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.

Surveillance Oversight Plan Gets a Boost  —  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 …

House Rejects Changes to Voting Rights Act  —  WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to renew the 1965 Voting Rights Act, rejecting efforts by Southern conservatives to relax federal oversight of their states in a debate haunted by the ghosts of the civil rights movement.

07/13/06 FOX News Poll: Democrats Favored On Most Issues; Bush Approval Down  —  NEW YORK — Less than four months before Election Day, the latest FOX News Poll finds that voters strongly favor the Democrats on key issues such as the economy and gas prices, and give the minority party …

U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israel  —  UNITED NATIONS - The United States blocked an Arab-backed resolution Thursday that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years.

Josh Marshall questions the timing — in Time magazine  —  His debut, no less.  —  This makes three bloggers writing for Time now: Marshall, Wonkette, and of course St. Andrew.  —  St. Andrew being the "conservative."  —  Remember when WaPo hired Ben Domenech and the left wet its pants …

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."

Rumor: Israel Tells Condi Rice to "Back Off"  —  Headlines throughout the American media read:  —  MAJOR ESCALATION  —  as Israel has intensified its bombing campaign of the Beirut Airport and highways.  —  45 Lebanese civilians are reported dead.  —  Although I do not have independent …

Pak's ISI masterminded 11/7, says intelligence  —  Forty-eight hours after bombs ripped through Mumbai, the needle pointed to Pakistan.  Intelligence agencies on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was the "mastermind" of the blasts that killed about 200 people.

Kean researcher's own past ends up in spotlight  —  A researcher working on Thomas H. Kean Jr.'s proposed film attacking U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez once sent out thousands of anonymous post cards and automated phone calls accusing a New Hampshire candidate's wife of being in an orgasm cult.