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Jerusalem Post:
US, France agree on cease-fire draft; UNSC vote at 1 am — France and the United States reached a deal Friday on a final draft resolution that would authorize the deployment of 15,000 UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon to support a Lebanese force as it takes control of the region and Israel withdraws.
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CNN:
U.N. vote on Lebanon cease-fire resolution expected — UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — France and the United States said Friday they have agreed on a final text of a resolution that would end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. — It will be distributed …
Karin Laub / Associated Press:
Israeli PM has accepted cease-fire deal — JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accepted an emerging Mideast cease-fire deal and informed the United States of his decision, Israeli officials said Friday. — Olmert will recommend that his government approve the deal in its meeting on Sunday …
Haaretz:
Olmert gives IDF green light to expand ground offensive — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Friday ordered the Israel Defense Forces to implement an expanded ground operation in Lebanon. — The cabinet approved an operation Wednesday calling for a push to the Litani River …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Mixed Bag Cease Fire — It appears that Ehud Olmert has accepted in principle the cease-fire proposal offered by the US and France, who apparently recovered somewhat from the swoon it experienced over Arab criticism of the original proposal. The UN Security Council meets shortly to debate …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Olmert accepts UN ceasefire deal (UNSC passes ceasefire resolution) — And is urging the Israeli government to approve it. The ground invasion is still on, but perhaps only until the UN votes on a resolution tonight or tomorrow. — No word yet on the terms, but I think I speak for all of us when I say: super.
Deacon / Power Line:
THE AMATEUR HOUR CONTINUES — The Jerusalem Post reports that the U.S. and our partner the French have agreed upon a cease fire resolution. From what I can tell, the resolution is a bad joke. Apparently, the same U.N. clown force that has been doing nothing in south Lebanon will be deployed.
Warren Hoge / New York Times:Resolution to Halt Fighting in Lebanon Is Unanimously Approved
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
Fox News:
Pakistan: Suspected London Plane Terrorists Have Al Qaeda Connection — LONDON — Police arrested 40 people in cities throughout Italy in raids on Muslim gathering places in a security crackdown after Britain thwarted an alleged terror plot, the Interior Ministry said Friday …
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Juan / Informed Comment:
The Pakistan Connection — Pakistani police on Thursday arrested a number of UK Muslims within Pakistan who were also suspected of involvement in the "Liquid Bomb Threat." — British authorities say that they have been investigating the group behind the airplane bombing plot for "about a year."
Alan Cowell / New York Times:19 Suspects Are Identified in Britain
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Daily Mail, AMERICAblog, The Next Hurrah, Pajamas Media, Balloon Juice and A Blog For All
Sam Licavoli II / WNEM-TV:
Three Middle Eastern Men Found With 1000 Cell Phones — (TV5) — Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro. Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three.
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Sarah Kapis / WBOY-TV 12 News Featured Content:
Local Links to Terrorist Arrests — The Washington County Sheriffs Department in Ohio has arrested two men for their involvement in what police say could be aiding terrorists, and one man linked to them could have been doing the same in Taylor County. — This is a story you'll read about Only on 12 News.
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Michelle Malkin
Philadelphia Daily News:
BUSH AND CHENEY'S REIGN OF ERROR — VEEP SAYS CONN. VOTERS AIDING AL QAEDA. NOW, THAT'S SCARY. — THESE PEOPLE have no shame. Their contempt for democracy is so great they will stop at nothing to undermine it. Their adherence to fundamentalist beliefs that blinds them to reality is frightening.
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Lawrence O'Donnell / The Huffington Post:Joe Lieberman Will Drop Out.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Democrats assail GOP fundraising effort — WASHINGTON - Democrats assailed the Republicans Friday for e-mailing a fundraising appeal mentioning the war on terror hours after British authorities disclosed they had disrupted a plot to blow up aircraft headed to the United States.
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The Poor Man Institute:
Getting serious about terror — Sully Pooh: … OK, here's my strategy for defeating Islamic terror at its roots and democratizing the Arab Muslim world: — 1. First, find an empty beer bottle. — 2. Next, I want all Republicans and Republican media mouthpieces like yourself, Sully …
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Hartford Courant:
State Still Checking Lieberman's Petitions — U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is acting like he is a candidate in November's general election, but it won't be known for several days whether his petition drive to gain a spot on the ballot is successful. — The morning after his primary defeat to Ned Lamont …
Rasmussen Reports:
Montana Senate: Burns Bouncing Back — Candidates Tied at 47% — The most recent Rasmussen Reports election poll in Montana shows incumbent Republican Senator Conrad Burns and Democrat Jon Tester tied at 47% (see crosstabs). This month's results mark an improvement for Burns …
Little Green Footballs:
LGF Exclusive: How Much Does It Cost to Buy Global TV News? — An LGF reader who worked for Associated Press TV News sent me the following article explaining how APTN works, and suggesting a reason why their coverage of the Middle East is so overwhelmingly biased against Israel:
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Research Director, CA — 
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Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
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Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
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Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
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Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
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City Reporter, WA — 
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Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
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