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8:35 PM ET, August 14, 2006

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Associated Press:
2 Fox News Journalists Kidnapped in Gaza  —  Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two of the journalists inside, according to witnesses and Fox.  "We can confirm that two of our people were taken against their will in Gaza," Fox News said in a statement.
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Reuters:
Two Fox News journalists kidnapped in Gaza: witness  —Text+GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen kidnapped two foreign journalists working for the Fox News television channel in Gaza on Monday, a witness said.  —  The witness, a Palestinian who worked with the two journalists, said one of them …
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Donors say Lieberman will be well-funded  —  Supporters of Israel from both parties will be crucial to senator's effort  —  Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., campaigning last Thursday in Waterbury, Conn., a city he won with 60 percent of the vote in last week's primary.  —  WASHINGTON -
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Did Cheney Go Too Far?  —  By insinuating that the sizeable majority of American voters who oppose the war in Iraq are aiding and abetting the enemy, Vice President Cheney on Wednesday may have crossed the line that separates legitimate political discourse from hysteria.
Don Michak / Journal Inquirer:
Senate rivals' lieutenants launch ideological salvoes
Discussion: Associated Press
William J. Kole / Associated Press:
Plot Shows Rise of Extremism in Europe  —  Britain's struggle to contain Muslim extremism points up a chilling trend across Europe: the rise of radical Islam, and with it, a willingness among a small but dangerous minority of young people to answer the call to jihad.
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BBC:
Step up extremism fight - Kelly
Discussion: USS Neverdock
Janet Daley / Telegraph:
'Fascistic' is the right word for Islamic fundamentalism
Discussion: The Corner and Blue Crab Boulevard
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Arab TV binging on Lebanese death porn to incite Muslims (Update: Ynet busts CNN)
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and USS Neverdock
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah  —  President Bush said Monday that Hezbollah guerillas suffered a defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong Mideast war.  —  "There's going to be a new power in the south of Lebanon," Bush said.  —  The president also said the war was part …
Discussion: Liberty Street and Power Line
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Michael J. Totten:
The Storm Before the Calm  —  The events in this essay took place on August 11 and 12.  —  METULLA, ISRAEL - Israel scrapped the proposed ceasefire agreement on August 11 and launched a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon.  Presumably the Israeli Defense Forces wanted to rapidly snap …
Yael K / Step-by-Step:
Pres.  Ahmadinejad trying to infect Israelis with web viruses?  —  Information forwarded to me:  —  The Iranian president, Ahmadinejad, has opened his very own blog.  You can read the news here.  Wouldn't it be nice to pay him a visit and tell him what you think about his terror-supporting regime?
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Spencer Ackerman / American Prospect:
A Hawk for All Seasons  —  When it comes to foreign policy, Joe Lieberman's hawkish consistency is the hobgoblin of a little mind.  —  It took all of two days for Joe Lieberman to jettison the high-minded justifications for his post-primary campaign against Democratic Senate nominee Ned Lamont.
CBS News:
Poll: Americans Back Air Restrictions  —  CBS Survey: 75% Say Ban On Liquids And Gels Is Necessary  —  (CBS) Americans are signaling strong support for air travel restrictions in the wake of last week's foiled terror plot in Britain, a CBS News poll finds.
Media Matters for America:
Media Matters to CNN: Will anchor Roberts be disciplined for suggesting Lamont is "the Al Qaeda candidate"?  —  Dear Messrs.  Klein and Santos:  —  I am writing to express my great concern over an incident that occurred on your network Friday, August 11, 2006.
Maria Aspan / New York Times:
Ease of Alteration Creates Woes for Picture Editors  —  The recent discovery that a Lebanese freelance photographer, Adnan Hajj, had manipulated pictures he took for Reuters has raised questions about the standards of photojournalism at a time of widespread digital photography.
The Blotter:
Raul Castro: Cocaine Connection?  —  Brian Ross and Vic Walter Report:  —  Federal prosecutors in Miami were prepared to indict Raul Castro as the head of a major cocaine smuggling conspiracy in 1993, but the Clinton Administration Justice Department overruled them, current and former Justice Department officials tell ABC News.
 
 
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