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11:50 AM ET, August 4, 2006

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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Lieberman rival owns stock in Wal-Mart  —  Connecticut millionaire businessman Ned Lamont, who sharply criticized the employment practices of Wal-Mart this week in his campaign to unseat Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democrat primary, owns stock in the company, Senate records reveal.
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Billmon / Whiskey Bar:
The War Party  —  It looks as if Ned Lamont is riding the anti-war wave to victory in the Connecticut Democratic primary — or so the latest polls suggest.  —  I'm sure this will be proclaimed a major breakthrough for the anti-war wing of the Democratic Party — tangible proof that Left Blogistan …
New York Times:
In Connecticut Race, Bloggers Are Throwing Curves and Spitballs  —  Senator Joseph I. Lieberman was on a roll, skewering Ned Lamont, his wealthy antiwar opponent in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Connecticut, for owning stock in the military contractor Halliburton.
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Hail Mary Attempt #1: Lieberman's New Thug Strategy  —  So I just tracked this down with several sources, and something really strange is going on.  Lieberman's campaign seems to arming his supporters with aggressive talking points in order to pick fights at Lamont events.
Jeff Greenfield / CNN:
It's more than just Iraq  —  Lieberman has long been on the outs with his party's base  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — If the latest Quinnipiac University Poll is right, three-term Sen. Joseph Lieberman is headed for defeat Tuesday in Connecticut's Democratic primary, and Iraq — more specifically …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Lamont Has Momentum Over Lieberman, Poll Shows  —  Democratic challenger Ned Lamont, riding strong opposition to the war in Iraq, has surged into the lead over Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) in Tuesday's Senate primary, according to a newly released Quinnipiac University poll.
Charles Babington / Washington Post:
GOP Bid On Wages, Estate Tax Is Blocked  —  Senate Democrats blocked a Republican bid to combine a tax cut for the wealthy with a wage increase for the working poor last night, adding a volatile economic issue to this fall's congressional campaigns.  —  GOP leaders fell three votes short …
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The End Of the Right?  —  Is conservatism finished?  —  What might have seemed an absurd question less than two years ago is now one of the most important issues in American politics.  The question is being asked — mostly quietly but occasionally publicly — by conservatives themselves …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Wage Bill Dies; Senate Backs Pension Shift  —  Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked legislation tying the first minimum wage increase in almost a decade to a decrease in the federal estate tax, denying Republicans a legislative victory as lawmakers head into a crucial month of campaigning before the November elections.
Reuters:
UPDATE 1-US Senate blocks minimum wage hike, estate tax cut  —  WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - A group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators blocked legislation on Thursday that would have raised the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, because it also would have permanently cut estate taxes paid by the rich.
Associated Press:   Senate rejects GOP estate tax, minimum wage bill
Associated Press:
Ahmadinejad's call to destroy Israel draws French condemnation  —  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the solution to the Middle East crisis was to destroy Israel, Iranian state media reported.  —  In a speech during an emergency meeting of Muslim leaders in Malaysia …
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Sen. Clinton Rips Rumsfeld; Calls for His Resignation  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called Thursday for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, hours after excoriating him at a public hearing over what she said was a "failed policy" in Iraq.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Israel's Lost Moment  —  Israel's war with Hezbollah is a war to secure its northern border, to defeat a terrorist militia bent on Israel's destruction, to restore Israeli deterrence in the age of the missile.  But even more is at stake.  Israel's leaders do not seem to understand how ruinous …
Ynetnews:
EU enlists Syrian help with Lebanon crisis  —  EU envoy and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos says following talks with Assad that Damascus agreed to play constructive role in settling conflict by pressing Hizbullah to accept ceasefire  —  News agencies
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
U.S. Says Soldiers in Baghdad Fired on Shiites Who Had Shot at U.S. Base  —  American troops opened fire Thursday on a vehicle carrying armed Shiites to an anti-Israel demonstration in Baghdad, killing as many as two occupants and wounding others, officials said.
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Murtada Faraj / Associated Press:
Iraqi Shiites chant 'Death to Israel'
Sonya Fatah / Globe and Mail:
Fearing for safety, Muslim official quits  —  Tarek Fatah, the outspoken, controversial communications director of the Muslim Canadian Congress, has resigned, citing concerns for his safety and that of his family.  —  Mr. Fatah said he will also resign from the MCC's board …
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Iran Is Racing To Resupply Hezbollah  —  TEL AVIV, Israel — Iran is racing to resupply Hezbollah across the Syrian border ahead of a possible cease-fire being ironed out this week at the United Nations.  Meanwhile, Israeli jets have begun a new bombardment of Beirut's suburbs and Hezbollah …
Associated Press:
Court: DeLay must remain on the ballot  —  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday refused to let Texas Republicans replace Tom DeLay's name on the November congressional ballot.  —  A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling …
Little Green Footballs:
Hizballah's Media Relations Department  —  Are you curious to know what Hizballah's Media Relations Department has to say about the Lebanon crisis, and their role in Western media's coverage of the Qana bombing?  —  Now you can call them and ask, thanks to a reader who forwarded scans of their business cards:
Discussion: Hot Air and Hyscience
 
 
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Ynetnews:
Judges in Egypt: Scrap peace deal with Israel
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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Officials Say Kerik Faces a Second Investigation
Jerusalem Post:
Report: Olmert favors German forces
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israel severs Lebanon road link to Syria
Jerusalem Post:
Woman killed, 86 hurt in rocket attacks
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Senator Faults Bid to Classify Report on Iraq
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
Barry Schweid / Associated Press:
Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise
Discussion: THE WAR IN CONTEXT
White House:
President Urges Cuban People to Work for Democratic Change
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Saul Friedman / NiemanWatchdog.org:
Bush's fundamentalism seen as a decisive, negative factor in his policies
Economist:
The invisible hand on the keyboard
Discussion: normblog
Amos Harel / Haaretz:
ANALYSIS: Hezbollah still has thousands of rockets
USA Today:
What's the real federal deficit?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Lieberman Campaign in Retreat
Discussion: MyDD, The News Blog and Eschaton
 

 
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

 
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