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11:20 PM ET, July 28, 2006

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At least one killed during shooting at Seattle Jewish federation — At least five people were shot - one fatally - this afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle by a man a witness said was upset about "what was going on in Israel." — Police spokesman Rich Pruitt said there was one shooter …

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Seattle Times:

1 dead, at least 5 wounded in shootings — One person was dead and five others were hospitalized this afternoon in a shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle building in downtown Seattle by a man who declared he was "angry with Israel." — Seattle police later arrested the alleged gunman …

Michelle Malkin:

Shooting in Seattle: Muslim revenge — ***Scroll for updates...shooter angered over Israel-Lebanon war*** — Pakistani Muslim suspect in custody (hat tip: Jim Hoft) — Victim being taken from the scene via KOMO TV — Murder at the Jewish Federation building downtown. — Jim Hoft's covering it.

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Tim Booth / Associated Press:
5 Shot, 1 Fatally at Seattle Jewish Center

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Gateway Pundit: Shootings at Jewish Federation in Seattle!

KOMO News: One Dead, At Least 5 Shot At Seattle Jewish Center

Mitch Prothero / Salon:

The "hiding among civilians" myth — Israel claims it's justified in bombing civilians because Hezbollah mingles with them. In fact, the militant group doesn't trust its civilians and stays as far away from them as possible. — A dog walks through the rubble of buildings hit …

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Jerusalem Post:

Hizbullah launches Iranian-made missile at Afula — After a number of Katyusha barrages hit northern Israel over the course of the morning, an Iranian-made Fajr-5 missile landed near Afula shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday. This was the first time a missile of this type has been fired at Israel by Hizbullah.

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
'Disproportionate' in What Moral Universe?

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Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
Hezbollah leader said to be hiding in Iranian Embassy

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Lee Keath / Associated Press:
Hezbollah rocket hits deeper into Israel

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Anshel Pfeffer / Jerusalem Post:
JPost reporter enters south Lebanon

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CNN:

Bush, Blair call for Mideast cease-fire — Multinational force proposed for southern Lebanon — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Friday their support for a U.N. cease-fire resolution to end the Mideast crisis and a multinational force to stabilize southern Lebanon.

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Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:

Hezbollah politicians back peace package — BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah politicians, while expressing reservations, have joined their critics in the government in agreeing to a peace package that includes strengthening an international force in south Lebanon and disarming the guerrillas, the government said.

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Washington Post:

President Bush, Tony Blair Hold a Joint News Conference — SPEAKERS: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES — TONY BLAIR, PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM — BUSH: Thank you all. — Prime Minister Tony Blair, welcome back to the White House. As you know, we've got a close relationship.

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Washington Post:

Bush, Blair to Seek U.N. Approval on International Force — Rice to Return to Mideast to Negotiate with Lebanon, Israel — President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced agreement today to seek a United Nations resolution next week that would send a multinational force …

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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:

House GOP pressing vote on minimum wage — WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders, giving in to political reality, plan a vote to raise the $5.15 minimum wage before leaving Washington this weekend for a five-week recess. — "Whether people like it or not, we need to go ahead with it," …

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Associated Press:
Minimum wage increase tied to tax cuts

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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

Float-a-phobia — While Michael Schaivo was holding a press conference to remind everyone what a sanctimonious, meddling, holier-than-thou, politically opportunistic tin-eared prick Joe Lieberman was during the difficult last days of his wife's life (YouTube above), Joe was touring Connecticut on a campaign bus.

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Ctkeith / My Left Nutmeg RSS Feed:
NO UNION BUG ON LIEBERMANS "HUG BUTTON"

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Brian Lockhart / stamfordadvocate.com:
Husband of Terri Schiavo to aid Lamont

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Gateway Pundit:

John Bolton Embarrasses a Confused Senator Kerry (Video) — Ambassador John Bolton totally outclassed Senator John F. Kerry in the Senate hearings on Thursday, — Video HERE — John Kerry was really no match for UN Ambassador John Bolton: … Ouch!... It's pretty painful to watch.

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Alan Dershowitz / Washington Times:
A public advocate for the United States

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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:

Strange Comments from Eugene, Oregon (UPDATE: From Deb Frisch's IP Address) — [IMPORTANT UPDATE: I have established that the comments discussed in this thread, and shown in the screenshots below, came from Frisch's IP address. I e-mailed her for a reaction, and the header on the e-mail shows …

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Duncan Mansfield / Associated Press:

Army Dismisses Gay Arabic Linguist — JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, though he says he never told his superiors he was gay and his accuser was never identified.

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Michelle Malkin:

Abusing kids for "art" — ***scroll for updates*** — This is unbelievably sick. A left-wing photographer, Jill Greenberg, deliberately makes toddlers cry and turns the pictures into a Los Angeles art exhibit called "End Times" to indulge her Bush Derangement Syndrome.

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Reuters:

'Wonkette' named Time.com Washington editor — Blogger Ana Marie Cox to join mainstream Web site — NEW YORK (Reuters) — Former political blogger Ana Marie Cox, better known as Wonkette, will rejoin the so-called mainstream media as the new Washington editor for Time magazine's Time.com Web site later this month.

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