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5:45 PM ET, July 14, 2006

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Haaretz:
Nasrallah vows to strike south of Haifa, says Israel chose 'all-out war'  —  Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed Friday to strike Israeli targets south of Haifa, after an Israel Air Force attack left the group's headquarters in Beirut in ruins.  —  The group was quick to announce …
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CNN:
Rockets fly into Israel as it pounds Lebanon  —  Reports: Hezbollah leader safe after Israeli airstrikes  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli warships and aircraft were clamping down on Lebanon's air, sea and land infrastructure on Friday, three days after Hezbollah guerrillas kidnapped two Israeli soldiers.
New York Times:
Israel Extends Strikes Deeper Into Lebanon  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon, Friday, July 14 — Israel extended punishing airstrikes deeper inside Lebanon today, hitting areas in Beirut's suburbs linked to the militant group Hezbollah and cutting the main highway between the capital and Damascus in Syria.
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Nasrallah reported to be unharmed  —  Hizbullah threatened to strike Haifa with improved Katyusha rockets on Friday evening after IAF warplanes destroyed the building housing the headquarters of the Hizbullah terror organization in south Beirut and organization head Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's private home.
Opinion Journal:
States of Terror  —  Syria, Iran and their proxies wage war on Israel.  —  Israel's military invasion and naval blockade of Lebanon is being denounced in European capitals and at the United Nations as a "disproportionate" response to the kidnapping this week of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah.
Michael Oren / Washington Post:
Necessary Steps for Israel  —  Confronting State Sponsors of Terror Is the Only Option  —  JERUSALEM — For the first time since the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel is facing hostilities on two fronts.  The exceedingly volatile situation is liable to embroil other Middle Eastern states …
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.
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Voices of Peace Muffled by Rising Mideast Strife
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Daniela Deane / Washington Post:
Cheney, Rove and Libby Sued Over CIA Leak  —  Former U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV and his wife, former CIA agent Valerie Plame, said today Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials knowingly lied and abused their power to "exact personal revenge" …
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Business Wire:
Valerie Plame Wilson and Ambassador Joseph Wilson Initiate …
Orin Kerr / OrinKerr.com:
The Specter Bill's Major Shift in Constitutional Authority to Conduct Monitoring  —  I have read the Specter bill, and am most intrigued by Section 9 of the bill, which is titled "CLARIFICATION OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978."  Interestingly, the Section is a "clarification" …
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Jonathan S. Landay / Knight Ridder:
Bush agrees to have domestic eavesdropping program reviewed
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Donna Cassata / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Poll: Americans want Democrats in power  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November.  With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold …
Marc Caputo / Miami Herald:
Story of 'Joe's dead intern' began Harris' slide, insiders say  —  When Katherine Harris attacked a TV pundit, insiders say the incident revealed the depth of problems with her campaign — which was hit again by six staff departures.  —  mcaputo@herald.com
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Watching Finances Of Terror Suspects Discussed in 2002  —  At a House subcommittee hearing five months after the Sept. 11 attacks, plans were openly discussed to give the government a highly secure, real-time electronic capability to request and receive data from financial institutions …
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Senate denies funds for new border fence  —  Less than two months after voting overwhelmingly to build 370 miles of new fencing along the border with Mexico, the Senate yesterday voted against providing funds to build it.  —  "We do a lot of talking.  We do a lot of legislating," …
Walter Pincus / niemanwatchdog.org:
Fighting back against the PR presidency  —  The Summer 2006 issue of Nieman Reports is about 'Reflections on Courage.' Veteran Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus thinks that Washington editors and reporters should be brave enough not to cover any statements made by the president …
Mark Tapscott / Tapscott's Copy Desk:
PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: Senate Panel Asks For Testimony on Impact of Federal Spending Database on Journalism … There will be two panels, with the first consisting of senators John McCain, R-AZ, and Barack Obama, D-IL, who are with Coburn co-sponsors of the Oklahoma senator's proposal to create …
Newsday:
Lieberman has $4.3 million for re-election bid  —  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, facing a strong Democratic primary challenge, said Friday he has nearly $4.3 million cash on hand for his re-election campaign.  —  Lieberman raised $1.3 million in the three-month period ending June 30 …
Pete Thamel / New York Times:
Top Grades and No Class Time for Auburn Players  —  A graphic popped up on James Gundlach's television during an Auburn football game in the fall of 2004, and he could not believe his eyes.  —  One of the university's prominent football players was being honored as a scholar athlete for his work as a sociology major.
 
 
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