| To survive scandals, Netanyahu relies on mantra: no one else can lead Israel Posted: 01 Mar 2018 12:27 PM PST ![To survive scandals, Netanyahu relies on mantra: no one else can lead Israel]( "To survive scandals, Netanyahu relies on mantra: no one else can lead Israel") Political operative Tzion Bouskila says his phone has been ringing lately with calls from Israeli Cabinet ministers and lawmakers from Likud, Israel's ruling party. "They want to know what the pulse is on the street," says Mr. Bouskila, who heads the Likud party's branch there.
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| Prepare to meet the Parkland generation Posted: 01 Mar 2018 12:20 PM PST ![Prepare to meet the Parkland generation]( "Prepare to meet the Parkland generation") On March 14, millions of teens are expected to follow the call of students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and walk out of their classrooms at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes, one minute for each of the people killed on Feb. 14 at the school. Such an act of empathy is exactly the value taught to this generation, as today's teens often express a desire to volunteer. This is a generation, after all, that grew up with easy access to information on a smartphone and that is accustomed to efficient and quick solutions in the Digital Age.
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| Trump calls for action on guns. Lawmakers wonder: Will he stick to his? Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:57 AM PST ![Trump calls for action on guns. Lawmakers wonder: Will he stick to his?]( "Trump calls for action on guns. Lawmakers wonder: Will he stick to his?") On an issue as tough for Congress as guns, it's hard to imagine lawmakers doing much without strong presidential leadership. Republicans in particular will need plenty of political cover if they are to go up against the gun lobby, their traditional ally. Over the course of the meeting with members of both parties, Mr. Trump called for a comprehensive gun bill that would be "very powerful" on background checks, keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, and harden schools.
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