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10:50 PM ET, July 24, 2006

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Washington Post:
Rice Makes Unannounced Visit to Beirut  —  BEIRUT, July 24 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced stop in Beirut Monday in an effort to shore up Lebanon's fragile government, beleaguered by nearly two weeks of relentless bombing raids that have wrecked much of the country's infrastructure …
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Yagil Levy / Haaretz:
A voluntary 'putsch'  —  In Israeli historical memory, two incidents have been metaphorically defined as a military "putsch": the pressure applied by Israel Defense Forces generals on then prime minister Levi Eshkol to embark on the Six-Day War in 1967, and the |
Ynetnews:
Monday: 81 rockets hit north, 50 hurt
Discussion: Israel Matzav
New York Times:
In Surprise, Rice's Trip to Mideast Begins in Beirut
Discussion: TalkLeft and FP Passport
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
A War Between Neighbors, Seen From Their Back Yard
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
The Boxer Meltdown  —  Maura and CTBob had quite the face off with Barbara Boxer today when they tried to dodge the public in an event only annnounced to the press at a local candy store normally closed on Mondays.  (You'll remember Maura from her encounter with Lieberman when the dog ate Joe Biden's train schedule.)
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Daily Kos
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New York Magazine:
Joe Lieberman's War
Meryl Gordon / New York Magazine:
Joe Lieberman's War
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Times
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Will Dole Enter the Fray in Connecticut?
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Annabelle McDonald / The Australian:
Peace prize winner 'could kill' Bush  —  NOBEL peace laureate Betty Williams displayed a flash of her feisty Irish spirit yesterday, lashing out at US President George W.Bush during a speech to hundreds of schoolchildren.  —  Campaigning on the rights of young people at the Earth Dialogues forum …
Chronicle of Higher Education:
Can Blogging Derail Your Career?  —  7 Bloggers Discuss the Case of Juan Cole  —  With the debut of his Web log, Informed Comment, four years ago, Juan R.I. Cole became arguably the most visible commentator writing on the Middle East today.  A professor of modern Middle East and South Asian history …
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Chronicle of Higher Education:
Juan R.I. Cole Responds
New York Post:
RUDY, THE FRONT-RUNNER  —  CRUISING AHEAD OF MCCAIN  —  July 24, 2006 — IT'S early in the game yet, but it's becoming undeniable: Rudy Giuliani will run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 - as the clear front-runner.  —  For months, the media have treated their favored candidate …
Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
Civil rights hiring shifted in Bush era  —  Conservative leanings stressed  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with lawyers who have strong conservative credentials but little experience in civil rights …
Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:
Kos, Hezbollah, and Israel  —  WHEN THE BOMBS began to fall in the Middle East, the Daily Kos had a problem.  And the Daily Kos's problem could soon be the Democratic party's problem.  —  On the one hand, one of the most solid blocks of support for the Democratic party is America's Jewish community.
SEIXON:
The Digital Brown Shirts  —  I don't know who Al Gore had in mind when he spoke of Nazi-like tactics being used against the media two years ago; it's usually best not to give examples when you're making things up.  When it comes to finding examples of the mythical digital Brown Shirt …
Ralph Kinney Bennett / TCS Daily:
Maybe Now We'll Get It  —  Maybe, as this terrible business in Lebanon unfolds, we'll finally get it:  —  Guerrillas like to hide behind civilians.  —  Muslim guerrillas take it a step further: "Civilians" are a weapon to them — as much a part of the fight as the AK-47 or RPG they carry.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton / dlc.org:
About the American Dream Initiative  —  Editor's Note: Due to the large size of these files, and increased website traffic, these files may take a few moments to load.  —  At the 2005 national conversation in Columbus, Ohio, DLC Chair Gov. Tom Vilsack asked Sen. Hillary Clinton to lead …
Patrick Cockburn / Independent:
Sectarian break-up of Iraq is now inevitable, admit officials  —  The Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, meets Tony Blair in London today as violence in Iraq reaches a new crescendo and senior Iraqi officials say the break up of the country is inevitable.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Dialing for Spines...And the Constitution  —  Last week Pachacutec asked all of the Roots project members to reach out to their senators to find out how they intended to vote on Arlen Specter's revision of FISA legislation.  [If you haven't yet joined the Roots Project, you should] (see UPDATE below).
Carolyn Thompson / Associated Press:
Gore Makes Personal Environmental Appeal  —  Former Vice President Al Gore said his conscience is regularly challenged by a consumerism that contributes to the global warming he has made it his mission to reverse.  —  "It is so hard for those of us who want to live according to our values …
Daniel Gilbert / New York Times:
He Who Cast the First Stone Probably Didn't  —  LONG before seat belts or common sense were particularly widespread, my family made annual trips to New York in our 1963 Valiant station wagon.  Mom and Dad took the front seat, my infant sister sat in my mother's lap and my brother and I had what we called "the wayback" all to ourselves.
 
 
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Discussion: Power Line
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:
CNN's Robertson Now Admits: Hezbollah 'Had Control' of His Anti-Israel Piece
Discussion: Hot Air
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Sunday Talkshow Breakdown
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The Raw Story:
Paper: Fifteen current, former members of Congress interviewed …
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'Chickenhawk'  —  ``IT'S TOUCHING that you're so concerned …