memeorandum: Earning That Congressional Raise (New York Times)

11:15 AM ET, July 14, 2006

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Israel's Invasion, Syria's War — ISRAEL'S incursion into Lebanon after the kidnapping on Wednesday of two Israeli soldiers by the militant group Hezbollah is far more than another flare-up on a tense border. It must also be seen as a spinoff of a general counterattack against American …

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New York Times:

Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes by Hezbollah — BEIRUT, Lebanon, Friday, July 14 — Israel imposed a full naval blockade on Lebanon on Thursday and put Beirut's international airport out of commission, and the militant group Hezbollah loosed a hail of rockets and mortar shells that killed …

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Haaretz:

Iran warns of 'fierce response' should Israel strike at Syria — By Haaretz Service and News Agencies — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday an Israeli strike on Syria would be considered an attack on the whole Islamic world that would bring a "fierce response", state television reported.

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David Ignatius / Washington Post:

Behind the Crisis, A Push Toward War — After Hezbollah guerrillas captured Israeli soldiers Wednesday, a furious Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz warned that the Israeli army would "turn back the clock in Lebanon by 20 years." Unfortunately, that statement was truer than he may have intended.

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DEBKAfile:
DEBKAfile reports: Iran's national security adviser Ali Larijani flies …

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Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israeli Warplanes Strike in Beirut Again

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Michael Oren / Washington Post:
Necessary Steps for Israel

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Robert Tracinski / Real Clear Politics:
The War Comes to Us

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David Horovitz / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Israel at war

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New York Times:
Israel Extends Strikes Deeper Into Lebanon

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Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
Jumblatt: Don't bomb Beirut

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Nick Wadhams / Associated Press:
U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israel

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Business Wire:

Valerie Plame Wilson and Ambassador Joseph Wilson Initiate a Civil Action Against Vice President Cheney, Karl Rove, and Scooter Libby for Violations of their Constitutional and Other Legal Rights — WASHINGTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 13, 2006—Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband …

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E.J. Kessler / Forward:
Liberal Assault on Joe Could Hurt Democrats in Other Senate Races

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Hindustan Times:

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.

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New York Times:

Earning That Congressional Raise — Congress has just chopped a week off what already is a notoriously skimpy work calendar so that lawmakers will have extra campaign time at home this fall. The Capitol will recess at the end of September, leaving a world of unfinished business.

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DEBKAfile:

Eight Israeli troops killed in heavy fighting sparked by Hizballah kidnap of two Israeli soldiers under heavy rocket-mortar fire early Wednesday. Eleven civilians and soldiers injured — The names released: Master Sgt. Eyal Benin, 22, from Beersheba; Master Sgt. Shani Turjeman, 24 …

Mark Tapscott / Tapscott's Copy Desk:

PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: Senate Panel Asks For Testimony on Impact of Federal Spending Database on Journalism … There will be two panels, with the first consisting of senators John McCain, R-AZ, and Barack Obama, D-IL, who are with Coburn co-sponsors of the Oklahoma senator's proposal to create …

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White House:

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.

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John Gibson / Fox News:

Iran Attacking Israel Is Really Attack on U.S. — If you ever wondered whether it was worth all the trouble to keep Iran from getting a nuke, look at the news today. — When Hezbollah attacks Israel — or attacks anybody — it is Iran that is really doing the attacking.

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