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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Taliban Regime (80)80 articles (weight=164) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
73 articles (weight=151) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
2Ranked up by 1 [3] George W. Bush (63)63 articles (weight=127) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
66 articles (weight=136) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
3Ranked down by 1 [2] Terror Attacks (52)52 articles (weight=109) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
69 articles (weight=150) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
4Same rank [4] Northern Alliance (49)49 articles (weight=98) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
64 articles (weight=132) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
5Ranked up by 4 [9] Osama bin Laden (42)42 articles (weight=86) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
37 articles (weight=80) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
6Same rank [6] Attacks on Afghanista... (40)40 articles (weight=82) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
46 articles (weight=96) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
7Ranked up by 3[10] War on Terrorism (39)39 articles (weight=63) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
44 articles (weight=75) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
8New today aid workers (30)30 articles (weight=53) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
9Ranked down by 4 [5] World Trade Center (26)26 articles (weight=51) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
47 articles (weight=101) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
10Ranked down by 3 [7] American Airlines Fli... (25)25 articles (weight=50) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
44 articles (weight=94) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
11New today Special Operation For... (24)24 articles (weight=46) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
12Ranked down by 4 [8] United Nations (24)24 articles (weight=43) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
41 articles (weight=89) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
13New today Harry Potter (31)31 articles (weight=42) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
14Ranked down by 3[11] Taleban Military (26)26 articles (weight=42) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
38 articles (weight=74) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
15Ranked down by 2[13] Anti-terrorism (22)22 articles (weight=41) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
28 articles (weight=58) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
16New today Federal Aviation Admi... (19)19 articles (weight=39) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
17Ranked down by 2[15] Russian President Vla... (20)20 articles (weight=37) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
24 articles (weight=46) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
18New today FBI (17)17 articles (weight=33) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
19Ranked down by 2[17] Biochemical Attacks (28)28 articles (weight=32) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
31 articles (weight=43) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
20New today flight data recorder (15)15 articles (weight=30) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] UNITED STATES (149)149 articles (weight=314) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
166 articles (weight=340) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
2Same rank [2] NEW YORK (87)87 articles (weight=190) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
111 articles (weight=240) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
3Same rank [3] AFGHANISTAN (76)76 articles (weight=157) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
90 articles (weight=191) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
4Same rank [4] KABUL (61)61 articles (weight=122) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
62 articles (weight=131) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
5Same rank [5] PAKISTAN (37)37 articles (weight=72) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
39 articles (weight=80) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
6New today JAPAN (23)23 articles (weight=51) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
7Ranked down by 1 [6] CHICAGO (76)76 articles (weight=41) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
77 articles (weight=70) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
8Ranked down by 1 [7] RUSSIA (24)24 articles (weight=41) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
32 articles (weight=64) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
9Ranked up by 3[12] LOS ANGELES (37)37 articles (weight=37) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
38 articles (weight=28) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
10Ranked up by 6[16] WASHINGTON D.C. (23)23 articles (weight=37) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
17 articles (weight=25) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
11Ranked up by 7[18] SEATTLE (16)16 articles (weight=33) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
14 articles (weight=24) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
12New today BOSTON (16)16 articles (weight=30) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
13Ranked down by 5 [8] LONDON (16)16 articles (weight=29) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
25 articles (weight=50) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
14Ranked down by 1[13] ISLAMABAD (17)17 articles (weight=28) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
15 articles (weight=27) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
15Ranked down by 5[10] DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (12)12 articles (weight=25) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
19 articles (weight=41) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
16Ranked up by 3[19] MIAMI (21)21 articles (weight=23) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
20 articles (weight=20) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
17Ranked down by 8 [9] FRANCE (10)10 articles (weight=18) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
22 articles (weight=43) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
18New today HERAT (11)11 articles (weight=16) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
19Ranked up by 1[20] GERMANY (9)9 articles (weight=14) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
13 articles (weight=19) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
20Ranked down by 5[15] HOUSTON (9)9 articles (weight=12) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=26) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:00 PM PST
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1. UNITED STATES 2. NEW YORK 3. AFGHANISTAN 4. KABUL 5. PAKISTAN 6. JAPAN 7. CHICAGO 8. RUSSIA 9. LOS ANGELES 10. WASHINGTON D.C. 11. SEATTLE 12. BOSTON 13. LONDON 14. ISLAMABAD 15. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 16. MIAMI 17. FRANCE 18. HERAT 19. GERMANY 20. HOUSTON
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