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Associated Press:
8 IDF soldiers lightly wounded during fighting in Lebanon — Israel Defense Forces infantry and armored soldiers on Tuesday morning surrounded the Hezbollah stronghold in the south Lebanese town on Bint Jbail. — Military officials said Golani Brigade infantry troops had surrounded the village …
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Jerusalem Post:
Annan: IAF hit 'apparently deliberate' — An Israeli bomb destroyed a UN observer post on the border in southern Lebanon, killing three peacekeepers with one other feared dead under the rubble. UN chief Kofi Annan said Israel appeared to have struck the site deliberately.
CNN:
U.N.: Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post — Sources: Condoleezza Rice floats plan to end conflict — BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — An Israeli airstrike hit a United Nations post in southern Lebanon late Tuesday, killing at least two of the agency's observers, according to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.
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Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
A Knife-Thrower at the Carnival — Kofi Annan has accused Israel of deliberately targeting UN position in southern Lebanon. According to the Independent: … In order to have some sense of how plausible this accusation is, it would be useful to examine the statements of the UNIFIL itself prior to this incident.
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Dump Condi: Foreign policy conservatives charge State Dept. has hijacked Bush agenda — Conservative national security allies of President Bush are in revolt against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, saying that she is incompetent and has reversed the administration's national security and foreign policy agenda.
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Scheherezade Faramarzi / Associated Press:
Hezbollah: Israeli onslaught a surprise — BEIRUT, Lebanon - A senior Hezbollah official said Tuesday the guerrillas did not expect Israel to react with an all-out offensive after the capture of two soldiers, the first acknowledgment by the group that it had miscalculated the consequences of the raid two weeks ago.
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Vicki Allen / Reuters:
Some Democrats say will shun Maliki speech — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats voiced alarm on Tuesday over Iraq's denunciation of Israel in the Middle East conflict, and some said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's upcoming address to Congress should be canceled unless he apologizes.
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Fox News:
Hastert Rejects Calls to Disinvite al-Maliki to Speak to Congress — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Dennis Hastert has rejected calls Tuesday by congressional Democrats to cancel an address Wednesday by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to a joint session of Congress.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Removes Abortion Option for Young Girls — WASHINGTON, July 25 — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would make it a federal crime to help an under-age girl escape parental notification laws by crossing state lines to obtain an abortion. — The bill was approved on a 65-to-34 vote …
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:Interstate Abortion Bill Clears Senate
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Battle for Baghdad Boils Down to Grabbing a Slice at a Time — BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 25 — The Bush administration's announcement on Tuesday that it will shift more forces to Baghdad is much more than a numbers game. It reflects a new strategy to reclaim control of the Iraqi capital and a new approach for deploying the troops.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:Baghdad Chaos Pushes Bush to Shift U.S. Troops
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Steele Slams Party — WASHINGTON — A Republican in a competitive Senate race called his party affiliation "an impediment," said he'd "probably not" want President Bush to campaign for him and the GOP-controlled Congress should "just shut up and get something done."
New York Times:
White House Bill Proposes System to Try Detainees — WASHINGTON, July 25 — Legislation drafted by the Bush administration setting out new rules on bringing terror detainees to trial would allow hearsay evidence to be introduced unless it was deemed "unreliable" and would permit defendants …
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Case Closed — THE TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQI-NIGER "YELLOWCAKE" NEXUS. — Now that Joseph and Valerie Wilson's fantasies of having been persecuted by high officials in the administration have been so thoroughly dispelled by Robert Novak (and now that it seems the prosecutor has determined …
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The Shirts Get Browner — I can honestly say I never expected things to get so out of control as they have the past 24 hours from the story I posted yesterday about Jason Leopold and those who choose to associate with him. It just goes to prove my point even more, that when faced with the truth …
Nell Henderson / Washington Post:
Tax Cuts May Come At a Price, Study Says — The federal government will need to either cut spending or raise taxes down the road to pay for extending President Bush's recent tax cuts, the Treasury Department said in a report released yesterday, dismissing the idea popular with many Republicans that such sacrifices can be avoided.
Debra Saunders / Real Clear Politics:
Democrats' Version of John McCain — Months ago, I was lunching with some savvy Democrats, when one of them asked me: What is the problem with all those Republicans who can't stand maverick GOP Sen. John McCain? As a McCainiac, I warmed to the subject. I disagree with McCain …
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