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6:00 PM ET, July 20, 2006

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Hussein Dakroub / Associated Press:
New Israeli-Hezbollah fighting breaks out  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - A large fight between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas broke out Thursday evening on the Lebanese side of the border, the Israeli army said, adding that its troops suffered casualties but did not elaborate.
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Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Leading Saudi Sheik Pronounces Fatwa Against Hezbollah  —  CAIRO, Egypt — One of Saudi Arabia's leading Wahhabi sheiks, Abdullah bin Jabreen has issued a strongly worded religious edict, or fatwa, declaring it unlawful to support, join or pray for Hezbollah, the Shiite militias lobbing missiles into northern Israel.
Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
Patience is Wearing Thin  —  The conventional wisdom is that the United States is so tied down that it can't do much about the rocket attacks on Israel, the blatant sponsorship of terrorists by Iran and Syria, or the Iranian nuclear program.  —  Oil prices are already sky-high.
Associated Press:
Lamont Pulls Even With Lieberman In Latest Poll  —  HAMDEN, Conn. — Democratic challenger Ned Lamont has pulled into a dead heat in his U.S. Senate race with incumbent Joe Lieberman, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.  —  The poll shows Lamont ahead 51-47 percent …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Joe Lieberman: Running Against Himself
Ignacio Russell Cano / Ynetnews:
In Spain, anti-Semitism is new leftist trend  —  Spanish Jews knew there were hard times ahead.  Prime Minister Zapatero has not disappointed them  —  Madrid: Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain and Secretary General of the Socialist Party, arrived to power at a time nobody expected, not even inside the Party.
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Reuters:
Israel: Spain relations hurt by PM's accusation IDF uses 'abuses force'  —  Israel's envoy to Spain said on Thursday the two countries' relations had been damaged after the Spanish prime minister accused Israel of using "abusive force" during an event at which he also wore a Palestinian scarf.
news24.com:
Spanish PM in scarf scandal  —  Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has come under criticism for posing with a Palestinian scarf on his shoulders after accusing Israel of using force "abusively" to defend itself, press reports said on Thursday.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Response to right-wing personal attacks  —  As I've noted several times in the last couple of weeks, my focus on the lawlessness, extremist rhetoric and violence-inciting tactics of the Bush movement and its followers in the blogosphere has triggered a slew of posts on multiple blogs devoted …
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George V. Voinovich / Washington Post:
Why I'll Vote for Bolton  —  As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I have had the rare opportunity to witness firsthand how the diplomatic process works and, in some cases, how it fails.  Recently, despite our nation's best efforts, the world — and particularly the Middle East …
Associated Press:
Nasrallah speaks, vows surprises  —  Hizbullah leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, spoke for the first Thursday since the beginning of the week, saying Hizbullah's entire infrastructure and leadership hierarchy were still intact and functional.  —  "I can confirm without exaggerating …
citizensforethics.org:
CREW FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. DELAY PAC - ARMPAC - RESULTS IN $115,000 FINE  —  One of Largest Fines in FEC History  —  Washington, DC - Last night, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released a conciliation agreement reached with Americans for a Republican Majority political action committee …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and Ohio 2nd Blog
rasmussenreports.com:
Middle East: Hezbollah to Blame for Current Strife, 56% Say  —  Many Fear a Wider Regional Conflict to Come  —  A week into the renewed violence between Israel and Lebanon triggered by the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, 56% of Americans say that Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah is to blame for the conflict.
WorldNetDaily:
Where are the Christians?  —  When Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert unleashed his navy and air force on Lebanon, accusing that tiny nation of an "act of war," the last pillar of Bush's Middle East policy collapsed.  —  First came capitulation on the Bush Doctrine, as Pyongyang …
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Larry Cohler-Esses / thejewishweek.com:
Experts: Force Alone Won't Stop Hezbollah
Discussion: Billmon and american footprints
Jerry Seper / Washington Times:
Minutemen not watching over funds  —  A growing number of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps leaders and volunteers are questioning the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of dollars in donations collected in the past 15 months, challenging the organization's leadership over financial accountability.
New York Times:
Judge Gives Wal-Mart Reprieve on Benefits  —  In a setback to state efforts to force employers to provide more generous health benefits, a federal judge yesterday struck down a Maryland law that was aimed at the nation's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores.  —  The judge ruled that the federal …
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