YOU FEEL
His outreach to the black commu-
nity riled some Jews in late September
when he praised Louis Farrakhan for
his voter registration efforts and
expressed a willingness to meet with
the notoriously anti-Semitic leader of
the Nation of Islam.
For his part, Farrakhan, who once
called Judaism a "gutter religion," said
Hitler was a great man, and described
Jewish businessmen as "bloodsuckers,"
publicly asked whether Lieberman as
vice president wouldn't be more loyal to
Israel than to the United States.
Some have questioned Lieberman's
relative silence since the violence in
the Middle East broke out a month
ago. Some Jews privately worried
that a Jew in the White House might
have the opposite effect of what
Farrakhan charged.
Out of sensitivity to the "dual loyal-
ty" charge, would a Vice President
Lieberman overcompensate with a
neutral stance vis-a-vis Israel? Others,
however, believe that Lieberman
would assert his commitment to Israel
if he was past the campaign and in a
new administration.
Regardless of the criticisms — some
say foibles expected of any candidate —
the candidate remains popular within
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also been campaigning against a
proposition to ban the discussion of
homosexuality in public schools.
Opponents fear that beyond pro-
moting intolerance, the law could lead
to a lack of sex and AIDS-related edu-
cation in the schools.
Supporters, including the Christian
Coalition and several other church-
related groups, said they are trying to
give parents greater control over what
their children learn. Of the 204 ballot
measures approved for 42 states this
November, only one relates to abortion.
A Colorado initiative seeks to
require women seeking abortions to
wait 24 hours, after receiving state-
approved information about abortion
alternatives, before they can undergo
the procedure.
A Denver Post poll this month
found 56 percent of registered voters
favored the measure and 35 percent
opposed it. Two other measures to
restrict abortions were narrowly
defeated in the state in 1998.
Other ballot measures to watch
include a vote on physician-assisted
suicide in Maine, background checks
at gun shows in Colorado and
Oregon and bilingual education in
Arizona.
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