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4:50 AM ET, August 16, 2006

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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Israel threatens to resume war if Hizbullah refuses to disarm  —  The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
Hezbollah Balks At Withdrawal From the South  —  Hezbollah refused to disarm and withdraw its fighters from the battle-scarred hills along the border with Israel on Tuesday, threatening to delay deployment of the Lebanese army and endangering a fragile cease-fire.
Deacon / Power Line:
HALF AN HOUR WITH BENJAMIN NETANYAHU  —  I just had the opportunity to participate, along with half a dozen or so other bloggers, in a conference with Benjamin Netanyahu.  The former (and I hope future) Prime Minister spoke with us for half an hour, most of which involved answering our questions.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Israel: Game On If Hezbollah Keeps Weapons
Discussion: Riehl World View
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem angst escalates  —  A group of Senate Democrats is growing increasingly angry about Sen. Joe Lieberman's (D-Conn.) campaign tactics since he lost the Democratic primary last week.  —  If he continues to alienate his colleagues, Lieberman could be stripped of his seniority within …
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New York Times:
New Lieberman Retooling Race as Independent
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and Hullabaloo
Bob Geiger / BobGeiger.com:
Update: Senate Democrats Supporting Ned Lamont
Discussion: Democrats.com and Booman Tribune
Bob Geiger / BobGeiger.com:
Update on Senate Democrats Supporting Ned Lamont
Discussion: Slog
New York Times:
Iraqi Death Toll Rose Above 3,400 in July  —  July appears to have been the deadliest month of the war for Iraqi civilians, according to figures from the Health Ministry and the Baghdad morgue, reinforcing criticism that the Baghdad security plan started in June by the new Iraqi government has failed.
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
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Larry O'Dell / Associated Press:
Allen Sorry for Calling Man 'Macaca'  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Sen. George Allen apologized Tuesday for remarks that offended a man of Indian descent who was tracking the Republican's re-election campaign for Democratic challenger Jim Webb.  —  S.R. Sidarth said he felt Allen was singling …
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Guardian:
Liberal agonies  —  Leader  —  "Why are the liberals always on the other side?" asks the fictional French military commander Colonel Mathieu when he is challenged, in The Battle for Algiers, for using torture to fight terror.  The film suggests that torture works as a tool of immediate necessity …
Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Lebanese rescuer 'Green Helmet' injured  —  TYRE, Lebanon - A civil defense worker who has drawn controversy for holding up the bodies of children killed in Lebanon said Tuesday he was lightly injured fighting a weekend fire sparked by an Israeli bomb.  —  Salam Daher, dubbed the Green Helmet …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Hot Air
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Art Levine / Salon:
Salon's shameful six  —  There was Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004.  Here are the six states where vote suppression could cost voters their voice — and Democrats the election — in 2006.  —  Eva Steele has a son in the military who is supposed to be fighting for freedom in Iraq …
Jamie Glassman / Times of London:
Have you heard the one about the Jews?  —  As a writer on The Ali G Show I can do insulting jokes.  But the anti-Jewish sentiment at Edinburgh is shocking  —  THERE'S NOTHING I like more than a Jewish joke.  It's the anti-Jewish ones I'm not so keen on.  —  Wandering through the streets …
John Kifner / New York Times:
Hezbollah Leads Work to Rebuild, Gaining Stature  —  As stunned Lebanese returned Tuesday over broken roads to shattered apartments in the south, it increasingly seemed that the beneficiary of the destruction was most likely to be Hezbollah.  —  A major reason — in addition to its hard-won reputation …
Guardian:
TAKE SOME GODDAMN RESPONSIBILITY!!!!  —  [Offensive?  Unsuitable?  Report this comment.]  —  Professor Plum: ""the alleged plot has been foiled".  This is a contradiction in terms because if the plot is alleged and is yet to be proven how can it be foiled?".
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
AP's Islamic expert on the terror plot: "I bet you it will turn …
John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
What If 9/11 Never Happened?  —  A counterhistory.  —  T  —  here are days in New York—surprisingly many of them, all things considered—when it's almost possible to forget that we are living in an age of terror.  And then there are days, like last Thursday with its headlines out of London …
John Files / New York Times:
Military's Discharges for Being Gay Rose in '05  —  The Defense Department discharged 726 service members last year for being gay, up about 10 percent from 2004, figures released by a gay rights group show.  —  The group, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, obtained the information through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Discussion: Amygdala and Wonkette
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MR. SNOW: All right, thank you for accommodating me for my late schedule today.  It's good to be here.  Just a couple of things off the top and then we'll go to questions.  —  First, the Department …
Discussion: Bring it On! and Gateway Pundit
Times of London:
German troops may face Jews - as part of mission for peace  —  From Roger Boyes in Berlin and Richard Beeston in Beirut  —  GERMANY was poised yesterday to shatter its most enduring postwar taboo by sending troops into the cauldron of Lebanon, where they risk coming into direct conflict with Israelis.
Nicholas Bakalar / New York Times:
Coffee as a Health Drink?  Studies Find Some Benefits  —  Coffee is not usually thought of as health food, but a number of recent studies suggest that it can be a highly beneficial drink.  Researchers have found strong evidence that coffee reduces the risk of several serious ailments …
Discussion: Donklephant
 
 
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