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2:15 PM ET, July 17, 2006

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Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Bush curses Hezbollah during G8 luncheon  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - It wasn't meant to be overheard.  Private luncheon conversations among world leaders, picked up by a microphone, provided a rare window into both banter and substance — including President Bush cursing Hezbollah's attacks against Israel.
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Adam / Adam Boulton Weblog:
Bush & Blair Raw & Uncut  —  A fascinating conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush has been caught by the microphones at the G8, when the two men didn't think they were being overheard.  It tells us a lot about the relationship between the two men, about the US-UK special relationship and the two men's views on the Middle East.
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.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Microphone Captures Bush's Unscripted Comments at G-8  —  ST. PETERSBURG, July 17 — President Bush should know that in Russia, someone is always listening.  In this case, it was the rest of the world.  —  During a lunch with other leaders at the Group of Eight summit on Monday …
Think Progress:
Bush Uncensored: President Uses Expletive During Chat At G8 Summit  —  Yesterday during the closing lunch at the G8 summit, a stray microphone picked up a private conversation between President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.  Bush is seen munching on a buttered roll and using …
Discussion: The Democratic Daily and TPMCafe
New York Times:
2 Leaders Urge Peacekeeping Force for South of Lebanon  —  STRELNA, Russia, July 17— British Prime Minister Tony Blair and United Nations Secretary General called today for an international "stabilization force'' to quell the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militia …
CNN:
Rockets again hit Israeli city of Haifa  —  Blair, Annan urge international force to help curb fighting  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Several suspected Hezbollah rockets hit the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Monday.  —  A large cloud of smoke could be seen coming from near the port area of Haifa, Israel's third-largest city.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Arabs Fear Iran More Than They Hate The Jews
Jerusalem Post:
Eleven wounded as top two floors of building collapse
Anton La Guardia / Telegraph:
Israel fights West's cause against radical Islam
Think Progress:
Neocons Resurrect Plans For Regional War In The Middle East  —  In 1996, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith and David Wurmser (all later senior officials in the Bush administration) had a plan for how to destroy Hezbollah: Invade Iraq.  They wrote a report to the newly elected Likud government …
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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
Discussion: Telegraph and The Democratic Daily
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Bush Administration Plans Medicare Changes  —  WASHINGTON, July 16 — The Bush administration says it plans sweeping changes in Medicare payments to hospitals that could cut payments by 20 percent to 30 percent for many complex treatments and new technologies.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Patricia Lopez / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Wide gap a surprise in race for Senate  —  DFLer Klobuchar holds a strong early lead over Republican Kennedy in expected close race.  —  DFL Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar has opened up a strong early lead over GOP rival Mark Kennedy in a Minnesota Poll that shows Klobuchar with 50 percent …
spazeboy:
Lieberman Attacks Lamont Again  —  I saw Lieberman's new ad today, and wasn't surprised to discover that it was left off his website-so I uploaded it to YouTube.  It's a copycat negative ad.  The picture of the candidate, flipping back and forth is so June 19-the day CTBob produced this independent advertisement.
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
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 …
Randal C. Archibold / New York Times:
Arizona Ballot Could Become Lottery Ticket  —  Mark Osterloh, 53, led the drive to put a proposal on the November ballot in Arizona that would give voters a chance to win $1 million.  He sees the gimmick as the key to improve turnout and interest people in politics.
 
 
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