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Olmert a lame duck stretching for the finish line

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and U.S. President George W. Bush shake hands Nov. 24, 2008 in the Oval Office. (Avi Ohayon / GPO)

Four months after he announced his resignation and two and a half months before elections are held to replace him, the Israeli prime minister insists he still expects to complete a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority before he leaves office. Read more »

Activists jockey during Obama transition

The weeks leading up to the inauguration of a new U.S. president can be heady times for those seeking the ear of the incoming administration, so it's no surprise that Jews on both ends of the political spectrum already are moving to stake out positions and rally their members. Read more »

Jewish Agency leaders approve major cuts, push reform plan

Leaders at the Jewish Agency for Israel say they are hoping that a $40.5 million budget cut and radical restructuring will ultimately provide a major boost to the organization's decade-long campaign to transform itself. Read more »

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Tuition incentive for day schools A Philadelphia-area philanthropist is hoping that halving the cost of a day-school education for incoming kindergartners will boost sagging enrollment. But he'll be watching closely to see if the experiment works.

Political Tidbits: Nader tells Obama to listen to Carter Ralph Nader tells Barack Obama to listen to Jimmy Carter. The Forward checks in on the race to be the next White House Jewish liaison. The Minnesota Star-Ledger says the Coleman-Franken recount is getting hard to handicap.

Making modern Hebrew Two new books reviewed in the Washington Post explore how ancient Hebrew became the contemporary, secular language of the modern Jewish state.

Obama and Peres Shimon Peres is a liar, and he's lying about what Barack Obama told him about the Saudi peace initiative, writes The New Republic's Marty Peretz. Breaking News Two Israelis convicted of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by a court in Thailand. Ehud Olmert said he still expects to complete a peace agreement with the Palestinians before he leaves office. The lack of a Palestinian state is the "single greatest failure" of the United Nations, the General Assembly president said. Regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death for women by 20 percent, according to a new study. A second hate-crimes trial has begun in Canada for an aboriginal leader accused of willfully promoting hatred against Jews. An Iraqi lawmaker was acquitted of a crime for visiting Israel. The head of the nuclear watchdog for the United Nations said Syria should not be prevented from receiving aid to build a nuclear power plant. A painting stolen from a German-Jewish family by the Nazis will be donated to an Israeli charity. Five leaders of a Muslim charity were convicted in a retrial of financing terrorism. An Israeli company has won a contract to secure Vatican City, an Israeli newspaper reported