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Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Super Tucano platform for Afghans now history.	3 21:10 Shieldwolf [1733]
Egypt upper house picks Islamist as speaker	1 14:23 Gruth McGurque5303 [1732]
Malaysia bans Erykah Badu performance over Allen tattoos.	2 16:07 Shimble Guelph5793 [1728]
18 dead in Pakistan sectarian bus ambush	3 12:52 AlanC [1742]
Indonesian Supreme Court reinstates Bashir's 15 year sentence	1 20:35 Fat Bob Unotch3711 [1727]
Mexican Army troops in La Laguna rotating out	0 [1727]
Thai army orders probe into terror suspect's torture claims	1 09:32 Frank G [1733]
Good morning	8 21:20 gorb [1743]
Nigeria Repatriates 11,000 Foreigners over Terror Fears	1 17:38 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1738]
Brutal Afghan Winter Kills 35 Afghan Children in Northeast	2 21:24 gorb [1747]
EU Extends Somalia Anti-Piracy Mission	0 [1729]
Red Cross Delivers Aid to Hama for 1st Time in a Month	0 [1729]
Taliban bomber kills nine at Afghan Nato base	1 00:22 SteveS [1728]
Seven killed in Nowshera blast	0 [1736]
Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years	0 [1744]
Five militants killed in Tirah air strike	0 [1732]
Five Chinese deported	3 16:00 mom [1732]
Foreign Reporters Remain Trapped in Syria's Homs	4 21:11 Pappy [1726]
Riyadh Slams 'Parties Delaying Int'l Action' on Syria	4 15:21 mojo [1732]
EU Beefs up Syria Sanctions, Including Freeze in Central Bank Assets	2 20:25 SteveS [1729]
30 Syrian Soldiers Defect to Iraqi Kurdistan	0 [1729]
125 Civilians Killed in Syria	1 14:56 Glenmore [1735]
IDF thwarts bid to smuggle explosives across Egyptian border	1 14:14 Water Modem [1730]
89.4% Vote 'Yes' for New Syria Constitution	1 10:17 JohnQC [1731]
Russia Averts Plot to Assassinate Putin	2 16:33 CrazyFool [1733]
Thai Police Quiz Three More Iranians over Bomb Plot	0 [1729]
10 more dead found in mass graves in Durango	0 [1730]
Page 2: WoT Background
French genocide law 'unconstitutional' rules court	0 [1720]
Iran Announces Will Accept Payment In Gold Instead Of Dollars	3 18:38 JosephMendiola [1733]
From the left - 6 questions to ask anyone advocating mil action against Iran	15 21:45 gorb [1743]
Janet Napolitano insists Mexico drug war not a failure	8 23:05 Thosh Omugum4787 [1742]
Banned drinks: No Shezan, Pepsi at Punjab University	4 13:51 Cliting Thud2713 [1722]
Israel won't warn US before Iran strike	15 23:21 Thosh Omugum4787 [1744]
Hide the cameras: Spanish court springs Baltasar Garzon	0 [1725]
Canadian Muslim preacher turns to Skype after deportation from Kenya	0 [1726]
France Slams 'Uncooperative' Iran over Nuclear Drive	0 [1728]
China Calls U.S. Criticism over Syria Unacceptable	3 14:18 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1724]
Pakistan should have key role in Afghanistan: Kerry	4 21:17 tu3031 [1740]
Jumblat: Syria Vote 'Theatricals Held over Human Remains'	1 16:17 Gabby Cussworth [1726]
Paris Wants Syria Regime Dragged before ICC	0 [1725]
Russia Slams 'One Sided' Friends of Syria Meeting	0 [1724]
Human Rights Council set to condemn Syria	0 [1726]
U.S. Vows No Change in Afghan War Strategy	0 [1727]
Iran moves to bring the Leb Army under its sway	0 [1729]
Pakistan Completes Demolition of bin Laden Hideout	2 14:20 Shimble Guelph5793 [1729]
Bureaucrats at Gatwick Airport bully passenger for not kowtowing to PC.	6 14:34 Grunter [1720]
NATO Agrees to Trial for Koran Burners - Afghan Government sez	5 18:59 Speregum Thavitch1008 [1734]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Navy Tests Railgun	5 19:15 Water Modem [1726]
Army Chief General VK Singh's visit to Israel next month has been cancelled	2 23:31 Thosh Omugum4787 [1735]
Hybrid tech heads to the battlefield	3 21:33 Pappy [1752]
Homecoming kisses - somehow we knew they'd be coming.	0 [1723]
Durable Goods Big Miss -4%, Expected -1%, Biggest Sequential Drop Since January 2009	0 [1730]
Doctor Lawyer Discovered To Only Be A Lawyer	9 21:55 RandomJD [1747]
China To Replace Psychotic One-Child Policy Slogans	8 19:42 M. Murcek [1725]
Climate change is set to shake the earth	11 22:14 gorb [1740]
Center for Disease Control drafts airline tax levy schemes for foreign governments	2 12:17 Rob Crawford [1725]
CEC directs action against Waheeda Shah for slapping	0 [1734]
Cops rob senior citizen at gunpoint	0 [1721]
One Dead, 4 Hurt in Ohio School Shooting	6 16:56 Anonymoose [1732]
Hot Tub Installation on Campus Roof a Mystery	8 23:56 rammer [1744]
Page 4: Opinion
AEP: China, Argentina, and the mystery of the 'middle income trap'	0 [1725]
Are "All Options on the Table" Really? Or Really!	4 14:35 crosspatch [1732]
Pastor Yousef: Convert or die - Tehran delays execution.	5 14:49 George Ebbeamp4828 [1720]
The resonating tales of brutality	3 20:38 manversgwtw [1720]
Page 6: Politix
Snowe to exit... Rhino owned by Offshore TV builders to exit stage left.	4 22:09 rammer [1750]
Michelle Now Oppressing Military With Her Food Regime	6 23:20 CrazyFool [1739]
Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control, Student Tells Pelosi	7 19:20 Eric Jablow [1719]
French election 2012: Francois Hollande announces 75 per cent tax plan	3 19:28 Phil_B [1724]
Homeland Security Dept. Pays General Dynamics to Scour Internet for Criticism of its Policies	3 22:36 rammer [1737]
Obama Taps NBA Millionaires for Campaign Cash	4 10:41 JohnQC [1726]
JPM Pwns Nancy Pelosi	12 19:48 Lord Garth [1732]

    
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Who's in the News
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11	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
1	Islamic Emirate of Caucasus
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Pirates
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Qaeda
1	Boko Haram

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2012-02-28
Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years

Mon 2012-02-27
Congressmen Attacked on Mount of Olives

Sun 2012-02-26
Afghan interior ministry employee sought in NATO killings

Sat 2012-02-25
Yemen gets new president after 33 years

Fri 2012-02-24
Air strke kills al-Shaboobs

Thu 2012-02-23
Ansar as-Sunna Chief Arrested on Syria-Iraq Border

Wed 2012-02-22
Hugo has new tumor

Tue 2012-02-21
Afghans rescue 41 child suicide bombers

Mon 2012-02-20
Syrian army reinforcements head to Homs

Sun 2012-02-19
Iran stops oil sales to British, French

Sat 2012-02-18
SWIFT To Cut Off Iran - No Financial Telecommunications

Fri 2012-02-17
Feds arrest another thinks-he-is suicide bomber heading to Capitol building

Thu 2012-02-16
U.S. drone kills five insurgents in Miranshah

Wed 2012-02-15
Thailand charges Iranian bomb suspects in Bangkok

Tue 2012-02-14
Suspected Iranian Agent Bungles Bombing in Bangkok

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