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NKor proposes summit with SKor
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Dozens Killed in Kandahar Bombing; 4 GIs Killed by Bomb on Patrol	0 [11131]
Four Police killed by Chechen suicide bomber	0 [11126]
Australia terror suspects wanted to 'strike big'	0 [11127]
Gaza official: 3 dead, 7 hurt in Israel air strike	1 00:00 gorb [11124]
Inside al Qaeda underground torture bunkers	1 00:00 Spanky Slamp9315 [11130]
Car bomb at restaurant wounds 42 in southern Thailand	3 00:00 Glenmore [11124]
Afghan journalist shot dead in Khyber Agency	2 00:00 abu do you love [11135]
Good morning	3 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11131]
15 unidentified bodies found in Mingora	2 00:00 liberal hawk [11128]
Terrorist caught in Algiers after 14-year hunt	1 00:00 trailing wife in Buffalo [11127]
Gitmo inmate freed without charge after 7 years	4 00:00 Spanky Slamp9315 [11127]
Pakistan police say militant cells raided	0 [11123]
Police arrest six suspected militants in Sargodha	0 [11129]
Israeli forces kill Gazan man	0 [11124]
Israel: Two rockets fired from Gaza	0 [11126]
PRC fighters 'clash with Israeli forces' in Gaza	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Twin blasts kill 10 in southern Iraq	0 [11127]
Twelve militants captured in Malakand: ISPR	0 [11128]
Baghdad attackers paid $10,000 to pass checkpoints	0 [11129]
2 criminals killed in shootouts	1 00:00 mojo [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Karzai Takes Lead in Afghan Vote, With 10% of Ballots Counted	0 [11128]
American officer in Iraq tells how job changed after U.S. troops pulled back	0 [11129]
CIA Releases Documents Fmr. Vice President Cheney Requested Be Made Public	2 00:00 DarthVader [11125]
Indonesia seeks second man over bomb funds	0 [11130]
"Currahee!"	0 [11125]
Paleo family: We never told Aftonbladet organs were taken	6 00:00 DMFD [11125]
UAE Prosecutor Claims US Man had al-Qaeda Ties	0 [11129]
Key lawmaker denies part in bombing of Jewish centre	0 [11124]
Iran calls for political solution to Yemen fighting	2 00:00 liberal hawk [11132]
Iran's sacked minister named top prosecutor	0 [11125]
Fatah leader Hussam Khader calls for three month "truce" with Hamas	1 00:00 SteveS [11126]
Gaza schoolgirls say Hamas cracking down on dress code	1 00:00 Procopius2k [11126]
Swedish tabloid runs follow-up 'organ harvesting' article	5 00:00 anonymous5089 [11130]
Iran Reformist Unveils Case of Raped Detainee	0 [11130]
In post-vote Iran, Army seeks more Judicial action	0 [11126]
Aide says Ahmadinejad popularity historic	1 00:00 Eric Jablow [11129]
Radioactive US weapons taking toll in Iraq	27 00:00 Cromert [11130]
Why bail in Aug 21 attack case wont be cancelled	0 [11125]
UN team given briefing on medical aid given to Ms. Bhutto	0 [11124]
N. Korea proposes summit with S. Korea: report	0 [11127]
Court declares Mangal Bagh a proclaimed offender	0 [11126]
Attacks in Pakistan will continue: Waliur Rehman	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
In Nigeria, Islamic group chief denies Boko Haram link	0 [11126]
Iraqs Shiites create new alliance for election	0 [11125]
When will Brown come out of hiding?	4 00:00 Eric Jablow [11132]
Kenny MacAskill says Libyans promised low-key welcome for Lockerbie bomber	11 00:00 Alaska Paul [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Woman accused of threatening bomb-plot informant	0 [11127]
Cable News Race	0 [11132]
4 Iraqis Expelled from Denmark After Brutal Gang Rape, Family Seethe, Threaten Judge	0 [11130]
Farmers issue warning after fatal cow attacks	7 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Financial Time Bomb - Caution you will be afraid, very afraid!	2 00:00 tipover [11130]
The Doctors Revolt	5 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11127]
The Wild Pigs That Ate Fresno	10 00:00 Black Bart Spirt1954 [11128]
London's Weapon of Choice	2 00:00 DMFD [11135]
Catching Up to Mexico	6 00:00 Procopius2k [11129]
Cash for Cuisinarts	0 [11124]
SAS B Squadron's Tale Of A Bear	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
More than 200 face trial over China ethnic riots	0 [11124]
Maliki to go it alone in next election	0 [11130]
King Mohammed VI calls for overhaul of judicial system	0 [11124]
No need for OPEC output rise: Iraq oil minister	1 00:00 Glenmore [11131]
Officials Weigh Circumcision to Fight H.I.V. Risk	15 00:00 texhooey [11132]
Dad of teen with drink-related illness faces legal battle to get his son a liver transplant	5 00:00 Anonymoose [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Death of a Libel Tourist	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11131]
West Texas field reads: 'Say no to Obama!'	1 00:00 Parabellum [11127]
Global Warming Much Slower Than Expected (pdf)	3 00:00 DarthVader [11131]
"Torture" seems to be popular in popular culture	0 [11131]
Libya broke promise not to celebrate Lockerbie release, says Kenny MacAskill	5 00:00 DMFD [11133]
The thrill is gone for Obama and the media	4 00:00 DMFD [11126]
Scotland's Turn To Shame the West	3 00:00 Anonymoose [11127]
Obama Screws Up Latin American Policy	1 00:00 Bulldog [11128]
Fouad Ajami: Reagan vs. Obama	5 00:00 Sheger McGurque5408 [11132]
Experts Urge Caution Over Friendly Signs from Norks	2 00:00 gorb [11130]
Iraq: The Coming Violence Will Be Worse	5 00:00 Spanky Slamp9315 [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Blue on Blue: How Rahm Emanuel Is Reviving Republicans	1 00:00 Matt [11135]
Democrats plan hundreds of reform rallies	8 00:00 Procopius2k [11130]
Union Official to be Made Head of NY Fed	5 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11125]
Marine Veteran Dresses Down Congressman "Brown Shirt" Baird	4 00:00 eLarson [11127]
Conyers looks vulnerable in 2010 reelection poll	3 00:00 Muggsy Glink [11127]
Questions for Pingree -- if she made herself available to ask	0 [11131]
Nagin concerned about Cannizzaro's NOPD remarks	1 00:00 mojo [11124]
Jefferson case shows meltdown of Orleans Parish School Board	3 00:00 crosspatch [11129]
Patronage workers give to Stroger's campaign fund, get big raises	0 [11126]
Obama 'Quite Comfortable' As ~~Millard Fillmore~~ ~~Franklin Pierce~~ One-Term President	5 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11138]
Obama, Clinton, and Carter	8 00:00 Mitch H. [11127]

    
                23:55 abu do you love 

                        23:22 texhooey

                        23:01 Cromert

                        22:49 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:23 trailing wife

                        21:56 trailing wife

                        21:52 Black Bart Spirt1954

                        21:46 Alaska Paul

                        21:31 Skunky Glins 5***

                        21:25 Eric Jablow

                        21:20 Eric Jablow

                        21:10 whitecollar redneck

                        21:08 Ptah

                        20:56 eLarson

                        20:50 Rambler in Virginia

                        20:48 Procopius2k

                        20:23 Procopius2k

                        20:06 Deacon Blues

                        20:02 JosephMendiola

                        19:59 JosephMendiola

                        19:58 Frank G

                        19:56 JosephMendiola

                        19:55 Matt

                        19:50 JosephMendiola

Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran
4	TTP
4	Hamas
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	HUJI
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Popular Resistance Committees
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Global Jihad
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-08-25
NKor proposes summit with SKor

Mon 2009-08-24
Holder to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Probe Terror Suspect Interrogations

Sun 2009-08-23
Hakimullah Mehsud appointed Baitullah's successor

Sat 2009-08-22
Karzai, Abdullah declare victory in Afghan vote

Fri 2009-08-21
Lockerbie bomber home in Libya amid US anger

Thu 2009-08-20
Maulvi Faqir claims TTP leadership, Muslim Khan replaces Omer

Wed 2009-08-19
Khatami, Karroubi join Mousavi's Green movement

Tue 2009-08-18
Maulvi Omar nabbed

Mon 2009-08-17
Maulvi Nazir one with the ages

Sun 2009-08-16
Iran chooses hardliner to head judiciary. Wotta surprise.

Sat 2009-08-15
Eight killed, 80 injured in Hamas, radicals clashes

Fri 2009-08-14
Missing cargo ship found near Cape Verde

Thu 2009-08-13
Seven Pak preachers gunned down in Puntland mosque

Wed 2009-08-12
Georgia Man Guilty In Terrorism Trial

Tue 2009-08-11
Kuwait arrests al-Qaida linked group

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