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8:00 PM ET, August 4, 2006

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Agence France Presse:
Iran to supply Hezbollah with surface-to-air missiles  —  LONDON (AFP) - Iran will supply Hezbollah with surface-to-air missile systems in the coming months, boosting the guerrillas' defences against Israeli aircraft, according to a report by specialist magazine Jane's Defence Weekly, citing unnamed Western diplomatic sources.
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Haaretz:
Iranian official admits Tehran supplied missiles to Hezbollah  —  A senior Iranian official admitted for the first time Friday that Tehran did indeed supply long-range Zelzal-2 missiles to Hezbollah.  —  Mohtashami Pur, a one-time ambassador to Lebanon who currently holds the title …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Al Bawaba:
Hizbullah's social network torn to shreds  —  As war rages on in Lebanon, Israel has been targeting not only Hizbullah's fighters, but also, the social network that prior to the current clashes had served Lebanon's Shiite community with its basic needs.  Massive damage to Hizbullah's social …
Discussion: Samizdata.net and A Blog For All
Lebanon.Profile / Lebanese Political Journal:
Israel Bombing Christians and Sunnis
Discussion: New York Sun
John Kifner / New York Times:
Israel Extends Strikes North of Beirut, Hitting Village
Discussion: BBC, the talking dog and Hit and Run
Rebecca Sinderbrand / Political Animal:
TALKING TO SYRIA....There are still plenty of nay-sayers …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and TAPPED
neo-neocon:
Israel: Athens or Sparta or Masada
Moshe Yaalon / Washington Post:
The Rules of War  —  The conflict in the Middle East …
Discussion: Democracy Project and QandO
Ynetnews:
Judges in Egypt: Scrap peace deal with Israel
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israel severs Lebanon road link to Syria
Greg Sargent / electioncentral.tpmcafe.com:
CT-SEN: Richard Goodstein: "Email Me The Last Good Story You Wrote About Joe Lieberman"  —  So I just reached D.C. lobbyist Richard Goodstein on his cellphone.  Goodstein the lobbyist confirmed that he is indeed the guy on the front-page of today's Record-Journal who appeared to be heckling Lamont in a diner.
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Lieberman rival owns stock in Wal-Mart  —  Connecticut millionaire businessman Ned Lamont, who sharply criticized the employment practices of Wal-Mart this week in his campaign to unseat Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democrat primary, owns stock in the company, Senate records reveal.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Lieberman More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats  —  Favorable image dips further among Democrats  —  PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has faced mounting difficulties among fellow Democrats in his home state of Connecticut over his pro-Iraq war stance, possibly culminating …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Ned Lamont Fails First Test Of Character  —  Say it with me - it's not the crime, it's the coverup!  Jane Hamsher is a major blog supporter of Ned Lamont who has raised money and directed commercials for his campaign on a volunteer basis.  Ms. Hamsher caused a flap for her candidate by posting …
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Old Friends With Deep Pockets  —  In Financial And Political Circles, Backers Pledge To Stand Beside Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — The big givers crammed a room at the Washington Court hotel a few days ago to salute and contribute money to their old friend, Joe Lieberman.
Discussion: Sirotablog
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
In Connecticut, Lieberman is on the brink  —  Days before the Democratic primary, polls look gloomy for veteran senator  —  Tom Curry  —  If Sen. Joe Lieberman loses next Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut, will his political obituary read "another casualty of the Iraq war"?
Elizabeth Hamilton / Hartford Courant:
Unlikely Trail Boss
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Christian Avard / The Raw Story:
Ambassador claims shortly before invasion, Bush didn't know there were two sects of Islam  —  [New to RAW STORY?  Be sure to check out our front page for all the latest-breaking news.  Latest: Raw acquires Republican campaign plan for summer recess...]  —  Former Ambassador …
Discussion: NO QUARTER
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Murtada Faraj / Associated Press:
Iraqi Shiites chant 'Death to Israel'  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of thousands of Shiites chanting "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" marched through the streets of Baghdad's biggest Shiite district Friday in a show of support for Hezbollah militants battling Israeli troops in Lebanon.
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Bush Starts 10-Day Texas Vacation  —  Shorter Summer Break Reflects Post-Katrina Criticism  —  President Bush arrived here Thursday evening to begin a 10-day stretch at his Prairie Chapel ranch, his longest planned period away from Washington during this summer vacation season.
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Guardian:   Blair delays holiday to work on UN peace deal
Tim Harper / Toronto Star:
Star's man in Havana caught by Castro  —  Star reporter in Havana gets a taste of official Cuba at its most oppressive  —  HAVANA—"Mr. Timothy, you must come with me.  There is a problem in your room."  —  I had just tucked into a pork sandwich at the hotel bar when the ominous voice from behind stopped me in mid-bite.
Discussion: USS Neverdock
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Editor and Publisher:
Reporters Shut Out Of Cuba At Key Moment
Discussion: Babalu Blog, Greenslade and RedState
Randy Hall / CNSNews:
A Bit of History for Global Warmers: Look at 1930  —  (CNSNews.com) - People sweltering from a heat wave in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. might find cold comfort in the fact that the temperatures of the past few days are not the hottest on record.  That "honor" belongs to a summer 76 years ago …
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Hagel: Begin Iraq withdrawal within 6 months  —  The United States needs to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within the next six months, Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday, rather than ratcheting up its military commitment now.  —  With Iraq exploding in sectarian violence and …
Discussion: Think Progress
 
 
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Karl-Thomas Musselman / Burnt Orange Report:
Re-Re-Redistricting Decided  —  The courts have drawn the redistricting map.
Discussion: MyDD, Swing State Project, CQPolitics.com and Off the Kuff
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Where did that video spoofing Gore's film come from?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Ernie Suggs / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
McKinney, Johnson trade barbs again
Discussion: The Right Angle
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
Fiasco II  —  Henry at Crooked Timber challenges me to provide …
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Bull Moose:
Grazing Moose  —  The Moose offers some summer thoughts …
Discussion: The Raw Story, Middle Earth Journal, The New York Observer … and TBogg
Rep. John Conyers / The Huffington Post:
The Constitution in Crisis  —  Final "Constitution in Crisis" Report
Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report
Ezra Klein:
Clinton The Fighter  —  Kevin Drum writes:
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns and Money, Unfogged and Liberty and Justice
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Prison Disciplines Inmate Who Paints With M&M's
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and Thoughts of an Average Woman
Kristin Roberts / Reuters:
General briefed Murtha after murder comment, Corp says
Discussion: Philadelphia Inquirer, The American Thinker, Flopping Aces, RedState and Say Anything
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Officials Say Kerik Faces a Second Investigation
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and TPMmuckraker
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Specter's NSA Plan Hits Snag
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, Unclaimed Territory and OrinKerr.com
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The End Of the Right?
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal, Hit and Run, TAPPED, Ankle Biting Pundits, Kung Fu Quip, The Moderate Voice, The Bullwinkle Blog, Blue Crab Boulevard and BrothersJudd Blog
 

 
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