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10:30 AM ET, July 13, 2006

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CNN:
Israel strikes Beirut airport, blocks ports  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli aircraft bombed Beirut International Airport on Thursday before blocking naval traffic in Lebanese waters as Israel expanded its military campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas who kidnapped two Israeli soldiers.
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Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israeli warplanes attack Beirut airport  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's international airport and the southern part of the country in its heaviest air campaign against its neighbor in 24 years.  Nearly three dozen civilians were killed, officials said.
Jerusalem Post:
Hizbullah: Bomb Beirut, we'll hit Haifa  —  Hizbullah warned Israel Thursday afternoon that if the IDF attacked southern Beirut, where the organization's leadership is based, they would target Haifa.  —  "The Islamic resistance warns against targeting civilians and the infrastructure," a statement read on Hezbollah TV said.
Ynetnews:
Al-Aqsa leader: West Bank rocket war is on  —  Terror leader announces start of missile barrage nearing Israel's main population centers  —  While Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip have been contending with almost daily missile attacks, Palestinian rockets will now be launched regularly …
New York Times:
Israel's Two-Front Battle  —  Kidnapping Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips for the release of Arab prisoners is horrible behavior for groups that claim international recognition and political legitimacy, as Hamas and Hezbollah do.  The same applies to lobbing rockets over Israel's borders …
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush Backs Israel's Right to Self Defense  —  STRALSUND, Germany (AP) - President Bush said Thursday that Israel has the right to defend itself, as it launched fresh attacks on Lebanon after the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers.  —  Bush laid the blame for the escalation of violence along …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Pajamas Media:
Widening Into War?:  The Israeli Response in Lebanon and Gaza  —  July 12, 2006 19:11 PDT An unconfirmed Debka File report asserts that "Iran's national security adviser Ali Larijani flies to Damascus aboad special military plane Wednesday night as war tension builds.... Iranian air force …
Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:
ANALYSIS: Israel is at risk of embarking on three-front war  —  Two weeks after the start of the IDF's extensive operation in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah opened a second front on the northern border.  The second front, which could expand into Israel, started just as the first did …
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:   Israel Attacks Lebanon After Troops Seized
Nadim Ladki / Reuters:
Israel attacks Beirut airport; Israeli town hit
Discussion: Associated Press and The Dumb Ox
Alcibiades / Kesher Talk:
Reports From the Arab Side: The Way Things Look the Other Way Around
Doha / The Lebanese Bloggers:
Breaking News Flowing
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Jerusalem Post:
Syria blames Israel for escalation
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Lebanon.Profile / Lebanese Political Journal:
Hezbollah Surprised By Their Own Attack
Discussion: Kesher Talk
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Atmosphere of war in cabinet meeting
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Battle Looms In Congress Over Military Tribunals  —  House Republicans signaled a coming clash with the Senate over the future of military tribunals yesterday when Armed Service Committee members indicated they were inclined to give the Bush administration largely what it wants in the conduct of terrorism trials.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Administration Prods Congress to Curb the Rights of Detainees
Amelia Gentleman / New York Times:
Mumbai Inquiry Focuses on Militants  —  NEW DELHI, July 12 — Senior police officials investigating Tuesday's murderous attacks on Mumbai's rail system said today that they were focusing on a Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has denied involvement in the attacks.
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Katherine Harris's Campaign Staff To Resign  —  The high command of Rep. Katherine Harris's FL Senate bid plans to resign by the end of the week, two people familiar with the campaign tell the Hotline.  —  The departing staff includes Glen Hodas, Harris's campaign manager, her spokesperson …
Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Not so SWIFT  —  WHY THE TIMES SHOULDN'T HAVE PUBLISHED ITS STORY.  —  In the latest battle between the press and the White House, opinions have tended to break along predictable lines.  The ACLU, most Democrats in Congress, and Frank Rich contend that the New York Times did the right thing …
Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Eyeing '08, Warner woos his party with $860,500  —  Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) has ramped up his fundraising for congressional Democratic incumbents and challengers, signaling a national organizing strategy to position the centrist Southerner for a White House bid in 2008.
 
 
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