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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.
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Israellycool, Mere Rhetoric, Liberty and Justice, Blue Crab Boulevard and Little Green Footballs
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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.
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.
David Bauder / Associated Press:News agencies stand by Lebanon photos
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Little Green Footballs, Roger Ailes, Blue Crab Boulevard and Israel Matzav
Associated Press:
Fighting rages in Lebanon border village — BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon - Heavy ground fighting raged Tuesday near a Lebanese border village, and Israel resumed frequent airstrikes after it decided, in a major expansion of its offensive, to send thousands more troops deeper into Lebanon.
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Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
IDF HITS THE BEKAA! — This could be the best news of the war. — The IDF is carrying out some kind of ground operation with heavy air support in the Bekaa Valley, more than 60 miles north and east of the Litani River (almost 75 miles from the Israeli-Lebanon border).
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Haaretz
CNN:
Israel strikes deep into Lebanon — Peres estimates end of fighting in a matter of weeks — BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli troops landed Tuesday near the eastern Lebanese town of Baalbeck, Lebanese security sources said, and the Israeli military engaged in fierce fighting with Hezbollah forces just across the border with Lebanon.
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The Left Coaster
Haaretz:
Heavy clashes between IDF and Hezbollah; troops approach Litani in Taibeh area — Israel Defense Forces troops engaged in heavy exchanges of fire with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanese village of Ayta a-Shab, near Zarit, on Tuesday. — A unit of paratroop soldiers have been operating in the village since Monday.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Republicans Sponsor Green Candidate in Santorum Campaign — It's worse than we knew. Is the Green Party candidacy in the race for Rick Santorum's seat a wholly Republican sponsored affair? — As reported today by the AP and the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Green Party managed …
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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).
Carrie Budoff / Philadelphia Inquirer:
Santorum donors give to Green Party — They helped fund a drive to get Carl Romanelli on the ballot, which some say may hurt Bob Casey Jr. — When Sen. Rick Santorum (R., Pa.) encouraged everyone in state politics to help the Green Party earn a spot on the November ballot, at least one group answered the call: Santorum donors.
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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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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Miami Herald, The RCP Blog, Riehl World View, Michelle Malkin, It Shines For All and Hyscience
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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.
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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 …
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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MyDD, Power Line, The Next Hurrah, The American Thinker, BitsBlog, Right Wing News, PoliPundit.com and Unfogged
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 …
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 …
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