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Explosive violence in the Middle East continues today. On his way to the G8
Summit in Russia, President Bush said, "My attitude is this: there are a group
of terrorists who want to stop the advance of peace. And those of...who are
peace-loving must work together to help the agents of peace...Israel, President
Abbas, and others...to achieve their objective. You got to understand when
peace advances, it's in the terrorists' interests in some cases to stop it. And
that's what's happening." Read all of the president's remarks here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060713-4.html.
Is the situation spiraling out of control? What can the U.S. do to help resolve
it? Here's the latest from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13823680/.
NBC News' Richard Engel has more from Beirut:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13843349/.
MSNBC has more on the European Union's reaction to Israel's actions:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13841307/.
MSNBC also reports on the U.S. veto of a U.N. resolution calling for Israel to
stop its offensive in the Gaza Strip: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13165159/.
Tonight on Hardball, MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent Norah O'Donnell sits
in for Chris and will talk with NBC News' Fred Francis live from Gaza City, NBC
News' Martin Fletcher from Zarit, Newsweek's Dan Ephron from Jerusalem, and
TIME's Nick Blanford for the latest developments. Hardball's David Shuster will
report on what caused violence to escalate so rapidly in recent weeks.
Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), who was recently in Iraq, will tell us what he thinks
can be done to solve the crisis in the Middle East and the standoff with North
Korea.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon also will join Norah to talk about
what Israel is doing and what it plans to do. He says his country is at war.
Hardball Political Analysts Bob Shrum, a former adviser to Israel's Ehud Barak,
and Kate O'Beirne, Washington editor of the National Review, will be joined by
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, who was just in Lebanon, to discuss
the conflicts and the politics fueling them. Read Ignatius' latest column on
Iran:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/11/AR2006071101203.html.
In other news, Valerie Plame has filed a lawsuit against Vice President Cheney,
Scooter Libby, and Karl Rove. The AP has more:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13845613/.
Don't miss Hardball on Friday with guest Ann Coulter and the Hardball HotShots!
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--Bloomberg News notes crude oil hit $76/barrel for the 1st time
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZb4OyZZ7iWY&refer=home
--AP reports on the Voting Rights Act fight
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13841124/
--H-A-R-D-B-L-O-G-G-E-R http://hardblogger.msnbc.com
--NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.com
--Doonesbury http://doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html
Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C.
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