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Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Bush Curses Hezbollah During G8 Luncheon — 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.
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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 …
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 …
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CNN:
Bush caught off-guard in chat with Blair — President: 'They need ... to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s___' — ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) — An open microphone caught President Bush in an unguarded moment Monday as the escalating crisis in the Middle East prompted him to use …
Associated Press:
Israel Sets Conditions for Cease-Fire — Israel would agree to a cease-fire in its six-day-old offensive against Hezbollah if the Lebanese guerrillas withdraw from the border area with Israel and release two captured Israeli soldiers, a senior official said Monday.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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neo-neocon:
The rockets of Hezbollah: all the world's a stage, and all the civilians merely props — In line with the theme of some of my other posts today, we have this, about Hezbollah's tactics in the current conflict in Lebanon: — Hizbollah hid many of the rockets in private homes …
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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 …
Ynetnews:
Olmert: Our enemies misjudged us — PM addresses Knesset plenum regarding fighting in north: 'Israel didn't ask for these confrontations, but there were those who interpreted our will for peace as a sign of weakness,' he says — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addressed the Knesset plenum Monday regarding …
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Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Marching as to War — Former Air Force Officer Mikey Weinstein Zeroes In on Proselytizing in the Military — Porcelain figurines are perched on the mantelpiece behind Mikey Weinstein. Guests are seated on chintz couches in front of him. It's a nice crowd at a polite fundraising party.
Media Matters for America:
Kornblut falsely reported that Sen. Clinton criticized Democrats for "wasting time" … In a July 16 Web-only article, New York Times reporter Anne E. Kornblut falsely reported that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) criticized her fellow congressional Democrats "for taking on issues …
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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.
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.
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Thomas E. Mann / Washington Post:
For Democrats, Wave Is Building — There's probably no way congressional Republicans can lose this fall, no matter how unpopular President Bush is or how unhappy the voters are with the war in Iraq. That's the prevailing view in Washington today. — But it's wrong.
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