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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Terror Attacks (107)107 articles (weight=235) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
108 articles (weight=232) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
2Same rank [2] Osama bin Laden (80)80 articles (weight=159) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
79 articles (weight=165) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
3Same rank [3] Taliban Regime (80)80 articles (weight=159) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
73 articles (weight=155) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
4Same rank [4] George W. Bush (66)66 articles (weight=131) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
75 articles (weight=152) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
5Ranked up by 7[12] World Trade Center (56)56 articles (weight=118) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
39 articles (weight=69) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
6Same rank [6] War on Terrorism (59)59 articles (weight=117) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
62 articles (weight=123) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
7Ranked down by 2 [5] Anthrax Threat (54)54 articles (weight=106) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
66 articles (weight=141) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
8Ranked down by 1 [7] Anti-terrorism (39)39 articles (weight=84) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
48 articles (weight=98) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
9Ranked down by 1 [8] Biochemical Attacks (43)43 articles (weight=78) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
51 articles (weight=95) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
10Ranked up by 1[11] Air Strikes (36)36 articles (weight=73) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
41 articles (weight=77) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
11Ranked down by 1[10] Military Actions (38)38 articles (weight=67) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
43 articles (weight=87) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
12New today Taliban leaders (32)32 articles (weight=65) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
13Ranked up by 4[17] Special Forces (31)31 articles (weight=56) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
27 articles (weight=58) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
14Same rank[14] FBI (28)28 articles (weight=54) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
33 articles (weight=66) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
15New today Northern Alliance (25)25 articles (weight=45) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
16Ranked up by 2[18] Ground Troops (26)26 articles (weight=43) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
30 articles (weight=55) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
17New today Cipro (29)29 articles (weight=41) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
18Ranked down by 9 [9] Anthrax Cases (19)19 articles (weight=40) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
40 articles (weight=88) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
19New today Joint Chiefs (21)21 articles (weight=39) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
20New today Anthrax Source (19)19 articles (weight=38) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] UNITED STATES (191)191 articles (weight=409) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
216 articles (weight=455) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
2Same rank [2] NEW YORK (121)121 articles (weight=262) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
129 articles (weight=271) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
3Same rank [3] AFGHANISTAN (102)102 articles (weight=211) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
102 articles (weight=215) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
4Same rank [4] PAKISTAN (49)49 articles (weight=97) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
57 articles (weight=120) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
5Same rank [5] CHINA (29)29 articles (weight=59) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
32 articles (weight=65) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
6Ranked up by 3 [9] KABUL (31)31 articles (weight=59) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
24 articles (weight=41) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
7Ranked up by 6[13] CHICAGO (76)76 articles (weight=47) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
89 articles (weight=32) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
8Ranked up by 2[10] SHANGHAI (21)21 articles (weight=40) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
21 articles (weight=41) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
9Ranked down by 1 [8] SEATTLE (20)20 articles (weight=35) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
28 articles (weight=46) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
10Ranked up by 9[19] LOS ANGELES (51)51 articles (weight=34) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
44 articles (weight=27) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
11Ranked down by 4 [7] CANADA (34)34 articles (weight=32) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
37 articles (weight=46) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
12Ranked up by 6[18] ATLANTA (17)17 articles (weight=31) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
16 articles (weight=28) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
13Ranked up by 7[20] RUSSIA (20)20 articles (weight=30) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
15 articles (weight=25) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
14Ranked down by 8 [6] ISRAEL (19)19 articles (weight=28) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
30 articles (weight=56) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
15Ranked down by 1[14] HOUSTON (16)16 articles (weight=26) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
22 articles (weight=32) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
16Ranked down by 4[12] LONDON (21)21 articles (weight=26) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
20 articles (weight=37) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
17New today INDONESIA (13)13 articles (weight=25) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
18New today MALAYSIA (13)13 articles (weight=24) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
19New today PHILADELPHIA (17)17 articles (weight=23) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
20New today SAN FRANCISCO (17)17 articles (weight=22) on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Friday, October 19, 2001 11:00 AM PDT
Legend
         Same rank   Moving up  (XXNumber of articles   Articles on Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:00 PM PDT
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1. UNITED STATES 2. NEW YORK 3. AFGHANISTAN 4. PAKISTAN 5. CHINA 6. KABUL 7. CHICAGO 8. SHANGHAI 9. SEATTLE 10. LOS ANGELES 11. CANADA 12. ATLANTA 13. RUSSIA 14. ISRAEL 15. HOUSTON 16. LONDON 17. INDONESIA 18. MALAYSIA 19. PHILADELPHIA 20. SAN FRANCISCO
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