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Rebel forces retreat from Ras Lanuf
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Mayhem in Monterrey: 5 Dead	0 [1731]
Somali pirates kill eight Puntland troops in Danish rescue attempt	2 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1738]
Mexican Army Bags 5 Bad Guys in Tamaulipas	0 [1741]
Good morning	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1740]
Libya: several oil facilities bombed in Ras Lanuf	2 00:00 Frozen Al [1732]
Nato Kills Karzais Cousin	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1740]
Gaddafi Forces Beat Up BBC Crew	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1738]
Thousands of Bahrainis protest 'naturalization'	1 00:00 JohnQC [1734]
Arab League will weigh all options to deal with Libyan crisis: Prince Saud	0 [1735]
Blast kills 5 people in southern Philippines	0 [1731]
Philippine choppers, troops hit Abu Sayyaf lair	0 [1732]
Malaysia nabs 7 Indonesians after attack on tanker	0 [1735]
Sarkozy proposes air strikes in Libya	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1764]
Army: 2 projectiles fired from Gaza land in Israel	0 [1729]
2 killed in Dera Murad Jamali blast	0 [1737]
MBC TV channels and Alarabiya jammed	0 [1736]
US charges pirates who killed 2 couples on yacht	0 [1733]
US grand jury indicts Saudi accused in bomb plot	0 [1735]
New constitution promised for Yemen	1 00:00 gorb [1735]
Violence erupts in Karachi; three killed	0 [1736]
US moves to shut down Libyan embassy	0 [1734]
Man shot in Rafah tunnel	0 [1734]
Libyan hospital vacated after air blitz	0 [1731]
Rebel forces retreat from Ras Lanuf	4 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1752]
Libya: a reward for the arrest of the insurgents' leader	0 [1734]
France recognizes Libyan opposition group, Russia cuts arms sales to Qaddafi	1 00:00 newc [1733]
Page 2: WoT Background
Muammar Gaddafi could 'stop support for anti-terror war'	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1748]
PJ Crowley: Bradley Manning's treatment by US 'stupid'	4 00:00 Broadhead6 [1742]
NM local officials arrested over gun-running accusations	1 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1725]
U.S. intel chief says Gadhafi will prevail	20 00:00 Zhang Fei [1756]
O'Keefe strikes again: NPR & Muslim Brotherhood	1 00:00 gromky [1725]
NYT LIBEL NEWS	3 00:00 gorb [1729]
DHS: We Have the Authority to Routinely Strip-Search Air Travelers	5 00:00 Muggsy Glink [1755]
ElBaradei says he'll run for Egyptian president	0 [1728]
Abdullah Slams Karzais Ambiguous Comments	0 [1730]
Afghanistan Under Economic Siege: ACCI	0 [1725]
Karzai Refuses to Dissolve Special Electoral Tribunal	0 [1734]
Indonesian court: Bashir's trial will move forward	0 [1732]
Hamas announces new Gaza govt	2 00:00 tu3031 [1742]
Saudi Arabia will cut off any finger raised against it - Saudi FM	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1754]
US urges Egypt to prosecute in religious clashes	0 [1726]
Hezbollah warns of US-backed assault	1 00:00 JohnQC [1730]
Saudi role in Yemen crackdown exposed	0 [1735]
India rejects Lanka charge of Tamil Tiger camps	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1748]
Pakistan at war with terrorists, says Kayani. Really.	1 00:00 Paul [1733]
DFLP: Hamas all-factions meeting nothing new	0 [1732]
March 14 Alliance campaign against Hezbollahs supremacy of arms	0 [1729]
Pak ranks 3rd in malevolence	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1730]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Japan earthquake: nuclear disaster fears as reactor overheats	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
Chinese agents forge e-mails from Falun Gong, hilarity ensues	2 00:00 Frank G [1733]
Forget $100 oil. $100 uranium is a real problem.	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1744]
ITALIAN AMONG SUBJECTS OF ISRAELI MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE	0 [1727]
Homegrown Terrorists: Unions And Leftists	0 [1729]
8.9 Rocks Japan, Tsunami warnings issued for Hawaii	0 [1727]
Transvestite taco shop brawl.	4 00:00 Frank G [1730]
Will March 19 'Supermoon' Trigger Natural Disasters?	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [1750]
7.9 magnitude quake hits Japan	56 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
Cops raid Charlie Sheen's house	6 00:00 twobyfour [1728]
Army Secretary Orders Nine Officers Punished For Failing To Flag Hasan	18 00:00 Richard Aubrey [1725]
Moroccan king says constitution to be revised	0 [1735]
Sheen outranks Obama, Lady Gaga in social media	1 00:00 Private Hudson [1754]
Cigarette displays to be banned in English stores	1 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1733]
Gbagbo rejects AU mediations proposal	0 [1731]
Qatar to give more freedom to press	0 [1730]
Tucson gunman pleads not guilty on all charges	0 [1732]
Putin proposes scrapping visas between Russia and US	8 00:00 Angavins Johnson4150 [1728]
Dalai Lama to quit as Tibet's political leader	0 [1723]
Anti-labor vote shocks Wisconsin	15 00:00 Jock the Salmon [1726]
Page 4: Opinion
Moderator note: deletion	5 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1731]
Why no-fly won't fly	5 00:00 Pappy [1750]
PBoC Takes Another Step To Establish Yuan As Reserve Currency	3 00:00 Glenmore [1752]
King Idris was right	0 [1728]
Students beware of your rage!	4 00:00 AlanC [1733]
...Now its Salehs turn	2 00:00 Dribble2716 [1728]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Wishes He Were President of China--So Do We	0 [1730]
Pelosi: GOP cuts will interfere with government's "biblical power to cure"	12 00:00 Frank G [1755]
TSA Overstates Costs of Private Alternatives	0 [1734]
Rep. Keith bin-El-lisons Bigotry	2 00:00 Grunter [1730]

    
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                        22:50 Pappy

                        22:50 JosephMendiola

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                        22:19 JosephMendiola

                        22:13 Glenmore

                        22:12 JosephMendiola

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                        21:47 Private Hudson

                        21:08 Frank G

                        21:03 Secret Asian Man

                        20:53 Broadhead6

                        20:51 linker

                        20:25 crosspatch

                        20:18 Tiny Jusosing3022

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3	Hamas
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	Abu Sayyaf
2	Pirates
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	al-Qaeda
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	TTP
1	DFLP

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2011-03-11
Rebel forces retreat from Ras Lanuf

Thu 2011-03-10
Libya no-fly zone a UN decision, "not US": Clinton

Wed 2011-03-09
OIC rejects military action on Libya

Tue 2011-03-08
Gaddafi sends negotiators to Benghazi

Mon 2011-03-07
National Libyan Council to seek recognition

Sun 2011-03-06
Gaddafi forces fight to seize Zawiyah, dozens killed

Sat 2011-03-05
Qadaffy forces try, fail to retake Zawiyah

Fri 2011-03-04
Libyan rebels push west

Thu 2011-03-03
Gaddafi strikes at Brega, rebels eye foreign help

Wed 2011-03-02
National Libyan Council outlines strategy

Tue 2011-03-01
Yemen Opposition Rejects Plan for Govt of National Unity

Mon 2011-02-28
Defiant Gaddafi confined to Tripoli

Sun 2011-02-27
Ex-minister forms interim govt. in Libya

Sat 2011-02-26
Anti-Gaddafi protesters control Misrata: witness

Fri 2011-02-25
Gun battles rage as rebels seize Libyan towns

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