They proved unwilling to abandon either national interest or material aspirations for promises of a greener world.

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He went into politics reluctantly, at first unwilling to abandon his career as a small-town lawyer.

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But the substance of his speech made absolutely clear that while Obama and his advisors are concerned that for the first time in 80 years a significant number of American Jews may abandon the Democratic Party, they are unwilling to pay even the slightest substantive price to keep the Jews loyal to their party.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Barreling on, regardless