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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Osama bin Laden (53)53 articles (weight=103) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
47 articles (weight=96) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
2Same rank [2] Taliban Regime (44)44 articles (weight=84) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
42 articles (weight=81) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
3Ranked up by 1 [4] George W. Bush (30)30 articles (weight=58) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
33 articles (weight=64) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
4Ranked down by 1 [3] Terror Attacks (29)29 articles (weight=54) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
43 articles (weight=75) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
5Same rank [5] World Trade Center (25)25 articles (weight=39) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
26 articles (weight=50) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6New today John Walker (25)25 articles (weight=35) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
7New today September Terror Atta... (19)19 articles (weight=34) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
8Ranked up by 3[11] War on Terrorism (26)26 articles (weight=30) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17 articles (weight=27) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9Ranked down by 3 [6] FBI (17)17 articles (weight=30) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
24 articles (weight=48) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10New today Stimulus Package (16)16 articles (weight=28) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11New today Anti-terrorism (16)16 articles (weight=24) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12New today Justice Department (14)14 articles (weight=24) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13New today AOL Time Warner (24)24 articles (weight=23) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14Ranked down by 2[12] US forces (13)13 articles (weight=23) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17 articles (weight=27) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15New today White House spokesman... (13)13 articles (weight=23) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16New today Senate Majority Leade... (12)12 articles (weight=22) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17Ranked down by 4[13] Wall Street (12)12 articles (weight=21) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13 articles (weight=24) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18New today Defense Secretary Don... (10)10 articles (weight=18) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19Ranked down by 11 [8] Tora Bora (10)10 articles (weight=18) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=32) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20Ranked down by 5[15] CIA (8)8 articles (weight=15) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14 articles (weight=24) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] UNITED STATES (104)104 articles (weight=217) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
113 articles (weight=225) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
2Same rank [2] NEW YORK (60)60 articles (weight=121) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
63 articles (weight=113) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
3Same rank [3] AFGHANISTAN (47)47 articles (weight=96) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
53 articles (weight=106) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
4Same rank [4] PAKISTAN (21)21 articles (weight=42) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
39 articles (weight=74) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
5Same rank [5] CHICAGO (53)53 articles (weight=37) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
52 articles (weight=41) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
6New today ARGENTINA (17)17 articles (weight=31) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
7Ranked up by 5[12] SAN FRANCISCO (16)16 articles (weight=31) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16 articles (weight=26) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
8Ranked down by 1 [7] LOS ANGELES (36)36 articles (weight=30) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
33 articles (weight=35) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9Ranked down by 3 [6] KABUL (16)16 articles (weight=25) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
21 articles (weight=39) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10New today PHILADELPHIA (13)13 articles (weight=22) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
11New today BUENOS AIRES (11)11 articles (weight=21) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12Ranked up by 7[19] BOSTON (12)12 articles (weight=20) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
10 articles (weight=16) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
13New today HOUSTON (14)14 articles (weight=20) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
14Ranked up by 6[20] ATLANTA (12)12 articles (weight=19) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
9 articles (weight=15) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15Ranked up by 1[16] ISRAEL (10)10 articles (weight=18) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12 articles (weight=18) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
16Ranked down by 3[13] MIAMI (19)19 articles (weight=17) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
21 articles (weight=24) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
17Ranked up by 1[18] FRANCE (9)9 articles (weight=14) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
12 articles (weight=17) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
18Ranked down by 4[14] GERMANY (10)10 articles (weight=14) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
15 articles (weight=22) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
19New today CANADA (10)10 articles (weight=12) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
20New today WASHINGTON D.C. (11)11 articles (weight=12) on Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:00 PM PST
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:00 PM PST
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