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Swiss couple kidnapped in SW Pakistan: official
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Turkish jihadist commander executed by the Taliban in Waziristan	1 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Thai terrorists target officials in the south	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Sudanese army seizes southern Libyan town	8 00:00 Barbara [11128]
Zacatecas: Fighting Erupts in Fresnillo, 15 Die -- UPDATED	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11131]
Good morning	10 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Gadhafi Urges Supporters to Recover Arms France Gave Rebels	3 00:00 Barbara [11130]
Yemenis turn Friday prayers to political rallies	0 [11127]
Swiss couple kidnapped in SW Pakistan: official	10 00:00 Spinegum Ghibelline7465 [11133]
Seven terror suspects released	1 00:00 Kentucky Beef [11127]
11 Dead as Half a Million Rally across Syria on 'Friday of Departure'	2 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
US Senate confirms Petraeus as CIA director	4 00:00 Anonymoose [11131]
Qaddafis son denies he ordered civilians killed	4 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Some 150 Syrians Flee Homs Village into North Lebanon	0 [11125]
Yemen Acting President Hadi Ignores GCC proposal and seeks new dialogue	0 [11129]
Yemeni security apparatuses identify fourth corpse of Al-Qaeda elements	2 00:00 Pollyandrew [11130]
Opposition To Discuss Formation of Yemeni Transitional Council Saturday	0 [11127]
Government Retakes Abyan's Wahda Stadium from Militants	0 [11127]
Fatalities at Filling Stations as Shortages Deepen in Yemen	0 [11128]
US rejects demand to vacate Shamsi base	3 00:00 Spinegum Ghibelline7465 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Greece arrests captain of Gaza-bound flotilla ship 'Audacity of Hope'	7 00:00 trailing wife [11135]
Syrian president sacks governor of Hama	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Jihadis threaten to attack 9 key Pak installations	2 00:00 Spinegum Ghibelline7465 [11130]
N. Korea tightens border controls to stop defections	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11123]
Zardari, Cameron pledge to work together against militancy	0 [11123]
Bahrain's Shia party to join talks with monarchy	0 [11125]
Hizbullah 'Not Concerned with' Arrest Warrants, Nasrallah to Make Speech on Saturday	2 00:00 Spinegum Ghibelline7465 [11125]
African Union Peace Plan Rules Gadhafi Out of Talks	0 [11129]
Egypt protesters head to Tahrir Square	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11129]
South Sudan death toll tops 1,800 in 2011	0 [11130]
Africa Will Not Execute Gadhafi Arrest Warrant, Says AU	1 00:00 swksvolFF [11127]
Jumblatt prefers stability to justice	2 00:00 Barbara [11129]
Panetta sworn in as new US defense chief	4 00:00 S [11127]
North Korea shuts down universities for 10 months	2 00:00 Pollyandrew [11132]
SKors braced for Nork 'provocation' as tension mounts	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Lesbian marine to be jailed after she and girlfriend 'faked marriages	3 00:00 Pappy [11128]
Alex Salmond tells Queen his vision for break-up of Britain	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
U.N. asks Texas to commute Mexican's death sentence	7 00:00 Barbara [11129]
One Of Saddam's Torture Doctors, A War Criminal, Has Been Working For The NHS For 7 Years	2 00:00 Barbara [11129]
Honest, Judge - The ~~Dog~~ Browser Ate My Homework	4 00:00 Pappy [11129]
Five Myths About NASA	10 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [11128]
Maryland Lawmakers Debate Sunscreen for Kids	5 00:00 Glenmore [11125]
Elaborate ruse behind vast Kabul Bank fraud	1 00:00 gromky [11127]
Papers please? May I see your papers?	8 00:00 JohnQC [11129]
Kuwaiti Female Activist Calls for Law Authorizing the Purchase of "Sweet Husbands"	9 00:00 Barbara [11131]
Venezuela's Chavez Admits Cancer Treatment	4 00:00 borgboy [11127]
Moroccans vote on kings new constitution	1 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
EU unemployment rate at 9.3 percent	3 00:00 European Conservative [11125]
US Sec. of State arrives in Madrid in her 1st visit to Spain	0 [11129]
PAC directs action against three retired generals in NLC scam	0 [11130]
Italian cabinet approves tough austerity plan	1 00:00 Highlander [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Senator Grassley: Focusing on the Facts of the ATFs Flawed Gun Strategy	1 00:00 JohnQC [11130]
The Al-Gore Chronicles	2 00:00 Bobby [11127]
Steyn:Obama's Declaration of Dependence	3 00:00 JohnQC [11124]
Strategy Page: Getting Inside The Training Cycle	11 00:00 Richard Aubrey [11127]
Pashtuns: Chowkidars or noble savages?	2 00:00 Barbara [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Minnesota Shuts Down	4 00:00 Cheaderhead [11128]
Schumer Sez Pubs Killing the Economy on Purpose	4 00:00 Barbara [11128]
Geithner could leave Treasury next fall	8 00:00 JohnQC [11129]

    
                23:31 Richard Aubrey

                        23:15 Pappy

                        23:08 JosephMendiola

                        23:04 Pappy

                        22:57 JosephMendiola

                        22:49 Procopius2k

                        22:40 trailing wife 

                        22:31 Barbara

                        22:25 trailing wife 

                        22:24 Barbara

                        22:20 Barbara

                        22:02 JosephMendiola

                        22:01 JosephMendiola

                        21:59 Frank G

                        21:59 JosephMendiola

                        21:37 JosephMendiola

                        21:33 JosephMendiola

                        20:19 Pollyandrew

                        20:12 Pollyandrew

                        20:08 Bright Pebbles

                        20:04 Cheaderhead

                        20:02 Pollyandrew

                        19:55 Mizzou Mafia

                        19:54 Anonymoose

Who's in the News
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4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Commies
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Hezbollah

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