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Wolf Blitzer: From AIPAC Lobbyist to CNN's Chief News Anchor

Wolf Blitzer was born on March 22, 1948 in Buffalo, New York. He is the son of Jewish refugees from Poland. He grew up in Buffalo, New York. Blitzer graduated from Kenmore West Senior High School and received a B.A. degree in history from the University at Buffalo in 1970. In 1972, he received an M.A. degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Blitzer began his career in journalism in the early 1970s in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1973, Blitzer began to work for the Israeli daily, Jerusalem Post. While still employed by the Israeli ne…