Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
Security Watchtower, PoliBlog, Outside The Beltway, TPMCafe blogs, Liberty and Justice, Attytood, Kesher Talk and Macsmind
RELATED ITEMS:
Agence France Presse:
Canada's PM doubts Israeli bombing of UN outpost deliberate — OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said an Israeli attack on a UN outpost that killed four, including a Canadian, was a "terrible tragedy" but not likely deliberate. — At the same time, he questioned …
Washington Post:
Deadliest Day for Israel in Lebanon — AVIVIM, Israel, July 27 — More than 100 Hezbollah fighters staged a fierce ambush on Israeli ground forces entering the Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil before dawn Wednesday, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 22 with gunfire, mortars and antitank missiles.
Jim Sciutto / ABCNEWS:'They Know Everything,' Say Israeli Troops
Discussion:
Associated Press, Fox News, Hit and Run, One Hand Clapping, Ace of Spades HQ, The Bullwinkle Blog and Harper's
Brian Skoloff / Associated Press:
Howard Dean Calls for End to Divisiveness — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Down with divisiveness was the message Wednesday delivered by Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean as he told a group of Florida business leaders that Republican policies of deceit and finger-pointing are tearing American apart.
RELATED ITEMS:
New York Times:
Poll Shows Skepticism in U.S. Over Peace in Mideast — Americans are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the state of affairs in the Middle East, with majorities doubtful there will ever be peace between Israel and its neighbors, or that American troops will be able to leave Iraq anytime soon …
Discussion:
MyDD, The Next Hurrah, No More Mister Nice Blog, DonkeyRising, The Horse's Mouth, Truthdig and First Draft
RELATED ITEMS:
CBS News:
Poll: World Doesn't Respect Bush — 60% In CBS/NY Times Poll Say President Not Respected By Foreign Leaders — (CBS) Americans generally approve of President Bush's handling of the current Mideast crisis, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll, but six in 10 say the president is not respected by foreign leaders.
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Administration and Critics, in Senate Testimony, Clash Over Eavesdropping Compromise — WASHINGTON, July 26 — Senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday that it would be impractical for them to obtain individual warrants every time they needed to eavesdrop on a conversation suspected of involving Al Qaeda.
RELATED ITEMS:
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
'Waiting to Get Blown Up' — Some Troops in Baghdad Express Frustration With the War and Their Mission — BAGHDAD, July 26 Army Staff Sgt. Jose Sixtos considered the simple question about morale for more than an hour. But not until his convoy of armored Humvees had finally rumbled …
Media Matters for America:
CNN or CBN? Phillips asks apocalypse authors: "[A]re we living in the last days?" … For the second time in three days, CNN featured a segment on the potential coming of the Apocalypse, as indicated by current conflicts in the Middle East. The July 26 edition of CNN's Live From …
RELATED ITEMS:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
To raise profile, Murtha will stump for 41 Dems — Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), who has suspended his race to become majority leader in the event that the Democrats capture the House, plans to campaign in 41 races around the country where he said party leaders believe he can be helpful.
RELATED ITEMS:
Willa Thayer / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida calls for holy war against Israel — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader issued a worldwide call Thursday for Muslims to rise up in a holy war against Israel and join the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza until Islam reigns from "Spain to Iraq." — In the message broadcast …
Benny Avni / New York Sun:
Annan's Claims On Casualties May Unravel — UNITED NATIONS — An apparent discrepancy in the portrayal of events surrounding the deaths of four unarmed U.N. observers in Lebanon threatens to unravel Secretary-General Annan's initial accusation that Israel "deliberately" targeted the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.
RELATED ITEMS:
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:The Battle of Bint Jubayl and Hezbollah's Army
Discussion:
PAXALLES
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Chicago Orders 'Big Box' Stores to Raise Wage — After months of fevered lobbying and bitter debate, the Chicago City Council passed a groundbreaking ordinance yesterday requiring "big box" stores, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, to pay a minimum wage of $10 an hour by 2010, along with at least $3 an hour worth of benefits.
Washington Post:
John Bolton, Multilateralist? — LAST YEAR we expressed reservations about President Bush's nomination of John R. Bolton to the post of ambassador to the United Nations. Mr. Bolton's intellect and competence were not in doubt, and attempts to paint him as an office bully were underwhelming.
RELATED ITEMS:
Haaretz:
Security cabinet decides against expanding Lebanon operation — The security cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, decided Thursday morning against expanding the Israel Defense Forces operation in southern Lebanon, Israel Radio reported. — The discussion came a day after nine IDF troops …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Overseas Tensions Force Bush to Change Direction — The latest crisis in the Middle East has disrupted President Bush's plans domestically and internationally at a sensitive juncture, reopening divisions with allies abroad and jeopardizing attempts to restore public confidence at home, according to officials, analysts and diplomats.
Alan Peters / Anti-Mullah:
UN SPYING FOR HEZBOLLAH? — United Nations & Hezbollah flags flying side by side at the Lebanese Observation post where four UN "observers" three from Ghana and one Chinese were reportedly killed by someone. — Reports originally stated that the observation post, which had been there for 28-years …
Amos Harel / Haaretz:
IDF: Nasrallah talk less bellicose — An Israel Defense Forces analysis of the messages transmitted by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah to his men during the fighting in Lebanon reveals a slightly different tone from the one he took in three public television interviews …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
