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MIAMI HERALDVP Joe Biden meets with Jewish leaders in Davie on Iran dealBY AMY SHERMANasherman@MiamiHerald.comVice President Joe Biden gave his longest public defense of the Iran deal in a 45-minute meeting with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jewish leaders in South Florida on Thursday morning.Biden told the group he had been “very skeptical” about the ability to constrain the activities of Iran related to its nuclear ambitions. But ultimately he said he concluded that it is a good deal... Read more

SUN SENTINELJoe Biden pushing Iran nuclear deal to Jewish leaders in South FloridaBy Anthony ManVice President Joe Biden delivered a lengthy, impassioned defense of the nuclear agreement with Iran on Thursday, telling a group of prominent South Florida Jewish leaders that the deal is in the best interests of the U.S. and Israel.The main selling point: keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is paramount, even if it means making a deal with a reprehensible regime."If we can take the nuclear bo... Read more

NEW YORK TIMESJoe Biden Promotes Iran Deal to Jews, and an Undecided Democrat in FloridaBy Gardiner HarrisDAVIE, Fla. — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. promised to make one last point in his talk Thursday morning about the Iran nuclear agreement at a Jewish community center here.And then he promised one more final point. And then another. And another.The Obama administration secured enough votes in Congress on Wednesday to ensure that a deal to contain Iran’s nuclear program moves forward. Bu... Read more

FIU NEWSU.S. congresswomen speak to FIU leadership programBy Clara-Meretan KiahTwo United States congresswomen, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), faced a room full of university leaders, poised for a Q-and-A session on politics and women’s roles as leaders.The congresswomen were invited to speak at the Educational Leadership Enhancement Program’s annual reunion and luncheon, which celebrates the program’s yearly graduates, and President Mark B. Rosenberg, who modera... Read more

SUN SENTINELBy Alan GochLook how far we've come.This week marks 25 years for me at the Jewish Journal.Both the newspaper and I have evolved over the past quarter century.My religion hasn't always been my first priority, but my association with the Journal has helped me look a little deeper into my Jewishness.Included among the Jewish milestones of bar mitzvah, marriage, parenthood and becoming bubbies and zaydes (grandparents), is a satisfying life's work. Family always comes first, but a succes... Read more

HUFFINGTON POSTBy Lisa F. CritesCall it clairvoyance or pure coincidence, but from the age of 15, I was confident I would face at least two extreme traumas in my life; my mother would die tragically and I, at some point, would be diagnosed with breast cancer. During my teen years, sometimes I would wake up in hysterics that my mom perished in a car crash, only until I realized it was a dream. In my early 30s, and two weeks after getting married, I did lose my mother in a car accident. She was ej... Read more

Roll CallBy Bridget BowmanWielding the gavel he held nearly 50 years ago to the day, former Rep. John D. Dingell told a group gathered in the Capitol Visitor Center Wednesday, “We did it! Now let’s see some real enthusiasm,” adding, “They fought us all the way.”The Michigan Democrat was back in the Capitol to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid becoming law. At the House Democratic event, Dingell waved the same gavel he held when he presided over that historic vote a half c... Read more

Sun SentinelBy Alcee Hastings, Debbie Wasserman SchultzFifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act. With a stroke of his pen, long-entrenched policies that had prevented African-Americans and other racial minorities from casting their ballots were finally declared illegal nationwide.The law is arguably one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history, bringing to a close a century of political disenfranchisement.However, where... Read more

News OneBy Lynette Holloway Calling it a “moral issue,” prominent Black clergy leaders will join President Barack Obama in the push to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which celebrates is 50th anniversary on Thursday.You may recall that the Supreme Court in 2013 struck down a key provision of the measure that required nine Southern states with a legacy of racial discrimination to procure federal approval before amending their voting laws. The decision made it possible for states such as No... Read more

The Jewish JournalBy Marvin GlassmanThe 2015 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest for Jewish teens aged 13-17 begins in grand style with the opening night ceremony of the week-long event taking place Sunday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. in the BB&T Center in Sunrise.Highlights of the ceremony will include the lighting of the torch to signify the opening of the games as well as a salute to the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered by terrorists at the 1972 Olympics.It has been a tradition since the first 1982 JCC Ma... Read more