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Jewish World Review Dec. 28, 2015 The News in Zingers By Argus Hamilton
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• Science Digest reported the original Star Wars movies spurred the development of anti-missile weaponry under President Reagan. Today, NASA contractors estimate that to construct a Death Star like the one in Star Wars would cost approximately sixty quadrillion dollars. Don't tell Congress.
• Donald Trump increased his lead in New Hampshire and Ted Cruz led in Iowa on Wednesday, turning conventional wisdom upside down. The GOP establishment is being completely routed. In the CNN presidential poll released Wednesday, Jeb Bush is just above three percent, tied with Coors.
• Hillary Clinton's website wooed young Hispanics by christening Hillary as their abuela, which is Spanish for grandmother. The resulting ridicule wasn't fair. If Bill Clinton courted young Hispanics by labeling himself as their grandfather there's a statistical probability that it could be true.
• President Obama pardoned thousands of inmates from federal prisons, slashing years off their felony sentences. This time we are not even getting a deserter back in return. National Security Advisor Susan Rice told NBC News that these prisoners served their terms with honor and distinction.
• President Obama signed a law passed by Congress allowing the IRS to refuse to give passports to U.S. citizens who owe the IRS more than fifty thousand dollars. It's home confinement. If Al Sharpton says he's going to leave the country if Donald Trump is elected president, don't believe him.
• Jackie Robinson will be honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium this April. He was similarly honored in the U.S. Capitol. It doubled the number of statues in the Rotunda because when it was announced that he was a lifelong Republican and a Nixon supporter, the Democrats turned to stone.
• ESPN's Ron Jaworski announced Wednesday that New York Giants star Odell Beckham's one-game suspension was lifted upon appeal. Minutes later, the NFL announced the suspension has been upheld. Ron Jaworski was the host of NFL Today but now he's the host of the Miss Universe Pageant.
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