Hizbullah wants soldiers moved to Iran  —  Israel has information that Hizbullah guerrillas who captured two Israeli soldiers are trying to transfer them to Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said.  —  Regev did not disclose the source of his information.

Former CIA officer sues Cheney over leak  —  WASHINGTON - The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career.

Specter touts deal on eavesdropping review  —  WASHINGTON - The White House has conditionally agreed to a court review of its controversial eavesdropping program, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday.  —  Specter said President Bush has agreed to sign legislation …

Ken Lay praised and defended by family and friends  —  Dignitaries are among more than 1,000 attending  —  In a memorial service that bounced back and forth from loving salute to spirited defense, former Enron Chairman Ken Lay was remembered Wednesday as a kind and generous man …

'I'm the man,' Meshal says in first comments since crisis broke  —  The first speech yesterday by Khaled Meshal, the Damascus-based head of Hamas' political bureau, since the abduction of Corporal Gilad Shalit was intended mainly to reinforce his leadership position vis-a-vis both Palestinians and Israel.

Anti-Missile Test 'Phenomenal'  —  The Army had a "phenomenal" success in the latest test of the American anti-ballistic missile defense system.  Jason Gibbs reports for the Las Cruces Sun-News that a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile intercepted and destroyed a warhead and its contents:

Democrats Link Fortunes to Rise in Minimum Wage  —  WASHINGTON, July 12 — Democrats, seeking to energize voters over economic issues in much the way that Republicans have rallied conservatives with efforts to ban same-sex marriage, have begun a broad campaign to raise the minimum wage and focus attention on income inequality.

Hate and Marriage  —  SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SETBACKS MAY NOT BE ALL BAD NEWS FOR GAY RIGHTS.  —  It's been a bad summer for same-sex marriage.  Last week the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a state ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage.  The same day New York's highest court rejected …

Five top staffers leave embattled Harris campaign  —  Former campaign manager claims that she 'treats people like garbage,' is disrespectful  —  Five senior staffers quit the U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Katherine Harris on Wednesday.  The departures struck a blow to a campaign …

Fox crew shot at in Israel  —  After revealing detailed information about the movement of Israeli troops, a Fox News crew has been shot at on live television.  —  Partial transcript follows video.  —  FOX HOST: Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas, says, "Israeli's incursion into Lebanon could start a regional war."

GQ: Reed, Abramoff Discussed "Mortgaging Old Black People"  —  Ralph Reed's primary is only a week away and things are heating up.  —  In advance of its August publication date, GQ has released a big piece on Ralph Reed today, with one gem in particular: a plan hatched by Reed and Jack Abramoff …