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Last update - 18:43 17/09/2008
Clinton cancels spot at Jewish groups' anti-Iran rally over Palin invite
By The Associated Press
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin 

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organizers blindsided her by inviting Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, aides to the senator said Tuesday.

Several American Jewish groups plan a major rally outside the United Nations on Sept. 22 to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Organizers said Tuesday that both Clinton, who nearly won the Democratic nomination for president, and Palin, Republican candidate John McCain's running mate, are expected to attend.
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That would have set up a closely scrutinized and potentially explosive pairing in the midst of a presidential campaign, one in which the New York senator is campaigning for Democratic nominee Barack Obama while Palin actively courts disappointed Clinton supporters.

Clinton aides were furious. They first learned of the plan to have both Clinton and Palin appear when informed by reporters.

"Her attendance was news to us, and this was never billed to us as a partisan political event," said Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines. "Sen. Clinton will therefore not be attending."

A McCain-Palin campaign official, speaking on condition of anonymity because Palin's schedule for Monday has not been announced, said only that Palin tentatively planned to attend the rally.

Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, did not immediately return messages Tuesday seeking comment, nor did other organizers of the rally. Other event sponsors are the National Coalition to Stop Iran Now, United Jewish Communities and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.

Both McCain and Obama have made strong appeals to Jewish voters, particularly in critical states like Florida. Obama has emphasized to Jewish audiences his commitment to Israel's security, and has worked to dispel doubts created by false rumors that he is Muslim.

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      1.   The right-wing Jewish "establishment" pushing for McCain......... 14:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      2.   Bi-partisan = from at least two parties! 14:24  |  Mark Anthony 17/09/08
      3.   Clinton Cancels Appearance 14:36  |  Martin Gray 17/09/08
      4.   It`s Partisan NOW 14:42  |  Ian 17/09/08
      5.   America support for Israel 14:54  |  jacques 17/09/08
      6.   Pro-peace rally or anti-terrorist rally. Not anti-Iran rally. 15:04  |  Realist 17/09/08
      7.   Swiss Dino: Iran regime set the trap and Clinton fell into it. 15:06  |  Realist 17/09/08
      8.   Swiss....Sometimes politics should be left out 15:12  |  Lynn 17/09/08
      9.   Crazy right wing woman supports Israel; what else is new 15:19  |  Chanalau, Tova 17/09/08
      10.   Swiss (Dino), you dont understand Jewish 15:20  |  Israeli citizen 17/09/08
      11.   More fifth column activity 15:33  |  new_york_loner 17/09/08
      12.   If she had attended it would be bipartisan!!! 15:50  |  The Equalizer 17/09/08
      13.   Dino 15:54  |  Matthew 17/09/08
      14.   Hillary makes clear why some call her Shrill-ary 16:02  |  Raymond in DC 17/09/08
      15.   The Hatfield`s and the Mcoy`s 16:06  |  Avrum 17/09/08
      16.   So what? Clinton should have attended. Silly 16:21  |  Semsem 17/09/08
      17.   INTERNET MEDIA AND 911 TRUTH MOVEMENT TO CRASH ANTI IRAN RALLY 16:21  |  Big Pimpin 17/09/08
      18.   Hillary`s true motivation - to stick it to Obama 16:21  |  Mike 17/09/08
      19.   I disagree with Swiss (Dino) 16:29  |  Sam C 17/09/08
      20.   If it was non-partisan, they would have invited Biden 16:30  |  Stuart Wilder 17/09/08
      21.   Partisan vs. Non-Partisan 16:36  |  Jay 17/09/08
      22.   Cheese-brained Dino,as if there was a Left in the Gnomland 16:46  |  Absolute Sweden 17/09/08
      23.   Clinton is afraid Palin will look much better then her 16:49  |  Kipperraes 17/09/08
      24.   Clinton 16:52  |  Danny 17/09/08
      25.   Palin to hand out religious tracts 16:54  |  Slappy 17/09/08
      26.   Liars 16:55  |  They Lied 17/09/08
      27.   Meanwhile Obama attended a $28,000 16:56  |  Lynn 17/09/08
      28.   How extremely silly of Clinton 17:06  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 17/09/08
      29.   Ian #4 - It`s partisan NOW 17:16  |  Veritas 17/09/08
      30.   Good one, Hillary! 17:19  |  Dr. R. B. 17/09/08
      31.   This isn`t a partisan issue 17:28  |  Josef Blumenfeld 17/09/08
      32.   Why the protest 17:33  |  AM 17/09/08
      33.   Democrats show their true colors... What a disgrace! 17:38  |  Gili 17/09/08
      34.   The Rally at the UN 17:49  |  Barbara Newman 17/09/08
      35.   It Wasn`t Personal 17:54  |  Yosemite 17/09/08
      36.   Before criticizing learn election law for non-profits 17:59  |  Shloms 17/09/08
      37.   Cancelling Appearance 17:59  |  Truth 17/09/08
      38.   I guess Hillary has quit 18:00  |  Mark Lincoln 17/09/08
      39.   Barbara Newman from the US 18:03  |  Steve 17/09/08
      40.   # 7 realist, the Iranian regime set the trap for Clinton...??? 18:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      41.   Why the pandering? 18:13  |  Todd 17/09/08
      42.   # 8 Lynn, would really be nice indeed..... 18:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      43.   # 10 Israeli citizen Reading Milner or Millet....??? :) 18:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      44.   Because of Jimmy Carter 18:27  |  messy 17/09/08
      45.   Chanaliar but you are in sympathy 18:34  |  x-ray 17/09/08
      46.   Sarah Palin..the next Vice-President of The.. 18:35  |  Pastor Joseph 17/09/08
      47.   Most American Jews vote Democrat Swiss #1 18:36  |  Joe Frazier 17/09/08
      48.   A WOMAN LIKE PALIN ISN`T REALLY HER POLITICAL MATCH 18:37  |  indrajaya 17/09/08
      49.   PMS 18:40  |  alcycle 17/09/08
      50.   cancels 18:43  |  Shmuelshachor 17/09/08
      51.   # 43 Joe Frazier, thanks for the "news"...... 18:51  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      52.   VERITAS#24 WHAT ARE YOU RAMBLING ABOUT? 18:58  |  Ian 17/09/08
      53.   same thign happenned on SNL! 19:09  |  Dave 17/09/08
      54.   40 Swiss...no, I think it`s a rally to protest 19:15  |  Lynn 17/09/08
      55.   40 Swiss...no, I think it`s a rally to protest 19:15  |  Lynn 17/09/08
      56.   Aw, That`s Too Bad! 19:21  |  Jeff Northridge 17/09/08
      57.   #47 here is a word of wisdom..... 19:23  |  Pastor Joseph 17/09/08
      58.   You editorialized your headline 19:23  |  KarenO 17/09/08
      59.   Queen Ester 19:23  |  robert 17/09/08
      60.   #1 Dino, you impress me again 19:23  |  Mark B. 17/09/08
      61.   Anti-Iran Rally ?? You are really asking for it, Eh? 19:30  |  Iranian-american 17/09/08
      62.   Income Redisteibution 19:34  |  Mike 17/09/08
      63.   # 22 Absolute Sweden, I appreciate the moderate tone...... 19:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      64.   #58 "Clinton SHUNS Rally"....yes, she shunned 19:36  |  Pastor Joseph 17/09/08
      65.   #60 mark b fooled again and swiss dino(saur) 19:38  |  Pastor Joseph 17/09/08
      66.   War`s Inevitable - Why Rally? 19:41  |  Mark of Lewiston 17/09/08
      67.   # 19 Sam C, okay, accepted.... 19:42  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      68.   Mark Lincoln #38 - don`t be so sure 19:48  |  dana 17/09/08
      69.   That`s allright Pastor Joseph 20:00  |  Mark B. 17/09/08
      70.   Everything in the Saturday Night Live skit comes true 20:01  |  Pablo B 17/09/08
      71.   Clinton and Jews 20:09  |  Garry 17/09/08
      72.   Mark of Lewiston, please cheer up a bit 20:22  |  Mark B. 17/09/08
      73.   how dare they let another woman speak 21:07  |  vik 17/09/08
      74.   Mark B 21:20  |  Mark of Lewiston 17/09/08
      75.   #48 21:25  |  fibonacci2 17/09/08
      76.   Hillary has never been pro-Israel 21:25  |  Historian 17/09/08
      77.   Of course Palin supports Israel 21:27  |  Janice 17/09/08
      78.   Will Gov. Palin be Dis-invited? 21:35  |  Kate Connell 17/09/08
      79.   Iranian American; Not all Americans.... 21:36  |  Gray 17/09/08
      80.   Stopping Iran Nukes 21:59  |  panamboy 17/09/08
      81.   Clinton`s True Colors 22:00  |  Dale 17/09/08
      82.   Clinton Chooses 22:02  |  panamboy 17/09/08
      83.   was the Deomocreatic VP candidate invited? 22:03  |  fibonacci2 17/09/08
      84.   Big Mistake 22:10  |  Dietmar Koester 17/09/08
      85.   What A Dweeb 22:10  |  Yosemite 17/09/08
      86.   "Ziono-media monopoly"! Gray, you`re a hoot! 22:18  |  Freethinker 17/09/08
      87.   Clinton & Israel 22:19  |  panamboy 17/09/08
      88.   amedinijahad visit to NYC 22:21  |  dano 17/09/08
      89.   Hillary is pro-Hillary 22:24  |  x-ray 17/09/08
      90.   HIllary is a carrer politician and will always... 22:27  |  DR 17/09/08
      91.   palin 22:29  |  yaakov 17/09/08
      92.   To those that claim this is a "Jewish issue" 22:29  |  Arie 17/09/08
      93.   Mark B, Mark of Lewiston......He`s right you know 22:29  |  Lynn 17/09/08
      94.   # 25 22:40  |  Avi Yerushalmi 17/09/08
      95.   Hillary Is a Big Phony 22:45  |  Tod Zuckerman 17/09/08
      96.   General Mark von Lewiston, of the Armchair Brigade 22:51  |  Joe Sittizen 17/09/08
      97.   Sittizen - Don`t Pretend Israel Has No Expertise 23:02  |  Mark of Lewiston 17/09/08
      98.   Arie 23:02  |  Connie 17/09/08
      99.   # 54 Lynn (2nd try) 23:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      100.   # 60 Mark B. (2nd try) 23:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/09/08
      101.   Standing up for Hillary 23:12  |  Brooke 17/09/08
      102.   Hillary & Sarah. 23:18  |  curious 17/09/08
      103.   It Will Be "Partisan" Now 23:19  |  UsedToPostHere 17/09/08
      104.   What does Hillary gain by staying away? Why is she upset that 23:20  |  just wondering 17/09/08
      105.   Right wing Christians will not bring Jews peace 23:23  |  Fed up 17/09/08
      106.   Thank you Clinton 23:25  |  Secular 17/09/08
      107.   Is it Not OK for Clinton and Palin to be on same side on this one 23:28  |  Baruch Gold 17/09/08
      108.   #101 That`s not the point 23:41  |  Gili 17/09/08
      109.   Why "Anti Iran" Rally in U.S. 23:52  |  Gray 17/09/08
      110.   OK "feethinker" Re: pro Israel media bias 00:05  |  Gray 18/09/08
      111.   #105 00:25  |  Jane 18/09/08
      112.   #101 00:26  |  Jane 18/09/08
      113.   hillary should not go palin reads books by ant-semites 01:06  |  andrea burns 18/09/08
      114.   Baruch Gold, @# 107 01:21  |  Akiva P 18/09/08
      115.   #100 Actually Dino 01:29  |  Mark B. 18/09/08
      116.   Gray # 109 It`s More Of An Anti-Ahmadinejad Rally 02:04  |  Jeff Northridge 18/09/08
      117.   Clinton Cancels Over Palin Invite 03:08  |  Jill Oserowsky 18/09/08
      118.   Hillary did the right thing 03:13  |  John 18/09/08
      119.   Iranian-American I Feel Your Pain 03:39  |  Yosemite 18/09/08
      120.   Hijacked by Left wing Socialists 04:02  |  George Kennedy 18/09/08
      121.   To "andrea burns" 04:31  |  Dale 18/09/08
      122.   Mark B you`ve cleared up a mystery 05:16  |  the media 18/09/08
      123.   cancels spot 05:22  |  Shmuelshachor 18/09/08
      124.   Hillary missed her chance to have bipartisan stance against Iran 05:36  |  Ayton Eller 18/09/08
      125.   Lynn, Mark B - Give Me a Reason for Optimism 05:55  |  Mark of Lewiston 18/09/08
      126.   Clinton cancels appearance at rally 06:26  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 18/09/08
      127.   She made the correct choice! 13:03  |  Daniel 18/09/08
      128.   To those that claim this is a "Jewish issue" 18:02  |  Jeanie 18/09/08
      129.   Palin invited to Rally 19:22  |  D Julien 18/09/08
      130.   #128 Jeanie 21:31  |  mike 18/09/08
      131.   #123 Shmuelshachor 21:35  |  mike 18/09/08
      132.   Palin Disinvited to Ahmadinejad Protest 01:30  |  K.Connell 19/09/08
      133.   Hillary is wrong again 02:17  |  George 19/09/08
      134.   #132 K Connell 02:20  |  mike 19/09/08
      135.   #93 Say cupcake Lynn 04:03  |  ballistic 19/09/08
      136.   Shame that Hillary listen to the wrong people 04:10  |  R. Walter Franco 19/09/08
      137.   #95 Tod 05:12  |  mike 19/09/08
      138.   Hillary started it...but the Jewish organizations finished it. 06:29  |  Tina 19/09/08
      139.   clinton cancels spot at jewish group`s anti-iran rally over palin 11:27  |  Yakubu Garba 19/09/08
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