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8:50 PM ET, July 17, 2006

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Pamela / Atlas Shrugs:
STAND WITH ISRAEL RALLY NYC OVERWHELMING  —  In a word.  Unbelievable.  Tens of thousands of regular folks, all walks of life, came out to Stand with Israel.  And stand they did.  In broiling heat, the young, old, Jewish, Christian, chanted their support for Israel.  It was gorgeous.
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CNN:
Bush caught off-guard in chat with Blair  —  President: 'They need ... to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s___'  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) — An open microphone caught President Bush in an unguarded moment Monday as the escalating crisis in the Middle East prompted him to use …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, TAPPED and Whatever
Haaretz:
Series of rockets strike towns across the north  —  Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets at Israel on Monday, including a barrage which landed after 10 P.M. in the northern towns of Safed, Rosh Pina, Tzivon, Sakhnin, Hatzur Haglilit and Peki'in.  —  Five people were wounded in the rocket barrage …
Adam / Adam Boulton Weblog:
Bush & Blair Raw & Uncut  —  A fascinating conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush has been caught by the microphones at the G8, when the two men didn't think they were being overheard.  It tells us a lot about the relationship between the two men, about the US-UK special relationship and the two men's views on the Middle East.
Ezra Klein:
Things That Make Me Proud To Be A Journalist  —  If I were crafting a parody of the political media's decline, I could hardly construct a better set piece than today's reportage.  A live mic at the G8 Summit caught Tony Blair and George Bush talking privately about the conflict in Lebanon.
Ynetnews:
Olmert: Our enemies misjudged us  —  PM addresses Knesset plenum regarding fighting in north: 'Israel didn't ask for these confrontations, but there were those who interpreted our will for peace as a sign of weakness,' he says  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addressed the Knesset plenum Monday regarding …
Discussion: The Belmont Club and AbbaGav
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
'We'll fight until troops are freed'
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Bush Unplugged at the G8 over Middle East Conflict
Juan / Informed Comment:
Bush: Lean on Syria
Discussion: Billmon, James Wolcott and metimes.com
Ynetnews:
IDF soldier killed in Nablus
Discussion: Israel Matzav and This Ongoing War
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Up to 48 Iraqis Killed in Attack on Market  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 17 — Dozens of gunmen went on a chaotic rampage through a mostly Shiite market area in the town of Mahmudiya today, killing at least 48 civilians and injuring scores by firing off assault rifles, heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
Discussion: TPMCafe and LamontBlog
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New York Times:
In an About-Face, Sunnis Want U.S. to Remain in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 16 — As sectarian violence soars, many Sunni Arab political and religious leaders once staunchly opposed to the American presence here are now saying they need American troops to protect them from the rampages …
Media Matters for America:
Kornblut falsely reported that Sen. Clinton criticized Democrats for "wasting time" … In a July 16 Web-only article, New York Times reporter Anne E. Kornblut falsely reported that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) criticized her fellow congressional Democrats "for taking on issues …
Patricia Lopez / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Wide gap a surprise in race for Senate  —  DFLer Klobuchar holds a strong early lead over Republican Kennedy in expected close race.  —  DFL Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar has opened up a strong early lead over GOP rival Mark Kennedy in a Minnesota Poll that shows Klobuchar with 50 percent …
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Arab world fed up with Hizbullah  —  With the exception of the Palestinians, the Arab world appears to be united in blaming Iran and Syria for the fighting in Lebanon.  Until last week, Arab political analysts and government officials were reluctant to criticize Hizbullah in public.
John Ireland / inthesetimes.com:
Blowing the Whistle on Diebold  —  On July 13, the Pensacola, Fla.-based law firm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a "qui tam" lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging that Diebold and other electronic voting machine (EVM) companies fraudulently represented to state election boards …
Dan Gilgoff / US News:
Dean's List  —  The Democratic chair plans to fight in every one of the 50 states.  Is this shrewd strategy or a recipe for disaster?  —  DIAMONDHEAD, MISS.—Here's what the front line of Howard Dean's revolution looks like: two dozen senior citizens seated inside this gated community's …
Deacon / Power Line:
DR. GOEBBELS, CALL YOUR OFFICE  —  In an obscene attempt to obtain political mileage, the Democrats are claiming that President Bush is responsible for the outbreak of war in the Middle East.  Howard Dean claims that the war would not have occurred if the Democrats had been in power …
Discussion: Nitpicker and Vox Popoli
 
 
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