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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
It's Our War — WHY IS THIS ARAB-ISRAELI WAR different from all other Arab-Israeli wars? Because it's not an Arab-Israeli war. Most of Israel's traditional Arab enemies have checked out of the current conflict. The governments of Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia are, to say the least …
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The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:
Surprised? — Insansity seems like a viable option right now. I have tried my best to boycott the TV today, and succeeded,but news and discussion of the war have follwoed me everywhere. I think it's very interesting the moodshift that all of my friends- many of them are anti-Israeli …
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Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israel targets Hezbollah in south Beirut — BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and roads around the country, killing at least 15 Lebanese as they fled the onslaught. Hezbollah expanded its rocket fire, hitting another of Israel's main cities …
Anthony Shadid / Washington Post:
Israel, Hezbollah Vow Wider War — At Least 66 Dead in Lebanon; Militia Strikes Warship at Sea — BEIRUT, July 15 — The leader of Hezbollah promised an all-out war Friday after Israeli warplanes attacked his residence and Hezbollah's main headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt …
Agence France Presse:
US, major allies differ in response to Israeli attack — Major US allies condemned the ferocity of Israel's military attack on Lebanon, revealing a clear split with Washington's moderate call for restraint. — Cries of alarm mounted worldwide after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered armed forces …
Washington Post:
The Mideast Erupts — Israel is entitled to retaliate. And then what? — WHEN ISRAEL withdrew its troops from southern Lebanon in 2000 after more than two decades of occupation, it also issued a warning: Any cross-border provocations by Hezbollah, the militant Shiite group, would elicit a severe military response.
Laura Rozen / American Prospect:The Rules of the Game — An American mediator with Hezbollah …
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Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
The War Widens, Hezbollah Strikes Egyptian, Israeli Ships with UAVs — The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated, as Hezbollah has conducted two sea strikes against an Israeli warship and an Egyptian civilian ship, possibly a cruise liner. While initial reports are stating …
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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Body of sailor missing after strike on warship recovered — For previous 200 talkbacks click here. — Bodies of two of the four missing Israeli soldiers on a warship that was attacked by Hizbullah off the coast of Lebanon were found Saturday aboard the damaged vessel, military officials said.
Associated Press:
Former CIA officer: Cheney, Rove engaged in 'whispering campaign' — Plame alleges Bush administration officials ruined her career — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, said Friday they decided to sue Vice President Dick Cheney …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:Taking A Stroll Through The Garden Of Half-Truths
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JustOneMinute, USS Neverdock, Flopping Aces, The Strata-Sphere, Gateway Pundit and Viking Pundit
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:Valerie Plame Wilson, Ready for Her Close-Up
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The Next Hurrah
Susan Schmidt / Washington Post:
Abramoff Lobbying of White House Probed — The House Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the former law firm of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff for records of any contacts he or members of his lobbying team had with the Bush White House. — Chairman Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) …
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Sweetness & Light:
AP Skews Another Poll To Say GOP Will Lose Congress — Behold this breathtaking "news" from the DNC's Associated Press: … The AP article goes on to reiterate in several variations how impossible it will be for Republicans to hold onto their majority in Congress.
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Desi / Mia Culpa:Happy Ponies — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are in jeopardy …
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Associated Press:
Uproar Leads Democrats to Pull Flag-Draped Casket Ad — ROCK HILL, S.C. — Democrats pulled an Internet ad that showed flag-draped coffins Friday after Republicans and at least two Democrats demanded it be taken down on grounds the image was insensitive and not fit for a political commercial.
Genghis Conn / Connecticut Local Politics:
Mail from Democrats — Direct mail eats up a lot out of a campaign budget, and a tightly fought contest can see a blizzard of mail coming to the homes of voters. — Here are some examples of direct mail pieces sent out by the campaigns involved in the August primary.
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Diana Jean Schemo / New York Times:
Public Schools Perform Near Private Ones in Study — WASHINGTON, July 14 — The Education Department reported on Friday that children in public schools generally performed as well or better in reading and mathematics than comparable children in private schools.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
The Roots Of Katherine Harris' Quintessential Political Slide — The political car crash known as Katherine Harris continues its collision course in Florida. — And now we have hint why the crash is so bad, via the Miami Herald: … The bottom line is: there are certain limits …
Harper's:
Stabbed in the Back! — The past and future of a right-wing myth … —Hagen to Siegfried — Die Götterdämmerung — Every state must have its enemies. Great powers must have especially monstrous foes. Above all, these foes must arise from within, for national pride does …
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The Peking Duck
Bill Smith / Real Clear Politics:
Rove Secretly Runs The New York Times — New York, New York (SatireNewsService) - In a stunning development that would appear to have broad implications for the independence of America's newspaper industry, New York Times Publisher, Edwin 'Pinch' Sulzberger today revealed …
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
New House Majority Leader Keeps Old Ties to Lobbyists — Representative John A. Boehner won the job of House majority leader amid a post-Abramoff clamor for an overhaul of lobbying and ethics rules. But nearly six months later, the changes are still tied up in Congress.
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