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Surprise! Abbas reelected Fatah chief
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Two village chiefs killed in Thai south	0 [11125]
Five Years Later - Beslan school massacre	9 00:00 trailing wife [11140]
Good morning	2 00:00 Alaska Paul [11128]
Shots fired near sixth conference; parking dispute blamed	3 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Cell plotted to kill Israeli envoy	0 [11130]
Three militants surrender in Swat	0 [11128]
Police identify suicide bombers	0 [11128]
Accused in Gojra incident sent to jail	0 [11128]
Security forces arrest 15 militants from Swat: ISPR	0 [11131]
UAE implicated in Iran election trial	0 [11128]
Hamas holds Fatah chiefs in Gaza eve of key vote	1 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
'Outrage' As Iran Tries UK Embassy Employee	0 [11128]
Iran charges French woman, embassy workers with plot	0 [11127]
French embassy attacked in Mauritania	0 [11127]
Abbas re-elected Fatah party chief	0 [11131]
Clan shootout kills 17 in Somalia's Port Royal	2 00:00 Abu Uluque [11128]
At least 37 killed, 276 wounded in Iraq bombings	0 [11129]
In Turkey, PKK ambush leaves two killed	0 [11131]
India detains suspicious N. Korean ship	3 00:00 Abu Uluque [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Police arrest 31 at demonstration against Islamic fundamentalism	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11129]
Opium takes over entire Afghan families, villages	7 00:00 Zhang Fei [11136]
North Korea wants better ties with U.S.: security adviser	4 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
Chechen leader: Slain activist 'had no conscience'	1 00:00 Frank G [11127]
As Algeria grows more Islamic, nightlife suffers	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Criminal investigation into CIA treatment of detainees expected	4 00:00 Besoeker [11128]
English badminton team quits after threat	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Russian troop numbers to reach 3,000 in S. Ossetia, Abkhazia	0 [11129]
In a Changing Somalia, Islamist Forces See Support Wane	0 [11128]
Troops say they lack the right kit to fight in Helmand	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
US Blackwaters boss accused of Crusader beliefs	4 00:00 anymouse [11133]
Ahmadinejad to name Cabinet next week	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11124]
Fatah: No concession on al-Quds	1 00:00 3dc [11127]
80pc of Lower Dir cleared of militants: Lt-Gen Nadeem	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Noordin in Jatiasih after hotel bombings	0 [11128]
Terrorists planned fresh attacks: Police	0 [11124]
Hamas slams Abbas' reelection to Fatah leadership	0 [11127]
Jumblatt: Antagonizing Iran was mistake	1 00:00 Large Snerong7311 [11129]
Pakistan: Taliban favours Mullah Hakimullah to replace slain leader	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Mullah Hakimullah denies Baitullah dead	5 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Confirmation about Mehsud in 48 hours: Rehman Malik	0 [11129]
Demolition of seminaries condemned	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
CSPAN caller blast media depiction of town hall protests	1 00:00 eltoroverde [11130]
43 Things Actually Said in Job Interviews	23 00:00 3dc [11136]
Toronto model the beautiful face of a beastly regime	0 [11129]
Saudi Arabia closes TV station after sex talk	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11126]
India could agree on extra $1.2 bln for Admiral Gorshkov	7 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11131]
Russia in talks on buying French warship	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11129]
Yemen: Southern Movement sets up camps to continue protest	0 [11128]
Upset in Sri Lanka post-war polls	0 [11129]
Police find dead body of former Pakistan chief diplomat	0 [11126]
60,000 ghost employees in railways, says minister	5 00:00 trailing wife [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Steyn: When the Government Runs Your Bathroom	7 00:00 tipover [11134]
Baitullah Meahsud The end of a Zionist collaborator	3 00:00 tipper [11133]
Remember when protest was patriotic?	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11127]
The Trouble with Mary Robinson	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Fed POMO activity and the Stock Market	1 00:00 DMFD [11126]
Rantburg travelogue: Albania	2 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Why Al Qaeda Is Losing the War on Terror	11 00:00 trailing wife [11130]
Russian FSB Works To Expose Israeli Intel Ops In Lebanon For Hizbullah	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Page 6: Politix
Where did that bank bailout go? Watchdogs aren't entirely sure	5 00:00 Sherry [11131]
Sugar Shortage Soon	17 00:00 Procopius2k [11130]
Citing safety concerns, U. City cancels McCaskills event	5 00:00 Percy Spons4194 [11131]
Six people arrested at Carnahan meeting	4 00:00 Eric Jablow [11128]

    
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                        22:10 Rambler in Virginia

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                        21:32 Fred

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5	Govt of Iran
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	TTP
3	Fatah
3	Jemaah Islamiyah
2	al-Qaeda
2	Hamas
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2009-08-09
Surprise! Abbas reelected Fatah chief

Sat 2009-08-08
Noordin Mohammad Top reported titzup

Fri 2009-08-07
Fat Lady sings for Baitullah

Thu 2009-08-06
Bill Clinton springs journalists from NKor

Wed 2009-08-05
Ansar al-Islam Number 2 nabbed in Mosul

Tue 2009-08-04
Failed Coup Attempt In Qatar

Mon 2009-08-03
Prince Bandar under house arrest: report

Sun 2009-08-02
Iran puts 100 rioters on trial after post-election unrest

Sat 2009-08-01
Al-Shabaab gets $8m for French hostage

Fri 2009-07-31
Nigeria's Boko Haram chief deader than Tut

Thu 2009-07-30
Nigeria to hunt down Islamic radicals: President

Wed 2009-07-29
Nigeria fighting rages as death toll passes 300

Tue 2009-07-28
Eight security guards killed in $7 million Baghdad bank robbery

Mon 2009-07-27
Sufi Muhammad, sons, apprehended in Peshawar

Sun 2009-07-26
Turkish frigate captures 5 Somali pirates

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