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2:50 PM ET, August 2, 2006

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Jane Hamsher / The Huffington Post:
On the Ground with Lamont/Lieberman  —  E.J. Dionne repeats a piece of conventional wisdom that irks the hell out of me every time I hear it - if Lieberman loses the primary and runs as an independent it will distract everyone from the true villain, the GOP, and therefore we should just give him a pass.
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Little Green Footballs:
Lieberman in Blackface at Huffington Post  —  You've got to be kidding me.  Currently featured at Huffington Post: Jane Hamsher: On the Ground with Lamont/Lieberman.  (Hat tip: Delvin.)  —  Accompanied by this picture:
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Decision '08
MSNBC:
Evolution's foes lose ground in Kansas  —  Darwin's defenders increase their strength on Board of Education  —  TOPEKA, Kan. - Conservative Republicans who approved classroom standards that called evolution into question lost control of the state Board of Education in Tuesday's primary election.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Aron Heller / Associated Press:
Hezbollah fires record number of rockets  —  BEIT HILLEL, Israel - Hezbollah launched its deepest strikes yet into Israel on Wednesday, firing a record number of more than 190 rockets.  An Israeli-American was killed as he fled for home by bicycle, and a stray rocket hit the West Bank for the first time.
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Ynetnews:
Long-range rocket lands near Jenin
Jerusalem Post:   One killed, eight wounded in attacks throughout North
Josh White / Washington Post:
Marine Names Murtha in Defamation Suit  —  Congressman Discussed Killings Involving Serviceman's Squad in Haditha, Iraq  —  A Marine Corps staff sergeant who led the squad accused of killing two dozen civilians in Haditha, Iraq, will file a lawsuit today in federal court in Washington claiming …
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Associated Press:
Source: Haditha evidence implicates Marines  —  Investigators reportedly finish initial review in deaths of 24 civilians  —  WASHINGTON - Evidence collected on the deaths of 24 Iraqis in Haditha supports accusations that U.S. Marines deliberately shot the civilians, including unarmed women and children …
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon  —  Allegations Brought to Inspectors General  —  Some staff members and commissioners of the Sept. 11 panel concluded that the Pentagon's initial story of how it reacted to the 2001 terrorist attacks may have been part of a deliberate effort …
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Sox standout Lowell: Castro killed my kin  —  Charging Fidel Castro with the deaths of his relatives, Cuban-American Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell declared last night: "I hope he does die."  —  Castro's health:  —  "Castro killed members of my family," Lowell told the Herald …
Discussion: Babalu Blog
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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Democrats Scrambling To Organize Voter Turnout  —  Top Democrats are increasingly concerned that they lack an effective plan to turn out voters this fall, creating tension among party leaders and prompting House Democrats to launch a fundraising effort aimed exclusively at mobilizing Democratic partisans.
Christina Bellantoni / Washington Times:
Hill fries free to be French again  —  The fries on Capitol Hill are French again.  —  So is the breakfast toast in the congressional cafeterias, with both fries and toast having been liberated from the appellation "freedom."  —  Three years after House Republicans trumpeted the new names …
Tony Blankley / Real Clear Politics:
We Shouldn't Ignore World Opinion  —  "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."  — Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and stoic philosopher, 121-180 A.D.  —  It's an appealing thought, but there is something to say for being in the insane majority.
Discussion: QandO and BitsBlog
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Lebanon.Profile / Lebanese Political Journal:
Do You Really Support Israel?
Discussion: Dean's World and Instapundit.com
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Washington Traffic Jam?  Senators-Only Elevator  —  In addition to lofty issues of war and peace, the Senate is grappling with another urgent matter: the senators-only elevators at the Capitol are being overrun by the unelected.  —  "I hesitate to say that it's a big problem," …
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
White House Proposal Would Expand Authority of Military Courts  —  A draft Bush administration plan for special military courts seeks to expand the reach and authority of such "commissions" to include trials, for the first time, of people who are not members of al-Qaeda or the Taliban …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
U.S. Wins Access to Reporter Phone Records  —  A federal prosecutor may inspect the telephone records of two New York Times reporters in an effort to identify their confidential sources, a federal appeals court in New York ruled yesterday.  —  The 2-to-1 decision, from a court historically sympathetic …
Keith Epstein / TBO.com:
Ex-Aide: Harris Hid Subpoena  —  More from this channel:  —  This feature requires the Macromedia Flash Plugin.  Please visit http://www.macromedia.com/go/ getflashplayer to download this plugin.  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris received a grand jury subpoena …
11alive.com:
Poll: Johnson Leads McKinney by 15  —  A new InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion poll for the Democratic primary runoff in Georgia's 4th Congressional district shows challenger Hank Johnson maintaining his lead over incumbent U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney by a full 15 percentage points as the runoff election looms closer.
theonion.com:
Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self  —  WASHINGTON, DC—In a decisive 1-0 decision Monday, President Bush voted to grant the president the constitutional power to grant himself additional powers.  —  "As president, I strongly believe that my first duty as president …
Little Green Footballs:
Green Helmet Guy: Abdel Qader  —  Green Helmet Guy, the "rescue worker" who posed for photo ops with children's bodies in Qana, is interviewed by Al Jazeera in Arabic, in a video clip at YouTube: Eye witness.  —  From Allison Kaplan Sommer, who provides this summary via an Arabic-speaking friend:
Sameer Yacoub / Associated Press:
Iraq vows security takeover this year  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that Iraqi forces will assume security duties for the whole country by the end of the year, taking over responsibility from U.S. and other foreign troops now policing all but one of the 18 provinces.
 
 
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William Wallis / Financial Times:
Fighting 'has sunk hope of a free Lebanon'
CQPolitics.com:
Updated Forecast: Republican Reichert Faces Tougher Fight in Wash.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Lieberman Question  —  If I were a Democrat, I'd support Joe Lieberman next week.
Juan / Informed Comment:
Karen Hughes Denies Israel Has Blank Check  —  Fierce Fighting at Aita al-Shaab, Baalbak
Discussion: Mere Rhetoric and Soccer Dad
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
An Image Popular in Films Raises Some Eyebrows in Ads
Judith / Kesher Talk:
Steven Vincent: bloggers remember one year on
Frank J. Gaffney / Opinion Journal:
One War  —  In its war on terror, the U.S. would never accept …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Blogger Jailed After Defying Court Orders
Discussion: BuzzMachine and TalkLeft
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Army Guard units said not combat ready
Roger Kimball / Armavirumque:
'Potentially incendiary' at the Brooklyn Public Library
Washington Post:
Much Undone In Rebuilding Iraq, Audit Says
Discussion: Rantingprofs and The Agonist
Michael Janofsky / New York Times:
Unions Say E.P.A. Bends to Political Pressure
Discussion: FishBowlDC and Think Progress
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Mideast Lessons From 1973  —  Groping for a way to understand …
Nadim Ladki / Reuters:
Hizbollah bombards northern Israel
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Guilt vs Shame
Adrian Croft / Reuters:
Blair says Syria, Iran risk confrontation
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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