Daily Briefing: Dude, You're Getting A Safety Hazard
- The cease-fire in Lebanon held for a second day, despite reports of light Hezbollah missile activity, as thousands of displaced Lebanese returned to their homes. [WP]
- Plenty of analysis -- conventional wisdom says Hezbollah is strengthened, Israel is weakened, Lebanon is weakened. [LAT, BBC, NYT]
- Census report shows U.S. immigrant numbers grew 16 percent over the last five years. [NYT]
- Dell is recalling 4.1 million lithium-ion laptop batteries, citing fears of, um, spontaneous combustion. [WP, NYT]
- Evangelicals are expanding their efforts to register and reach religious voters. [LAT]
- Freelancer Jill Carroll writes on her Iraqi abduction experience in the second of a 12-part series. [CS Monitor]
- Sen. George Allen, presumed presidential candidate, loses mind. [WP]
