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9:40 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
John Kifner / New York Times:
Israel Extends Strikes North of Beirut, Hitting Village  —  Israel unleashed airstrikes across Lebanon Friday, severing the last major road link to the outside world and killing more than 30 people.  —  The bombs destroyed four bridges along the main north-south highway …
Discussion: BBC, the talking dog and Hit and Run
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
Rebecca Sinderbrand / Political Animal:
TALKING TO SYRIA....There are still plenty of nay-sayers …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and TAPPED
Jerusalem Post:
Iran: We supplied Zelzal-2 to Hizbullah
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
neo-neocon:
Israel: Athens or Sparta or Masada
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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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
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:   Connecticut Heckler Has a Tricky Past
Elizabeth Hamilton / Hartford Courant:
Unlikely Trail Boss
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
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.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Party On, Garth  —  I was typing my little fingers to the bone telling people to come to Connecticut for the big GOTV push for Lamont when the Kevin Rennie piece came out, essentially saying "Lieberman's throwing in the towel and trashing his field staff."  The bulls**t meters went off instantly.
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Reaction and The Left Coaster
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Guardian:
Blair delays holiday to work on UN peace deal  —  Oliver King and agencies  —  Tony Blair today decided to delay his summer holiday for a few days to help secure a United Nations resolution that would call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Truthdig
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
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
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: The Reaction and Think Progress
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 …
 
 
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Karl-Thomas Musselman / Burnt Orange Report:
Re-Re-Redistricting Decided  —  The courts have drawn the redistricting map.
Discussion: CQPolitics.com, MyDD, Off the Kuff and Swing State Project
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
Pew Research Center:
Pragmatic Americans Liberal and Conservative on Social Issues
Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Pam's House Blend and Hot Air
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
Fiasco II  —  Henry at Crooked Timber challenges me to provide …
Discussion: Crooked Timber
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
Murtada Faraj / Associated Press:
Iraqi Shiites chant 'Death to Israel'
Discussion: The Mahablog, american footprints, Needlenose, Left I on the News, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, Booman Tribune and Media Needle
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Officials Say Kerik Faces a Second Investigation
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and TPMmuckraker
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Wage Bill Dies; Senate Backs Pension Shift
Discussion: Associated Press, The Carpetbagger Report, News Hounds, Thoughts of an Average Woman, The Heretik, TAPPED, The Moderate Voice and BlogHer
 

 
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