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7:40 AM ET, July 16, 2006

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Associated Press:
Arab League declares support for Lebanon, calls on UN to step in  —  The Arab League said on Saturday after an emergency meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo that the Middle East peace process had failed, and called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene to stop the escalating violence.
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Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
Israel Takes A Stupid Pill  —  Apparently not content to let the U.S. do a self-immolation act in the Middle East by itself, Israel decided to set itself on fire by invading Lebanon.  Burn baby burn?  Like George Bush, Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, never served in a combat unit …
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Some Questions Regarding Israel's Objectives: Is Israel Trying to Curb America's Deal-Making in Middle East?  —  When I visited Israel in March, one of the more interesting dinner discussions I had was with former Mossad Director Danny Yatom, now a Labor Party member of the Knesset.
Eric Lee:
The Left should be supporting Israel in this war  —  No socialist group in Britain is saying what needs to be said today about the crisis in the Middle East.  All the groups on the organised Left are busy denouncing Israel for its "aggression" against Gaza and Lebanon.
Greg Myre / New York Times:
Israel Widens Scope of Attacks Across Lebanon  —  METULA, Israel, Sunday, July 16 — Expanding the reach of its airstrikes, Israel on Saturday hit coastal radar installations in northern Lebanon that it said were targeting its warships and early Sunday bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Discussion: TPMCafe, Ynetnews and Assorted Babble
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Assad: Give me a taste (Update: Israel issues ultimatum to Syria?)
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Wizbang
Forkum / Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons:   Rock'em Sock'em  —  From AP: Israel: Iran aided Hezbollah ship attack.
Ynetnews:
8 killed in rocket attack on Haifa  —  (VIDEO) Attack on north resumes: Rockets fired by Hizbullah terrorists from Lebanon land in Haifa; eight killed by direct hit on train depot.  Worker: The truth is that last night (Saturday) I had a very bad feeling that this time it (rocket fire) would reach us.
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Yaakov Katz / Associated Press:
More rockets hit coastal cities from Nahariya to Haifa
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Lieberman Hopes His Fate Isn't Sealed With a Kiss  —  WASHINGTON, July 15 — On his increasingly difficult path to re-election, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman keeps getting kissed.  And not lovingly.  —  Kisses mock Mr. Lieberman, the incumbent Democrat, all over Connecticut — on signs, on buttons, even on giant parade floats.
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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:   New Radio Ad: "Side Effects" [11]
Associated Press:
Bill Clinton defends Lieberman's Iraq stance
Raphael J. Sonenshein / jewishjournal.com:
Lieberman Facing Lose-Lose Proposition in Race
Discussion: journalinquirer.com and LamontBlog
Tparty / LamontBlog:
Saturday Morning Round-Up
David Postman / The Seattle Times:
Gingrich says it's World War III  —  Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says America is in World War III and President Bush should say so.  In an interview in Bellevue this morning Gingrich said Bush should call a joint session of Congress the first week of September and talk …
littlegreenfootballs.com:
The Media Are the Enemy  —  New York Times photographer Joao Silva was right there in the room as a member of Muqtada al-Sadr's "Mahdi Army" tried to kill American troops: The New York Times - New York Region - Slide Show - Slide Show: Memorable Photographs.
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Link to Disgraced Lobbyist Taints Race  —  Ralph Reed, left, and Casey Cagle, his opponent in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor, at a forum on Thursday in Marietta, Ga.  —  MARIETTA, Ga., July 13 — It is curious enough to see Ralph Reed, a man who was on the cover of Time magazine at age 33 …
Discussion: Roger Ailes
Ynetnews:
IDF official: Hizbullah hid rockets in houses  —  Officer says Israeli planes struck houses in Southern Lebanon villages used by Hizbullah for concealing long-range rockets.  'We have no intention of hitting civilians, but those who live by the sword are bound to get hurt,' he states  —  Hanan Greenberg
Gateway Pundit:
Iraq Announces 2nd Province Will Assume Control of Security  —  Iraq approved this week the transition of its second province from the Multi-National Forces to full provincial control.  —  The first of 18 provinces to assume complete control of security held a ceremony earlier this week.
Seanna Adcox / Associated Press:
Democrats pull ad with flag-draped coffins  —  ROCK HILL, S.C. - Democrats pulled an Internet ad that showed flag-draped coffins Friday after Republicans and at least two Democrats demanded it be taken down on grounds the image was insensitive and not fit for a political commercial.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   So Much For The DCCC Advertisement
Washington Post:
How Common Ground of 9/11 Gave Way to Partisan Split  —  It was the moment that was supposed to change everything.  But almost five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, American politics has reverted to many of its old habits and patterns.  —  The bipartisanship …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Setting Back The Cause … For a guy who considers himself one of the moral guardians of the nation he sure has a high tolerance for torture, abuse and humiliation.  They certainly "flushed it all out," "cleaned up" Abu Ghraib and moved on, didn't they?  And keeping Rumsfeld has really been just great for "the cause."
Ryan Anderson / MyDD:
Scott Kleeb: huge cash advantage in deep red NE-03  —  Okay, I had to read this and re-read this over and over again to make sure I got it right.  I even picked up a couple different papers and checked the internet to make sure this wasn't the result of an honest mistake.  But they all repeat the same thing:
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Moderate Voice
Gregory / belgraviadispatch.com:
PUTIN TO BUSH: THANKS, BUT NO THANKS  —  Well, this is just priceless: … This beats Putin's crack about Cheney's unsuccessful hunting shot, methinks.  The fact that the President, even as Baghdad descends into ferocious sectarian conflict, would dare to describe Iraq as a model for anything just now …
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