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1:00 PM ET, August 4, 2006

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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 …
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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 …
Jerusalem Post:
Woman killed, 86 hurt in rocket attacks  —  A 27-year-old woman was killed and 86 more were wounded, one critically and three seriously, as rockets landed across the North on Friday afternoon.  —  A Hizbullah-fired rocket killed the woman in Mughar, making this the third time the Druze-Muslim-Christian village was struck by rockets.
Ynetnews:
Judges in Egypt: Scrap peace deal with Israel  —  Egyptian judges ask government to cancel peace accord with Israel; Strike scheduled for Sunday  —  Judges in Egypt called upon the government to dissolve its peace agreement with Israel, on the grounds that it is inconceivable for Egypt …
Discussion: Yourish.com and Jihad Watch
Barry Schweid / Associated Press:
Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise  —  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.  It was the most concrete signal yet that the U.S. may be willing …
Discussion: THE WAR IN CONTEXT
Little Green Footballs:
Hizballah's Media Relations Department
Discussion: Hyscience and Hot Air
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israel severs Lebanon road link to Syria
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 …
Matt Stoller / MyDD:   Lieberman Keeps Getting Classier
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Lieberman More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats
Discussion: BOPnews and The Huffington Post
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Lieberman Campaign in Retreat
Discussion: MyDD, The News Blog and Eschaton
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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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
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 …
MSNBC:
Heat convinces Robertson of global warming  —  Conservative Christian who once promoted oil exploration changes his mind  —  NEW YORK - Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said Thursday the wave of scorching temperatures across the United States has converted him into a believer in global warming.
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The Raw Story:
Video - Clinton to Rumsfeld: Why should we believe your assurances now?  —  United States Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) tore into Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld today as he testified before a Senate hearing.  —  Yesterday, Clinton wrote Rumsfeld urging him to appear in open proceedings …
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:   AP Interview: Sen. Clinton Rips Rumsfeld; Calls for His Resignation
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 …
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.
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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 …
Dale Gavlak / BBC:
Jordanian king 'enraged by war'  —  King Abdullah of Jordan has publicly criticised the United States and Israel over the fighting in Lebanon.  —  He told Jordanian newspapers he was enraged by the war, and that continued fighting only weakened the voice of Middle East moderates such as himself.
Discussion: Whiskey Bar, Booman Tribune and QandO
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 …
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Officials Say Kerik Faces a Second Investigation  —  Former Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik is under federal investigation for possible financial improprieties unrelated to the crimes he pleaded guilty to last month in state court, two law enforcement officials said yesterday.
Saul Friedman / NiemanWatchdog.org:
Bush's fundamentalism seen as a decisive, negative factor in his policies  —  Former White House reporter Saul Friedman says that, for the first time in modern American history, a president's religion is determining policies, and the press should do a better job reporting it.  —  saulfriedman@comcast.net
David Warren / Real Clear Politics:
Journalists Fail to Explain Qana  —  My reader may be wondering what happened to all the coverage from Qana.  As usual, when the "liberal" media begin to realize they've been had, the story disappears.  But it is never properly corrected.  We get a few days of blazing headlines …
Discussion: Cold Fury and Kesher Talk
 
 
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White House:
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