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Somali legislators flee abroad, Parliament paralysed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Battle over KG Pass crucial to Afghan war	2 00:00 trailing wife [3]
African al-Qaeda 'killed' US man	1 00:00 Willy [3]
Roadside bomb kills five policemen in Iraq	0 [1]
US intel: Al-Qaida activity plunges in Iraq	3 00:00 Dave UK [2]
Good morning	5 00:00 Iblis []
Afgan soliders kill 48 Taliban fighters in Kabul	3 00:00 lord garth [1]
German Soldiers Killed in Grenade Attack	1 00:00 Glenmore [2]
Pakistan: Dozens of airforce officials court-martialled	2 00:00 Excalibur [5]
Two persons gunned down in Quetta	0 [5]
Major Liakat's involvement confirmed at TI parade	0 [1]
Algerian troops kill 11 terrorists linked to gendarme murders	0 [4]
Somali legislators flee abroad, Parliament paralysed	0 [9]
Militant leader arrested in Nigeria	0 [2]
Seven killed in Kurram clashes	0 [5]
Tarkistan Baitni to 'continue Zainuddin's mission'	1 00:00 3dc [4]
Security forces kill 7 Taliban	0 [6]
3 policemen killed in Taliban attack on checkpost	0 [9]
Baitullah Mehsud's 'deputy' claims Zainuddin's killing	0 [4]
Police arrest 43 'terrorists'	4 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Qari Zainuddin's successor vows to continue struggle	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [2]
Chinese democracy advocate charged with subversion	2 00:00 Abu Uluque [2]
Iran Opposition Leader's Wife: Let Protesters Go	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [5]
Iran riot police block parliament demontsrations	2 00:00 liberal hawk [2]
Qari Zainuddin laid to rest in DIK	1 00:00 3dc [5]
No major irregularities in Irans election	1 00:00 Bobby [3]
Qalibaf says Iran election law flawed	3 00:00 liberal hawk [2]
Neda Soltan's family 'forced out of home' by Iranian authorities	1 00:00 Glenmore [5]
CRPF to take ISRO help for precision-guided ops against Maoists	0 [9]
Page 2: WoT Background
Google Maps Track Iran Protests	0 [1]
Will LOR trump Protesting?	5 00:00 CrazyFool [1]
2/3 of Iranian Parliament Snub Ahmedinejad's Victory Party	2 00:00 Richard of Oregon [3]
Iran: Dozens of University Professors Arrested	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1]
McChrystal Urges Greater Protection of Afghan Civilians	19 00:00 trailing wife [4]
Maliki's Message on January Election Is Clear: Cooperate or Risk His Wrath	0 [2]
Statistics hint at fraud in Iranian election	6 00:00 Lord garth [2]
Ex-footballer faces trial in US for links to Qaeda	1 00:00 JohnQC [2]
Indonesia: Mosque blocked to radical Muslims	0 [2]
Pakistan again bitches about drone attacks	2 00:00 ed [8]
Three die in Karachi firing incidents	0 [7]
Slain American NGO worker helped Mauritanian women	3 00:00 Frank G [1]
Swedish envoy meets with 2 U.S. journalists detained in N. Korea	1 00:00 Mullah Richard []
Moscow: All parties agree to ME parley	0 [1]
Sudan to execute four Islamists for killing US envoy	1 00:00 Frank G [1]
Muslim imams say burka not obligatory in Islam	5 00:00 European Conservative [1]
US and Venezuela to restore ties	4 00:00 OldSpook [1]
Obama sending ambassador to Syria after years	2 00:00 lord garth []
SKors, Russia to push for 5-way nuclear meeting without Norks	0 [1]
Norks vow 'do-or-die' labor campaign to revive economy	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1]
Obama extends U.S. sanctions on N. Korea	0 [1]
Swedish Envoy Meets Imprisoned American Journalists	0 [2]
Corruption tops Iraqis concerns, not security	0 [1]
NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missile	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1]
Romania, Hungary summon Iran ambassadors	1 00:00 liberal hawk [2]
Detention of journalists puts strain on media firm	1 00:00 Frank G [3]
Saeed Mortazavi: butcher of the press - and torturer of Tehran?	2 00:00 Frank G [3]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sink The Tirpitz	1 00:00 Popnsyoa [4]
Spain reigns in crusading judges	4 00:00 Richard of Oregon [2]
Michael Jackson -- Cardiac Arrest	7 00:00 newc [3]
Stoned wallabies make crop circles	1 00:00 Anonymoose [2]
Sometimes, Common Sense Prevails	12 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [6]
Farrah Fawcett Succumbs to Cancer at 62	6 00:00 Pappy [1]
Jackie Kennedy Seduced Marlon Brando - Guinevere sleeping with Lancelot	2 00:00 Mitch H. [2]
When Gulls Go Bad!	6 00:00 Pappy [3]
Oklahoma Woman Pleads No Contest to Chips-for-Sex Charges	4 00:00 Atomic Conspiracy [2]
Iran says Neda's death may be tied to 'terrorist' group	8 00:00 Frank G [3]
Drone Pilot Trainees Now the Majority	0 [2]
Monkey urinates on Zambian president	4 00:00 gromky [1]
Zim begins work on new Constitution	2 00:00 HammerHead [2]
UN starts debate on financial crisis	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [3]
Warren Buffett to CNBC: U.S. Economy In "Shambles" .. No Signs of Recovery Yet	3 00:00 DarthVader [1]
British Muslims rally against sex-ed plans	5 00:00 Parabellum [1]
Dubai's finance head removed from all posts	0 [7]
Khaleda for probe into repression	0 []
OPEC warns media on using inappropriate phrases	2 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [2]
Page 4: Opinion
Cap and Trade - "the biggest tax in American history"	12 00:00 OldSpook [4]
Government Health Plans Always Ration Care	4 00:00 Iblis [1]
Waziristan Operations	0 [6]
The Adolescent Angst of Barack Obama	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [2]
Why Iran's Women Are Rioting	0 [1]
NYT's Cohen vs. Cohen	1 00:00 Jack is Back! []
Ominous Financial Rumor	15 00:00 OldSpook [1]
Iranian strife reveals influence of new media	2 00:00 DoDo [1]
Sweet talk -- sour lemons	1 00:00 newc [7]
Page 6: Politix
How did newspaper get Sanford's private e-mails? Steamy	7 00:00 Iblis [2]
ABC ObamaCare Special Turns Into Presidential Filibuster	5 00:00 DMFD [1]
Obama votes "Present" on taxing Health Benefits	5 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [2]
Former State Assemblyman Pleads Guilty To Fraud	2 00:00 tu3031 [2]
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits affair	6 00:00 Steve White [1]
Fannie, Freddie asked to relax condo loan rules: report	4 00:00 Jack is Back! []

    
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                        23:59 Atomic Conspiracy

                        23:44 Popnsyoa

                        23:31 OldSpook

                        23:29 OldSpook

                        23:20 OldSpook

                        23:14 Sockpuppet of Doom

                        22:41 Pappy

                        22:40 Frank G

                        22:35 Pappy

                        22:24 tu3031

                        22:09 Richard of Oregon

                        22:07 3dc

                        21:55 Muggsy Glink

                        21:48 Herman Thatch1710

                        21:42 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:40 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:38 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:32 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:01 Frank G

                        20:58 3dc

                        20:57 Butthead

                        20:52 Frank G

                        20:41 Frank G

Who's in the News
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6	TTP
3	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Taliban
1	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Qaeda
1	ISI
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Shabaab
1	Global Jihad
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2009-06-25
Somali legislators flee abroad, Parliament paralysed

Wed 2009-06-24
Khamenei agrees to extend vote probe

Tue 2009-06-23
Revolutionary Guards Say They'll Crush Protests

Mon 2009-06-22
Guardian Council: Over 100% voted in 50 cities

Sun 2009-06-21
Assembly of Experts caves to Fearless Leader

Sat 2009-06-20
Iran police disperse protesters

Fri 2009-06-19
Khamenei to Mousavi: toe the line or else

Thu 2009-06-18
Iran cracks down

Wed 2009-06-17
Mousavi calls day of mourning for Iran dead

Tue 2009-06-16
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians ask: 'Where is my vote?'

Mon 2009-06-15
Tehran Election Protest Turns Deadly: Unofficial results show Ahmedinejad came in 3rd

Sun 2009-06-14
Ahmadinejad's victory 'real feast': Khamenei

Sat 2009-06-13
Mousavi arrested

Fri 2009-06-12
Iran votes: Not a pretty sight

Thu 2009-06-11
Gitmo Uighurs in Bermuda

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