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Lebanese president reappoints prime minister
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Salman Pak showing signs of improvement - Here come the judge	0 [1742]
Seven dead, 11 wounded in southern Thailand	0 [1741]
The forgotten war - Diggers in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Abu do you love [1733]
Iraqi security forces issue 10 Special Truce Edition, Tickets to Paradise	2 00:00 Mike [1745]
Good morning	6 00:00 Scott R [1740]
Israelis kill 2 Hamas fighters	6 00:00 trailing wife [1741]
'Terrorist held in Sargodha'	0 [1741]
Four Killed in Mogadishu Overnight	0 [1755]
Hijacked Dutch freighter docks in Somalia	0 [1742]
Militant, wife killed in encounter	0 [1739]
Blasts, Taliban attacks kill 24 in Afghanistan	0 [1742]
2 servicemen killed, 3 wounded, 28 arrested in 24 hours	1 00:00 gromky [1742]
2 suspects arrested in northern Diwaniya	0 [1744]
Soldier wounded, 7 arrested in security operation in Mosul	0 [1740]
5 al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Diala	0 [1736]
Explosion heard in SW Pakistan's Quetta city	1 00:00 RD [1743]
Six Taliban militants die in Pak blast	2 00:00 gorb [1734]
11 wanted persons captured in Basra	0 [1739]
Mass grave, tons of chemicals, 44 rockets found in northern Falluja	14 00:00 badanov [1753]
Page 2: WoT Background
Former Saudi Information Minister On Interfaith Dialogue	1 00:00 3dc [1748]
Norwegians out of the fray - weapons to be put back in storage	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Chop Shop, Iraqi style	7 00:00 Shieldwolf [1761]
Sanctioned Sex Inside The Wire	20 00:00 Procopius2k [1754]
Moonbat fails to 'arrest' Bolton	15 00:00 Redneck Jim [1755]
U..S. Army wants to have every company in Iraq and Afghanistan have a Sensor Tower.	11 00:00 OldSpook [1735]
Sadr City truce strains as militia leaders grumble	4 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1753]
Larijani wins key Iran post	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1738]
Pentagon to shift funds to pay for Iraq war	6 00:00 tipover [1738]
Britain backs treaty to ban cluster bombs	5 00:00 JohnQC [1735]
'Saudi seeking ouster of Assad'	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
IJT demand the release of Qadeer Khan	0 [1734]
Over 7,500 police members sacked this year	2 00:00 Pappy [1739]
Hamas hails Egyptian gas supply to Gaza	0 [1730]
Jamaatud Dawa denies Al Qaeda link as leaders face US financial sanctions	0 [1737]
Bush compares Iraq, Afghan wars to World War II	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Pakistan swapped top Taliban leaders for its ambassador	1 00:00 gorb [1741]
Poll: 63% of Israelis back release of Samir Kuntar for IDF soldiers	0 [1733]
Hezbollah spy to be released next week	0 [1738]
Sahwa leader denies pressuring government into rejecting IAF candidates	0 [1730]
PPP Co-Chairman agrees to remove Perv from presidency	0 [3301]
Siniora calls for healing wounds in national interest	0 [1738]
Hamas: Abbas signals signs for factional reconciliation	0 [1732]
'No Iranian weapons found in Iraq'	2 00:00 Thusoper Tojo5736 [1736]
Hezbollah slams media over clashes	0 [1731]
Lebanese president reappoints prime minister	0 [1766]
UK endorses talks with Taliban	1 00:00 JohnQC [1732]
Govt not holding talks with Baitullah: Ghani	0 [1739]
'US won't tolerate cross-border raids'	13 00:00 Jan [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Keith Olbermann has a little problem with his state taxes . . .	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1753]
Kofi: Mugabe rivals must work with Zanu-PF	6 00:00 xbalanke [1734]
Livni suggests Olmert removal	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1736]
A Fusion concept gets Serious private sector Funding	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1757]
New Federal Prison Integration Order To Reduce Prison Overcrowding By Homicide	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Sweden: Night security lacking at nuke plant - fix promised by Oct. 1st	3 00:00 Muhammad the Moderate [1730]
The Adventures of Haji and Muji: First Flight	7 00:00 Seafarious [1728]
Bishop says collapse of Christianity is wrecking British society - and Islam	4 00:00 OldSpook [1743]
Stone sorry for quake 'karma' remark	4 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1746]
Ayaan Hirsi Ali publishes book for children	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Iraq to hold national census in 2009	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1763]
Ethiopia: Press Freedom Still Under Attack	0 [1728]
'All military rulers should be tried under High Treason Act'	4 00:00 mojo [1734]
PM's ex-bureau chief denies offering to testify in Olmert corruption case	0 [1736]
Olmert: Someone under investigation doesn't necessarily have to resign	1 00:00 crosspatch [1740]
Talansky: Olmert got $150,000 from me, introduced me to tycoons	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1731]
Obama competitive against McCain with key voters	13 00:00 Broadhead6 [1736]
Kenyan minister cheats death as bandidos kill ten	2 00:00 mojo [1732]
No consensus over impeachment, says Sherry	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1732]
Nepal abolishes monarchy	1 00:00 Excalibur [1735]
McCain to minimize US nuke arsenal	14 00:00 OldSpook [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
The Real Intelligence Failure? Spineless Spies	11 00:00 OldSpook [1751]
The Quit-Iraq Time-Travelers	4 00:00 Shieldwolf [1772]
Why Hillary goes nuclear	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
Today's Lileks	1 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1743]
The Rebellion Within	8 00:00 Glenmore [1735]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
"Pair" sought in credit card theft	0 [1737]
She's "livin' la vida loca" -- Ricky Martin endorses Hillary!	15 00:00 rjschwarz [1761]
What is Up at Trinity Church??	4 00:00 Jan [1729]
Researchers retrieve authentic Viking DNA from 1,000-year-old skeletons	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
Witchcraft!	3 00:00 RoseMia [1732]
Malignant teacher has class vote special needs kid out	18 00:00 trailing wife [1757]
Nice commercial	10 00:00 rjschwarz [1764]
Indian President under fire for posing with gun	10 00:00 Redneck Jim [1739]

    
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                        21:29 Skunky Glins 5***

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Who's in the News
48	[untagged]
6	Taliban
5	Hezbollah
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Iraqi Insurgency
3	Hamas
2	Lashkar e-Taiba
2	Mahdi Army
2	Global Jihad
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Govt of Iran
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic State of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-05-29
Lebanese president reappoints prime minister

Wed 2008-05-28
Yemen reports crushing Zaidi rebels near capital

Tue 2008-05-27
Leb: 9 wounded in gunfight between pro-gov't, opposition supporters

Mon 2008-05-26
Lebanon Elects Suleiman President as Hezbollah Gains

Sun 2008-05-25
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul

Sat 2008-05-24
Second man arrested after Brit blast

Fri 2008-05-23
AQI Moneybags Poobah captured by Iraqi Security Forces

Thu 2008-05-22
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate

Wed 2008-05-21
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire

Tue 2008-05-20
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

Mon 2008-05-19
Boomer kills 11, maims 24 near Pakistan army centre

Sun 2008-05-18
Tater under arrest in Iran?

Sat 2008-05-17
Ten held in Europe for Al Qaeda ties

Fri 2008-05-16
Burqaboomer kills 18 near crowded bazaar

Thu 2008-05-15
Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola

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