Reuters Doctoring Photos from Beirut?  —  OK, now things are getting weird.  —  This Reuters photograph shows blatant evidence of manipulation.  Notice the repeating patterns in the smoke; this is almost certainly caused by using the Photoshop "clone" tool to add more smoke to the image.

Iran's plot to mine uranium in Africa  —  IRAN is seeking to import large consignments of bomb-making uranium from the African mining area that produced the Hiroshima bomb, an investigation has revealed.  —  A United Nations report, dated July 18, said there was "no doubt" …

Conn. Race Could Be Democratic Watershed  —  Loss by Lieberman May Embolden Critics of War  —  The passion and energy fueling the antiwar challenge to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in Connecticut's Senate primary signal a power shift inside the Democratic Party that could reshape the politics …

Mideast war rages on despite UN peace resolution  —  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli troops fought gun battles with Hizbollah in south Lebanon and warplanes hit roads and bridges across the country on Sunday, hours after the U.N. Security Council received a draft resolution to end the war.

Best of the Web  —  Best of the Tube Tonight  —  We're scheduled to appear on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" as part of a "political roundtable."  The program airs today at 6 p.m. EDT, with a repeat showing at 4 a.m. tomorrow, and we're told we'll be on in the second half-hour.  —  Pinin' for the Fjords

Mexico election: judges say "NO" to recount  —  Mexico's election commission judges, the TEPJF, have ruled, following a debate which was broadcast publicly, that there will be no full recount of the July presidential election ballots.  The debate and decision, which were broadcast …

One Ring to Rule Them  —  The wholesale destruction of all of Lebanon by Israel and the US Pentagon does not make any sense.  Why bomb roads, roads, bridges, ports, fuel depots in Sunni and Christian areas that have nothing to do with Shiite Hizbullah in the deep south?

Cuban dissidents fearful of retaliation  —  HAVANA (AP) — Dissidents in Cuba's eastern provinces say the country's military has beefed up its presence on the streets and is telling citizens they have permission to respond with force against anyone who speaks out against the government.

Charity Wins Deep Loyalty for Hezbollah  —  Haider Fayadh, left, watched the Hezbollah channel at his cafe in Tyre on Friday.  Hezbollah took care of a huge electricity bill he could not pay.  —  Hezbollah paid for his wife's Caesarean section.  It brought olive oil …

Al-Qaida's No. 2 welcomes Egyptian group  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader said in a new videotape aired Saturday that an Egyptian militant group has joined the terror network.  —  It was the first time that al-Qaida has announced a branch in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation.

'Civil War' Is Uttered, and White House's Iraq Strategy Is Dealt a Blow  —  Men in Najaf, Iraq, moved coffins of seven Mahdi Army members Saturday.  The fighters were killed Friday returning from a pro-Hezbollah rally.  —  Late last year, during a major address in Annapolis …