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Associated Press:
Israel Official: Iran Helping Hezbollah — JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the army said Saturday. Iranian troops helped fire the missile, a senior intelligence official said.
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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:
IAF strikes southern suburbs of Beirut — IAF planes repeatedly blasted Beirut's southern suburbs early Saturday evening, causing a series of huge blasts, Hizbullah's Al Manar television reported. — The TV's correspondent said IAF strikes targeted the Hizbullah stronghold of Haret Hreik …
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Ynetnews:
Missing sailor's body recovered — (VIDEO) Body of one of four sailors who went missing during Friday's Hizbullah attack on Israeli Navy ship operating off Beirut shore recovered by IDF forces; search for remaining three sailors continues, damaged vessel being towed back to Israeli territorial waters.
The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:Surprised? — Insansity seems like a viable option right now.
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:The War Widens, Hezbollah Strikes Egyptian, Israeli Ships with UAVs
Anthony Shadid / Washington Post:Israel, Hezbollah Vow Wider War
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Lebanon.Profile / Lebanese Political Journal:Becoming a Refugee — We have no sympathy for Israel's position right now.
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Ynetnews:
Report: Israel gives Syria ultimatum — London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat says Israel gave Syria 72 hours to stop Hizbullah's activity, bring about release of kidnapped IDF troops. 'Israel will not end military activity until new situation created that will prevent Syria …
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Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:
Syria says fully backs Hizbollah against Israel — DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will support Hizbollah and Lebanon against Israel's attacks on the country, the ruling Baath Party said on Friday, defying the Jewish state and its chief ally Washington. — "The Syrian people are ready …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Israel Issues Ultimatum To Syria — Perhaps sensing a leadership vacuum in Damascus based on the odd report yesterday that Bashar Assad did not participate in a Ba'ath Party leadership conference, Israel has issued an ultimatum to Syria demanding the return of its soldiers and the end to Hezbollah activity along the border.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Syrian Power Structure Bypassing Assad? — Syria made its official entry into the war breaking out between Israel and Hezbollah, pledging to come to the aid of Hezbollah and Lebanon if necessary to ensure Israel's defeat. However, the statement did not come from Bashar Assad …
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.
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Evaluating Lieberman: A Party Guy? — WASHINGTON — By the numbers, Joe Lieberman is a true, consistent Democrat. — He votes with Democratic colleagues almost all the time. His record gets him high marks from interest groups close to the party, from the AFL-CIO to the NAACP.
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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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Washington Post:
Wiretap Surrender — SENATE JUDICIARY Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has cast his agreement with the White House on legislation concerning the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance as a compromise — one in which President Bush accepts judicial review of the program.
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Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
Post-9/11 Option Grants Under Scrutiny — The WSJ continues its recent habit of burying killer stories in the under read Saturday edition. This week's bombshell has to do with post 9/11 earnings grants: … What makes this so pathetic is that corporate executives could have stepped …
Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
Clash Over Stem Cell Research Heats Up — Scientists Dispute Claims of Leading Foe of Bill to Ease Embryo Restrictions — With just days to go before the Senate is scheduled to vote on a hotly anticipated bill that would loosen President Bush's restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research …
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