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Alex Koppelman / Salon:
He really was a Fox News Democrat — The numbers show Lieberman had a Fox habit, and kicked it cold turkey when he faced a primary challenge from the left. — Sen. Joe Lieberman (Reuters photo), left. Sean Hannity, right. — The bad news keeps coming for Joe Lieberman.
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B.A. / Connecticut Bob:
Dickie Goes Ballistic — So, I don't know this Richard Goodstein fellow from a hole in the ground, but he seemed mostly harmless. Even considering he was demonstrating at a rally for Ned Lamont, with a group of perhaps 50 Lieberman "volunteers", who seemed intent on getting coverage for their disruptive activities.
Mark Memmott / On Deadline:Lautenberg: Lieberman won't go independent if he loses big in primary
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Greg Sargent / electioncentral.tpmcafe.com:CT-SEN: Richard Goodstein: "Email Me The Last Good Story You Wrote …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:Party On, Garth — I was typing my little fingers …
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Stephen Farrell / Times of London:
'Hezbollah aren't suckers, they know how to fight. You're scared all the time' — Israeli soldiers recount stories of a terrifying week facing the snipers and missiles of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon — AT FIRST light they filtered from the undergrowth, camouflaged …
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Haaretz:
Three killed, one critically hurt in Katyusha attacks — Hezbollah on Friday struck deeper inside Israel than ever before, firing missiles which struck open fields near the town of Hadera, 75 kilometers (50 miles) south of the Lebanese border, police said. No injuries were reported.
Amir Oren / Haaretz:Loss of momentum — The closer the campaign in Lebanon comes …
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Lebanon.Profile / Lebanese Political Journal:Israel Bombing Christians and Sunnis
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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 …
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MSNBC:
Slacker Friday — I've got a new Think Again here, "Remember Iraq?" — Jim Fallows says we won. You'll have to read why. — Generals Give Grim Report on Iraqi Strife," the Los Angeles Times. [Link] — "Generals warn of civil war in Iraq," Washington Times. [Link]
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Bill Salisbury / TwinCities.com:
GOP says it's about choice — National committee's strategy keeps Bush at arm's length, focuses on local candidates — Republican national leaders want Minnesota voters in the state's U.S. Senate race to focus on the candidates, Republican Mark Kennedy and Democrat Amy Klobuchar, not on President Bush.
Tom Lasseter / Knight Ridder:
Iraqi civil war has already begun, U.S. troops say — BAGHDAD, Iraq - While American politicians and generals in Washington debate the possibility of civil war in Iraq, many U.S. officers and enlisted men who patrol Baghdad say it has already begun. — Army troops in and around …
Washington Post:
. . . and the Democrats' Reply — YOU MIGHT THINK that a call from the new Treasury secretary for reform of entitlements would get a respectful hearing from Democrats. If entitlement programs are not reformed, they will squeeze out other spending programs that Democrats care about …
Grace Wong / CNNMoney.com:
Job growth unexpectedly slows — Payroll gain of 113,000 misses forecasts for fourth straight month; unemployment rises; wages up. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Job growth came in weak for the fourth straight month in July while the unemployment rate rose, according to a government report Friday …
Billy Shore / New York Times:
The Flags of Our Sons — WHEN you fly as often as I do you learn to mind your own business as soon as you take your seat. But that wasn't possible once I saw the military honor guard boarding US Airways' 1:45 p.m. flight from Boston to Washington earlier this week.
Jerusalem Post:
Iran: We supplied Zelzal-2 to Hizbullah — By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ — Iran admitted for the first time on Friday that it did indeed supply long-range Zelzal-2 missiles to Hizbullah. — Secretary-general of the "Intifada conference" Mohtashami Pur told an Iranian newspaper …
New York Times:
The Sound of One Domino Falling — It's been obvious for years that Donald Rumsfeld is in denial of reality, but the defense secretary now also seems stuck in a time warp. You could practically hear the dominoes falling as he told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that it was dangerous …
Michael J. Totten:
Clarification of Bias — No blogger in the world can seriously claim they are "objective" in the literal sense. That includes me. — My traffic is much higher than usual lately, and there are lots of unfamiliar names in the comments. I'm getting all kinds of emails from people I've never heard …
Brannon Denning / Instapundit.com:
ADVICE TO INCOMING FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS: It's just about time for classes to start. The first year students at Cumberland begin orientation a week from Monday. I remember my first year experience as being profoundly challenging and humbling. Thinking back over my first-year …
Ezra Klein:
More on McCain — I love me my Shakespeare's Sister. And I don't love me my John McCain. So how come her post explaining how "wonderfully easy to disassemble into a collection of putrid little pieces" he is leaves me more convinced of his potential popularity?
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