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IMU takes credit for Quetta suicide bombing
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison	0 [1735]
Nigerian troops on new offensive against Islamists	0 [1743]
Oxford Exploitation Trial: Guilty Verdicts Over Child Rapes	7 19:59 Cretinous Humongous [1750]
Mayhem in Monterrey: 5 die	0 [1746]
IMU takes credit for Quetta suicide bombing	0 [1771]
Good morning	2 10:34 Shomolet Glinegum1863 [1735]
Suspected TTP commander, 2 cohorts arrested	1 10:09 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [1733]
Missing prisoners given jail terms of up to 14 years	0 [1738]
Tanzanian Charged for Deadly Church Attack	0 [1729]
Bullet-hit Madrasa teacher dies	1 10:13 Frank G [1739]
Blasts mark hartal	0 [1736]
ASI shot dead in Orangi	0 [1738]
Simultaneous attacks aimed at Federal troops in Mogadishu	0 [1733]
Sudan rebels say govt tried again to retake key area	0 [1738]
Aid worker is kidnapped in Yemen	0 [1743]
Oman paid $50 million to free Yemen hostages	0 [1739]
Gunmen Kill 12 at Baghdad Alcohol Shops	0 [1733]
Peshawar police gun down 'terrorists'; family claims foul play	1 11:38 Pappy [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
NYT: If Assad attacks Israel, he risks forfeiting his regime	0 [1733]
Sunni mosque attacks on rise in Iraq	0 [1726]
White House releases Benghazi e-mails	0 [1731]
Canada officially declares Taliban and Haqqani network as terrorists	0 [1733]
NY judge to bin Laden kin: Lawyer might be trouble	0 [1731]
Confrontation looms as Tunisia moves on salafis	0 [1728]
US shale oil supply shifts global power balance	8 20:09 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1757]
Pak court extends Musharraf remand	0 [1735]
Seoul Proposes Kaesong Talks	1 16:03 Alaska Paul [1735]
N.Korea Wants to Send Hundreds of Workers to China	7 22:41 Redneck Jim [1759]
N.Korea Sacks Hawkish Military Chief	2 10:52 Redneck Jim [1727]
Syria Opposition Urges Lebanon to Control Border, Withdraw Hizbullah Fighters from Qusayr	1 02:58 JosephMendiola [1729]
Iraq Says Entry of Kurd Fighters Violates Sovereignty	1 13:39 Pappy [1727]
Erdogan Rejects Syrian Proposal of Joint Inquiry on Reyhanli Blasts	0 [1731]
New details emerged on yesterday's kidnapping	0 [1724]
Another Yemen Plague - Corruption and Militias of "the Al-Sadiq Brigades" -	0 [1729]
Elders request the federal government to act on Kenyans political interference at the Juba region	0 [1730]
Egyptian teacher accused of insulting Morsi over 'sheep' question	1 17:30 Shipman [1730]
Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings	2 12:19 g(r)omgoru [1729]
Fatah accepts Arab League land swap proposal	1 06:18 g(r)omgoru [1728]
Nigeria steps up fight against Islamist extremists	0 [1734]
Canada to Boycott U.N. Disarmament Body over Iran Role	0 [1736]
Nawaz makes peace with "bedridden" Imran	0 [1736]
"We Will Slaughter All of Them." The Rebel Behind The Syrian Atrocity Video	4 22:25 texhooey [1748]
Kerry Says Syria Peace Talks Expected in June	3 22:02 tu3031 [1760]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man charged with terrorism after city hall bomb threat in Metro Detroit	2 22:41 Rambler in Virginia [1765]
Gosnell sentenced to life in third baby's death	0 [1731]
Over 2 inches of Global Warming falls across England	0 [1730]
Marines vs. Army: who will win Warrior Games? Hoorah/Hooha/Hooyah	0 [1727]
FBI Launches Criminal Probe of IRS Conduct	8 19:56 tipper [1756]
Chinese university lab linked to PLA cyber attacks	0 [1729]
Grad Student fires nearly 40 rounds into his ceiling	16 22:23 Redneck Jim [1758]
Petition to recount votes in Lahore's NA-125 rejected	0 [1734]
Egyptian journalist shot in December clashes was hit by 'professional'	2 12:09 Frank G [1729]
Obama wishes to meet Nawaz soon	1 10:03 Shomolet Glinegum1863 [1734]
NYPD Officer Tries to Help Cat in Tree, Gets Stuck	5 21:58 tu3031 [1752]
Morsi's popularity wanes 10 months into Egypt presidency	3 15:47 Rambler in Virginia [1729]
Saudis commonly travel with pressure cookers, especially the poor ones	13 20:14 Rjschwarz [1763]
Meet John Boehner's New Son in Law	11 14:47 Barbara [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
Get Up Off The Floor	1 13:41 Skidmark [1728]
The Lesser of Syrias Evils	3 10:43 Iblis [1727]
Page 6: Politix
The Holder - Issa Smackdown	0 [1730]
Left leaning Politico: D.C.finally turns on the Champ	3 22:01 Redneck Jim [1761]
Axelrod: How could Obama know what his underlings were doing when the governments so big?	8 22:05 Redneck Jim [1749]
Fmr. NAACP President: Tea Party "Racist," "Taliban Wing Of American Politics"	13 16:45 AlanC [1727]
Detroit Mayor Calls It Quits	9 19:49 Secret Master [1752]
Charlie Rangel: Champ's answers not enough - Politico	6 13:48 Pappy [1728]
Champ's scandals take nation by storm - Michael Goodwin, NY Post	1 12:02 AlanC [1728]
Samaritan's Purse also targeted by IRS - Politco	3 12:39 Whock de Medici1307 [1728]
IRS head Steven Miller: 'Mistakes were made'	10 23:10 Procopius2k [1754]
Carney: Just Because IRS Apologized Doesn't Mean They Did Anything Wrong	4 21:21 RandomJD [1744]

    
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                        22:41 Redneck Jim

                        22:41 Rambler in Virginia

                        22:25 texhooey

                        22:23 Redneck Jim

                        22:15 Redneck Jim

                        22:05 Redneck Jim

                        22:02 tu3031

                        22:01 Redneck Jim

                        21:58 tu3031

                        21:55 KBK

                        21:21 RandomJD

                        21:15 Frank G

                        20:29 Barbara

                        20:28 Iblis

                        20:21 DarthVader

                        20:14 Rjschwarz

                        20:12 Rjschwarz

                        20:09 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        19:59 Cretinous Humongous

                        19:59 Lone Ranger

                        19:56 tipper

                        19:49 Secret Master

                        19:40 Alaska Paul

Who's in the News
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4	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	TTP
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
1	al-Shabaab
1	Boko Haram
1	Commies
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2013-05-15
IMU takes credit for Quetta suicide bombing

Tue 2013-05-14
Nigeria Court Convicts Iranian of Illegal Arms Shipment

Mon 2013-05-13
Tunisia Police Disperse Salafists in Two Cities

Sun 2013-05-12
Pak: Dozens killed in poll day violence

Sat 2013-05-11
Car bombs in Turkey near Syria border killed more than 30

Fri 2013-05-10
Syria troops, Hizbullah advancing on Qusayr

Thu 2013-05-09
Nigerian cult ambush kills 46 policemen

Wed 2013-05-08
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's Karachi chief arrested

Tue 2013-05-07
22 dead as police clash with Bangladesh Islamists

Mon 2013-05-06
Tanzania police: 4 Saudis arrested after blast

Sun 2013-05-05
Explosions shake Damascus, Syria blames Israel

Sat 2013-05-04
Egypt: Mob lynches son of Muslim Brotherhood leader

Fri 2013-05-03
Sarabjit Singh dies in Pak Jail

Thu 2013-05-02
Brahimi to quit as Syria peace envoy: Diplomats

Wed 2013-05-01
Three people arrested in Marathon bombings

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