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2:05 PM ET, July 15, 2006

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Associated Press:
Israel Official: Iran Helping Hezbollah  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the army said Saturday.  Iranian troops helped fire the missile, a senior intelligence official said.
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Ynetnews:
Report: Israel gives Syria ultimatum  —  London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat says Israel gave Syria 72 hours to stop Hizbullah's activity, bring about release of kidnapped IDF troops.  'Israel will not end military activity until new situation created that will prevent Syria …
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israel targets Hezbollah in south Beirut  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and roads around the country, killing at least 15 Lebanese as they fled the onslaught.  Hezbollah expanded its rocket fire, hitting another of Israel's main cities …
Associated Press:
IAF strikes southern suburbs of Beirut  —  IAF planes repeatedly blasted Beirut's southern suburbs early Saturday evening, causing a series of huge blasts, Hizbullah's Al Manar television reported.  —  The TV's correspondent said IAF strikes targeted the Hizbullah stronghold of Haret Hreik …
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Body of sailor missing after strike on warship recovered  —  For previous 200 talkbacks click here.  —  Bodies of two of the four missing Israeli soldiers on a warship that was attacked by Hizbullah off the coast of Lebanon were found Saturday aboard the damaged vessel, military officials said.
Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:
Syria says fully backs Hizbollah against Israel  —  DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will support Hizbollah and Lebanon against Israel's attacks on the country, the ruling Baath Party said on Friday, defying the Jewish state and its chief ally Washington.  —  "The Syrian people are ready …
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Ynetnews:
Missing sailor's body recovered  —  (VIDEO) Body of one of four sailors who went missing during Friday's Hizbullah attack on Israeli Navy ship operating off Beirut shore recovered by IDF forces; search for remaining three sailors continues, damaged vessel being towed back to Israeli territorial waters.
Robert Satloff / Weekly Standard:   The Rogues Strike Back  —  Iran thumbs its nose at Western diplomats …
Lebanon.Profile / Lebanese Political Journal:
Becoming a Refugee  —  We have no sympathy for Israel's position right now.
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Bill Smith / Real Clear Politics:
Rove Secretly Runs The New York Times  —  New York, New York (SatireNewsService) - In a stunning development that would appear to have broad implications for the independence of America's newspaper industry, New York Times Publisher, Edwin 'Pinch' Sulzberger today revealed …
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Patrick / FishBowlDC:
Novak Says Plame/Wilson Suit Will Be Dismissed
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Associated Press:   Former CIA officer: Cheney, Rove engaged in 'whispering campaign'
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Talk About A Bad Draw!
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David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Evaluating Lieberman: A Party Guy?  —  WASHINGTON — By the numbers, Joe Lieberman is a true, consistent Democrat.  —  He votes with Democratic colleagues almost all the time.  His record gets him high marks from interest groups close to the party, from the AFL-CIO to the NAACP.
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Washington Post:
Wiretap Surrender  —  SENATE JUDICIARY Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has cast his agreement with the White House on legislation concerning the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance as a compromise — one in which President Bush accepts judicial review of the program.
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Massimo Calabresi / Time:
Why the Eavesdropping Deal May Have More Bark Than Bite
Diana Jean Schemo / New York Times:
Public Schools Perform Near Private Ones in Study  —  WASHINGTON, July 14 — The Education Department reported on Friday that children in public schools generally performed as well or better in reading and mathematics than comparable children in private schools.
Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
Post-9/11 Option Grants Under Scrutiny  —  The WSJ continues its recent habit of burying killer stories in the under read Saturday edition.  This week's bombshell has to do with post 9/11 earnings grants: … What makes this so pathetic is that corporate executives could have stepped …
CNN:
Putin rejects Bush's Iraq democracy model  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a suggestion from U.S. President George W. Bush that his country should emulate democracy in Iraq.  —  During a joint news conference Saturday in St. Petersburg …
Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
Clash Over Stem Cell Research Heats Up  —  Scientists Dispute Claims of Leading Foe of Bill to Ease Embryo Restrictions  —  With just days to go before the Senate is scheduled to vote on a hotly anticipated bill that would loosen President Bush's restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research …
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
New House Majority Leader Keeps Old Ties to Lobbyists  —  Representative John A. Boehner won the job of House majority leader amid a post-Abramoff clamor for an overhaul of lobbying and ethics rules.  But nearly six months later, the changes are still tied up in Congress.
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