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Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Muslim convert held after nail bomb blast in restaurant	13 00:00 McZoid [11133]
Gazan shot dead at blockade demo	3 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
Afghan Koran protest turns deadly	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [11126]
Rescue of kidnapped girls ignite Islamic rampage	17 00:00 Woozle Shomock6636 [11131]
Carpool canceled, whole idea went up in smoke and riders flew instead	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11127]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Gaza Crossing	0 [11123]
Sudan: 22 soldiers killed in Abyei clash	2 00:00 Seafarious [11128]
US: Mosul attacks down 85 percent	6 00:00 Harry Reid [11132]
Blast kills two ISAF soldiers, one Afghan civilian	0 [11127]
I hate to be a pest, but...	25 00:00 Intrinsicpilot [11129]
Good morning.	14 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Gaza gunmen fire at IDF soldiers near border fence; none hurt	0 [11127]
Palestinians: Five hurt, including 5-month-old baby in IAF air-strike	2 00:00 DMFD [11127]
Four relatives of two FATA MPs gunned down in Jamrud	0 [11128]
Rockets fired at minister's village in Jaffarabad	0 [11132]
Sri Lanka fighting kills 37	0 [11126]
Militants launch offensive in Swat	1 00:00 Paul [11131]
Pakistain signs peace deal with pro-Taliban militants	7 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Lebanon to elect new president within 24 hours	0 [11127]
Beirut Protest Camp Dismantled After Deal Signed in Doha	0 [11129]
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
'What's Important Is to Kill the Germans'	6 00:00 Yosemite Sam [11133]
On Al-Jazeera, PFLP-GC Leader Salutes Suicide Bombers, Slams PA Negotiators	0 [11125]
Britain OKs plan to build 2 carriers	7 00:00 bigjim-ky [11128]
Contradicting Fatwas Over Construction Of Churches In Muslim World	1 00:00 trailing wife [11127]
Iraq could have largest oil reserves in the world	16 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [11122]
Mass. imam faces sentencing on immigration fraud charges	2 00:00 xbalanke [11126]
'None of it matches my life, my whole life'	2 00:00 Canuckistan sniper [11131]
Report: Terrorism stats are skewed by Iraq attacks	0 [11125]
Rice defends Bush policy on Iran as 'successful'	11 00:00 Bobby [11126]
U.S. deserter faces deportation from Canada	23 00:00 Bobby [11127]
UN inquiry focuses on bias against Arabs in US [Barf Alert!!!]	8 00:00 mojo [11125]
US guards drag Afghan detainee to war-crimes court	9 00:00 Bobby [11126]
Aziz continues try-out for high jump	0 [11125]
Sayafiyah celebrates change {B. O. campaigns in Iraq?}	0 [11124]
Iraqi forces will take control of security by end of year	2 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11125]
Iraqi: 'I killed her with a machine gun'	8 00:00 Glenmore [11130]
Ethiopia PM Charges 'Smear Campaign' Against Troops in Somalia	0 [11126]
Hopes raised for Austrians held by Al-Qaeda: diplomat	0 [11125]
US urges Pakistan to nab Baitullah, in test of anti-terror zeal	1 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
High Court: Hamas to blame for Gaza fuel shortage	0 [11126]
Netanyahu: No one will defend us apart from ourselves	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
Israeli officials deny full withdrawal from Golan	0 [11129]
Israel, Syria Confirm Holding Peace Talks Mediated by Turkey	0 [11123]
Olmert proposes naval blockade on Iran: report	8 00:00 jds [11127]
Cabinet decides not to withdraw army from FATA	0 [11130]
AQ Khan allowed to visit friends	3 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Islamic leaders seek Nizami's punishment for war crimes	0 [11125]
Palestinians aim to win investment	4 00:00 Halliburton - Small Rocket Division [11128]
Held Vessel Has Arms, Claim Pirates	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Al Qaeda Nostra	0 [11127]
Al-Dura case overturned on appeal	0 [11135]
Page 3: Non-WoT
OPEC unhappy with oil price surge Honest, Really, Way, Trust Me	2 00:00 crosspatch [11129]
"The Necklace" returns to Soth Africa	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [11133]
Trail of Tall Tales: John McCain	2 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
Thinking the unthinkable: Who follows Ted Kennedy	26 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Ship of Fools??	2 00:00 swksvolFF [11125]
Troops sent onto S Africa streets	1 00:00 Rex Mundi [11125]
Record number take UK citizenship	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [11129]
Richard Dreyfuss to play Cheney	7 00:00 SteveS [11128]
Top banks call for relaxed writedown rules	8 00:00 bigjim-ky [11128]
A few of Bill's opinions on Hillary's campaign	0 [11124]
Mixup negates House override of farm bill veto	14 00:00 Procopius2k [11124]
Trail of Tall Tales: Hillary Clinton	3 00:00 ex-lib [11129]
Ninth Circus Court rules against military gays policy	7 00:00 Rambler in California [11127]
Air Force in a Jam as Navy's Growler Moves in	6 00:00 OldSpook [11129]
Iraq criticized after disbanding Olympic committee	2 00:00 ed [11126]
States vie for seats on disputed UN rights body	2 00:00 Spot [11130]
Cyclone-hit Myanmar seeks $11 bln ~~boodle~~ in aid -ASEAN	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [11125]
Bush Urges Cuba to Expand Freedoms	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [11130]
Syrian customs seize 40 Iraqi stolen museum pieces from smugglers	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [11128]
Chavez: US using anti-drug flights to spy on Venezuela	12 00:00 OldSpook [11130]
Possible vice presidential picks to see McCain	6 00:00 swksvolFF [11129]
International Crisis Group Calls for Tsvangirai-Led Transitional Government in Zimbabwe	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Hasina's trial starts at special court	0 [11128]
Iranians Write Letters to Jesus Complaining About Fitna	10 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
A Video Portrait of Barak Hkussein Obama	2 00:00 NObama girl [11125]
French court decides in Al Durah defamation case - the good guys won!	0 [11126]
Democrat Fratricide: Is Andrew Sullivan a Sociopathetic Hack?	6 00:00 Silentbrick [11131]
Kennedy's Illness, and the Left's	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
Hillary Clinton: no eye will be left un-gouged!	12 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11129]
Chicago Tribune Covers Up Ayer-Dohrn Roles in Fatal Bombing	0 [11128]
The Last Debate	3 00:00 Eric Jablow [11131]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Vote For Schmuck	7 00:00 mojo [11124]
Two Propositions in California To Wipe Out A Slew Of Government Abuses	9 00:00 OldSpook [11123]
You go, Bob! Zimbabwe inflation now over 1 million percent!	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [11131]
YouTube won't take down all Islamist videos	3 00:00 rjschwarz [11125]
Chinese mag takes sexy quake pics	10 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Georgia polls show ruling party ahead	0 [11126]
Swazi authorities ban noisy roosters	6 00:00 bigjim-ky [11132]
Sailin' on the City of New Orleeens	5 00:00 Goober Jineting3229 [11132]

    
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                        23:44 McZoid

                        23:42 bigjim-ky

                        23:40 bigjim-ky

                        23:35 bigjim-ky

                        23:29 bigjim-ky

                        23:25 bigjim-ky

                        23:24 swksvolFF

                        23:20 Harcourt Jush7795

                        23:19 tu3031

                        23:16 Frank G

                        23:15 DMFD

                        23:05 tu3031

                        22:59 tu3031

                        22:55 Harcourt Jush7795

                        22:54 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:53 Harry Reid

                        22:51 tu3031

                        22:39 tu3031

                        22:38 Angie Schultz

                        22:34 Yosemite Sam

                        22:22 crosspatch

                        22:19 Intrinsicpilot

                        22:11 OldSpook

Who's in the News
60	[untagged]
4	Global Jihad
3	Hamas
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda
1	TNSM
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Mahdi Army
1	Palestinian Authority
1	PFLP-GC
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-05-22
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate

Wed 2008-05-21
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire

Tue 2008-05-20
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

Mon 2008-05-19
Boomer kills 11, maims 24 near Pakistan army centre

Sun 2008-05-18
Tater under arrest in Iran?

Sat 2008-05-17
Ten held in Europe for Al Qaeda ties

Fri 2008-05-16
Burqaboomer kills 18 near crowded bazaar

Thu 2008-05-15
Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola

Wed 2008-05-14
Commander Says al-Qaida ''Virtually Destroyed'' in Kirkuk

Tue 2008-05-13
Sudanese troops hunt for rebels in Khartoum

Mon 2008-05-12
Hezbollah foiled US-planned coup. Really.

Sun 2008-05-11
Army sides with Nasrallah against Leb govt

Sat 2008-05-10
Leb coup d'etat: Hezbollah seizes control of west Beirut

Fri 2008-05-09
Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut

Thu 2008-05-08
Hezbollah at war with Leb

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