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What does yesterday's voting mean for November and beyond?

Hello again, I'm Mormon Olney, and this is To the Point.

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All sides recognize the final result in Connecticut's senatorial primary, Ned Lamont, 52%

Joe Lieberman 48. There's a little agreement on what that means. Was it a referendum on the war in Iraq

that means trouble for Republicans in other parts of the country? Or will it hurt the Democrats most?

Is it a sign that bipartisan

moderates are a vanishing breed in both parties, whichever ends up controlling the Congress

next year? Also today, as debate continues at the United Nations, Israel decides to expand the war

on Hezbollah in Lebanon. On reporter's notebook later on, the environmental consequences of continuing combat.

First, here's the news.

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and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman lost his party primary, but now he plans to run as an independent.

On To the Point, what does it all mean for Democrats and Republicans in other parts of the country,

for the war in Iraq, control of the

Congress, and the next presidential election. On reporters' notebook, oil covers Lebanon's Mediterranean

beaches, Israeli forests are on fire. We'll look at the impact of war on the environment.

First, this news update, 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 Perano is Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Newsweek magazine, and Kevin, thanks very much for joining us.

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