[Washington Post] Anthony Shadid - Hizbullah and its allies widened their campaign Tuesday to force the Lebanese government's resignation, backing what they vowed would be a series of daily protests scattered across the capital. So far, the government has refused to resign. But by paralyzing the government, Hizbullah has stanched what it saw as growing U.S. influence, and delayed the convening of an international court to try suspects in the 2005 slaying of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, an assassination that government supporters blame on Syria.
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