This poor woman laments the destruction of her home in Southern Beirut by Israeli bombing, 22 July 2006. Reuters via Yahoo News.

And then, what do you know?

Here’s the same poor woman reacting to the destruction of her house in the suburbs of Beirut 05 August 2006. AP via Yahoo News.

Isn’t it an amazing coincidence?
——————————————Hat tip to Drinking From Home who provides close-up facial photos, demonstrating the presence of the same mark and the same scar firmly establishing the identity of the woman in both photos as the same, and who observes mildly:

Either this woman is the unluckiest multiple home-owner in Beirut, or something isn’t quite right.

Kevin Aylward comments on the Associated Press’s retraction following the blogosphere’s demolition of its resurrected Hurricane Katrina news meme. It was just another case of news manipulation in the cause of Bush-bashing.

Bulldogpundit analyzes (at Ankle Biting Pundits) how the Associated Press-Ipsos Poll results showing that Americans favor giving Democrats control of Congress by a 49 percent to 36 percent margin were actually achieved.

Hat tip to terrye at YARGB.