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Syrian rebels pull out of Homs after siege
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian rebels pull out of Homs after siege	4 20:52 linker [1771]
Two ISAF service members die as two men turn weapons on troops	4 17:20 Zhang Fei [1726]
Bomb injures ten policemen near Turkey ruling party HQ	0 [1736]
At least ten injured in grenade attack in southern Thailand	0 [1733]
20 Died in Violence in China's Xinjiang	1 00:21 JosephMendiola [1733]
Good morning	6 21:04 Uneash Cliling5082 [1751]
Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin	0 [1731]
Improvised bomb discovered at Philippine airport	3 15:54 SteveS [1730]
Students in Syria's Aleppo Urge City to Revolt	0 [1738]
Kuwait MPs Vote to Recognize Syria's Opposition National Council	0 [1738]
Syria Refuses Entry to U.N. Humanitarian Chief	0 [1737]
Egypt Lifts Travel Ban on NGO Trial Defendants	0 [1730]
Syrian Opposition Forms Bureau to Lead 'Armed Resistance'	0 [1727]
23 Civilians, 8 Troops Dead as Syrian Forces Launch Ground Assault on Baba Amr	0 [1732]
N. Korea Agrees to Halt Nuclear Program, Let In Inspectors	1 20:32 Redneck Jim [1751]
Pakistani pleads guilty in key Guantanamo case	0 [1732]
Hamid Gul a complimentary member of Stratfor, says report	0 [1735]
Pirates held Pakistanis as slaves: Danish Navy	0 [1730]
LeT militants arrested in foiled New Delhi attack: Chidambaram	1 00:15 JosephMendiola [1734]
Man arrested in Cairo not Seif al-Adel: security	0 [1733]
Bomb kills women, child in Khyber agency	0 [1729]
Third Swabi school blown up in five days	0 [1743]
Militants active in Nowshera, says minister	0 [1721]
Gunmen kidnap Christian hospital staff	0 [1732]
Russia upgrades radar station in Syria to aid Iran	10 18:53 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1731]
Muslim convert indicted in NYC match-head bomb case	5 16:11 SteveS [1734]
Page 2: WoT Background
Many German Muslims 'refuse to integrate'	7 21:19 Barbara [1750]
Muslim Brotherhood member elected as speaker of Egypt's upper house	0 [1732]
Zawahiri calls US defence cuts, talks with Taliban 'signs of shrinking American power'	2 22:02 RandomJD [1747]
Yadlin Thinks Hussein Obama can be trusted	0 [1731]
Yadlin Thinks Hussein Obama can be trusted	0 [1724]
UN asks Angola for helicopters after Russians wise up and pull out.	0 [1725]
Nato can overcome Koran protests 'setback' - commander	0 [1732]
Hoodwinked again - Norks Agree to Nuclear Moratorium in Exchange For Food	3 22:24 Thosh Omugum4787 [1744]
Checks clear - Egypt lifts travel ban on US pro-democracy workers	0 [1732]
Friday Parliamentary Poll a Test of Support for Iran Regime	2 19:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1737]
Syrian Opposition Leader Skeptical over U.N. Vote	0 [1726]
Egypt Presidential Election May 23-24	1 00:25 newc [1725]
U.S. Summons Syria Envoy to Voice 'Outrage' over Homs Attacks	0 [1724]
Egypt lifts travel ban on US pro-democracy workers	4 12:32 American Delight [1727]
March 14 Urges Parliamentary Defense Committee to Debrief Ghosn over 'Insulting' Remarks from Iran	0 [1720]
U.N. Chief Names Canadian Norman Farrell New STL Prosecutor	1 11:49 trailing wife [1719]
Berri in Cyprus: Our Sea Resources Dispute is with Israel	0 [1723]
Deployment of police, FC enhanced at KKH: Malik	0 [1727]
US accuses Bashir of trying to undermine South Sudan	1 00:22 newc [1730]
Washington Post: Iranian nuclear bunker not 'impregnable'	5 18:48 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1723]
Israel can defend itself against barrages from Iran	4 11:51 Nimble Spemble [1728]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Brazilian Marxist Anglican Bishop And Wife Murdered By Adopted Son	0 [1727]
China claims worlds biggest shale gas reserves	2 21:03 trailing wife [1758]
Andrew Breitbart Dies, Age 43	22 21:53 newc [1766]
Argentina Bans UK Cruise Ships	7 22:06 JosephMendiola [1747]
Where is organ farmer Wang Lijun? US State Dept Human Rights outrage?	1 15:06 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Chinese now want Zim platnium mines - Rhino horns are so yesterday.	5 14:26 Pappy [1727]
Egyptian court dismisses bearded Mickey Mouse suit against Christian tycoon	0 [1732]
Aussie army vows action over obscene Facebook posts	0 [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Medical Ethicists Argue For Infanticide	0 [1738]
Never Underestimate Israeli Ingenuity	5 21:57 JosephMendiola [1757]
ANP: Police development - You're doing it wrong	0 [1738]
Headline of the Day: Beheadings Raise Doubts That Taliban Have Changed	4 14:17 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1738]
Will Putinism see the end of Putin?	4 23:24 Thosh Omugum4787 [1749]
Women`s votes	0 [1718]
Sectarian killers thrive under legal system	0 [1750]
Page 6: Politix
Fourth year in a row, president defies law that demands action on Medicare	1 18:40 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1726]
Bill Clinton ok with... laying pipe - Who knew?	1 18:27 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1726]
The TSA Is Coming To A Highway Near You	5 16:04 Blinky Peacock8410 [1738]
Real inflation at 8%	5 20:10 Bright Pebbles [1766]
Sickening Regulation	10 18:37 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1731]
Did lawsuit factor in Olympia Snowe's departure?	0 [1725]
NYC comptroller John Liu may have business on the side.	1 09:54 Uncle Phester [1724]
Ron Paul Panders to Anti-Semitism in Michigan	8 23:12 trailing wife [1757]
Professor Dershowitz Goes To War	2 08:39 Steve White [1724]

    
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1	Hezbollah
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1	Commies
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2012-03-01
Syrian rebels pull out of Homs after siege

Wed 2012-02-29
Singapore: Iran assassination plot against Israeli Defence Minister Barak foiled

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

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