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Nearly 50 militants killed on Pak-Afghan border
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Confusion' as troops died in killing zone	1 00:00 Marilyn Phuger5471 [8]
Kandahar jailbreak - Predators followed the rats to their holes	2 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Commandant sees USMC shift from Iraq to Afghanistan	0 [4]
Bomber who killed four Americans detained at Baghdad Airport	3 00:00 Red Dawg [4]
German Soldier Killed in Afghanistan	0 [3]
Taliban IED Emplacement Team receives early retirement notice	1 00:00 anymouse [1]
US forces to transfer control of Anbar to Iraqis	1 00:00 GK [2]
Nearly 50 militants killed on Pak-Afghan border	5 00:00 Slats Glans2659 [12]
Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province	4 00:00 anymouse [5]
US Troops issue three suicide bombersTickets to Paradise	5 00:00 Deacon Blues [3]
U.S. sergeants killed blindfolded Iraqis, statements say	10 00:00 Procopius2k [3]
Hostage crisis on, one terrorist gunned down	2 00:00 john frum [7]
Body of abducted Japanese aid worker found	1 00:00 Bulldog [4]
30 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Anonymoose [2]
Pictured: The dramatic moment a 15-year-old Iraqi suicide bomber gave herself up	8 00:00 Pancho Velvet [2]
Good morning	8 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC []
Taliban ban foreign media in N Waziristan	3 00:00 Procopius2k [8]
Jammu on high alert; militants kill five	0 [10]
Big time Taliban commander killed in Swat	2 00:00 Halliburton Defective Arms Division [6]
8 killed in Islamaboom	0 [6]
Pakistan: Tiresome tribal clashes claim 31 primitive lives in Kurram	0 [5]
Sudan plane hijacked after Darfur takeoff	1 00:00 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK [4]
Lankan battles kill 15 rebels, 7 soldiers	0 [3]
25 die as suicide bomber hits Iraq police recruits	1 00:00 Old Patriot [4]
Hijacked Sudan passenger jet lands in Libya	0 [3]
DPRK stops disablement of Yongbyon nuclear facilities	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [8]
Dutch police ground flight after threat	0 [1]
Top US diplomat escapes gun attack	0 [8]
Fake passport ring run out of UK mosques	6 00:00 SteveS [4]
Page 2: WoT Background
Nuclear war with India better than dying in desert state	10 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [10]
Pakistan's Musharraf: Lucrative Speaking Fees?	3 00:00 tu3031 [6]
Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [3]
'Sharia' Law Firm Secretaries Unmasked as Porn Actresses	8 00:00 Zhang Fei [1]
Fifth arrest over 'PM death plot'	0 [3]
Bank of China denies aiding terrorists	0 [1]
Draft of shariah laws for Malakand finalised	1 00:00 tu3031 [5]
Norks stay on terrorism blacklist	4 00:00 tu3031 [1]
Sen Obama: I am The Surge!	5 00:00 FOTSGreg [1]
Middle East: UN expert hails activists for breaching blockade	4 00:00 Rambler in California []
Switzerland denies desire for bin Laden talks	3 00:00 tu3031 [3]
Iran launches submarine production line	13 00:00 Deacon Blues [5]
Iranian Fearless Leader backs Ahmadinejad's second term	0 [7]
Wally: Lebanon united against Israel	2 00:00 tu3031 [7]
Estranged Somalia gov't leaders agree to cooperate	0 [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US assessing possible military aid to Georgia	0 [3]
Rent-A-Mob march enters downtown Denver	4 00:00 OldSpook [3]
Ukraine in scopes	28 00:00 Spike Uniter [3]
Pakistan aims for nuclear acceptance	0 [7]
Obama speech stage resembles ancient Greek temple	20 00:00 badanov [3]
The sub total: India's SSNs	3 00:00 OldSpook [6]
You gotta BELIEVE, Wendy!	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
North Korea Female Spy Caught	8 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Asean Okays Plan By Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam To Build Nuclear Power Plants	0 [1]
MSNBC pretends to be fair - Pundits go toe to toe	0 [3]
South Africa urged to block India's nuclear fuel bid	3 00:00 john frum [9]
Biden pick is a dud for Obama - GALLUP Daily	13 00:00 Old Patriot []
Iranian cleric blasts Ahmadinejad	2 00:00 Spike Uniter [5]
Another Radical Obama Association?	5 00:00 AzCat [7]
The Rise of the Political Donor Class	5 00:00 tu3031 []
Psych! Coast Guard cutter Dallas skips Russian-controlled port	1 00:00 General_Comment [5]
Indonesia: Parties eye new coalition for 2009 presidential race	0 [1]
West slams Russia's recognition of rebel regions	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [3]
Anwar wins big in Malaysia by-election	0 [12]
Upazila elections from Oct 23	0 [3]
Khaleda, Nizami, Tarique make bail	0 [3]
Manju jailed for 13yrs	0 [5]
Oil prices rise again	0 [5]
Kennedy, Michelle Obama kick things off	0 [2]
Quake shakes Indonesia, tsunami alert issued	2 00:00 tu3031 [2]
Myanmar's Suu Kyi refuses to accept food	0 [2]
Bob heckled during parliament opening	0 [2]
Russia says Georgian attack negated UN resolutions	1 00:00 rjschwarz [3]
G7 reaffirms support for Georgia's territorial integrity	0 [3]
Nawaz laments broken Zardari promises; PML-N to sit on opposition benches	0 [6]
US focused on wrapping up N-deal by Sept	0 [7]
New York Times Co. July revenue falls 10.1 percent	10 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Pelosi to protesters: "Can we drill your brains?"	12 00:00 charger [7]
Page 4: Opinion
Overrate 68	1 00:00 Procopius2k [7]
Why Offshore Drilling Can Bridge Gap to U.S. Energy Future	3 00:00 Procopius2k [2]
You Can Call Me Misha: How naiveté and an erratic streak may have doomed Saakashvili	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Whites won't work	9 00:00 Besoeker [2]
Obama bin Biden Ends War On Terror	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
The wrong man, sir	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [3]
Census Report: Poverty in America	11 00:00 Slats Glans2659 [8]
Magic Words: 'I LOVE THIS COUNTRY'	17 00:00 Rambler in California [2]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
California Left, So Burning With Hate Against The Rich	10 00:00 AzCat [5]
Activists Try To 'Levitate' Denver Mint	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Nawlins gets ready	11 00:00 Glenmore [3]
Computer viruses make it to orbit	2 00:00 JFM [1]
Rottweiler fights Pitbull to save boy	11 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [5]
Italy: Hooded gang attacked monastery near Alps	3 00:00 OldSpook []
Michael Phelps Returns To His Tank At Sea World	6 00:00 Besoeker [2]
Live from NY DNC: Its Zombietime!	4 00:00 sjb [2]
Two-headed baby under police guard	10 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [2]
Sydney Islamic school to appeal rejection	1 00:00 Excalibur [1]
Curfew in eastern Orissa state after deadly religious riots	1 00:00 tu3031 [6]
Pitcher, 9, told he's too good to play	7 00:00 Pappy []
Muslim girl takes on father over studies	2 00:00 annon [5]

    
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                        23:56 Spike Uniter

                        23:51 JosephMendiola

                        23:50 Spike Uniter

                        23:45 General_Comment

                        23:45 Slats Glans2659

                        23:42 General_Comment

                        23:41 Spike Uniter

                        23:37 Spike Uniter

                        23:30 General_Comment

                        23:28 Slats Glans2659

                        23:24 General_Comment

                        23:20 Spike Uniter

                        23:20 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields

                        23:17 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields

                        23:13 General_Comment

                        23:13 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields

                        23:09 General_Comment

                        23:03 General_Comment

                        23:03 AzCat

                        22:59 AzCat

                        22:56 General_Comment

                        22:55 trailing wife 

                        22:45 Spike Uniter

Who's in the News
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3	TTP
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	al-Qaeda

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Wed 2008-08-27
Nearly 50 militants killed on Pak-Afghan border

Tue 2008-08-26
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Mon 2008-08-25
Afghan commanders sacked over deadly strike

Sun 2008-08-24
Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq arrested

Sat 2008-08-23
Bali bombers execution to be delayed

Fri 2008-08-22
37 more killed in Kurram festivities

Thu 2008-08-21
TTP suicide bombers hit Pak ordnance plant; dozens dead

Wed 2008-08-20
MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''

Tue 2008-08-19
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle

Mon 2008-08-18
Pakistan's Musharraf steps down

Sun 2008-08-17
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Sat 2008-08-16
36 militants killed in Afghanistan

Fri 2008-08-15
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