New York-born and bred Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s political star has been rising for nearly two decades—and she’s only 45. Last year, President Obama tapped the

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At 39, Jerusalem-born Einat Wilf has been an Israeli Army intelligence officer, newspaper columnist, venture capitalist, policy planner, teacher, feminist and foreign policy adviser to Shimon