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speaking at cpac on february 10 , 2012 cliff may by gage skidmore.jpg jewish foundation for the defense of democracies 1951 male cliff may by gage skidmore.jpg clifford may
 clifford d. may journalist , columnist , editor , political activist
clifford may

clifford d. may -lrb- born 1951 -rrb- is an american journalist , editor , and political activist .
he is the president of the foundation for defense of democracies , a conservative policy institute created shortly after the 9/11 attacks , and the chairman of the policy committee department within the committee on the present danger .
he is a weekly columnist for scripps howard news service and national review online and writes for other publications , including in `` the american spectator '' , for example , and sometimes serves as a substitute talk show host .
he has served as a reporter , a foreign correspondent , and a newspaper/magazine editor , working notably for `` newsweek '' in the 1970s and for `` the new york times '' in the 1980s .
may is also a member of the henry jackson society .
in october 2007 , `` the daily telegraph '' named may number 94 in its list of the ' 100 most influential conservatives in america ' , identifying him as a neo-conservative within the republican party .
