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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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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 …
Ezra Klein:
Things That Make Me Proud To Be A Journalist — If I were crafting a parody of the political media's decline, I could hardly construct a better set piece than today's reportage. A live mic at the G8 Summit caught Tony Blair and George Bush talking privately about the conflict in Lebanon.
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:
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 …
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.
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Haaretz:
Series of rockets strike towns across the north — Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets at Israel on Monday, including a barrage which landed after 10 P.M. in the northern towns of Safed, Rosh Pina, Tzivon, Sakhnin, Hatzur Haglilit and Peki'in. — Five people were wounded in the rocket barrage …
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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Andrew G. Bostom / The American Thinker:
There are short-term reasons behind the attacks on Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas. But underlying all the geo-strategy is a solid foundation of fanatical Jew-hatred, dating back to the founding of Islam. There is literally nothing Israel or Jews can do to appease those who seek to annihilate them.
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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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Up to 48 Iraqis Killed in Attack on Market — BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 17 — Dozens of gunmen went on a chaotic rampage through a mostly Shiite market area in the town of Mahmudiya today, killing at least 48 civilians and injuring scores by firing off assault rifles, heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
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 …
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 …
Dan Gilgoff / US News:
Dean's List — The Democratic chair plans to fight in every one of the 50 states. Is this shrewd strategy or a recipe for disaster? — DIAMONDHEAD, MISS.—Here's what the front line of Howard Dean's revolution looks like: two dozen senior citizens seated inside this gated community's …
Deacon / Power Line:
DR. GOEBBELS, CALL YOUR OFFICE — In an obscene attempt to obtain political mileage, the Democrats are claiming that President Bush is responsible for the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Howard Dean claims that the war would not have occurred if the Democrats had been in power …
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
For Some, There Is No Choice — When the dispatcher called, Stephanie Adamson knew this might be the run she had feared. But it wasn't until her ambulance arrived at the hospital and she saw the words "elective abortion" on the patient's chart that she knew she had to make a choice.
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