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By on @ 6:07AM Evangelical Left activist Jim Wallis of Sojourners is rallying liberal wayfarers for the Promised Land of government-controlled health care, announcing his "40 Days for Health Reform" crusade during an August 10 media conference call. The media and political pressure campaign by liberal religionists represents a "massive escalation" for Obamacare, a news release promised. Evidently President Obama himself will join Wallis in his next media conference call on August 19, creating a political Mount of Transfiguration moment, with both the figurative Moses and Messiah (or Elijah?) joining to save their people from the Egypt of private health...

Prime Minister's Office says Israel doubts authenticity of reports of new strategic alliance between Iran and Syria "We doubt the credibility of the report in al-Sharq al-Awsat regarding a possible arms deal between Iran and Syria," said senior political sources in Jerusalem on Saturday night. "The report must be authenticated," they clarified. The report alleges that Tehran and Damascus have agreed on a strategic alliance which would see Iran providing millions of dollars in weapons to Syria so long as the latter refused to engage Israel in peace talks. Despite the official dismissal of the reports by Prime Minister Ehud...