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9:00 AM ET, July 29, 2006

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
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 …
Tim Booth / Associated Press:
5 Shot, 1 Fatally at Seattle Jewish Center  —  SEATTLE (AP) — At least five people were shot, one of them fatally, Friday afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and one person was arrested, authorities said.  —  Five or six people were wounded, assistant police chief Jim Pugel said.
Discussion: Power Line
Gateway Pundit:
Shootings at Jewish Federation in Seattle!  —  Update: One person is dead!!!  —  (More Updates Below)  —  This is a picture of the suspect being led away by police after the shootings in Seattle where one person was killed today at a Jewish Center, from KING5 Video
Discussion: Hot Air and Kesher Talk
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.
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
AMERICAN DIGEST:   War at Some Remove  —  I SIT BEHIND a shaded window …
KOMO News:   One Dead, At Least 5 Shot At Seattle Jewish Center
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Shooter In Seattle  —  A gunman killed at least one and injured …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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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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 …
Washington Post:
Hezbollah Joins New Call for Cease-Fire  —  Plan Endorsed By Lebanon Differs From U.S. Approach  —  As fighting raged on in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah joined the Lebanese government in a peace proposal calling for an immediate cease-fire with Israel followed swiftly by a prisoner exchange …
White House:
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom …
Discussion: TAPPED
Yoel Marcus / Haaretz:
With a thunderous roar  —  Three well-known columnists …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Minimum Wage Hike Passed By House  —  The House last night voted to boost the minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade while also permanently slashing the estate tax, a coupling that GOP leaders calculated might garner enough Senate support to become law.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
House to Vote on Increase in Minimum Wage
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House approves minimum wage increase
Discussion: NewsHog and Right Wing News
Dean Baker / Beat the Press:
Adjust for Inflation — Minimal Demand on Minimum Wage Reporting
Nell Henderson / Washington Post:
U.S. Economy Cools As Consumers Pull Back  —  The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the three months ended in June, expanding at less than half its pace earlier this year, as consumers and businesses hunkered down in response to climbing inflation and interest rates.
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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.
Discussion: LamontBlog, MyDD and spazeboy
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Brian Lockhart / stamfordadvocate.com:
Husband of Terri Schiavo to aid Lamont
Discussion: LamontBlog
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Danger  —  An email from Jerusalem: … This is a war Iran started.  I fear it has just begun.  Its ultimate end is simple: the eradication of Israel and the murder of every Jew in the Middle East.  Hezbollah and Ahmadinejad are very, very clear about this.  And they are playing the p.r. game brilliantly.
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
2008 May Test Clinton's Bond With McCain  —  Two summers ago, on a Congressional trip to Estonia, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton astonished her traveling companions by suggesting that the group do what one does in the Baltics: hold a vodka-drinking contest.  —  Delighted, the leader …
 
 
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