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3:05 AM ET, July 30, 2006

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New York Times:
A Senate Race in Connecticut  —  Earlier this year, Senator Joseph Lieberman's seat seemed so secure that — legend has it — some people at the Republican nominating convention in Connecticut started making bleating noises when the party picked a presumed sacrificial lamb to run …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
After Sluggish Start, Lieberman Heeded Warnings of Trouble  —  Senator Joseph I. Lieberman commissioned a poll in January as he prepared for his fourth campaign for the Senate, and the results were sobering.  Mr. Lieberman was tied against a hypothetical primary opponent …
Hartford Courant:
For Experience, Mr. Lieberman  —  In an era of exceptionally corrosive politics, Connecticut has the antacid.  —  We endorse U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary for his skill in bridging the partisan abyss in Washington — a valuable asset.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Don Surber
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
'A Terrible Tug' for Democrats  —  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The challenge to Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Aug. 8 Connecticut Democratic primary from antiwar millionaire Ned Lamont is the summertime drama gripping the entire party.  —  From what I saw last week, this fight is a complete mismatch.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Won't You Please Come To New Haven?
Discussion: MyDD and ConnecticutBLOG
Maura / My Left Nutmeg RSS Feed:   Courant Dismisses War as "Single Issue", Endorses Lieberman
Ronny Sofer / Ynetnews:
France, Lebanon to deploy to border with Israel  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert meets with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at his Jerusalem residence Saturday night; Rice reveals initial plans for international peacekeeping force: France, Lebanese army to take part, and will also guard Syria-Lebanon border.
Discussion: Israellycool and Roger L. Simon
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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
IDF readies for new ground offensive in s.  Lebanon  —  The IDF wrapped up its operations in the southern Lebanese village of Bint Jbail on Saturday and withdrew most of its troops from the area.  At the same time, the army was gearing up for a new ground incursion into Lebanon.
Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:
ANALYSIS: Israel failing to give U.S. the military cards it needs
Discussion: Whiskey Bar
Yoav Stern / Haaretz:
Nasrallah threatens to fire missiles at central Israel, says …
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Alan Dershowitz / Washington Times:
A public advocate for the United States
Discussion: Macsmind
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Mel Gibson apologizes for DUI arrest  —  LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson issued a lengthy statement Saturday apologizing for his drunk driving arrest and saying he has battled alcoholism throughout his life.  —  The actor and "The Passion of the Christ" director also apologized for what he said were …
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Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
Mel gives cops hell  —  Report: Drunken Gibson threatens officer in rant  —  LOS ANGELES - A blitzed Mel Gibson launched into an obscenity-laced tirade when he was busted on suspicion of drunken driving early yesterday, threatening an officer and making anti-Semitic and sexually abusive remarks, according to a police report.
CNN:
Gibson apologizes for behavior
TMZ.com:
Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade — Alleged Cover Up
Edward M. Kennedy / Washington Post:
Roberts and Alito Misled Us  —  I have had the honor of serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee for 43 years, during which I've participated in confirmation hearings for all the justices who now sit on the Supreme Court.  Over that time, my colleagues and I have asked probing questions …
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Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
SENATOR KENNEDY ASSAILS ALITO AND ROBERTS: Senator Ted Kennedy …
Discussion: Viking Pundit
James Glanz / New York Times:
Audit Finds U.S. Hid Actual Cost of Iraq Projects  —  The State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects there and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress …
Editor and Publisher:
Gallup: Current Negativism on Iraq Echoes View of Vietnam War in 1970  —  NEW YORK An analysis released today by Frank Newport, director of The Gallup Poll, shows that current public wishes for U.S. policy in the Iraq war eerily echo attitudes about the Vietnam war in 1970.
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Glenn Greenwald / Crooks and Liars:
The anti-war majority, Glenn Reynolds, and the dishonest tactics …
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock  —  MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Like most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing — and the church's — to conservative political candidates and causes.
Discussion: Political Animal
Associated Press:
Iran's Ahmedinejad meets 'brother' Chavez  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Anti-U.S. leaders Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad met in Tehran on Saturday, pledging mutual support for one another, state media reported.  —  Chavez's two-day visit came …
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
Bush submits new terror detainee bill  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill.
Neela Banerjee / New York Times:
Families Challenging Religious Influence in Delaware Schools  —  GEORGETOWN, Del. — After her family moved to this small town 30 years ago, Mona Dobrich grew up as the only Jew in school.  Mrs. Dobrich, 39, married a local man, bought the house behind her parents' home and brought up her two children as Jews.
 
 
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