The War's Left Front  —  The Daily Kos thinks the politics of Iraq will help him shape the Democratic Party.  —  July 3-10, 2006 issue - Markos Moulitsas Zuniga is sitting on his back porch in Berkeley, Calif., listening to the hummingbirds and explaining his plans to seize control of the Democratic Party.

Conservative Convergence Coming  —  Newsweek has an interesting article on a project about which CQ has long known: the conversion of the durable Townhall website into a merging of conservative talk radio, weblogs, and opinion leaders to create an unprecedented media convergence.

Palistinians Claim WMD Capability  —  The Fatah terrorist faction has claimed the capability of chemical and biological weapons and has threatened Israel with a WMD attack, according to the Jerusalem Post.  Leaflets distributed in the Gaza Strip state that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade has spent …

Peretz: Palestinian terrorists will pay a 'painful price'  —  Defense Minister Amir Peretz, with Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz at his side, told reporters Sunday evening said that Israel "will do all" to return kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, from Mitzpeh Hila in the Galilee …

Feingold Gets it Right on Lieberman  —  Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" this morning, Russ Feingold was thrown an important question on the issue of the Connecticut Democratic Senatorial primary.  From the transcript: … Simply put, Russ Feingold hit the ball out of the park with his answer to this question.