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Syria Kurds Announce Transitional Autonomous Government
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	5 23:25 USN, Ret. [1757]
Three Eritrean officers defect to Saudi Arabia	0 [1738]
Gunman killed, police wounded in Tunisia clashes	0 [1733]
Egypt police and pro-Morsi students clash at Mansoura university	0 [1748]
Thousands Protest in Sudanese Town	0 [1738]
'Many Dead Bodies' as Sudan Rebels Renew Attacks	6 23:27 USN, Ret. [1770]
Mortar Fire Wounds 16 in Damascus	0 [1734]
Syria Kurds Announce Transitional Autonomous Government	2 12:42 g(r)omgoru [1767]
Egypt Police Arrest ex-Minister under Morsi	0 [1730]
Pak Faces U.S. Terror Charge, Wanted to Go Fight in Syria by Passing through Beirut	0 [1738]
Islamic Action Front Official Shot Dead in Bahsa in Tripoli	2 13:01 Frank G [1740]
Khasadar official wounded in Landikotal bomb explosion	0 [1742]
45 suspects nabbed in Swabi	0 [1748]
Jamaat leader faces 6 war crimes charges including genocide, murder	0 [1741]
Youth held for inciting attack	0 [1744]
15 hurt in Jamaat-cop clash in Tangail	0 [1759]
Page 2: WoT Background
Commander: US to Sustain Biggest Damage in History in Case of Military Action against Iran	1 19:30 JosephMendiola [1763]
China's Changing Oil Calculus	3 23:32 USN, Ret. [1752]
Free Syrian Army sets terms for Geneva peace talks	0 [1730]
Egypt's university students challenge new 'oppressive regulations'	0 [1739]
Bassem Youssef complaints to be investigated by Egypt prosecution	0 [1739]
U.N. Council Boosts Somalia Force by 4,400	0 [1727]
Libya Jihadists Say Security Dependent on Islamic Law	0 [1729]
PLO in Damascus Talks on Ending Refugee Camp Siege	0 [1736]
Egypt Three-Month State of Emergency Expires	0 [1734]
Yemen Cuts Jail Terms for Albanian Arms Smugglers	0 [1737]
Syria Rebel 'Premier' Says Order, Security Top Priorities	0 [1737]
Ali Eid Evades Questioning over Tripoli Bombings	0 [1725]
White House Warns Congress Opposing Iran Deal Could Lead to War	12 19:22 Uncle Phester [1759]
Nasrallah Calls for Dealing with Ghiyyeh Assassination Similarly to Tripoli, Dahieh Bombings	1 11:50 Pappy [1736]
Pillion riding banned during Muharram 9, 10	2 17:32 Shipman [1741]
N.Korea Turns to Sports, Tourism for Hard Currency	3 23:34 USN, Ret. [1753]
Afghanistan destroys tonnes of drugs and alcohol	1 15:24 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1732]
IHC moved against Munawar for comments against Army	0 [1738]
Silent, fearful support for US drones in tribal Pakistan	1 02:25 newc [1754]
PPP with ~~heavy artillery~~ Army on Taliban issue: Khosa	0 [1735]
Boko Haram militants 'Nigeria's problem' for now, say analysts	0 [1729]
Somali Prime Minister asked to step down	0 [1732]
UN Approves More Troops for AU Force in Somalia	0 [1737]
Nawaz visits GHQ to pay tribute to martyrs of war against terrorism	0 [1751]
9 commuters burnt as bus set ablaze	0 [1752]
Musharraf seeks end to travel ban	0 [1751]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Australia says "No" to UN wish list of billions -- will "not support socialism masquerading as environmentalism	2 22:09 Barbara [1756]
R. Lee Emery: 'Lazy is the new crippled'	0 [1736]
California Lawmakers Want Pr0n Stars to Wear Safety Goggles	7 23:39 USN, Ret. [1749]
Emerging battlefield technology borrows form SCIFI.	2 15:01 Skidmark [1732]
Hundreds of Strangers Show Up to Funeral of Vet Without Family	5 14:13 Uncle Phester [1731]
Nigeria Police Break up anti-Corruption Meet	0 [1735]
Colombia Accuses FARC of Plot to Kill ex-President Uribe	0 [1725]
DR Congo, M23 rebels fail to sign peace deal	0 [1726]
US warns Maldives president after vote blocked	2 14:15 tu3031 [1726]
Public University's Plaque Labels President Lincoln A Democrat	7 17:00 rjschwarz [1741]
Khaleda to face trial for killings	0 [1736]
Daring to Complain About Obamacare	12 19:10 Uncle Phester [1757]
Page 4: Opinion
David Horowitz deals with Diana West controversy	2 11:15 KBK [1737]
EDITORIAL: Another Haqqani rubbed out	0 [1747]
Pakistan and the new TTP commander --Dr Qaisar Rashid	0 [1747]
Stop thanking the troops for me: No, they don't "protect our freedoms!"	14 20:55 swksvolFF [1765]
Page 6: Politix
This Time Project Veritas Goes After 'Navigators'	3 20:35 OldSpook [1756]
Dem poll: Kay Hagan lead vanishes	7 20:33 OldSpook [1758]
New Colorado? Rural voters approve secession idea	10 20:25 OldSpook [1759]
Interior secretary says Obama may rule by decree on monuments	13 19:47 JosephMendiola [1759]
Citywide accident rates rise during era of speed cameras	4 19:16 Deacon Blues [1765]
President Obama has a meal fit for a king in Miami	11 18:19 Fred [1735]
Union Front Group Drops Out Of Obamacare Navigator Program	0 [1745]

    
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Who's in the News
31	[untagged]
6	Govt of Pakistan
6	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Syria
3	Jamaat-e-Islami
3	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Ansar al-Sharia
2	TTP
2	al-Nusra
1	al-Shabaab
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Commies
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2013-11-13
Syria Kurds Announce Transitional Autonomous Government

Tue 2013-11-12
Gunmen gun down 'chief financier' of Haqqani network in Islamabad

Mon 2013-11-11
Syria army retakes key base near Aleppo: State TV

Sun 2013-11-10
Imambargah attacks leave three dead, spark outrage

Sat 2013-11-09
Zawahiri Disbands Main Qaida Faction in Syria

Fri 2013-11-08
'Mullah Radio' takes overTTP, terms talks 'waste of time'

Thu 2013-11-07
Nigeria president seeks state of emergency extension

Wed 2013-11-06
Mortar round hits Vatican embassy in Damascus

Tue 2013-11-05
152 soldiers sentenced to die for mutiny in Bangladesh

Mon 2013-11-04
Blast inside Quetta seminary leaves two injured

Sun 2013-11-03
Gunmen kill 30 in suspected Islamist attack on Nigerian wedding convoy

Sat 2013-11-02
Egypt army arrests head of Sinai radical militant group, dozens others

Fri 2013-11-01
Pakistani Taliban chief killed in drone strike: sources

Thu 2013-10-31
Israeli warplanes strike shipment of Russian missiles at Syrian port: officials

Wed 2013-10-30
Suicide blast in Tunisian resort of Sousse

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