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Iranian 'nuclear scientist' killed in Tehran bomb attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Bomber enters Afghan police chief compound but misses	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1733]
Canadian Army gets robbed, contents of shipments overland out of Af-Pak replaced with dirt	8 00:00 Canuckistan sniper [1759]
US drones strike in North Waziristan, end 2-month pause	0 [1734]
Iranian 'nuclear scientist' killed in Tehran bomb attack	29 00:00 European Conservative [1799]
Man arrested after firing at multiple officers in Gadsden	4 00:00 Thurong Forkbeard5561 [1765]
Israeli hacker publishes Saudi card details	0 [1735]
Good morning	1 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1737]
Suicide bombers storm Afghan govt building, kill two	0 [1733]
U.S. Ship Rescues Six More Iranians	2 00:00 SteveS [1759]
Israeli Tourists Flee as Gunmen Attack Egyptian Hotel	0 [1733]
Syria Clerics Hit Out at Armed Rebellion, Sanctions	0 [1729]
Arabi Holds Syria Responsible for Protecting Monitors after 11 Hurt	3 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1733]
U.N. Says 400 Syrians Dead since Start of Arab Mission	1 00:00 Bill Clinton [1750]
Assad Vows to Declare Victory Soon, Slams Arab League for 'Spreading Sectarian Divisions'	0 [1739]
35 Dead as Opposition Says Assad Speech an 'Incitement to Violence'	0 [1740]
Israeli Fighter Jets Drop 'Object' in Southern Lebanon Valley	1 00:00 Mullah Richard [1736]
Gunmen Kill 8, Mob Attacks Mosque as Nigeria Chaos Grows	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1757]
US drone strike kills 4 in NW Pakistan	4 00:00 Pappy [1756]
Tribesman gunned down in Dera	0 [1745]
Security forces arrest key Taliban commander in Nowshera	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
North Korea Punishes Citizens for Lack of Emotion at Leader's Death	7 00:00 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [1756]
Pakistan army warns PM Gilani over criticisms	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Dupe headline: 'Oklahoma Sharia law ban 'unconstitutional', court rules	0 [1736]
Oklahoma Sharia law ban 'unconstitutional', court rules	4 00:00 Mercutio [1735]
Barak flies to Greece in bid to boost bilateral ties	8 00:00 tipper [1741]
ICC Gives Libya More Time on Gadhafi's Son	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1734]
Saleh inner circle losing hope; Yemen VP putting them on a Leash	0 [1735]
President Saleh heading to Saudi Arabia	0 [1732]
New FARC Chief Says Willing to Negotiate with Colombia Leader	1 00:00 mom [1734]
UAE Says Syria Not Facilitating Job of Arab Monitors	0 [1734]
Turkish PM Urges Iraqi Leaders to Prevent Sectarian Conflict	2 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1733]
Army Chief Says Israel 'Preparing to Take in Syrian Refugees'	4 00:00 Anonymoose [1734]
Geagea: Assad Depicted Status Quo that Has Nothing to Do with Reality	0 [1740]
Germany Demands 'Serious Negotiations' on Syria Resolution	1 00:00 Water Modem [1740]
Russia Voices 'Worry' over Iran's New Nuclear Plant	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1736]
Japan 'Very Concerned' over Iran Tension	5 00:00 badanov [1762]
Ready to resign today if party and allies want: Zardari	0 [1730]
Book Details Frank Comments from Kim Jong-il's Eldest Son	2 00:00 Alaska Paul [1742]
Victims lawyer says Tantawi lied	0 [1737]
Russia says regrets Iran uranium enrichment decision	3 00:00 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490 [1740]
Turkey warns against sectarian strife in Iraq	0 [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
India Busts Major Pak-Based International Counterfeiting Ring	0 [1731]
Supreme Court: Judges cannot get involved in church dispute	7 00:00 Pappy [1748]
Distillery worker commits suicide by leaping into vat of whisky	11 00:00 Pappy [1758]
MIT has developed a nanoscale biological coating that can halt bleeding near instaneously	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1729]
North Dakota oil production record for Nov: 509,754 barrels of oil per day	4 00:00 gorb [1762]
'Mass suicide' protest at China Foxconn factory	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
Massive Oil Deposit Discovered in Arctic Region	2 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1730]
German exports reach trillion-euro threshold	4 00:00 tipper [1739]
Malik makes Nawaz-Musharraf deal public	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1730]
Rushdie shrugs off call for India 'blasphemy' ban	3 00:00 Pappy [1733]
Kuwait Warns Stateless against Protests	1 00:00 Thurong Forkbeard5561 [1761]
Tsunami Warning after 7.3 Quake Off Western Indonesia	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1735]
Guinea-Bissau opposition reject interim president	0 [1735]
Dutch ban khat	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1734]
Turkey must halt underage marriage: MP	0 [1735]
UK warns South America over Falklands	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]
Tymoshenko husband attacks Ukraine leader from exile	0 [1730]
Page 4: Opinion
Bad Sign for Obama in NH Democrat Primary	7 00:00 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490 [1760]
'Doomsday Clock' Moves Closer To 'Midnight': Various Suggested Reasons Why	9 00:00 Dale [1759]
Musharraf's return	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1738]
Page 6: Politix
Romney wins NH	10 00:00 Iblis [1760]
Obama picks immigration reform advocate to lead domestic policy	6 00:00 JohnQC [1739]
Farmers Sue Jon Corzine Over Missing Millions	7 00:00 trailing wife [1735]

    
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                        23:32 Thurong Forkbeard5561

                        23:32 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490

                        23:26 Iblis

                        23:25 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)

                        23:21 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490

                        23:16 Thurong Forkbeard5561

                        23:08 Canuckistan sniper

                        23:04 European Conservative

                        23:01 JosephMendiola

                        22:49 JosephMendiola

                        22:46 Dale

                        22:43 JosephMendiola

                        22:37 Zhang Fei

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                        22:27 Abu Uluque

                        22:26 SteveS

                        22:24 SteveS

                        22:22 Pappy

                        22:20 Pappy

                        22:16 Pappy

                        22:15 gorb

                        22:00 European Conservative

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3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iran
2	TTP
2	Global Jihad
1	Boko Haram
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2012-01-11
Iranian 'nuclear scientist' killed in Tehran bomb attack

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

Mon 2012-01-09
Suspected Islamic Extremist Arrested in Alleged Florida Bomb Plot

Sun 2012-01-08
Kenyan airstrikes kill 60 in Somalia

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

Fri 2012-01-06
Qatar: Arab monitors made mistakes in Syria

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
Iran Missile Drill Results Exaggerated, Images Photoshopped

Mon 2012-01-02
Syrians ring in New Year with more anti-regime demos

Sun 2012-01-01
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Yemeni protesters demand trial of president

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At Huge Rally, North Koreans Declare Pudge Their Leader

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Turkish air strike kills 35 Kurdish smugglers

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