Webb of intrigue: As the sponsor of a new GI Bill and a tough-minded Cold Warrior who once served as secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan, Sen. Jim Webb has found himself the subject of vice presidential chatter in the liberal blogsophere. Many bloggers think the Virginian lawmaker has all the essentials in terms of experience and appeal that are lacking in likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
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Mall attack in Israel: Islamic Jihad terrorists fired a rocket into a crowded shopping mall in Ashkelon, in the southern part of the country. Fifteen people were wounded, and one 70-year-old woman was killed in the attack, which has prompted fiery criticism of Ehud Olmert’s government and its friendship with President Bush, who is in Israel in honor of its 60th anniversary.
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