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11:40 AM ET, July 14, 2006

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Anthony Shadid / Washington Post:
Attacks Could Erode Faction's Support  —  Pressure Building Against Shiite Militia  —  BEIRUT, July 13 — The radical Shiite movement Hezbollah and its leader, Hasan Nasrallah, hold an effective veto in Lebanese politics, and the group's military prowess has heartened its supporters at home and abroad in the Arab world.
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Michael Young / New York Times:
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 …
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 …
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.
Haaretz:
Iran warns of 'fierce response' should Israel strike at Syria
DEBKAfile:
DEBKAfile reports: Iran's national security adviser Ali Larijani flies …
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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
David Horovitz / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Israel at war
Charles Krauthammer / Real Clear Politics:
Israel's Existence at Stake
Reuters:
IDF ends latest incursion into Gaza, killing some 30 gunmen
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New York Times:
Israel Extends Strikes Deeper Into Lebanon
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Ex-CIA officer finds new memoir publisher
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Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
Cheney, Rove, Libby sued in CIA leak case
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Bush Would Let Secret Court Sift Wiretap Process  —  WASHINGTON, July 13 — After months of resistance, the White House agreed Thursday to allow a secret intelligence court to review the legality of the National Security Agency's program to conduct wiretaps without warrants on Americans suspected of having ties to terrorists.
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Jonathan S. Landay / Knight Ridder:
Bush agrees to have domestic eavesdropping program reviewed
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Donna Cassata / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Poll: Americans want Democrats in power  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November.  With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold …
Discussion: Right Wing News, PSoTD and AMERICAblog
David Sirota:
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 …
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Watching Finances Of Terror Suspects Discussed in 2002  —  At a House subcommittee hearing five months after the Sept. 11 attacks, plans were openly discussed to give the government a highly secure, real-time electronic capability to request and receive data from financial institutions …
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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 …
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.
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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