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Connecticut Senate race: WaPo endorses Lieberman, NYT endorses Lamont

Posted by: ST on July 30, 2006 at 6:37 pm » 2 Comments

No real surprises here with the way the endorsements fell, considering the NYT’s anti-war Iraq stance and the WaPo’s pro-Iraq war stances (expressed in various editorials in the past). However, the WaPo’s editorial discusses Lieberman’s other strengths, in addition to his steadfast support of the Iraq war, while the NYT focuses primarily on Lamont being [...]

 

Civilian deaths in Lebanon: MSM should examine Hezbollah’s part more closely

Posted by: ST on July 30, 2006 at 12:22 pm » 33 Comments

The big story coming from the Middle East today is an Israeli airstrike that killed 56 civilians in Lebanon, including 34 children. Via AP: QANA, Lebanon – Israeli missiles hit several buildings in a southern Lebanon village as people slept Sunday, killing at least 56, most of them children, in the deadliest attack in 19 [...]