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5:35 PM ET, July 17, 2006

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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.
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, TAPPED and Whatever
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 …
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
Haaretz:
IDF says army leveling 1km of territory inside south Lebanon  —  A senior Israel Defense Forces officer told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday that IDF troops had leveled land inside Lebanese territory extending up to one kilometer from Israel's northern frontier.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Gawker and The Gun Toting Liberal
Pamela / Atlas Shrugs:
STAND WITH ISRAEL RALLY NYC OVERWHELMING  —  In a word.  Unbelievable.  Tens of thousands of regular folks, all walks of life, came out to Stand with Israel.  And stand they did.  In broiling heat, the young, old, Jewish, Christian, chanted their support for Israel.  It was gorgeous.
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.
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 …
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.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Bush Unplugged at the G8 over Middle East Conflict
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
'We'll fight until troops are freed'
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   Don't Talk With Your Mouth Full...
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
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 …
Discussion: Greg's Opinion
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.
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.
 
 
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