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Taliban leaders flee as marines hit stronghold
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan has 'gone to plan', say British military chiefs	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
US drone fires into North Waziristan	1 00:00 Frank G [1741]
Major truce violation on LoC, Officer hurt in shelling	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1746]
Five killed in southern Thailand, including a teenage girl	0 [1744]
Marine Corps offensive	1 00:00 American Delight [1747]
More than 1000 British troops are engaged in the offensive	0 [1741]
Taliban leaders flee as marines hit stronghold	6 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1800]
Restaurant bomb blast kills 9 in India	0 [1740]
Good morning	6 00:00 3dc [1755]
Egyptian security detonates Rafah tunnel	2 00:00 Glenmore [1739]
Al-Jazeera-says Yemen Rebels Deny Assassination Bid	0 [1749]
133 more Jamaat bad boyz rounded up	0 [1759]
Major Afghan assault claims first Taliban casualties	1 00:00 3dc [1737]
Five militants held in Darra Adam Khel	0 [1742]
Calm prevails in northern Yemen after truce	0 [1741]
Taliban blow up boys school in NW Pakistan - official	1 00:00 Deacon Blues [1742]
'Mono Jojoy' rejects invitation to surrender	1 00:00 gromky [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israeli politicians may provoke arrest to force law change in Britain	2 00:00 Warner Cracker [1763]
Obama military adopts take no prisoners policy	13 00:00 phil_b [1762]
Cheney on Biden comments: 'A little strange'	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1774]
Kenya wants Israel's help against jihadists	2 00:00 trailing wife [1731]
Mullen Discusses Iran's Nuclear Program on Mideast Tour	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1763]
145 candidates ineligible because of alleged Baathist ties	0 [1732]
Burma Frees Opposition's Deputy Chairman	0 [1738]
Thailand drops North Korea weapons charges	0 [1737]
Iran Opposition Reassess Options after Crackdown	0 [1741]
5 factions call on Hamas to sign Egyptian proposal	0 [1732]
PA security confiscates 1 million sexual stimulant pills	7 00:00 Skunky Glins**** [1756]
Treat Pakistan at par with India, Gilani tells EU	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
Fight for Bytes begins in Marjah	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1749]
Son of Iran Oppo leader beaten by Basij	0 [1735]
Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader threatens polls violence	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Keith Olbermann Blames 9/11 On George W. Bush	17 00:00 Abu Uluque [1740]
Punching above their weight: Colombia Ready to Send Troops to Afghanistan	5 00:00 trailing wife [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Akbar Zeb: not biggest dick	4 00:00 twobyfour [1745]
Climatology expert threatened for climate change views	0 [1738]
Dallas Road Rage ends in Bomb Disposal	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1743]
Wall St. Helped Greece to Mask Debt Fueling Europe's Crisis	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1774]
Crowded Malta struggles to cope with illegal immigration	0 [1742]
Judge Finds Grounds to Sanction Arizona Sheriff's Office	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1728]
Phil Jones: No Global Warming since 1995, Data disorganized, lost	20 00:00 Karl Rove [1756]
Oppo leader will be released 'if innocent'	0 [1735]
Yulia: Fraud Tainted Ukraine Vote	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
B.O. Signs Law Raising Public Debt Limit from $12.4 Trillion to $14.3 Trillion	13 00:00 gorb [1765]
Egyptians on Trial in Copt Killings Plead Not Guilty	0 [1737]
The Man Who Escaped From The Nazis 200 Times	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Olympic protesters smash store windows	5 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1742]
Suspected SoCal graffiti vandal picks wrong room	3 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1761]
Page 4: Opinion
US and the Buildup of Military Force in Persian Gulf	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1781]
The military strategy in Afghanistan	0 [1744]
Obamacare Ain't Over 'Till It's Over, and It Ain't Over	0 [1752]
Hitchens: Commander Dizaei has had his day... so have 40 years of argument by smear	3 00:00 Parabellum [1736]
Berlusconi: Italy's Doors Only Open to Pretty Immigrants	1 00:00 Kofi Thaiger6334 [1739]
Page 6: Politix
2 prominent Dems run for Kennedy's seat	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1747]
Eyeing midterms, Democrats to push Republicans to go on record against key bills	0 [1732]
Ax this hack	4 00:00 DarthVader [1762]
Patrick Kennedy's choice could start Dems' exodus	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1734]
Acorn-ucopia	4 00:00 newc [1743]
Arizona Quits Climate Pact	4 00:00 HammerHead [1760]
Senate GOP candidates lag in cash but lead in polls	5 00:00 M. Murcek [1764]

    
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                        21:28 Abu Uluque

                        21:19 Karl Rove

                        21:06 DarthVader

                        20:56 Warner Cracker

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Who's in the News
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2	Hamas
2	TTP
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Commies
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	Global Jihad

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Taliban leaders flee as marines hit stronghold

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Fri 2010-02-05
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