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politics in history anc the worlc.

2. In 1974, for the first
and only time in history,
one man was named,
1. The first Jewish attorney general
simultaneously, on
was Edward H. Levin. He served
Madame Tussaud's list of
from 1975-1977 and was
the 10 most admired,
appointed by Rep. Gerald Ford
and the 10 most hated,
(R-Michigan), who became presi-
people in history. Spon-
dent following the resignation of
sored by the famous wax
Richard M. Nixon.
museum in London, the
survey gleans its answers
from forms filled out
by visitors.
You can learn a lot by learning
Appearing
a little. In Fact-A-Day, AppleTree pro-
as the fifth
vides you with fascinating tidbits about any
most loved
Moshe Dayan
Jewish subject, past or present.
person
in
This month, in honor of Election Day on
Zealand, was one of the most col-
history, and the
Tuesday, Nov. 7, you'll find a collection of 30 --
t
orful
figures in politics. He served
fourth most hated,
one for each day of November —
from 1873-1875, and again in
was Moshe Dayan
great facts about Jews and politics.
1876.
(1915-1981), the
Do you have a suggestion for Fact-A-Day? If so,
A native of London, Vogel first
Israeli general and
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Zealand. He became editor of
3. Sir Julius Vogel,
(voice-mail only); or e-mail
that colony's first daily newspaper,
prime minister of New
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AppleTree Editor

I the Otago Doily Times. One year
later, Vogel was elected to the
Otago Provincial Council, and
then to the New Zealand House
of Representatives, where he
gained a reputation as a master
of financial matters.
By 1879, Vogel was treasurer
of New Zealand's central govern-
ment, where he came up with a
plan to borrow 10,000,000 ster-
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