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To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (110)	5/1/2003 6:16:40 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793955

WASHINGTON POST Good article. I had not thought of these problems. Well, at least he doesn't have to worry about the Dem Muslim vote. :>) Crash Course in Orthodox Judaism for Lieberman's Aides, By ADAM NAGOURNEY WASHINGTON, April 30 When the nine Democratic presidential contenders arrive in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday for their first debate, they are supposed to show up no later than 7:30 p.m., 90 minutes before air time. Except for Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut. He will be there, his aides say, at 8:58, two minutes before the debate begins. In fact, the reason the debate on ABC News is starting so late on Saturday night, past many newspaper deadlines and considerably later than other candidates would have liked, is because Mr. Lieberman will not take his seat until after the sun has set and he has completed his weekly observance of the Jewish Sabbath. There has been much speculation, even among Mr. Lieberman's closest aides, about whether the nation is prepared to elect its first Jewish president next year beyond questions like whether Mr. Lieberman is too conservative for voters in Democratic primaries. A more immediate question for Mr. Lieberman's campaign is turning out to be logistical, and it has potentially serious implications for how voters perceive him. How does an Orthodox Jew run for president while obeying the extensive and intricate rules that govern the activities of religiously conservative members of his faith? REST AT: nytimes.com

To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (110)	5/1/2003 7:43:20 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793955

A Marine Comes Home On April 14 in Vermont, for example, mourners gathered for the funeral of 21-year-old Marine Cpl. Mark Evnin, killed in action on the drive to Baghdad. A thousand people attended the rites at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington, at which the Marine's grandfather, a rabbi, presided. Reporters related how the Marine Corps League color guard and local firefighters flanked the walkway into the synagogue, where mourners included the Roman Catholic bishop and the governor. Crowds lined the streets in salute--some with flags, some with signs--everywhere the funeral procession passed. But what struck the Burlington Free Press reporters most were all the strangers who had been impelled to come to the cemetery to honor the young Marine. One of them was a mother who had brought her two young children and stood holding two American flags. "Every single man and woman out there is my son and daughter," she told the journalists. "He could have done a lot with his life. But he gave it to the nation." Two days later came the funeral mass for 25-year-old Marine First Lt. Brian McPhillips of Pembroke, Mass., killed not far from Baghdad. Three Marines died in the firefight at Tuwayhah described by Dallas Morning News embedded reporter Jim Landers. The 2nd Tank Battalion had run into an ambush by a band of Islamic Jihad volunteers--Syrians, Egyptians, Yemenis and others. Lt. McPhillips went down firing his machine gun. As at Cpl. Evnin's funeral, crowds lined the streets. Brian's uncle Paul Finegan pondered the problems getting to the cemetery in Concord--a 150-car cortege traveling 50 miles on the busiest highway in New England. He had, it turned out, nothing to fear: 50 state troopers, many of them coming in from days off, had closed most of the road for them, a stretch of 35 miles. Then came another sight he could scarcely believe. At the side of the road, near their halted cars, stood streams of people, standing at attention--paying their respects. "They stopped all these cars, and people got out to stand holding their hands over their hearts," he marveled. People got a powerfully close look at their fellow Americans in uniform these last weeks. This is what impels them now to stand at roadsides in tribute, heedless of where else they had to go. And this is why strangers flock to funerals. opinionjournal.com