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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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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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
Anton La Guardia / Telegraph:
Israel fights West's cause against radical Islam — It is an axiom of Israeli military operation that its armed forces must hurry to achieve victory before international pressure forces them to stop. — A copy of the Koran burns amid the debris in Beirut
Haaretz:
EU's Solana pessimistic about chance for Lebanon cease-fire — BRUSSELS - A senior European Union official returned from the Middle East on Monday sounding pessimistic about the chance of a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants, and the EU said it was considering the deployment of peacekeepers.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Arabs Fear Iran More Than They Hate The Jews — The New York Times provides an interesting analysis regarding the surprising criticism coming from Arab capitals towards Hezbollah. Yesterday, its chief complained that the Arabs had not rallied around his organization while it fights the hated "Zionists".
Think Progress:Bush Uncensored: President Uses Expletive During Chat At G8 Summit
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New York Times:2 Leaders Urge Peacekeeping Force for South of Lebanon
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Juan / Informed Comment:Israel Widens Airstrikes; 140 Civilians Dead since Weds;
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Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:ANALYSIS: Israel-Hezbollah fighting yet to reach its zenith
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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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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 …
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Deutsche Welle:
YOUR LINK TO GERMANY — European Press Review: "An Act of War" — European newspapers have almost unanimously condemned Israel's retaliatory offensive against Lebanon as "out of proportion." — France's Le Monde said Israel's response to the capture of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah militants is out of proportion.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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