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"One of the things that at-
tracts people to Clinton in our
community is the fact that he
is viewed as someone who has
moved back to the center,"
said Abba Cohen, Washing-
ton director for Agudath Is-
rael of America, an Orthodox
group that has worked close-
- ly with the Bush administra-
tion on social and education
issues. "There are a lot of nu-
ances in his views on abor-
tion, for instance. It would be
premature to see his ascen-
iancy to the presidency as the
liberal dream come true."
Mr. Clinton is expected to
strike out quickly on the issue
of urban poverty, an impor-
tant priority for a Jewish pop-
ulation still heavily
concentrated in the cities.
"The whole question of
what he's going to do in terms
of poverty and the cities, will
determine the stability of the
social environment," said
Rabbi David Saperstein, di-
rector of the Religious Action
Center of Reform Judaism.
"We're clearly teetering on the
edge. If we don't reverse these
trends, intergroup tensions
are going to increase signifi-
cantly as groups fight over the
crumbs of a shrinking pie.
Clinton has to address this in
a very forthright way in the
first 100 days."
Despite his qualified sup-
port for voluntary prayer in
public schools, Mr. Clinton is
expected to reverse Bush ad-
ministration policies in areas
such as federal funding for
parochial schools.
"We've had a long string of
bad judicial appointments
from a church-state point of
view," said Judy Golub, leg-
islative director of the Amer-
ican Jewish Committee. "We
expect that this will change
with the arrival of the Clin-
ton administration."
And Mr. Clinton has
pledged to support the Reli-
gious Freedom Restoration
Act, which failed to move in
the 102nd Congress despite
intensive efforts by a wide
range of Jewish groups. "We
expect the bill to be intro-
duced at the beginning of the
next Congress," Ms. Golub
said. "Mr. Clinton, unlike
President Bush, has indicat-
ed that he supports the Reli-
gious Freedom Restoration
Act, and this could be a major
factor in winning quick pas-
sage."
Jewish groups plan to use
the transition period to con-
vince the president that the
legislation is the only way to
reverse a 1990 Supreme
Court decision that poses a se-
' rious threat to religious mi-
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