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SCAF says it is going to end Egypt's state of emergency after 31 years
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Yon: "Proof that Military puts media message before troops' lives"	11 19:55 Pappy [1765]
Afghan Taliban attack Khost army base	2 11:42 Besoeker [1742]
Bali bomber begs for mercy	11 14:49 tipper [1748]
IDF soldier, terrorist killed in exchange of fire near Gaza	1 23:16 JosephMendiola [1765]
Police nab suspect in roadside bomb attack	0 [1737]
Bomb attacks in Iraq kill 18	0 [1740]
Good morning	1 12:41 Water Modem [1746]
Militant among four killed in Mansehra	0 [1740]
5 Afghan Police Killed in Kandahar Suicide Attack	0 [1750]
4 Taliban Leaders Captured in Military Operations	2 10:19 Besoeker [1746]
Blast in Jalalabad Kills 2 Police	0 [1740]
Us-led forces kill 32 Afghan militants in one-month operation	0 [1745]
Karachi violence continues; five killed	0 [1735]
Clashes renew between Houthis and Hajja tribes	1 03:26 Besoeker [1741]
Armed gangs in Syria are shifting their focus to capital, Damascus	3 14:31 Pappy [1743]
U.N. Chief Warns of 'Catastrophic Civil War' in Syria	7 23:38 vendaval [1779]
Syria Army Resumes Houla Assault, 1 Dead	0 [1745]
FBI joins investigation into Kenyan bomb blast	0 [1739]
Policeman wounded when gunmen opened fire at army patrol in Dagestan	1 01:12 newc [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
Syrian rebels abduct 5 top Hizballah officers, including Nasrallahs nephew	4 23:39 JosephMendiola [1776]
Turkish gold imports jump 150 pct, Iran buying seen	2 19:49 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1768]
US asks Iraq to extradite Hezbollah suspect	0 [1739]
Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran	7 23:47 JosephMendiola [1765]
Venezuela bans private gun ownership	6 20:01 gromky [1760]
Militants vow death for 'CIA doctor'	2 15:06 Gabby Cussworth [1752]
Israel could set borders unilaterally	6 18:46 newc [1763]
'Israel's creation worst catastrophe to hit world'	3 08:29 phil_b [1743]
N. Korea Puts Nuclear Arms in Constitution	6 00:20 JosephMendiola [1760]
US says officers return to Pakistan	0 [1741]
US envoy slams Russia arms sales to Syria	0 [1740]
Pak militants vow death for 'CIA doctor'	1 02:00 JosephMendiola [1742]
Putin Says Russia Will Not Shift on Syria	6 22:52 vendaval [1764]
FM accuses Iran of intervening in Yemen's affairs	0 [1744]
Premier calls for pressures against impeders of change	0 [1744]
Houthi group declares participation in dialogue	0 [1743]
No Negotiation before Nasrallah Apologizes	0 [1739]
Syria: Armed groups carried out Houla massacre	0 [1743]
UK's BBC seeking to destabilize Iran	0 [1741]
Small Wars Journal: Mexican Cartel Tactical Note 12	7 02:16 Besoeker [1745]
Charts you can use: The covert air war in Yemen	0 [1741]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Wisconsin's Incredible Shrinking Public-employee Unions	3 20:01 JosephMendiola [1756]
Time Bomb? Banks Pressured to Buy Government Debt	2 21:37 badanov [1772]
Milky Way Galaxy Doomed to Head-On Crash with Andromeda	21 19:16 Matt [1767]
Americans Kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai Released	1 13:15 mojo [1742]
New poll places Lopez Obrador within 4 points of Pena Nieto	0 [1746]
Zardari blames PML-N for Mohajir province conspiracy	0 [1746]
Eight nomads killed over 'enmity'	0 [1738]
Americans to wage civil war against capitalist one-percenters: Analyst	6 20:12 tu3031 [1763]
SCAF says it is going to end Egypt's state of emergency after 31 years	1 02:28 SteveS [1768]
Zambia arrests former president Banda's son over graft	0 [1738]
US economic growth slows to 1.9% in first quarter of 2012	4 14:33 newc [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
National-security leaks must be plugged	4 20:24 tu3031 [1767]
Another Islamist maniac on his way to the Bomb?	4 20:08 JosephMendiola [1764]
Drone strikes	4 22:46 SteveS [1769]
Dr Afridi's conviction	0 [1740]
CBO: Obama stimulus may have cost as much as $4.1 million a job	8 14:42 JohnQC [1739]
Page 6: Politix
Feds to Florida: halt non-citizen voter purge	8 22:34 SteveS [1758]
It's the Chicago Way: Beale Predicts Violence if Metra Doesn't Hire More Minorities	2 13:09 RandomJD [1748]
U.S. Presses Europe on Banking Crisis	16 18:32 RandomJD [1747]
Obama may have to revisit the health-care issue in a second term, tells donors	7 15:55 Gabby Cussworth [1737]
Condoleezza Rice endorses Mitt Romney	4 21:28 Dale [1771]

    
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4	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Houthis
1	TTP
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2012-06-01
SCAF says it is going to end Egypt's state of emergency after 31 years

Thu 2012-05-31
Somalia forces capture key al-Shabab town of Afmadow

Wed 2012-05-30
19 Killed in Syria Violence

Tue 2012-05-29
Western Nations Expel Syrian Diplomats

Mon 2012-05-28
MNLA, Ansar al-Din declare Islamic state

Sun 2012-05-27
Al-Shabaab vows Dire Revenge™ after fall of Afgoye

Sat 2012-05-26
25 children among 90 dead in Syrian government 'massacre'

Fri 2012-05-25
Thirteen die in suicide attack in Yemen

Thu 2012-05-24
10 More Drone-zapped in North Wazoo

Wed 2012-05-23
Paki Doctor jailed for helping CIA find Binny

Tue 2012-05-22
Death Toll Rises to over 120 after Yemen Parade Bombing

Mon 2012-05-21
AQAP leader urges militants to fight to last breath

Sun 2012-05-20
Raging Battles on Edge of Militant Stronghold in Yemen, Dozens Killed

Sat 2012-05-19
20 Dead as Syrian Forces Fire on Huge Protests

Fri 2012-05-18
Syrian opposition leader says he's ready to step down

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