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RUSH: This is hilarious. This is on the House floor. This is last night. Just listen to this. This is a portion of remarks made by Harlem Congressman Rangel talking about Hezbollah. This is the man who would be the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee were the Democrats to win back the House in this year's election. RANGEL: If we do have crown princesses and kings and -- and -- um, presidents unable to go to the ranch and discuss whatever they do, why not take advantage of this opportunity to tell the Arab countries in the region...

Tehran, 20 July (AKI) - A spokesman for an Iranian militant group which claims to have 55,000 would-be suicide bombers among its members said on Thursday that 27 of its men have joined Hezbollah militias in Lebanon to fight against Israel. "The first two groups of esteshhadioun (volunteers of martyrdom) have already reached Lebanon," Mohammad Ali Samadi told Adnkronos International (AKI). Speaking on the phone from the organization's headquarters in Tehran, Samadi said the militants reached Lebanon through Syria. The spokesman for the Headquarters for the Glory of Martyrs of the International Movement said its militants in Lebanon were "27...

Israel's United Nations ambassador Dan Gillerman claims his government is in possession of documents that reveal Iran is funding the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah to the amount of $100 million yearly. Gillerman made his accusations at U.N. headquarters where he was conferring with Security Council diplomats about the latest developments in the war-torn region. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who returned to New York City last night, briefed Council members on the latest developments of his Mideast negotiating team.