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Lanka troops move to take LTTE capital
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Man arrested near Capitol: IED, rifle, ammunition found in Jeep	18 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Meet Todd Palin, Potentially America's First Second Man	2 00:00 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division [1732]
Three shot down in southern Thailand	0 [1731]
Good morning	4 00:00 Uncle Phester [1729]
Republican Wars: Chapter IV - A New Beginning	38 00:00 3dc [1762]
'Two TTP commanders among 7 killed' in Swat shelling	0 [1733]
20 militants killed in Darra clash: FC	0 [1729]
17 militants killed in Swat action	0 [1734]
German-Pakistani charged with Al Qaeda membership	0 [1729]
LI kidnaps Khasadar men	0 [1734]
Afghan anti-drugs judge is killed	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1731]
Coalition Forces Kill Enemy Fighter, Detain 15 in Iraq	0 [1734]
Counter Terrorism Bureau tells Israelis: Leave Sinai immediately	0 [1736]
Taliban warn pro-govt tribe in Bajaur	0 [1728]
Senior LTTE leader among 31 killed in Lanka violence	0 [1733]
Lankan troops move to take LTTE capital	0 [1753]
Hamas detains senior leader of pro Al-Qaida group in Gaza	1 00:00 Seafarious [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
Bush to announce US troop levels in Iraq next week	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [1723]
They used to have good bombs, now only the amateurish ones are left	1 00:00 Abu do you love [1727]
Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08?	13 00:00 ed [1719]
Obama: Surge worked fabulously; I'm still glad I voted against it	22 00:00 Procopius2k [1729]
Syria arrests Fatah al-Islam leader	2 00:00 Besoeker [1723]
Palestinians would vote for Abbas again	2 00:00 liberalhawk [1729]
Aussie terror trial jury needs another week	0 [1727]
Fort Dix judge weighs witness request	4 00:00 JohnQC [1725]
The 9-11 Tribute at the RNC - And Olbermann's Reaction	14 00:00 Pappy [1735]
African Union boosts peacekeepers at troubled Darfur camp	0 [1726]
US says Baghdad to fund anti-Qaeda fighters	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1724]
2 HUJI cases shifted to Speedy Trial Tribunal	0 [1727]
Halt operation or else, FATA MNAs tell Zardari	2 00:00 mojo [1729]
Paris Match 'Propaganda'	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1733]
Iran to EU: Stop anti-Islamic meeting	1 00:00 Uncle Phester [1722]
Militants stage anti-India rally in Azad (Pak) Kashmir	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1717]
US officials confirm raid inside Pakistan	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1731]
Pakistan: US responsible for deadly attack, says military official	0 [1727]
Sri Lanka: UN urges security for refugees caught in conflict	0 [1728]
Iraqi Media Ignore Kidnapping of Christians, Archbishop Says	0 [1738]
Assad peace pitch looks to shed Syria's pariah image	0 [1731]
Government ordered to release Saddam Hussein dossier	1 00:00 Abu do you love [1728]
Terrorism: McCain claims he'll catch Bin Laden	7 00:00 JohnQC [1727]
A nuclear Iran may provoke Israeli strike, says Sarkozy	2 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1732]
Police Beat Up Lawyers at Rally	4 00:00 Atomic Conspiracy [1727]
Syria vows not to abandon Hezbollah	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Woman dubbed Al-Qaida backer skips NY arraignment	1 00:00 3dc [1728]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Obama in 1987: community organizing sucks	2 00:00 Steve White [1751]
Olmert gives Putin land for peace	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1738]
U.N. Chief: Efforts to Reform Have Failed	5 00:00 anonymous2u [1724]
Bishop of San Francisco asks Pelosi to meet with him concerning Abortion	15 00:00 anonymous2u [1733]
McCain-Palin Ticket Chills Arabs, Muslims	15 00:00 Frank G [1753]
McCain TV Ratings Beat Obama in Preliminary Numbers	6 00:00 AzCat [1731]
Obama's Palin strategy: Sit and wait	5 00:00 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division [1734]
Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain	4 00:00 Mike [1762]
OPRAH BALKS AT HOSTING SARAH PALIN; STAFF DIVIDED	28 00:00 OldSpook [1754]
"Woman Spy Case" Touted by Lee Myung Bak Group Dismissed	4 00:00 tu3031 [1731]
Scientists get death threats over Large Hadron Collider	9 00:00 MarkZ [1744]
Palin-Mania Sweeping Nation	2 00:00 Frank G [1729]
U.S. risks Russia row with Ukraine NATO backing	1 00:00 Besoeker [1726]
Angry readers dump Us Magazine over Palin	17 00:00 anonymous2u [1734]
What Happens To Lost Passports	5 00:00 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division [1736]
~~Grassroots~~ Astroturf movement of community organizers demand Palin apologize	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1728]
Wind Power Coming to Northeast?	15 00:00 Frank G [1754]
Clinton off to FL to hit at Palin on ~~her own~~ Obama's behalf	32 00:00 OldSpook [1757]
Women teachers petition Saudi king for equality	2 00:00 anonymous2u [1733]
Amnesty fears for migrants deported by Israel	1 00:00 JFM [1733]
Religion-based parties face registration hurdle	0 [1734]
Hasina's parole extended until Oct 6	0 [1732]
Upazila polls schedule likely in a week	0 [1726]
Khaleda has to seek bail for release	0 [1733]
Legislators mull free-will marriage laws	1 00:00 Alistaire Craith1469 [1726]
Burying women alive is murder: clerics	1 00:00 tu3031 [1731]
'Burying women alive a relic of pre-Islamic era of ignorance'	4 00:00 MarkZ [1730]
Haiti facing storm 'catastrophe'	12 00:00 Frank G [1724]
Black to green	10 00:00 ed [1760]
China and Iraq sign oil mega-deal	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [1727]
Crisis as Thai minister quits	0 [1732]
McCain to detail presidency goals	4 00:00 tipover [1732]
UN says wealthy failing the poor	9 00:00 swksvolFF [1733]
Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops	2 00:00 rjschwarz [1741]
Police recommendation on Olmert 'in a few days'	0 [1734]
Mugabe: sign deal or I form Cabinet	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1730]
Cheney offers US backing for Georgia's NATO bid	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1733]
Palin criticizes Obama again in solo appearance	7 00:00 Besoeker [1722]
CBSNEWS: McCain, Obama Tied @ 42%	41 00:00 EHLTB [1752]
Page 4: Opinion
Creation Myth	4 00:00 tipper [1728]
Obama surrogates told to compare Sarah to Thomas Eagleton	11 00:00 OldSpook [1754]
"They broke me."	16 00:00 Beavis [1741]
US spies, not 'surge', reduced Iraq violence: book	9 00:00 OldSpook [1726]
Obama Says Iraq Surge Has `Succeeded Beyond Our Wildest Dreams'	2 00:00 Rambler in California [1726]
Jules Crittenden: "Fight with me."	1 00:00 Betty Grating2215 [1726]
Belmont Club: McCain's speech	6 00:00 Betty Grating2215 [1726]
John Bolton interviewed by Pacifica Radio	10 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1723]
Peggy Noonan: "Baberaham Lincoln" changes the game	11 00:00 lotp [1723]
Maliki drops the mask	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1727]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability	7 00:00 no mo uro [1752]
Iraq Seeks F-16 Fighters	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1726]
Rangel paid no mortgage interest on beach house	8 00:00 tipover [1731]
Detroit mayor, soon off to jail, talks of comeback	8 00:00 no mo uro [1750]
Study reveals Australia suffering from 'man drought'	9 00:00 OldSpook [1729]
A Key Discovered To Cold Tolerance In Corn	7 00:00 3dc [1729]
Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says	3 00:00 bruce [1751]
Suspected WWII flyer's remains are just a tree branch: military	2 00:00 Parabellum [1730]
Sindh to have women-only courts	0 [1729]
Confession In Bizarre Collar Bomb Plot	4 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
Malaysian man gets nut, not testicle, not almond, not lunatic, stuck around doinker	5 00:00 USN, Ret. [1730]

    
                23:58 OldSpook

                        23:42 Frank G

                        23:41 Frank G

                        23:37 EHLTB

                        23:24 Beavis

                        23:12 OldSpook

                        23:10 Whavish Untervehr4912

                        23:06 Whavish Untervehr4912

                        23:05 European Conservative

                        23:02 OldSpook

                        22:56 Frank G

                        22:42 Steve White

                        22:40 OldSpook

                        22:26 Mike

                        22:23 no mo uro

                        22:17 no mo uro

                        22:07 3dc

                        21:59 g(r)omgoru

                        21:57 g(r)omgoru

                        21:27 ed

                        21:27 MarkZ

                        21:26 Adriane

                        21:23 bruce

                        21:22 Frank G

Who's in the News
80	[untagged]
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	TTP
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Taliban
1	United Jihad Council
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Fatah al-Islam
1	Global Jihad
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria

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Lanka troops move to take LTTE capital

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Tue 2008-09-02
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Fri 2008-08-29
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