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HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, fighting for his political survival, appears to be cutting into challenger Ned Lamont‘s lead the day before Connecticut’s Democratic primary election, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday. The poll shows Lamont, a wealthy Greenwich businessman, with a slight lead of 51 …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The emir of Qatar said Monday that the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict had provided “greater opportunity” for Mideast peace, and called on the Jewish state to implement the latest U.N. Security Council cease-fire requirements. In the first visit to Lebanon by any head of state since the conflict began, …

JERUSALEM – A massive wave of guerrilla rockets pounded northern Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday, killing eight people hours before Hezbollah‘s leader offered to stop the attacks if Israel ends its airstrikes. Israel hit back early Friday with airstrikes in southern Beirut. Israel lost four soldiers in fighting …