One rocket fired from Lebanon hits central Haifa; Katyusha rockets hit Nahariya, Safed and Carmiel  —  A rocket slammed into the northern port city of Haifa on Thursday evening.  There were no reported casualties when the rockets hit the Stella Maris area near French Carmel.

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.

The Chutzpah & Lies of Joe Lieberman  —  "Desperate politicians do desperate things" should be written on the political gravestone of Sen. Joe Lieberman (D) come this election season when he finally loses his job.  Lieberman is so desperate, he's now dispatching his top political consultant to create a blog …

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:

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.

President Bush and German Chancellor Merkel Participate in Press Availability  —  President's Trip to Germany and Russia  —  CHANCELLOR MERKEL: (As translated.)  Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be able to welcome the President of the United States here to Stralsund yet again.

Osama in Genevaland  —  Terrorists are now getting lawful-combatant legitimacy.  —  The Geneva Conventions of 1949 govern the treatment of lawful combatants and civilians during wartime.  But now a new Pentagon memorandum concludes that Common Article 3 of the Conventions also governs …