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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (2836)	10/2/2007 10:37:30 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 149317

Glenn, I am extremely familiar with this group including its founder brothers, who indeed modeled the ICC on the lines of the Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto. While I am against the American Jewish political community for the way they use the power of their finances to influence American politics for the benefit of Israel first and USA next, I admire their community spirit where they help each other out. Thanks for the post.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (2836)	10/3/2007 8:12:03 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 149317

Obama, in `a Bind,' Lashes Out at Frontrunner Clinton Over Iraq Barack Obama lashed out at presidential rival Hillary Clinton, rolling out a new strategy for taking on the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination. Obama, 46, used a speech at DePaul University in Chicago to contrast his consistent opposition to the Iraq war with Clinton's vote to authorize the invasion in 2002. ``Who got the single most important foreign-policy decision since the end of the Cold War right, and who got it wrong?'' said Obama, a first- term Illinois senator. The attack on Clinton, a senator from New York, came less than a week after Obama passed up opportunities to confront or criticize her in a New Hampshire debate. Trailing her in support and, as of this week, fund raising, he is alternating between the roles of new-style, above-the-partisan-fray politician and challenger on the attack. Obama's campaign is ``in a little bit of a bind,'' said Dan Gerstein, a Democratic strategist who worked on Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman's presidential campaigns. While ``they have to figure out a way they can draw a contrast,'' he said, ``if it looks like it's getting too personal it could backfire.'' Obama's staff insists his campaign is on track. They say they are spotlighting Clinton's greatest potential liability: Unfavorable ratings among independent and Republican voters, which play into Democratic concerns she won't be able to broaden her appeal in a general election. `Polarizing Figure' ``The fact that Senator Clinton is a polarizing figure in American politics is not even a point of debate,'' said David Axelrod, a senior Obama campaign adviser. ``It's an empirical fact.'' Axelrod said the campaign's ``refined'' message would avoid the pitfalls associated with negative attacks. ``We're going to draw those distinctions, but what we won't do is kind of take out a spray gun and indiscriminately fire,'' he said. bloomberg.com