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By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyMy friend Julie Levine had everything I lacked: A charmed childhood, beautiful kids. I might have envied her had she not been the nicest person I ever met. And, therefore, a magnet for cancer. (On an Internet bulletin board I once frequented, we joked that compassion and a zest for living were risk factors.) Julie is eight years younger than me, so I assumed she would someday speak at my funeral. Especially once I received a diagnosis of stage III ovarian cancer in 2001. Julie came to my hospital room. She took me to chemo. She and her mother came to my house bearing brisket, fudgy peanut ...
Do Clothes Make the Woman?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyIt's almost winter here in Washington, D.C. The season quickly fills with official semi-social events, but I dread going shopping for the right clothes. At a minimum, I need to get a big girl suit and some shoes for weddings, bar mitzvahs and memorial services. When I get dressed up I tend to look like a bag lady with a good haircut. As a semi-employed writer, I am usually comfortable with whatever piece of clothing I find on top of the laundry pile. The only essential wardrobe items stuffed into my drawers are blue jeans, skinny black jeans, a few black, long-sleeve T-shirts for winter, ...
Rahm Emanuel in Israel for Son's Bar Mitzvah, May Meet With Officials
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is in Israel with his family for the bar mitzvah of his son and a nephew in the coming days and traveled to Jordan over the weekend. Emanuel may also meet with Israeli officials, the White House said over the weekend. "It is accurate to say he visited Jordan," White House Assistant Press Secretary Tommy Vietor told Politics Daily on Sunday. The White House would "definitely have more" information "about official portions of the trip" later in the week, Vietor also said. YDNet, an Israeli news outlet, said Emanuel may meet with Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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