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10:35 AM ET, July 14, 2006

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Anthony Shadid / Washington Post:
Attacks Could Erode Faction's Support  —  Pressure Building Against Shiite Militia  —  BEIRUT, July 13 — The radical Shiite movement Hezbollah and its leader, Hasan Nasrallah, hold an effective veto in Lebanese politics, and the group's military prowess has heartened its supporters at home and abroad in the Arab world.
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Michael Young / New York Times:
Israel's Invasion, Syria's War  —  ISRAEL'S incursion into Lebanon after the kidnapping on Wednesday of two Israeli soldiers by the militant group Hezbollah is far more than another flare-up on a tense border.  It must also be seen as a spinoff of a general counterattack against American …
Haaretz:
Iran warns of 'fierce response' should Israel strike at Syria  —  By Haaretz Service and News Agencies  —  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday an Israeli strike on Syria would be considered an attack on the whole Islamic world that would bring a "fierce response", state television reported.
New York Times:
Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes by Hezbollah  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon, Friday, July 14 — Israel imposed a full naval blockade on Lebanon on Thursday and put Beirut's international airport out of commission, and the militant group Hezbollah loosed a hail of rockets and mortar shells that killed …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Behind the Crisis, A Push Toward War  —  After Hezbollah guerrillas captured Israeli soldiers Wednesday, a furious Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz warned that the Israeli army would "turn back the clock in Lebanon by 20 years."  Unfortunately, that statement was truer than he may have intended.
Robert Tracinski / Real Clear Politics:
The War Comes to Us
Michael Oren / Washington Post:
Necessary Steps for Israel
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israeli Warplanes Strike in Beirut Again
Discussion: Ynetnews
New York Times:
Israel Extends Strikes Deeper Into Lebanon
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and Defense Tech
Reuters:
IDF ends latest incursion into Gaza, killing some 30 gunmen
Discussion: Euphoric Reality and Yourish.com
Business Wire:
Valerie Plame Wilson and Ambassador Joseph Wilson Initiate a Civil Action Against Vice President Cheney, Karl Rove, and Scooter Libby for Violations of their Constitutional and Other Legal Rights  —  WASHINGTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 13, 2006—Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
A Wilson Civil Suit?  —  ABC News tells us that Joe and Valerie Wilson have filed a civil suit against Cheney, Libby, Rove, and others in the Bush Administration over the Plame leak: … Joe Wilson had hinted at this lawsuit when we learned that Rove would not be indicted …
Washington Post:
Vice President Sued by Plame And Husband  —  Ex-CIA Officer Alleges Leak Of Her Name Was Retaliatory  —  Former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, filed a lawsuit yesterday against Vice President Cheney, presidential adviser Karl Rove …
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Ex-CIA officer finds new memoir publisher
Discussion: JOSHUAPUNDIT and Sister Toldjah
Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
Cheney, Rove, Libby sued in CIA leak case
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Bush Would Let Secret Court Sift Wiretap Process  —  WASHINGTON, July 13 — After months of resistance, the White House agreed Thursday to allow a secret intelligence court to review the legality of the National Security Agency's program to conduct wiretaps without warrants on Americans suspected of having ties to terrorists.
David Sirota:
The Chutzpah & Lies of Joe Lieberman  —  "Desperate politicians do desperate things" should be written on the political gravestone of Sen. Joe Lieberman (D) come this election season when he finally loses his job.  Lieberman is so desperate, he's now dispatching his top political consultant to create a blog …
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Hindustan Times:
Pak's ISI masterminded 11/7, says intelligence  —  Forty-eight hours after bombs ripped through Mumbai, the needle pointed to Pakistan.  Intelligence agencies on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was the "mastermind" of the blasts that killed about 200 people.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Josh Marshall questions the timing — in Time magazine  —  His debut, no less.  —  This makes three bloggers writing for Time now: Marshall, Wonkette, and of course St. Andrew.  —  St. Andrew being the "conservative."  —  Remember when WaPo hired Ben Domenech and the left wet its pants …
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House Rejects Changes to Voting Rights Act  —  WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to renew the 1965 Voting Rights Act, rejecting efforts by Southern conservatives to relax federal oversight of their states in a debate haunted by the ghosts of the civil rights movement.
DEBKAfile:
Eight Israeli troops killed in heavy fighting sparked by Hizballah kidnap of two Israeli soldiers under heavy rocket-mortar fire early Wednesday.  Eleven civilians and soldiers injured  —  The names released: Master Sgt. Eyal Benin, 22, from Beersheba; Master Sgt. Shani Turjeman, 24 …
John Gibson / Fox News:
Iran Attacking Israel Is Really Attack on U.S.  —  If you ever wondered whether it was worth all the trouble to keep Iran from getting a nuke, look at the news today.  —  When Hezbollah attacks Israel — or attacks anybody — it is Iran that is really doing the attacking.
 
 
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John / AMERICAblog:
A word about this supposed "deal" …
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Mark Tapscott / Tapscott's Copy Desk:
PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: Senate Panel Asks For Testimony on Impact …
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Big Bang Theory In Ruins
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Times of London:
Baghdad starts to collapse as its people flee a life of death
Discussion: Democratic Underground
Felisa Cardona / Denver Post:
Pete Coors apologizes in drunk driving case
Reuters:
Political parties clash over Iraq video
Discussion: Mia Culpa and First Draft
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Accused G.I. Was Troubled Long Before Iraq
Discussion: THE NEWS BLOG
Ynetnews:
Extremist group: We kidnapped 2 Palestinians
Discussion: Tammy Bruce, Euphoric Reality and Yourish.com
David Horovitz / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Israel at war
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog, Power Line, Security Watchtower, Haaretz and Israel At Level Ground
White House:
President Bush and German Chancellor Merkel Participate in Press Availability
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Whom the gods would destroy....
 

 
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