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What Do Yesterday's Primary Results Mean for the Future?
A look at election returns in Connecticut and other states. Also, an update on the ongoing violence in the Middle East and its environmental impact.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenA look at election returns in Connecticut and other states. Also, an update on the ongoing violence in the Middle East and its environmental impact.
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3 storiesIsrael Approves Wider Ground Offensive in Lebanon
Israel's Security Cabinet today voted “overwhelmingly” to send more troops deeper into Lebanon in a major extension of the ground war against Hezbollah. Kevin Peraino , Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Newsweek magazine, has the story.
Read the story6 minWhat Do Yesterday's Primary Results Mean for the Future?
Veteran Senator Joe Lieberman lost to Ned Lamont in yesterday's Democratic primary with 48% to Lamont's 52. This morning Lieberman filed to run as an Independent in November's general election. Connecticut's other Democratic Senator, Chris Dodd , said that he would honor Lieberman's decision, but hopes that voters would unite and…
Read the story34 minEnvironmental Damage in the Middle East
Human deaths and injuries are not the only measure of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. A forest in northern Israel has been devastated by Hezbollah rocket fire, but the longest-lasting environmental consequence of the fighting may be the Lebanese coast . Mediterranean Sea beaches are blackened and fish and animals are endangered…
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