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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Confederate Yankee:
Qana's Unresolved Questions
Qana's Unresolved Questions
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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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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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Allison Hope Weiner / New York Times:
Mel Gibson: The Speed of Scandal
Mel Gibson: The Speed of Scandal
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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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Greg Sargent / electioncentral.tpmcafe.com:
CT-SEN: EXCLUSIVE: Sharpton Blasts Lieberman For Racial Flyer …
CT-SEN: EXCLUSIVE: Sharpton Blasts Lieberman For Racial Flyer …
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Analysis: Bush Mideast stance may flop — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration may have badly miscalculated in insisting that any Mideast cease-fire be tied to long-term objectives. As the toll on Lebanese civilians has soared, even moderate Arab governments have turned into U.S. critics …
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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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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).
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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Carol Giacomo / Reuters:
Saudi urges U.S. take lead in Mideast peacemaking — Source: Reuters — WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has exhorted the United States to take the lead in efforts to immediately end the fighting between Hizbollah and Israel and faulted President George W. Bush for not following through on earlier peacemaking appeals.
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 …
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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John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
White House Pressroom Gets a Makeover — Video Wall, Other Technology Could — Inject Drama and Directly Appeal — To Public in Briefings — WASHINGTON — For a decade, the daily White House news briefing has been televised. Now it is becoming television.
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 …