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Conservatives' Love-Hate Relationship with John McCain

John McCain is a fiscal hawk. Even more than being a war hero, it’s probably the single greatest quality that most conservatives love about the guy. If you’ve ever seen McCain step before a group of rock-ribbed Republicans and start railing away about pork-barrel projects and runaway spending, you know …

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Car Plows Into Crowd at Connecticut Festival, Injuring 27

NEW LONDON, Conn. – An 89-year-old man driving through a crowd at a summer festival panicked after striking one pedestrian and lurched his station wagon through the throng, injuring 27 people, city officials and witnesses said. Ned Lamont, who is challenging three-term incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Aug. 8 …

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Olmert: Offensive on Lebanon Could Last Several More Weeks

JERUSALEM – Israeli officials on Tuesday said their military offensive in Lebanon could last several more weeks and possibly involve large numbers of ground forces — casting doubt on the effectiveness of growing diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a visiting U.N. delegation that “Israel …

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