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Syrian Army Retakes Most of Damascus
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Nato supply trucks attacked in Pakistan	3 22:57 texhooey [11128]
Islamists killing Christians in Syria	13 16:40 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11125]
Good morning	1 00:59 GolfBravoUSMC [11133]
Two militants arrested in Lakki Marwat	0 [11132]
Policemen blamed for peace body chief's killing	0 [11131]
Pakistan negotiates with militants over Shahbaz Taseer	2 06:00 Fester Clunter7205 [11127]
30,000 flee clashes in northeast India	3 23:09 Chesney [11132]
Darfur rebels say army base seized in South Kordofan	0 [11130]
JMB militant Khamaru held	0 [11133]
AMISOM, Somali troops recover weapons from Al-Shabaab camp	0 [11127]
Somali Militants Execute 3 CIA, MI6 'Spies'	2 14:15 Raider [11127]
Israeli team killed in 1972 honored in London Olympic Village	1 08:18 Mullah Richard [11128]
Obscure Group Nabs Syrian Dissidents in Lebanon to Swap for 11 Pilgrims	0 [11128]
US assassination drones kill 12 in northwestern Pakistan	0 [11127]
Qatari official defects to Venezuela due to Doha policies	7 18:51 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11130]
Syria Rebels 'Liberate' Several Aleppo Districts	0 [11128]
Syrian Army Retakes Most of Damascus	1 23:20 JosephMendiola [11138]
Iraq attacks kill 110 in deadliest day in 2 years	1 21:51 JosephMendiola [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Our Boy Baltazar To Lead Assange's Legal Team	1 23:35 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11131]
Statement By Secretary Napolitano On Afghanistan Shooting	2 19:19 Besoeker [11125]
Bin Laden's Doll House	2 19:48 JosephMendiola [11129]
A.Q. Khan starts new anti-American political party in Pakiwakiland	6 17:10 rjschwarz [11124]
SEDENA changes Mexican 5th Military Zone command	0 [11123]
UK refuses Arab League's offer to give Assad safe passage	0 [11131]
Gunmen Attack Security Forces Destroying Cannabis Fields in Bekaa	6 18:08 manversgwtw [11127]
South Sudan sets out conditions for Sudan deal	0 [11126]
Obama Warns Assad against 'Tragic Mistake' of Using Chemical Arms	8 19:30 Hellfish [11126]
EU Ready to Back African Stabilization Force in Mali	1 17:02 Besoeker [11129]
UK: Syria chemical weapons threat 'unacceptable'	3 20:52 rammer [11137]
Iraq rejects Arab League call for Syrian president to resign	1 22:33 JosephMendiola [11131]
Assad removal will lead to civil war in Syria: Putin	7 20:17 JosephMendiola [11127]
Cyprus Court Extends Detention of Lebanese Terror Suspect	0 [11128]
Gulf States Back Yemen in Iran Spy Cell Row	0 [11132]
Reports: Bulgaria Bomber Had Female Companion	1 00:51 Water Modem [11125]
Jumblat: Nasrallah Was Better Off Not Referring to Symbol of Syrian Oppression as Comrade-in-Arms	0 [11127]
Saudi forces wear Bahrain police uniforms: Al Wefaq leader	0 [11126]
Bulgarian website names 'US citizen David Jepson' as suspected accomplice in Burgas attack	4 14:59 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Olympics' Most Wanted: Police Suspect Bulgarian Bus Bomber Accomplice On His Way To London 2012	1 04:33 Besoeker [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chicago: 6 shot in 15-minute span, teen killed	8 16:28 JohnQC [11130]
The land of fair play	7 15:49 Nimble Spemble [11129]
$400M Damage to Sub USS Miami: "Wanted to go home early"	14 15:55 jefe101 [11126]
Today's Idiot	3 14:27 Mullah Richard [11130]
Egypt Releases Detainees Held by Military after Morsi Decree	0 [11129]
Police clash with Moroccans protesting high living costs	0 [11127]
Liberia's Sirleaf moves to boost press freedom	0 [11129]
Police club orphans, 15 injured	0 [11127]
Peshawar High Court orders protection for Afghan couple	0 [11129]
Bear Wanders into U.S. Mall, No One Hurt	12 23:30 USN, Ret. [11132]
'Our current policies favor the rich and the corporations'	5 12:49 jack salami [11127]
Penn State faces $60m fine over ex-coach sex scandal	10 21:10 Nimble Spemble [11133]
Russia's Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals	5 19:55 Dale [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
Spengler: The Problem Is Obama, Not Huma Abedin	1 16:03 Frozen Al [11131]
Tony Blair: 'The West is asleep on the issue of Islamist extremism'	4 17:07 Besoeker [11130]
A Terrorist Attack That America Cannot Absorb	4 11:49 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
OBL compound	6 09:34 Frank G [11130]
Time: Is Syria's Bashar Assad Going the Way of Muammar Gaddafi?	1 01:42 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Smirky Jay sez Champ has no tolerance for leaks	1 23:21 Procopius2k [11131]
Democratic Va. state senator: Presidential election 'all about race'	8 19:42 Besoeker [11129]
Federal windfall gives Grapevine-Colleyville district money for employee pay raises	3 20:47 Pappy [11135]
Fort Worth gets nearly $1 million for bike-share program	10 22:43 JosephMendiola [11134]
Bay Area faces new high-speed rail costs	11 19:55 JosephMendiola [11132]

    
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                        23:21 Procopius2k

                        23:20 JosephMendiola

                        23:09 Chesney

                        22:57 texhooey

                        22:50 JosephMendiola

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                        22:40 JosephMendiola

                        22:33 JosephMendiola

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                        21:51 JosephMendiola

                        21:10 Nimble Spemble

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                        20:52 rammer

                        20:47 Pappy

                        20:44 European Conservative

                        20:31 Glenmore

                        20:22 JosephMendiola

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                        19:55 JosephMendiola

                        19:55 Dale

Who's in the News
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8	Govt of Syria
3	Arab Spring
2	TTP
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Hezbollah
1	Narcos
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Ansar Dine
1	Govt of Iran
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh

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Tue 2012-07-24
Syrian Army Retakes Most of Damascus

Mon 2012-07-23
23 wounded in Iraq car bombing

Sun 2012-07-22
Pencilneck may use chemical weapons against rebels

Sat 2012-07-21
Islamic Jihad Leadership Abandons Syria For Iran

Fri 2012-07-20
Syria Rebels Take 'All Iraq Border Points'

Thu 2012-07-19
Pencilneck runs away to Latakia

Wed 2012-07-18
Two Buses With 40 Israeli Tourists Blown Up At Bulgarian Airport

Tue 2012-07-17
Blast kills MP in Mogadishu, Militants claim responsibility

Mon 2012-07-16
US Ship Fires on Boat off Dubai, 1 Dead

Sun 2012-07-15
At Least 83 Killed across Syria

Sat 2012-07-14
NDS Chief Among Bombing Victims at Afghan Wedding

Fri 2012-07-13
Defected Syrian Ambassador Calls on Countrymen to Join Him

Thu 2012-07-12
Sudan university students hold major protest: Witness

Wed 2012-07-11
Al Qaeda suicide bomber attacks Yemen police academy

Tue 2012-07-10
Gang Linked to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Busted in Arizona

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