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7:20 PM ET, August 4, 2006

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Greg Sargent / electioncentral.tpmcafe.com:
CT-SEN: Richard Goodstein: "Email Me The Last Good Story You Wrote About Joe Lieberman"  —  So I just reached D.C. lobbyist Richard Goodstein on his cellphone.  Goodstein the lobbyist confirmed that he is indeed the guy on the front-page of today's Record-Journal who appeared to be heckling Lamont in a diner.
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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.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Lieberman More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats  —  Favorable image dips further among Democrats  —  PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has faced mounting difficulties among fellow Democrats in his home state of Connecticut over his pro-Iraq war stance, possibly culminating …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Ned Lamont Fails First Test Of Character  —  Say it with me - it's not the crime, it's the coverup!  Jane Hamsher is a major blog supporter of Ned Lamont who has raised money and directed commercials for his campaign on a volunteer basis.  Ms. Hamsher caused a flap for her candidate by posting …
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Lieberman Keeps Getting Classier  —  Update: I see Aldon had this first.  —  Ok, so this is instructive, so bear with me for a bit while I walk through one particular person who seemed to be spearheading he Lieberman charge at the cheeseburger joint yesterday.
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Old Friends With Deep Pockets  —  In Financial And Political Circles, Backers Pledge To Stand Beside Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — The big givers crammed a room at the Washington Court hotel a few days ago to salute and contribute money to their old friend, Joe Lieberman.
Discussion: Sirotablog
Elizabeth Hamilton / Hartford Courant:
Unlikely Trail Boss
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Agence France Presse:
Iran to supply Hezbollah with surface-to-air missiles  —  LONDON (AFP) - Iran will supply Hezbollah with surface-to-air missile systems in the coming months, boosting the guerrillas' defences against Israeli aircraft, according to a report by specialist magazine Jane's Defence Weekly, citing unnamed Western diplomatic sources.
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Haaretz:
Iranian official admits Tehran supplied missiles to Hezbollah  —  A senior Iranian official admitted for the first time Friday that Tehran did indeed supply long-range Zelzal-2 missiles to Hezbollah.  —  Mohtashami Pur, a one-time ambassador to Lebanon who currently holds the title …
Al Bawaba:
Hizbullah's social network torn to shreds  —  As war rages on in Lebanon, Israel has been targeting not only Hizbullah's fighters, but also, the social network that prior to the current clashes had served Lebanon's Shiite community with its basic needs.  Massive damage to Hizbullah's social …
Discussion: New York Sun and Samizdata.net
Ynetnews:
Judges in Egypt: Scrap peace deal with Israel
neo-neocon:   Israel: Athens or Sparta or Masada
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Israel's Lost Moment
Moshe Yaalon / Washington Post:
The Rules of War  —  The conflict in the Middle East …
Discussion: Democracy Project and QandO
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Senator Faults Bid to Classify Report on Iraq  —  The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee lashed out at the White House on Thursday, criticizing attempts by the Bush administration to keep secret parts of a report on the role Iraqi exiles played in building the case for war against Iraq.
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Christian Avard / The Raw Story:
Ambassador claims shortly before invasion, Bush didn't know there were two sects of Islam  —  [New to RAW STORY?  Be sure to check out our front page for all the latest-breaking news.  Latest: Raw acquires Republican campaign plan for summer recess...]  —  Former Ambassador …
Discussion: NO QUARTER
Murtada Faraj / Associated Press:
Iraqi Shiites chant 'Death to Israel'  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of thousands of Shiites chanting "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" marched through the streets of Baghdad's biggest Shiite district Friday in a show of support for Hezbollah militants battling Israeli troops in Lebanon.
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Bush Starts 10-Day Texas Vacation  —  Shorter Summer Break Reflects Post-Katrina Criticism  —  President Bush arrived here Thursday evening to begin a 10-day stretch at his Prairie Chapel ranch, his longest planned period away from Washington during this summer vacation season.
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Guardian:   Blair delays holiday to work on UN peace deal
Randy Hall / CNSNews:
A Bit of History for Global Warmers: Look at 1930  —  (CNSNews.com) - People sweltering from a heat wave in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. might find cold comfort in the fact that the temperatures of the past few days are not the hottest on record.  That "honor" belongs to a summer 76 years ago …
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Tim Harper / Toronto Star:
Star's man in Havana caught by Castro  —  Star reporter in Havana gets a taste of official Cuba at its most oppressive  —  HAVANA—"Mr. Timothy, you must come with me.  There is a problem in your room."  —  I had just tucked into a pork sandwich at the hotel bar when the ominous voice from behind stopped me in mid-bite.
Discussion: USS Neverdock
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Editor and Publisher:
Reporters Shut Out Of Cuba At Key Moment
Discussion: Babalu Blog, Greenslade and RedState
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Hagel: Begin Iraq withdrawal within 6 months  —  The United States needs to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within the next six months, Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday, rather than ratcheting up its military commitment now.  —  With Iraq exploding in sectarian violence and …
Discussion: Think Progress
Ezra Klein:
Clinton The Fighter  —  Kevin Drum writes: … People have rather weird ideas about Bill Clinton.  Remember that he didn't enter the 1988 race because he worried that the Reagan revolution hadn't yet run its course.  And remember, too, that his 1992 campaign was supposed to do nothing …
 
 
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Ernie Suggs / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
McKinney, Johnson trade barbs again
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Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
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