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Real Clear Politics:
Iraq Will Be a Graveyard For Terrorists — Thank you. Thank you. — In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Your Excellency, the Speaker of the House, Mr. Vice President, honorable ladies and gentlemen, members of Congress. it is with great pleasure that I am able …
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Think Progress:
McCain Falsely Claims the Iraqi Prime Minister Has 'Condemned Hezbollah' — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has repeatedly refused to condemn Hezbollah for its role in initiating the Lebanon-Israel conflict. Yesterday, in a press conference with President Bush, he …
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
A Whole New War — President Bush and national security adviser Stephen Hadley yesterday for the first time publicly acknowledged the momentous shift in the role for U.S. troops in Iraq, from fighting terrorists to trying to suppress religious violence. — This sea change was described …
Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
Could U.S. Troops End Up in Lebanon? — There's much discussion of putting a multinational, NATO-led force in southern Lebanon as part of a ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, according to a story in the Washington Post, has said that she does …
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Associated Press:
'Hezbollah Freed Our Country' — SPIEGEL: Mr President, you are the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese army. Lebanon finds itself in the middle of a war, but it is being fought by a militia in the south of the country. Where is the regular army? — Lahoud: I myself built up this army following …
Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:
Analysis: For Israel, the conflict in Lebanon is a must-win situation — While we analyze the individual battles and the stages of this campaign, we must not forget the most important aspect of this war: Hezbollah and what this terrorist organization symbolizes must be destroyed at any price.
Haaretz:
30 soldiers hurt in heavy clashes around Bint Jbail — Some 30 Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded Wednesday in fierce gun battles with Hezbollah in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbail. — The IDF later successfully retrieved its wounded, even as the heavy clashes continued.
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Haaretz:
Olmert convenes wartime mini-cabinet to discuss steps in Lebanon — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was to convene Wednesday night his "Forum of Seven" - a sort of wartime mini-cabinet - to discuss Israel's next steps in Lebanon. — The forum includes Defense Minister Amir Peretz …
Marc Caputo / Miami Herald:
Polls show Harris losing GOP voters — In the latest poll on the U.S. Senate race, Republican Katherine Harris remained far behind incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson, indicating that her prospects of beating him are slim. — mcaputo@MiamiHerald.com — In only three months …
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TwinCities.com:
St. Paul police cite Sen. Norm Coleman's father for lewd and disorderly conduct — Norm Coleman Sr., the father of Minnesota's junior senator, was cited for lewd and disorderly conduct Tuesday after police officers reported finding him engaged in a sex act in a car near a pizzeria on E. 7th St. in St. Paul.
Angela K. Brown / Associated Press:
Jury finds Yates not guilty in drownings — HOUSTON - Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday in her second murder trial for the bathtub drownings of her young children. — Yates, 42, will now be committed to a state mental hospital, with periodic hearings …
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Rolling Stone:
Iran: The Next War — Even before the bombs fell on Baghdad, a group of senior Pentagon officials were plotting to invade another country. Their covert campaign once again relied on false intelligence and shady allies. But this time, the target was Iran. BY JAMES BAMFORD
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Israel using chemical weapons: doctors — Lebanon is investigating reports from doctors that Israel has used weapons in its 15-day-old bombardment of southern Lebanon that have caused wounds they have never seen before. — "We are sending off samples tomorrow, but we have no confirmation yet …
Jim Sciutto / ABCNEWS:
'They Know Everything,' Say Israeli Troops — Israeli Soldiers Acknowledge Fierce Fighting With Hezbollah — METULLA, Israel July 25, 2006 — On the Israeli border today diplomacy meant very little as troops prepared to expand the war into southern Lebanon.
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Browner Still — At approximately 7:00 AM Central European Time I received a phone call from a blocked number. The person on the phone told me I had written naughty things on my blog, and then laughed when I asked them who they were. — "You're a dead man."
Media Matters for America:
In Middle East conflict, other crises, conservative media find signs of Biblical prophecy of Armageddon … In recent days, some members of the conservative media have seen signs of the Apocalypse in the escalated conflicts in the Middle East and Asia. While some, like Christian Broadcasting Network's …
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