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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Osama bin Laden (34)34 articles (weight=49) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
62 articles (weight=95) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
2Ranked up by 2 [4] War on Terrorism (31)31 articles (weight=37) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
28 articles (weight=33) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
3Ranked down by 1 [2] Taliban Regime (25)25 articles (weight=34) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
39 articles (weight=56) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
4Ranked up by 1 [5] Terror Attacks (17)17 articles (weight=28) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20 articles (weight=30) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
5Ranked up by 5[10] Defense Secretary Don... (26)26 articles (weight=28) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
22 articles (weight=21) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6Ranked up by 6[12] US forces (11)11 articles (weight=18) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15 articles (weight=18) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
7Ranked up by 12[19] September Terror Atta... (18)18 articles (weight=17) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13 articles (weight=11) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
8Ranked down by 1 [7] World Trade Center (11)11 articles (weight=12) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19 articles (weight=28) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9Ranked down by 1 [8] Tora Bora (8)8 articles (weight=12) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15 articles (weight=24) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10Ranked down by 4 [6] Al-Qaeda network (10)10 articles (weight=11) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
24 articles (weight=29) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11New today FBI (8)8 articles (weight=11) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12Ranked down by 1[11] Bin Laden Tape (13)13 articles (weight=10) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
25 articles (weight=18) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13Ranked up by 3[16] Special Operation For... (7)7 articles (weight=10) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9 articles (weight=13) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14New today Biochemical Attacks (14)14 articles (weight=10) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15New today Anti-terrorism (7)7 articles (weight=10) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16Ranked up by 1[17] Military Actions (7)7 articles (weight=9) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10 articles (weight=13) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17New today Taliban leader Mullah... (7)7 articles (weight=9) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18New today NATO (6)6 articles (weight=9) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19Ranked down by 4[15] Ramadan (7)7 articles (weight=8) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11 articles (weight=15) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20New today Interim Government (7)7 articles (weight=8) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] UNITED STATES (85)85 articles (weight=145) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
97 articles (weight=162) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
2Same rank [2] NEW YORK (31)31 articles (weight=50) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
45 articles (weight=75) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
3Same rank [3] AFGHANISTAN (31)31 articles (weight=48) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
46 articles (weight=69) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
4Ranked up by 2 [6] UNITED KINGDOM (20)20 articles (weight=28) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
21 articles (weight=32) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
5Ranked up by 5[10] CHICAGO (43)43 articles (weight=26) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
43 articles (weight=20) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6Ranked up by 1 [7] LONDON (17)17 articles (weight=22) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20 articles (weight=31) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
7Ranked up by 2 [9] PAKISTAN (13)13 articles (weight=22) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=22) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
8Ranked down by 4 [4] LOS ANGELES (54)54 articles (weight=18) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
63 articles (weight=38) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9Ranked up by 4[13] MEXICO (30)30 articles (weight=16) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
28 articles (weight=16) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10Ranked up by 4[14] GERMANY (9)9 articles (weight=14) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9 articles (weight=13) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11Ranked down by 3 [8] KABUL (11)11 articles (weight=12) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20 articles (weight=29) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12Ranked down by 7 [5] CANADA (20)20 articles (weight=11) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
29 articles (weight=34) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13Ranked down by 2[11] ISRAEL (8)8 articles (weight=11) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15 articles (weight=20) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14New today YEMEN (8)8 articles (weight=10) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15Ranked down by 3[12] FRANCE (8)8 articles (weight=9) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15 articles (weight=18) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16Ranked up by 3[19] PARIS (9)9 articles (weight=8) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11 articles (weight=10) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17New today VIETNAM (22)22 articles (weight=6) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18Ranked up by 2[20] PHILADELPHIA (4)4 articles (weight=5) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6 articles (weight=9) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19New today SAUDI ARABIA (4)4 articles (weight=5) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20New today BALTIMORE (4)4 articles (weight=4) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Monday, December 17, 2001 12:00 PM PST
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