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.

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 …

White House Agrees to Review of Surveillance Program  —  WASHINGTON, July 13 — The White House has agreed to allow limited judicial review of the eavesdropping program run by the National Security Agency, Senator Arlen Specter, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and a White House spokeswoman said today.

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.

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 …

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."

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.

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 …