D A I L Y     I N S P I R A T I O N  ]



"Sparks of Spirituality" by Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski

A daily sermon-ette to jolt your soul and grow your humanity

Today: What do we take along?

http://jewishworldreview.com/twerski/twerski_sparks.php3



[ Godcast --- Uplifting Downloads ]

TODAY:    44 Years Without An Argument? by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The bestselling author reveals a relationship secret of a humble, pious
couple who devoted their lives in hidden service to others and did so
with uncanny harmony. What could they possibly teach the rest of us?
Click -- listen -- discover!

RUN TIME: 8 minutes

http://jewishworldreview.com/jwisdom/rigler.php3


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[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S ]


* The Wizard of Id
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/wiz/wiz.asp

* Andy Capp http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/a_capp/a_capp.asp

* 9 to 5 http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/9_to_5/9_to_5.asp

* Baloo http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/baloo/baloo.asp

* Bottom Liners
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/bottomliners/bottomliners.asp

* Bliss http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/bliss/bliss.asp

* The Born Loser
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/born_loser/born_loser.asp

* Bound and Gagged
http://jewishworldreview.com/strips/bound_and_gagged/b_and_g.asp

* Flo & Friends http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/flo/flo.asp

* Frank & Ernest
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/frank_and_ernest/frank_and_ernest.asp

* The Grizzwells
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/grizzwells/grizzwells.asp

* Herman http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/herman/herman.asp

* Mallard Filmore
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard1.asp

* Moderately Confused
http://jewishworldreview.com/strips/moderately_confused/mc.asp

* Momma http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/momma/momma.asp

* One Big Happy http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/obh/obh1.asp

* Prickly City
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/pc/prickly_city.asp

* The Other Coast http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/toc/toc.asp

* Shoe http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/shoe/shoe.asp

* State of the Union http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/sou/sou.asp



* Dry Bones
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/dry_bones/dry_bones.asp

* Robert Arial  http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/arial/arial1.asp

* Chuck Asay http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/asay/asay1.asp

* Lisa Benson http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/benson/benson.asp

*  J. D. Crowe  http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/crowe/crowe1.asp

* David Hitch http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/hitch/hitch.asp

* Steve Kelley
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/kelley/skelley1.asp

* Dick Locher http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/locher/locher.asp

* Jeff Stahler http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/stahler/stahler1.asp

* Scott Stantis http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/stantis/stantis1.asp

* Wayne Stayskal
http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/stayskal/stayskal1.asp

* Gary Varvel http://jewishworldreview.com/toons/varvel/varvel1.asp




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[ PoliticalMavens.com H I G H L I G H T S  ]


* Paul Kengor: Devouring the Clintons
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2008/06/03/devouring-the-clintons/

*  Walid Phares: Hezbollah Ruled, the West is Fooled
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2008/06/02/hezbollah-ruled-the-west-is-fooled/

* Monica Crowley: Thank You For Not Smoking
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2008/05/30/thank-you-for-not-smoking/

* Marilyn Penn: The Gaza Seven
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2008/06/01/the-gaza-seven/


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[ T O D A Y  I N  H I S T O R Y ]


On this day in …

* 1783, the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their
hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, over Annonay,
France

* 1878, the Ottoman Empire turned over control of Cyprus to the British

* 1896, Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless
carriage, called a "quadricycle," through the streets of Detroit

* 1940, the Allied military evacuation from Dunkirk, France, ended

* 1942, the Battle of Midway began during World War II

* 1947, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a
House-Senate conference report on the Taft-Hartley Act

* 1954, French Premier Joseph Laniel and Vietnamese Premier Buu Loc
signed treaties in Paris according "complete independence" to Vietnam

* 1989, hundreds, possibly thousands, of people died as Chinese army
troops stormed Beijing to crush a pro-democracy movement

* 1997, at the Oklahoma City bombing trial, prosecutors urged the jury
to sentence Timothy McVeigh to death, calling relatives of the victims
to testify about their agonizing loss

* 2002, President Bush said the CIA and FBI had failed to communicate
adequately before the Sept. 11 terror attacks; Congress began
extraordinary closed-door hearings into intelligence lapses

* 2003, Martha Stewart stepped down as head of her media empire, hours
after federal prosecutors in New York charged her with obstruction of
justice, conspiracy, securities fraud and lying to investigators.
(Stewart was later convicted of lying about why she'd sold her shares of
ImClone Systems stock in 2001, just before the stock price plunged.)

* 2006, Palestinian standoff intensified after Hamas rejected an
ultimatum from President Mahmoud Abbas to endorse a plan implicitly
recognizing Israel

* 2007, a federal indictment accused Lousiana Democratic Congressman
William Jefferson of receiving more than $500,000 in bribes (Jefferson
has maintained his innocence)


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[ I N S I G H T ]


* Paul Greenberg: Endgame: Creeping to victory
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/greenberg060408.php3

* Argus Hamilton skewers politics and contemporary "culture"
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0608/hamilton060408.php3

* STRAIGHT MAN ACCIDENTALLY SEES 'S   EX  AND THE CITY'
'Terrifying' experience, says Home Depot clerk ---Andy Borowitz
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0608/borowitz060408.php3

* Michelle Malkin: Planned Parenthood's obscene profits
http://jewishworldreview.com/michelle/malkin060408.php3

*  Barack Obama: I WON! It's a defining moment for our nation
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/obama_victory.php3

* Hillary Clinton: Hey, it ain't over til ...
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/hillary_still_in.php3

* Tony Blankley: Obamaconomics
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/blankley060408.php3

* Roger Simon: Handling Hillary
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/simon060408.php3

* John Stossel: Will McCain let us fight?
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/stossel060408.php3

* Jonah Goldberg: Why Obama's judgment on Iraq falls short (THOUGHT
PROVOKING!)
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah060408.php3

* Clarence Page: Race, gender: Dueling discontents
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/page060408.php3

* Michael Tackett: Can Obama break the ultimate barrier in the American
political experience?
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/tackett.php3

* Jack Kelly: McCain's chosen one?
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/jkelly060408.php3

* Kathleen Parker: Over the Hill With Bill (OUCH!)
http://jewishworldreview.com/kathleen/parker060208.php3

* Dick Morris: No menage-a-trois for Obama
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/morris060408.php3

* Walter Williams: Dumb Or Ill-informed
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams060208.php3





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[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]

* LOOKING AT LANGUAGE by Richard Lederer: The Case For Short Words
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/richard/lederer060408.php3

* How to find a recession-proof career
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0608/recession_proof_jobs.php3

* Dr. Peter H. Gott: Mouthpiece takes a beating from teeth-grinder;
bitter pill solution
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/gott1.asp

* Frugal Living by Sara Noel: Readers' wisdom
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/frugal_living.php3

*  Bruce Williams on JWR: Pension now or later? Do the math; paying off
dead hubby's debt; more
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/bruce1.asp


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