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TNSM suspends talks with govt
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Nine pirates arrested near Seychelles	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1750]
Bye Iraq; hello Afghanistan	0 [1742]
Tales of waterboarding 183 times evaporates	4 00:00 Anonymoose [1733]
Thai terrorists kill ten on anniversary of assault	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1740]
Good morning	3 00:00 Parabellum [1735]
Afghan girls' school feared hit by airborne poison	3 00:00 Iblis [1736]
Al-Shabaab detains three journalists	0 [1726]
Interpol issues arrest warrant in Chechen murder	1 00:00 Frank G [1730]
Four suspects arrested in Lahore	2 00:00 Fred [1735]
Turkey: More than 50 detained in anti-terror swoop	0 [1728]
10 sued for war crimes	0 [1736]
Al-Qaeda demands exchange of Abu Qatada for British hostage	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1732]
Iraq sacks INIS chief over recent blasts	0 [1735]
Three dead in Istanbul shootout	0 [1730]
Sri Lanka says combat gives way to rescue	0 [1730]
9 Qaeda militants gunned down in Iraq	0 [1732]
TNSM suspends talks with govt	0 [1768]
26 killed as troops hit Taliban hideouts in Dir	1 00:00 gorb [1729]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraqis display photo of alleged Abu Omar al-Baghdadi	0 [1747]
Suit by 5 ex-captives of CIA can proceed, appeals panel rules	0 [1729]
In Britain, three acquitted of some transit bombing charges	0 [1744]
3 brothers get life sentences in Fort Dix case	2 00:00 SteveS [1756]
Uptick In Iraq Violence Was Expected, Could Get Worse: Lurch	1 00:00 Cheaderhead [1748]
Iraq's Awakening: Two tales illustrate force's birth and slow death	1 00:00 Frozen Al [1740]
UN says Darfur is now a low-intensity conflict	5 00:00 DarthVader [1738]
Egypt's Azhar snubs Jerusalem visit under Israel	0 [1738]
Ex Gitmo inmate says reborn after Saudi rehab	4 00:00 Fred [1735]
Pakistan capable of dealing with terrorism: Zardari	2 00:00 rabid whitetail [1738]
Nawaz for UK's role in stopping drone attacks	2 00:00 ed [1726]
Pakistan, Britain resolve to fight terror war jointly	0 [1744]
Missing grenades cause for concern	1 00:00 Besoeker [1741]
Move to file 40 sedition cases	0 [1727]
War crimes trial not for harassing Jamaat	0 [1731]
Fury over ŽrepressiveŽ press law in Sudan	0 [1740]
ŽPeace with Israel hinges on Golan pulloutŽ	4 00:00 ed [1729]
Israel arrests 7 over promoting draft-dodging	0 [1742]
Somali pirates, excuse for US presence: Poll	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
Obama asks for change in US law on Hamas - report	0 [1736]
NWFP govt tells Taliban to leave Buner or face action	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1755]
56% in FATA see Afghan Taliban as 'heroes': survey	0 [1734]
Mehsud fourth most influential person on planet: Time	2 00:00 Frank G [1728]
Abbas refuses a ŽŽJewish stateŽŽ as rivals meet	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1754]
President Ten Percent doubts Bin Laden is alive	4 00:00 Pappy [1757]
Karzai backs down over abhorrent marital rape law	0 [1732]
BDR man hit by BSF bullet	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1735]
Do not panic over Taliban advances, says Qureshi	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Somalia: Pirate Suspects Caught After Cruise Ship Attack	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
As federal gasoline tax revenues decline is mileage based tax on vehicles next?	17 00:00 Mike N. [1764]
Swine flu: Imam claims virus affirms Koran	2 00:00 European Conservative [1734]
Workers find message hidden in Auschwitz wall	0 [1735]
Message in a bottle from Auschwitz prisoner found	0 [1734]
Cult leader escapes from French jail in helicopter	3 00:00 Frank G [1725]
Swine flu sequenced	0 [1726]
White House Photo Op Terrifies NYC	24 00:00 trailing wife [1757]
Is Pork OK to Eat	11 00:00 Jonathan [1747]
Swine Flu Hits Joos and Kiwis	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1724]
WHO: Containment is no longer feasible	6 00:00 Phil_B [1732]
Khelil expects petrol to reach $60 per barrel by year-end	0 [1727]
Guinean soldiers accused of human rights abuses	0 [1735]
Healthmap swine flu map	1 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1756]
World closer to swine flu pandemic	5 00:00 Anonymoose [1759]
Page 4: Opinion
Coming of age	3 00:00 Fred [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Specter makes it official, becomes a Democrat	29 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1762]
Specter a RINO No More	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1756]
Senate Schedules Confirmation Vote	0 [1727]
O Links Flu to Science Funding - not Global Warming	3 00:00 Jack is Back! [1729]
US Rep. traded favors with Jewish lobby: report	4 00:00 Besoeker [1733]
An even bigger turnip than Worzel	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [1734]

    
                23:44 JosephMendiola

                        23:44 SteveS

                        23:18 trailing wife

                        23:09 Mike N.

                        23:08 trailing wife

                        22:50 Skunky Glins 5***

                        22:38 Skunky Glins 5***

                        21:47 JosephMendiola

                        21:45 Jonathan

                        21:26 JosephMendiola

                        21:21 JosephMendiola

                        21:18 JosephMendiola

                        21:16 Pappy

                        21:16 Frank G

                        21:04 Barbara Skolaut

                        20:56 Phil_B

                        20:37 WTF

                        20:34 tipover

                        20:31 tipover

                        20:27 Free Radical

                        20:27 Glenmore

                        20:17 Anonymoose

                        20:14 Anonymoose

                        20:07 Eric Jablow

Who's in the News
42	[untagged]
6	Govt of Pakistan
2	TTP
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Sudan
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Pirates
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in Turkey
1	al-Shabaab
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-04-28
TNSM suspends talks with govt

Mon 2009-04-27
Suspect in Bat Ayin attack in custody

Sun 2009-04-26
North Korea reactivates its nuclear program

Sat 2009-04-25
US may use daisy-cutters 'if Pakistan shows reluctance'

Fri 2009-04-24
73 killed in twin suicide blasts in Baghdad

Thu 2009-04-23
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi nabbed

Wed 2009-04-22
Turkish police detain 37 in anti-Qaeda raids

Tue 2009-04-21
Lanka gives Tigers 24 hours to hang it up

Mon 2009-04-20
Iraq arrests children recruited by Al-Qaeda

Sun 2009-04-19
Parliament approves Islamic law in Somalia

Sat 2009-04-18
Pakaboom kills 27

Fri 2009-04-17
Mufti Hannan, 13 other Huji men indicted

Thu 2009-04-16
Lal Masjid holy man makes bail

Wed 2009-04-15
Pak police told to give Talibs a free hand

Tue 2009-04-14
Zardari officially surrenders Swat

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