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Jimmy Carter / Washington Post:
Stop the Band-Aid Treatment — We Need Policies for a Real, Lasting Middle East Peace — The Middle East is a tinderbox, with some key players on all sides waiting for every opportunity to destroy their enemies with bullets, bombs and missiles. One of the special vulnerabilities of Israel …
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Edward Morrissey / Examiner:
This is the soft nihilism of low expectations — WASHINGTON - Israeli aircraft bombed a Hezbollah launching site in Qana this weekend as part of its prosecution of the war along its northern border. — Unfortunately, the strike killed dozens of civilians in the residential area hit …
Bret Stephens / Opinion Journal:
Israel Is Losing This War — Its leaders need to act fast. — Israel is losing this war. — This is not to say that itwill lose the war, or that the war was unwinnable to start with. But if it keeps going as it is, Israel is headed for the greatest military humiliation in its history.
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Haaretz:
Livni: Qana attack led to turning point in support for Israel — The deaths of dozens of civilians in an Israel Air Force attack on the southern Lebanese village of Qana marked a significant diplomatic turning point against Israel, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Tuesday.
New York Post:
THE ROAD TO QANA — 'CHEAP' WAR GETS EXPENSIVE — THE airstrike on the Lebanese village of Qana has been a tragedy for Israel. A publicity debacle, the deaths of 57 civilians united Israel's enemies, complicated American support - and may lead to a cease-fire that rewards Hezbollah.
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Break out the cigars - Castro's dying — It's a tragic day for the earnest Left. One of their darlings may be about to nationalize the farm. — Castro's health: — Castro's coughing up blood. He's handed over the reins to his kid brother Raul. — The original "Speak Truth to Powah" …
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
'A Moment of Opportunity' — President Bush's "moment of opportunity" in the Middle East is increasingly looking like an opportunity for disaster. — Bush's official position is that some blood-spilling in the Middle East is worth it in pursuit of the region's positive transformation.
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Peter Jackson / Associated Press:
GOP aids Green candidate Carl Romanelli — HARRISBURG, Pa. - Thanks to the generosity of GOP donors, a Green Party candidate is expected to make it onto the ballot in Pennsylvania's Senate race and siphon votes from Democratic front-runner Bob Casey in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record).
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Republicans Sponsor Green Candidate in Santorum Campaign
Republicans Sponsor Green Candidate in Santorum Campaign
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
A Primary Lesson for Lieberman — Consider the uncanny similarity between Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign for reelection in Connecticut last weekend and a certain political weekend in New York 26 years ago. — In Connecticut, four Senate Democrats pleaded with the party's rank and file …
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Associated Press:
Mel Gibson's Statement — Statement From Mel Gibson Asking for Help From Jewish Community — Aug 1, 2006 (AP)— Mel Gibson's statement, released to the news media early Tuesday, five days after his drunken driving arrest in Malibu: — There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance …
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Rightroots: The Republican Answer To The Lefty Blogosphere's Netroots Endorsed Candidates — (This post will be on top of the page all day long. Scroll down for updates, Click here to see the slate of candidates and here to see their bios.) — As you all probably know …
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Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
Get Your Rightroots Recommendations Right Here
Get Your Rightroots Recommendations Right Here
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Ralph Blumenthal / New York Times:
Evolution's Backers in Kansas Start Counterattack — God and Charles Darwin are not on the primary ballot in Kansas on Tuesday, but once again a contentious schools election has religion and science at odds in a state that has restaged a three-quarter-century battle over the teaching of evolution.
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Newdonkey / NewDonkey.com:
Lieberman Through the Looking Glass — Over at MyDD, Matt Stoller poses one of the first interesting questions I've read in weeks amidst the hourly torrent of abuse towards Joe Lieberman. Prompted by a Josh Marshall post depicting Lieberman's current political travails as "tragic," …
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Andrew E. Busch / Opinion Journal:
After Compassionate Conservatism — Republicans need not fear the hard edges of their ideas. — On the surface, the Republican Party appears to be better poised now than at any time since Calvin Coolidge. Republicans have controlled both houses of Congress for more than a decade …
Greg Robb / MarketWatch:
Paulson vows to stay on Social Security fight — New Treasury chief wants workable solutions, rebuts Democrats on taxes — WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Although his two predecessors were carried off the field after bruising political battles, new Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday …
Sandra K. Reabuck / The Tribune Democrat …:
Vets set sights on Murtha — The "Swift Boat" veterans who grabbed national headlines in 2004 when they attacked John Kerry in his failed presidential bid now are turning their sights to Johnstown. — Their target is U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a critic of the Iraq war and a de facto spokesman …
Judd / Think Progress:
Powerline Uses Chopped Audio Clip to Smear Rep. John Dingell As Hezbollah Apologist — Yesterday, the popular right-wing blog Powerline smeared Rep. John Dingell (R-MI) as an apologist for Hezbollah using an edited clip from local Detroit television. The post, entitled "Dingell …
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The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:
Some slightly uncomfortable questions — I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a co-worker, on the concept of the disporportinate Israeli attacks on Lebanon compared to Hezbollah attacks. He pointed to me his dismay at Hezbollah's rockets ineffeciency at hitting targets.