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8:45 AM ET, July 17, 2006

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Associated Press:
Israel sends ground forces into Lebanon  —  JERUSALEM - Israeli ground troops have entered southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah bases on the border, a government spokesman said Monday.  Israel's six-day-old offensive against Hezbollah following the capture of two Israeli soldiers earlier had been an aerial campaign.
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Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Blame by Some Arab Leaders for Fighters  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 16 — With the battle between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah raging, key Arab governments have taken the rare step of blaming Hezbollah, underscoring in part their growing fear of influence by the group's main sponsor, Iran.
Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:
ANALYSIS: Israel-Hezbollah fighting yet to reach its zenith  —  The fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has still not reached its zenith.  The Israel Defense Forces' operational plans against the Shi'ite organizations have not yet been carried out.
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
U.S. Evacuation Teams Arrive in Lebanon  —  U.S. security teams landed at the American embassy just outside Beirut on Sunday to plan the evacuation of some of the estimated 25,000 U.S. citizens living in war-torn Lebanon.  —  Witnesses said two helicopters flew in from over the Mediterranean …
Ynetnews:
Left-wing rally: Negotiate with Hamas, Hizbullah  —  Some 1,000 people take part in march held in protest of Israeli operations in Lebanon, Gaza.  Demonstrators call on government to cease military actions, negotiate for release of hostages  —  Moran Rada
CNN.com International:
Israel launches new strikes  —  Western nations seek to evacuate their citizens  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Another round of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut's international airport and other targets around Lebanon early Monday as Western countries made plans to evacuate their citizens from the war-torn country.
Discussion: Liberty and Justice and RedState
Wretchard / The Belmont Club:   Hoist With One's Own Petard
CNN:   Israel strikes back after Haifa attacked
Hindrocket / Power Line:
CAN ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN?
Associated Press:
Israel steps up raids after Haifa attack
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Greg Myre / New York Times:
In Haifa, a Scene of Death and Destruction
Discussion: Hot Air, The Reaction and Mere Rhetoric
Pajamas Media:
The Israel-Hezbollah War Part Eight
Discussion: TigerHawk
New York Times:
In an About-Face, Sunnis Want U.S. to Remain in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 16 — As sectarian violence soars, many Sunni Arab political and religious leaders once staunchly opposed to the American presence here are now saying they need American troops to protect them from the rampages …
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Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
Gunmen kill 41 in raid on Iraq market  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Dozens of heavily armed attackers raided an open air market Monday in a tense town south of Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding 42, police and hospital officials said.  Most of the victims were believed to be Shiites.
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
The Fighters and the Freeloaders  —  Before things can turn a corner in the Middle East, we need the diplomatic equivalent of electric-shock therapy.  We may need $100 oil to jolt the Europeans and the Chinese.  We may need the Russians to be told that they can forget joining the World Trade Organization.
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Nirmala George / Associated Press:
307 detained over Bombay train bombings  —  BOMBAY, India - Police investigating Bombay's deadly train bombings swept through several neighborhoods Saturday, rounding up more than 300 people for questioning.  —  Only 11 were detained, all for petty crimes unrelated to the bombings, said senior police inspector Joseph Gaikwad.
Reuters:
Mideast crisis drives Bush to colorful language
Discussion: Assorted Babble
Philip J. LaVelle / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Dean raps Bush on defense  —  Democratic chairman speaks at conference  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean accused President Bush last night of being weak on national defense and absent in the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.
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Washington Post:
A New Alliance Of Democrats Spreads Funding  —  But Some in Party Bristle At Secrecy and Liberal Tilt  —  An alliance of nearly a hundred of the nation's wealthiest donors is roiling Democratic political circles, directing more than $50 million in the past nine months to liberal think tanks …
Mercury News:
HEARD THIS ONE?  —  Walking tall, and out  —  Dan Quayle took time out from participating in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nev., on Friday to attend John Mellencamp's concert only to run into a political statement.  —  He then made a statement of his own …
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
'Great Men' have grating effect on Mideast  —  I was on the road the other night and so found myself watching CNN's coverage of Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, etc.  It was "Larry King Live," and it was one of those shows where Larry interviews great men about what needs to be done and the great men …
 
 
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