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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Terror Attacks (62)62 articles (weight=120) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
68 articles (weight=136) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
2Ranked up by 2 [4] Taliban Regime (52)52 articles (weight=103) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
41 articles (weight=82) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
3Ranked down by 1 [2] Osama bin Laden (45)45 articles (weight=87) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
47 articles (weight=90) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
4Ranked up by 2 [6] World Trade Center (46)46 articles (weight=85) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
28 articles (weight=51) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
5Ranked down by 2 [3] George W. Bush (41)41 articles (weight=74) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
44 articles (weight=88) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6Ranked up by 9[15] Air Strikes (27)27 articles (weight=50) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=27) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
7New today Attacks on Afghanista... (23)23 articles (weight=47) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
8Ranked up by 12[20] Tora Bora (24)24 articles (weight=46) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=24) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9Ranked up by 4[13] US forces (27)27 articles (weight=45) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17 articles (weight=31) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10Ranked down by 5 [5] War on Terrorism (19)19 articles (weight=38) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
24 articles (weight=51) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11Same rank[11] Defense Secretary Don... (24)24 articles (weight=38) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18 articles (weight=35) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12New today John Walker (18)18 articles (weight=34) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13New today Special Operation For... (18)18 articles (weight=34) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14New today Terror Network (16)16 articles (weight=33) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15Ranked down by 6 [9] FBI (16)16 articles (weight=30) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20 articles (weight=39) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16New today Pentagon officials (16)16 articles (weight=29) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17Ranked down by 5[12] Al-Qaeda network (15)15 articles (weight=28) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20 articles (weight=34) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18Same rank[18] CIA (14)14 articles (weight=25) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14 articles (weight=25) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19New today Interim Government (13)13 articles (weight=25) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20New today Front Lines (13)13 articles (weight=25) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] UNITED STATES (137)137 articles (weight=273) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
130 articles (weight=260) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
2Same rank [2] NEW YORK (74)74 articles (weight=137) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
75 articles (weight=148) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
3Same rank [3] AFGHANISTAN (67)67 articles (weight=129) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
63 articles (weight=130) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
4Same rank [4] CHICAGO (62)62 articles (weight=57) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
64 articles (weight=66) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
5Ranked up by 1 [6] PAKISTAN (25)25 articles (weight=48) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
24 articles (weight=48) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6Ranked up by 1 [7] LOS ANGELES (39)39 articles (weight=44) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
38 articles (weight=38) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
7Ranked down by 2 [5] UNITED KINGDOM (21)21 articles (weight=41) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
29 articles (weight=51) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
8Ranked up by 4[12] ISRAEL (20)20 articles (weight=38) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=26) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9Ranked up by 9[18] CANADA (18)18 articles (weight=36) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10 articles (weight=13) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10Ranked up by 3[13] BOSTON (18)18 articles (weight=31) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13 articles (weight=23) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11Ranked up by 4[15] MIAMI (24)24 articles (weight=31) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
21 articles (weight=20) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12Ranked down by 3 [9] GERMANY (17)17 articles (weight=28) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19 articles (weight=34) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13Ranked down by 2[11] KABUL (16)16 articles (weight=27) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17 articles (weight=31) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14Ranked up by 6[20] WEST BANK (13)13 articles (weight=25) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9 articles (weight=12) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15Ranked down by 5[10] LONDON (15)15 articles (weight=21) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
21 articles (weight=33) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16New today IRAQ (11)11 articles (weight=19) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17New today SAUDI ARABIA (12)12 articles (weight=19) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18New today JERUSALEM (10)10 articles (weight=18) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19New today YEMEN (11)11 articles (weight=18) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20New today EGYPT (9)9 articles (weight=17) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:00 PM PST
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