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11:20 AM ET, July 13, 2006

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CNN:
Israel strikes Beirut airport, blocks ports  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli aircraft bombed Beirut International Airport on Thursday before blocking naval traffic in Lebanese waters as Israel expanded its military campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas who kidnapped two Israeli soldiers.
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Jerusalem Post:
Hizbullah: Bomb Beirut, we'll hit Haifa  —  Hizbullah warned Israel Thursday afternoon that if the IDF attacked southern Beirut, where the organization's leadership is based, they would target Haifa.  —  "The Islamic resistance warns against targeting civilians and the infrastructure," a statement read on Hezbollah TV said.
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israeli warplanes attack Beirut airport  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's international airport and the southern part of the country in its heaviest air campaign against its neighbor in 24 years.  Nearly three dozen civilians were killed, officials said.
New York Times:
Israel's Two-Front Battle  —  Kidnapping Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips for the release of Arab prisoners is horrible behavior for groups that claim international recognition and political legitimacy, as Hamas and Hezbollah do.  The same applies to lobbing rockets over Israel's borders …
Pajamas Media:
Widening Into War?:  The Israeli Response in Lebanon and Gaza  —  July 12, 2006 19:11 PDT An unconfirmed Debka File report asserts that "Iran's national security adviser Ali Larijani flies to Damascus aboad special military plane Wednesday night as war tension builds.... Iranian air force …
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush Backs Israel's Right to Self Defense
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Nadim Ladki / Reuters:
Israel attacks Beirut airport; Israeli town hit
Discussion: The Dumb Ox
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Sign That Crisis Is Regional, Not Just Israel vs. Palestinians
Discussion: A Blog For All, Hyscience and Hot Air
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Atmosphere of war in cabinet meeting
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:   Israel Attacks Lebanon After Troops Seized
Boston Globe:
Iran's trap for Israel
Discussion: ThreatsWatch.Org
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
Imad Mugniyah likely behind the capture of Israeli soldiers
Doha / The Lebanese Bloggers:
Breaking News Flowing
Discussion: Kesher Talk
Ynetnews:
Al-Aqsa leader: West Bank rocket war is on  —  Terror leader announces start of missile barrage nearing Israel's main population centers  —  While Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip have been contending with almost daily missile attacks, Palestinian rockets will now be launched regularly …
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Associated Press:
Kassam fired from Gaza, no damage
Discussion: the talking dog and Israel Matzav
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Battle Looms In Congress Over Military Tribunals  —  House Republicans signaled a coming clash with the Senate over the future of military tribunals yesterday when Armed Service Committee members indicated they were inclined to give the Bush administration largely what it wants in the conduct of terrorism trials.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Administration Prods Congress to Curb the Rights of Detainees  —  WASHINGTON, July 12 — A day after saying that terror suspects had a right to protections under the Geneva Conventions, the Bush administration said Wednesday that it wanted Congress to pass legislation that would limit the rights granted to detainees.
Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Not so SWIFT  —  WHY THE TIMES SHOULDN'T HAVE PUBLISHED ITS STORY.  —  In the latest battle between the press and the White House, opinions have tended to break along predictable lines.  The ACLU, most Democrats in Congress, and Frank Rich contend that the New York Times did the right thing …
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Lois Romano / Washington Post:
Beyond the Poll Numbers, Voter Doubts About Clinton  —  Anna Shelley, a mother of three from Utah, says she is ready for a female president, and she is sure that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has what it takes.  —  But Shelley, a Democrat, is not sure she could ever pull a lever for Clinton.
Amelia Gentleman / New York Times:
Mumbai Inquiry Focuses on Militants  —  NEW DELHI, July 12 — Senior police officials investigating Tuesday's murderous attacks on Mumbai's rail system said today that they were focusing on a Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has denied involvement in the attacks.
Reuters:
Ken Lay's memorial attracts power elite  —  George H.W. Bush, James Baker among attendees at packed church for the Enron founder; reverend compares fallen energy titan to Jesus.  —  HOUSTON (Reuters) — Houston's political and business leaders, including former President George H.W. Bush …
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan, IMAO and Pharyngula
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
On Iran, Giving Futility Its Chance  —  Let's imagine, and this is purely hypothetical, that President Bush has already decided that he will not leave office in January 2009 without a satisfactory resolution of the Iranian nuclear problem.  Let's imagine that he has already determined …
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Fox News Reports on Sub-Par Dailykos Flame War  —  How do you know when the media is obsessed with the progressive netroots?  When they report on a sub-par flame war on Dailykos: … This is hysterical—in every sense of the word.  Fox News is seriously dedicating time to a Dailykos flame war?
 
 
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