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Obama to Meet With U.S. Jewish Leaders at White House

On Monday, President Obama meets formally for the first time with the heads of more than a dozen major Jewish organizations, and while some domestic issues are expected to be discussed, Iran's nuclear threat and Obama's demand for an Israeli settlement freeze also will be on the agenda. Though there is a longstanding tradition of presidents meeting with Jewish leaders -- that is, most members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations -- the White House did not want to highlight this meeting in the Roosevelt Room by including it on Obama's Monday schedule. ...

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