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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Lamont Defeats Lieberman in Primary — Ned Lamont, left, celebrated after winning the Connecticut primary. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, right, waved to supporters after conceding the race. More Photos > — Ned Lamont, a Connecticut millionaire whose candidacy for the United States Senate soared …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Referendum on Iraq Policy — The victory of Ned Lamont over Joseph I. Lieberman, a three-term senator and former vice presidential candidate, was a vivid demonstration of how the Iraq war is buffeting American politics and of the deep hostility toward President Bush among Democrats.
Hartford Courant:
Lamont Leads Senate Race In Early Returns — Challenger Ned Lamont is holding onto a narrow lead with 80 percent of Connecticut's precincts reporting. — The Greenwich millionaire was leading incumbent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman by three and a half points, with Lamont garnering 51.75 percent …
New York Times:
Revenge of the Irate Moderates — The defeat of Senator Joseph Lieberman at the hands of a little-known Connecticut businessman is bound to send a message to politicians of both parties that voters are angry and frustrated over the war in Iraq. The primary upset was not, however …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Lieberman Concedes Connecticut Primary to Lamont — HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman came close but was unable to pull off a miracle comeback against challenger Ned Lamont in today's Democratic primary, losing 52 percent to 48 percent. — In an emotional speech to his supporters …
Kos / Daily Kos:
CT-Sen: Winners and losers
CT-Sen: Winners and losers
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Kos / Daily Kos:
CT-Sen: Lieberman to go indy
CT-Sen: Lieberman to go indy
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The RCP Blog, Captain's Quarters, Ace of Spades HQ, QandO, AMERICAblog, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, WILLisms.com, The Raw Story, Say Anything, Dohiyi Mir, Flopping Aces, Taylor Marsh, Outside The Beltway, SEIXON, culturekitchen, Riehl World View, Right Wing News, The Mahablog, Old War Dogs and Wizbang Politics
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Blogger Takes Aim At News Media and Makes a Direct Hit — Charles Johnson could tell there was something wrong with the news photo the minute he saw it. Something about the three plumes of black smoke rising over the buildings — smoke just doesn't curl that way, pirouetting in unison.
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Rantingprofs, BuzzMachine, TownHall Main Blog, The Horse's Mouth, Blue Crab Boulevard and Liberty and Justice
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New York Times:
Bloggers Drive Inquiry on How Altered Images Saw Print — A photographer has been accused of doctoring a photo of an Israeli air raid on Beirut. The manipulated image, left, and the original picture, right. — As of yesterday afternoon, Adnan Hajj was the most-searched term on the Technorati Web site …
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The American Thinker, Patterico's Pontifications, The Jawa Report, USS Neverdock and PrairiePundit
Ynetnews:
AP Beirut photo faces questions — Woman appears 'mourning destruction of her home' in two photographs allegedly taken two weeks apart in different locations; foreign media remains largely hostile to Israel — A woman has made two appearances in photographs used by the Associated Press and Reuters …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Johnson basks in big victory over McKinney — Working on about 90 minutes sleep, Hank Johnson, the Democratic nominee for the 4th District Congressional seat, visited television news studios early Wednesday, beginning a series of interviews about his win over U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney.
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michaelmoore.com:
It's All About Who You Sleep With ... a Cautionary Note from Michael Moore — Let the resounding defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman send a cold shiver down the spine of every Democrat who supported the invasion of Iraq and who continues to support, in any way, this senseless, immoral, unwinnable war.
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Left or Right, Israelis Are Pro-War — As Israel's war with Hezbollah finishes a fourth difficult week, domestic criticism of its prosecution is growing. Yet there is a paradoxical effect as well: the harder the war has been, the more the public wants it to proceed.
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USS Neverdock, Captain's Quarters, ShrinkWrapped, A Blog For All, Liberty and Justice and Outside The Beltway
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Fouad Siniora / Washington Post:
End This Tragedy Now — Israel Must Be Made to Respect International Law — A military solution to Israel's savage war on Lebanon and the Lebanese people is both morally unacceptable and totally unrealistic. We in Lebanon call upon the international community and citizens everywhere …
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
War Crimes Act Changes Would Reduce Threat Of Prosecution — The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners …
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Whiskey Bar, Amygdala, Outside The Beltway, The Carpetbagger Report and Suburban Guerrilla
CNN:
Poll: 60 percent of Americans oppose Iraq war — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, the highest number since polling on the subject began with the commencement of the war in March 2003, according to poll results and trends released Wednesday.
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Bernard Lewis / Opinion Journal:
Does Iran have something in store? — During the Cold War, both sides possessed weapons of mass destruction, but neither side used them, deterred by what was known as MAD, mutual assured destruction. Similar constraints have no doubt prevented their use in the confrontation between India and Pakistan.
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