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'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
BREAKING: First reports of big explosion in Gaza's Philadelphi corridor	4 12:17 tu3031 [11125]
Tunisia arrests 11 after deadly border attack	0 [11128]
Good morning	1 00:10 GolfBravoUSMC [11126]
Benghazi Bomb Wounds Four Policemen	0 [11124]
Oman Court Upholds Jail Terms for Activists	0 [11126]
Israeli Border Guards Kill Palestinian in West Bank	1 20:27 Frank G [11124]
U.N. Says Convoy Fired at in Libya, No Casualties	0 [11123]
Bannu jailbreak case: KP prison dept sacks 11 wardens	0 [11122]
Blast in Karachi kills two	0 [11123]
Iraq attacks kill seven, inmate detonates explosives	0 [11128]
Three arrested in Dagestan over Sufi leader's killing	0 [11124]
Seven 'Killed in Bombings outside Syrian Interior Ministry'	0 [11127]
'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition	0 [11127]
Schools in southern Thailand shut down again	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's nuclear energy chief	0 [11126]
NY Times notices that the Egyptian Brotherhood has brownshirts	0 [11127]
IDF, Palestinians clash following teen's funeral	0 [11126]
Syria government 'losing control' - Russian official	2 12:07 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11125]
U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens	3 17:38 JohnQC [11130]
Syrian coalition opposes US decision on Nusra	0 [11129]
US Hesitant In Condemning North Korean Launch	4 06:36 Bobby [11128]
Revolution time again for Egypt?	5 13:10 Barbara [11128]
Former Libya NTC leader accused of power abuse	0 [11126]
Mauritania urges Mali crisis settlement	0 [11127]
Iraq postpones Libyan executions	1 20:48 Frank G [11130]
Fresh Libya Request for Niger to Extradite Gadhafi Son	0 [11127]
Khatib Urges U.S. to Reconsider Al-Nusra Blacklisting	0 [11127]
U.S. Says Excessive Force Used against Sudan Protests	0 [11123]
Saudis, Bahrainis will overthrow monarchies in 2013 : Analyst	3 21:19 tipper [11129]
Afghanistan, Pakistan pursue peace despite attack	0 [11132]
Students at "Govt Malala College" protest renaming fearing backlash	0 [11136]
HRW demands investigation of 'Brotherhood's abuse of protesters'	0 [11126]
UN Security Council Condemns Korean Rocket Launch	0 [11124]
Facebook removes Pakistani Taliban recruitment page	0 [11124]
Hariri Says Assad is a 'Beast' and Should be Tried as an Assassin	0 [11126]
Damascus: Failure to Hand over Hariri, Saqr, Meqdad is Violation of International Law	0 [11127]
Philippine clan leader pleads not guilty to massacre	0 [11126]
Philippine-MILF peace talks resume	0 [11123]
Report: Obama To Talk To Iran, Leave Israel In The Cold	2 01:19 JosephMendiola [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Venezuelan government says Hugo Chavez suffered complications from surgery, recovering	7 22:22 Charles [11126]
US net imports of Venezuelan oil hit 30-year low	2 17:22 bigjim-CA [11126]
All 3 TIME readers pick Kim Jong 'Suet Face' Person of the Year...	1 13:07 Mugsy Glink [11127]
Japan scrambles fighter jets after Chinese plane seen near disputed islands	0 [11128]
East Asia Students Tops in Math, Science, Reading	4 12:54 borgboy [11127]
Nearly three-quarters of Pakistani girls not in school: report	1 09:48 Grunter [11128]
Over 60 per cent of Pakistani lawmakers evade taxes: report	3 11:23 airandee [11126]
Fossil Find Challenges Tree of Life as We Know it	11 21:51 Barbara [11132]
Scuffles and Bare Boobies as Ukraine Parliament Opens	5 21:12 Frank G [11127]
Putin: Russian Families Should Have Three Children	1 11:25 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11127]
U.N. Court Sentences Srebrenica Commander to Life for Genocide	2 21:50 Barbara [11127]
Chavez Recovering after Cancer Surgery in Cuba	1 18:00 JohnQC [11125]
Ravi Shankar passes away	2 17:56 JohnQC [11127]
Hartal from 6am to 2pm today	0 [11124]
Asteroid passes inside moon's orbit, buzzes Earth	11 20:44 Water Modem [11131]
Xi Travels to China's Guangdong Echoing Deng Visit in 1992	0 [11126]
Lindsay Lohan Probation Revoked!	9 22:11 Frank G [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
American ignorance of Islam results in confused Syria policy	0 [11124]
Harry Belafonte goes full banana! Wants Obama to jail opposition like Dictator.	9 20:44 Tarzan Speaking for Boskone1097 [11130]
The .01 Percenters - VDH	0 [11124]
Terrorism For Dummies	0 [11128]
Obama's deceitful military handbook on Islam exposed	1 17:52 JohnQC [11128]
More Active, Less Lethal, Still Fictional	0 [11124]
New Muslim Brotherhood Leader of Syrian Opposition Stands Up for Al Qaeda	1 12:25 newc [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Rice withdraws as candidate for secretary of state	0 [11127]
Rice OUT, makes Kerry likely State pick	8 22:45 USN,Ret. [11128]
Proposed CA Law Would Grant Homeless the Right to Urinate on Sidewalks	0 [11127]
Federal Reserve sets new targets for interest rates	10 21:49 Barbara [11132]
Governor Says Pa. Won't Set Up Health Exchange	8 22:27 tu3031 [11129]
Congressman's Kid Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Girlfriend	3 17:47 swksvolFF [11133]

    
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                        22:27 tu3031

                        22:22 Charles

                        22:13 Frank G

                        22:11 Frank G

                        22:04 KBK

                        21:51 Lindsay Lohan

                        21:51 Barbara

                        21:50 Barbara

                        21:49 Barbara

                        21:30 Frank G

                        21:23 gorb

                        21:19 tipper

                        21:16 Secret Asian Man

                        21:15 Frank G

                        21:14 rammer

                        21:12 Frank G

                        20:59 trailing wife

                        20:48 Frank G

                        20:44 Tarzan Speaking for Boskone1097

                        20:44 Water Modem

                        20:27 Frank G

                        20:20 Frank G

                        19:47 Barbara

Who's in the News
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9	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Commies
2	TTP
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Nusra
1	Ansar Dine

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2012-12-13
'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition

Wed 2012-12-12
Syria Fires Scud Missiles at Insurgents, U.S. Says

Tue 2012-12-11
North Korea 'launches long-range rocket'

Mon 2012-12-10
Rebels Seize Chunk of Aleppo Base as Fighting Rages across Syria

Sun 2012-12-09
Mohammad Ahmed Almansoor Drone-zapped in North Wazoo

Sat 2012-12-08
Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti Drone-zapped During Breakfast

Fri 2012-12-07
6 dead, 450 injured in clashes at Egypt's presidential palace

Thu 2012-12-06
Two Dead as Egypt Islamists Overrun Opposition Tents

Wed 2012-12-05
Hundreds of thousands besiege Egypt's presidential palace to protest draft constitution

Tue 2012-12-04
Syria FM Spokesman 'Defects' from Regime, Leaves Syria

Mon 2012-12-03
Car bomb in Syria's Homs kills 15: State media

Sun 2012-12-02
Mullah Nazir orders out Mehsud Taliban fighters

Sat 2012-12-01
Egypt assembly approves new draft constitution

Fri 2012-11-30
Damascus fighting cuts off airport, Emirates suspends flights

Thu 2012-11-29
Bomb injures top Talibunny Mullah Nazir

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