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'Taliban' kidnap NYT reporter in Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Virtual World in Second Life to be offered to Veterans with PTSD	6 00:00 Pappy [1]
Three gunned down at village leader's home in Thailand	0 [3]
AP picture of wounded Marine "sparks debate"	16 00:00 rjschwarz [8]
Six civilians killed in NATO strike	3 00:00 trailing wife [2]
Good morning	4 00:00 Redneck Jim []
Fuel smuggling truck catches fire in Egyptian Rafah	3 00:00 tipover [1]
Death of Al-Qassam member announced by Hamas as martyrdom	3 00:00 tipover [3]
Swat operation to continue, says COAS	0 [7]
Six injured in Quetta police station attack	0 [8]
US terror suspect fails to show in Pakistan court	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [7]
Afghan Bomb Kills a French Soldier, Wounds Nine	0 [3]
Twenty-five killed in south Sudan fighting	0 [2]
Philippines: Big shot commie captured	0 [3]
Dozens dead, wounded in Yemeni clashes	0 [7]
'Taliban' kidnap NYT reporter in Afghanistan	5 00:00 JDB [5]
3 killed in shootouts	0 [1]
China sacks Urumqi party leader	0 [3]
Troops kill 35 militants in Khyber strikes	0 [5]
Maulvi Nazeer group ends differences with Ahmadzai Wazirs	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [4]
Page 2: WoT Background
Rally against Islamic fundamentalism turns into street brawl in Birmingham	5 00:00 Glenmore [4]
Abkhazia to destroy Georgian ships 'violating border': leader	0 [5]
VOA interviews designated Al-Shabaab terrorist leader	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [4]
Saudi cleric says don't pray for "infidel" downfall	4 00:00 anonymous5089 [7]
Germany on Alert	1 00:00 Lumpy Elmoluck5091 [2]
Eau de Camp Bastion: Army experts find water in the desert	6 00:00 Frank G [3]
Al-Otaibi dreamed of jihad since his teens mom	2 00:00 Beavis [4]
Libya paid for medical advice that helped Lockerbie bomber's release	2 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [4]
Iraqis move troops to Syrian border	1 00:00 newc [4]
Dhimmicrats resist Afghan troop increase	10 00:00 gorb [10]
Iran cancels ceremony where reformer due to speak	0 [8]
Family fights on rise as southern police halt 80th since Ramadan start	4 00:00 anonymous5089 [2]
People paying cost of corruption in Pakistan: Imran	0 [6]
US hindered probe into General Zia plane crash: Ejaz-ul-Haq	2 00:00 trailing wife [7]
Court resumes trial of Mumbai suspects in Adiala	0 [6]
Afghanistan postpones polls results	2 00:00 trailing wife [4]
UK minister rekindle Lockerbie row over oil deals	4 00:00 DMFD [3]
Some Somali rebels to join government: FM	0 [4]
Naif gives SR20,000 to kin of each martyr	1 00:00 Eric Jablow [6]
Palestinians, Lebanese Shiites forced to leave UAE	1 00:00 Frank G [7]
Iran accuses US of giving IAEA forged documents	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [6]
Aid situation in N. Korea more desperate: U.N. report	7 00:00 Hellfish [4]
Mangal threatens to allow Taliban in agency	2 00:00 Richard of Oregon [6]
Swedish FM cancels Israel trip amid tensions between nations	6 00:00 Besoeker []
Page 3: Non-WoT
Men's breast habits busted	3 00:00 gorb [8]
Taxi drivers revolt at Paris airport over 'brutal' arrest	0 [2]
Check Out the 'Halal' Search Engine	6 00:00 tipper [8]
Massive oil finds	11 00:00 phil_b [9]
CC Permits On Track To Double In Florida, 20,000 In July Alone	8 00:00 Glenmore [2]
Russian video on timber ship	1 00:00 NoMoreBS [2]
US and Oz invite China to attend War Games	6 00:00 gromky [3]
Burmese Reactor?	0 []
Newest Varyag Photos	0 [2]
One giant slip in Bangladesh news	2 00:00 Procopius2k [2]
Drop in imports highlights Cuban economic crisis	4 00:00 SteveS [2]
Fire chief shot by cop in Ark. court over tickets	11 00:00 Frank G []
Turkey Sent Female Agents to Seduce Bisexual Congresswoman	8 00:00 Frank G []
Locomotive production predicted to keep falling	2 00:00 Bobby [2]
States Cut Back and Layoffs Hit Even Recipients of Stimulus Aid	0 [2]
Mexicos drug cartels buy arms from US	13 00:00 DarthVader [2]
Flight from religious cops foiled by crash	2 00:00 Frozen Al [7]
Page 4: Opinion
Caucasus: The Powder Barrel of Europe	0 [3]
Danish Hell's Angels against feral Muslim youth	6 00:00 Lampedusa Glusing8107 [6]
Wall Street Pursues Profit in Bundles of Life Insurance	3 00:00 Frank G [7]
Who killed Afghanistan's deputy intelligence chief? - ISI?	0 [2]
Kafka comes to Canada	0 [3]
FCC diversity officer sides with the dictator	13 00:00 Frank G [1]
Page 6: Politix
Labour Government's Secret Plan To Send Fat Children To Renutrition Camps	5 00:00 3dc [3]
Tension between Japan Inc. and new gov	0 [3]
Count 'em: All the President's Czars	3 00:00 tipper [6]
UN: Fidel Castro "World Hero of Solidarity"	3 00:00 whatadeal [9]
Obama 'green jobs' adviser quits amid controversy	14 00:00 Frank G [1]
Obama yields on White House visitor logs	4 00:00 DMFD [1]
Obamas UN Gambit: King of the Universe and the Polls	11 00:00 lotp [3]
Van Jones is Toast	22 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 []
Weather Underground founder to speak at Purdue	2 00:00 Besoeker [8]
White House Discloses 10 More Ethics Waivers for Administration Officials	5 00:00 whatadeal [4]
FEMA denies assistance to Erie County flood victims	5 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [7]
White House Says Little About Embattled Jones	2 00:00 gorb [9]
Kaine picks Obama's allies for DNC posts	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [7]

    
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                        23:13 whatadeal

                        23:00 gorb

                        22:54 gorb

                        22:53 Pappy

                        22:51 gorb

                        22:47 gorb

                        22:35 tipper

                        22:32 Frank G

                        22:30 Lampedusa Glusing8107

                        22:26 tipper

                        22:10 rjschwarz

                        22:09 Frank G

                        22:05 Frank G

                        22:03 rjschwarz

                        21:48 Rambler in Virginia

                        21:48 Besoeker

                        21:46 phil_b

                        21:43 Angie Schultz

                        21:40 Hellfish

                        21:37 Redneck Jim

                        21:30 Hellfish

                        21:27 lotp

                        21:25 Hellfish

Who's in the News
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4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	TTP
1	Islamic Courts
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2009-09-06
'Taliban' kidnap NYT reporter in Afghanistan

Sat 2009-09-05
Yemen suspends offensive on northern rebels

Fri 2009-09-04
Andhra Pradesh CM killed in chopper crash

Thu 2009-09-03
Iraq: 4 get death sentence in bank heist case

Wed 2009-09-02
Suicide boomer kills Afghan deputy intel boss

Tue 2009-09-01
Qaeda coordinator killed in N Caucasus: Russia

Mon 2009-08-31
Ethiopian troops seize Somali town

Sun 2009-08-30
Swat suicide kaboom kills a dozen

Sat 2009-08-29
Suicide kaboom in Chechnya kills two, wounds six

Fri 2009-08-28
'Surrendering' Qaeda boy tries to boom Prince Nayef, Jr.

Thu 2009-08-27
Baghdad demands Damascus hands over boom masterminds

Wed 2009-08-26
'Prince of Jihad' arrested in Indonesia

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

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