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Daniel McGrory / Times of London:
Lebanon's 'real' soldiers are put in their place — TODAY was supposed to be the day when the muchmaligned army of Lebanon took control of its borders and policed the UN ceasefire. — Instead, its military commanders were left humiliated and its troops stranded as Hezbollah told them not to try to disarm its fighters.
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Jerusalem Post:
'LAF to deploy in South within 72 hours' — Lebanon's communications minister told French radio Monday that the Lebanese army was preparing to cross the Litani River into the troubled south within two or three days, despite uncertainty about a future UN force for the region.
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Haaretz:
Tense calm across Lebanon as UN-brokered truce takes effect — A tense calm took the place of more than a month of bitter fighting between Israel and Hezbollah Monday morning, as a UN-brokered cease-fire went into effect. — Tension was high before and after the deadline.
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Zeina Karam / Associated Press:
Lebanese return home after cease-fire — BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese civilians streamed back to their homes Monday after a U.N.-imposed cease-fire halted fighting in a monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Israel's defense minister said that, barring isolated skirmishes, the cease-fire was holding.
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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
IDF reports 2 local incidents in which troops fired at gunmen — The IDF reported two local incidents in which soldiers fired at armed Hizbullah operatives in southern Lebanon Monday after a cease-fire went into effect in the region. — In the first incident, troops opened fire on a group of gunmen, hitting one man.
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BBC:Lebanon falters over truce detail
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Andrew Sullivan / Times of London:
Wanted: a new centre party for lost Americans — The Republican party's response to Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman's narrow defeat in last Tuesday's primary in the northern state of Connecticut was predictable, but not irrational. Lieberman, an 18-year incumbent in a solidly Democratic state …
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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Lamont Decries Lieberman Terror Remarks — WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate nominee Ned Lamont, the anti-war candidate who toppled Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary, says he was surprised by Lieberman and Vice President Dick Cheney's claims that his victory could embolden terrorists.
Yoav Stern / Haaretz:
Hezbollah torpedoes Lebanese gov't meeting on disarmament — A meeting of the Lebanese government on the disarming of Hezbollah south of the Litani River was canceled on Sunday following an announcement by the Shi'ite organization that it was not willing to discuss the subject.
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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
J'lem expects cease-fire deal to fail — Israel intends to abide by the cease-fire when it takes effect on Monday morning, even though senior Israeli officials assume that Hizbullah will not honor it, officials close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday night.
Josh White / Washington Post:
Chertoff: No U.S. Terror Link Seen — As DHS Lowers Threat Level, Chief Calls for Continued Vigilance — There is no evidence that terrorists were working within the United States as part of a plot to detonate explosives on airliners, but U.S. officials remain on guard after last week's arrests …
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News of the World:
IF YOU'RE A MUSLIM - IT'S YOUR PROBLEM — WHEN will the Muslims of Britain stand up to be counted? — When will they declare, loud and clear, with no qualifications or quibbles about Britain's foreign policy, that Islamic terrorism is WRONG? — Most of all, when will the Muslim community …
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NEWS.com.au:
Keelty shocked at suicide-baby bomb plot — AUSTRALIA'S top police officer has described an alleged plan to use a baby in the foiled British terror bombing plot as a chilling development. — But Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty has backed away from tougher security measures at airports …
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Michael Gerson / MSNBC:
The View From the Top — A former Bush adviser on 9/11, Iraq and the lessons of five tumultuous years-for the president and the public. — Five Washington Augusts ago, for me, is not just a different time; it is a distant country. At the White House, we debated the nuances of stem-cell research.
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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
For GOP, Bad Gets Worse in Northeast — Incumbents Shy From Party and President — PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — When it comes to President Bush and the Republican Congress, Rep. Jim Gerlach says voters in his suburban Philadelphia district are in a "sour mood." — That's why when it comes …
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Paul Stokes / Telegraph:
Passport photograph of girl's bare shoulders rejected 'as it may offend' — A five-year-old girl's passport application was rejected because her photograph showed her bare shoulders. — Hannah Edwards's mother, Jane, was told that the exposed skin might be considered offensive in a Muslim country.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes — It killed me to cut the part where Mike Wallace told him how good he looked. Fair use, as I've often said, is a stern mistress. — I also deliberately cut the part that's available in the sidebar at CBS (see update below).
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Barry Rubin / Jerusalem Post:
The Region: Syria and Iran get off scot-free — What is the impact of the Lebanon war on the Arab world? A good way to analyze this incredibly important question is to focus on Israeli deterrence - Jerusalem's ability to prevent a war by persuading the enemy that an attack is too costly.
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