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August 20, 2007

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Lebanon Press Roundup

Annahar

March 14 Maronites to decide candidacy mechanism today

Hezbollah: Unity government or no presidential elections

Berri continues simultaneity approach, adopts flexibility towards names

Kenaan: Aoun has a project for unifying the two crisis camps

Rizk: New president has four files to attend to:

The International tribunal, the in-depth crisis suffered by the Lebanese political system, security in light of the events occurring in Nahr el-Bared, and the economic situation.

Diplomatic efforts stalling amid negative repercussions of the Saudi-Syrian dispute

Qabbani: Lebanon's future is in great danger; leaders must revert to dialogue

Bishop Mattar: Christians' share of public posts must be preserved

Fadlallah: Lebanon has entered the stage of danger, and we fear for it

Raad: We insist on unity govt even half an hour before the presidential elections

Nassib Lahoud: Saudi Arabia has no interests in Lebanon and the last thing to be accused of is ineffectiveness

Sarkis says president must be committed to 1701, rejects amending constitution

Qassem: There is no dispute between Sunnites and Shiites and the decision is in the hands of the Americans, and not our adversaries

Army controls 12 additional buildings in Nahr el-Bared, works on isolating bunkers

Joint Palestinian force assumes responsibility for Ain e-Helweh security

Assafir

Washington doesn't object to amending Constitution; 'Majority' Christians on alert

'Bared': Army preparing to use Hawker Hunters in final assault

US belief in 2/3 quorum points to the necessity of agreeing on a compromise president

Would the formula of 'no-compromise president without a compromise PM' apply?

Sfeir: We regret the inability of rival leaders to reach compromise

Gemayel: Foiling presidential elections is a conspiracy against the Christians

Bassil: Fighting Aoun's presidency is fighting reform

Al-Mustaqbal

March 14 Christians launch search for presidential elections mechanism

Hezbollah reiterates call for blocking third 'even half an hour before' elections

Khaddam: Assad imagines he can move from being accused to becoming a partner

For these reasons presidential elections are inevitable - Fares Khashan

Behind the scenes efforts underway to compensate Damascus for what it could lose from having to abandon its 'vacuum tactic'

Addiyar

'Majority' Christians trying to choose president, take initiative from Jumblat and Hariri

Qabbani: Lebanon's future, fate in danger

Gazelle gunships continue shelling 'Bared'; Hawker Hunter readied to join in

Ferocious battles rage on with machine guns, hand grenades

Militants' fighting abilities receding

Al-Balad

Hezbollah: No presidential elections without unity government

March 14 heading to a unified position with multiple candidates

Hezbollah: We stopped taking Lebanon to the American project

Bassil: Preventing Aoun from becoming president is a conspiracy

War planes preparing to demolish Fatah el-Islam bunkers

Al-Liwaa

Crisis clouds rising

March 14 cancels meeting to agree on presidency

Initiatives on hold and domestic stances rifting away

Abu Faour: Aoun lost the race for presidency after losing his Christian leadership

Khalifeh: Lebanon a center for regional and international conflicts

Al-Akbar

Three questions from Berri to Rice - Ibrahim al-Amine

What is Washington's position on the 2/3 quorum and would it support the 50+1 option?

What is Washington's position on amending article 49 of the Constitution?

Would Washington back a consensus president or one from a specific side?

Saudi-Syrian dispute besieging elections, undermining initiatives - Arafat Hijazi

Geagea clarifies Sfeir's stance: The Patriarch is against amending the Constitution in favor of individuals

Gemayel: Unity government is a political and constitutional heresy

Poll: 82 percent of the Lebanese are religiously committed

72 percent view that politicians use religion for their interests

51 percent abide by religious authorities' decisions

55 percent practice religious rituals and the Shiites are the most committed

52 percent are against spiritual authorities' intervention in political affairs

Gunships bombard 'Bared' with 400-kg bombs; two soldiers killed

Army air force succeeds in rehabilitating its war planes

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