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Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	2 00:00 Dale [1749]
Mauritanian court convicts prominent Salafists	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1737]
Deadly explosion in Pakistan's Khyber region	0 [1742]
Assad won't quit, blames 'foreign conspiracy'	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1740]
Turkish villagers shot by Iranian soldiers	0 [1736]
Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1817]
Bodies of 10 FC soldiers recovered from Orakzai	0 [1740]
Syrian Forces Kill 18 Civilians, 3 Army Deserters	0 [1735]
IAEA Confirms Iran Enriching Uranium at Fordo	0 [1735]
Syria Opposition Says Arab Report a 'Step Backwards'	0 [1740]
UAE Pipeline Skirting Strait of Hormuz Ready 'by June'	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1764]
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Accuses Arab League of Covering Up 'Regime Crimes'	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1737]
Deadly Clashes, Mosque Attacked as Protesters Shut Down Nigeria	0 [1741]
Please Standby	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez taunt US over 'big atomic bomb'	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [1748]
German FM: Moderate Islamist Parties are just like Christian Democrats; Tunisia Role Model	7 00:00 Shimble Guelph5793 [1757]
Dupe URL: Ennahda party slams anti-Semitic chants as Haniyeh arrives in Tunisia	0 [1738]
Ennahda party slams anti-Semitic chants as Haniyeh arrives in Tunisia	0 [1739]
Md. ex-soldier charged with attempting to join al-Shabaab	5 00:00 Procopius2k [1734]
Bahrain to Jewish leader: Iran is a threat to us all	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Musharraf discusses his return with Kayani	0 [1744]
Musharraf to be arrested upon arrival: Wassan	1 00:00 Super Hose [1735]
Lull in drone strikes has emboldened militants: NYT	2 00:00 Super Hose [1735]
Qazi urges Taliban to quit war, hold talks	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1737]
Zardari can be persuaded to quit, says Fazl	0 [1731]
Jumblat Slams 'Stupidity' of Some Officials over Qaida Remarks	0 [1725]
Turkey Urges Syria Opposition to Shun Violence, Warns of Civil War	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1739]
SANA: Assad to Give Speech on Tuesday	0 [1737]
Khamenei Says Iran Will 'Resist' Sanctions	1 00:00 Super Hose [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Righthaven complains about 'scorched-earth' efforts to enforce judgments	6 00:00 Frank G [1761]
Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA	7 00:00 Skidmark [1758]
Challenge to Anonymous (NSFW)	3 00:00 newc [1739]
Greece begins the collapse -rules pedophilia, exhibitionism, and kleptomania disabilities	1 00:00 Super Hose [1744]
Cameras record moment leading Polish prosecutor shoots himself just seconds after cutting press	4 00:00 Frank G [1758]
Next ice age not likely for 1 500 years	25 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Egyptian Christian faces trial for insulting Islam	5 00:00 newc [1734]
FIA sacks three forensic experts	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1754]
Page 4: Opinion
Atheism May Be On The Rise in Pakistan	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1756]
Turkish Economy faces an ugly 2012	8 00:00 Pappy [1741]
Since SCOTUS May Uphold AZ SB-1070, New Lawsuit Filed Against It	7 00:00 Pappy [1756]
Where Are the Liberals?	0 [1747]
Where Are the Liberals?	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1741]
The case for using force against Iran grows	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1753]
No security for prosecutors	0 [1737]
Page 6: Politix
Homeland Security monitors journalists	10 00:00 Pappy [1775]
Green insanity - companies fined for not using biofuel that doesn't exist	8 00:00 USN, Ret. [1758]
Texas case suggests Supreme Court may overhaul voting rights	0 [1745]
Texas case suggests Supreme Court may overhaul voting rights	10 00:00 NoMoreBS [1744]
Obama Chief of Staff Bill Daley to Step Down	8 00:00 Pappy [1733]
US to ban uranium mining claims near Grand Canyon	5 00:00 Lord Garth [1740]
Feds find failures in Cook Co. homeland security project	8 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1741]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
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1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Boko Haram
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq

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Tue 2012-01-10
Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed

Mon 2012-01-09
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Sun 2012-01-08
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Sat 2012-01-07
17 Dead as Gunmen Attack Mourners of 5 Christians in Nigeria

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Thu 2012-01-05
Baghdad bombings kill 29 in Shiite neighborhoods

Wed 2012-01-04
Morocco gets new Islamist-led government

Tue 2012-01-03
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Mon 2012-01-02
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