JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Eric Rudolph to plead to Atlanta bombing


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Protest planned 2 years after Baghdad fall (planned by Al Sadr and his followers)
Egypt blast raises concern of insurgency


The US News: Iraq News
Detained Iraqi women not held hostage: US
After decades of oppression, Iraqi Kurds celebrate their new power
Gunmen attack followers of Shiite cleric Al-Sadr
Shiite cleric's backers are targets of violence
Jamming devices reduce roadside bomb casualties
AP seeks to dismiss suit over Iraqi photos
4 children killed in Baghdad explosion
Soldier From North Florida Killed in Iraq


Fox News
Eric Rudolph to Plead Guilty
Gitmo Papers Shed Light on Detainees
Hamas Protests Jewish Extremist Demonstration
Al-Sadr's Supporters Protest
Minutemen Oust Member
Eclipse Thrills Sky-Watchers
Bush Threat Conviction Nixed
Ex-Nazi's Citizenship Revoked


Department of Defense
Fall of Baghdad Marks New Beginning — Story
Special Report: Two Years in Iraq
Iraqi National Government Moves Forward —Story
Bush Praises New Iraqi Government
Rumsfeld Supports Career, Tour Changes — Story

ON THE GROUND
U.S. Soldiers Awarded for Hostage Rescue — Story
Troops Deliver Donated School Supplies — Story
Deployed Airmen Adopt a Village, or Two — Story
'Red Devil' Troops Patrol Afghan Countryside — Story

IN IRAQ
More MPs Train on New Armored Vehicle
Marines Embark on Friendship Patrol
CROWS Arrive to Keep Gunners Out of Sight
Battalion Helps Renovate Agricultural College
Reconstruction Chief Retires After 2,000 Projects

IN AFGHANISTAN
Maryland Reservists Improve Security, Quality of Life
MPs Provide Skills, Gear to Afghan Police

WHY I SERVE
Northern Sailor Adjusting to Cuban Heat — Story

Pro Golfer Mickelson Helps Vets — Story
Ride Raises Funds for Wounded
Pendleton Concert Honors Troops
Camp Registration Begins April 15

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Two Years in Iraq
'Gitmo' Detainee Camp

IN IRAQ
Blast Kills Soldier; Reporter Detained
Area Gets Rebuilt Police Stations
Success in Iraq - DoD Fact Sheet
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Department Goal: More Linguists
Adaptability Key to Success
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Most IRR Report for Duty
Services Make Distinct Contributions
Army Personnel Chief Optimistic
Navy Names Ship for Fallen Airman
New Campaign Medals Announced
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Marine Casualty — Story


Today in History
193 - In the Balkans, distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army.
641 - At the Battle of al-Fustat, Amr ibn-al-As takes Babylon from the Byzantines.
1241 - Mongol armies defeat Germans and Poles at the Battle of Liegnitz. At the battle of Wahlstatt, Henry II (Duke of Silesia) attempts to block the Mongols. None of his troops survive. 1388 - At the Battle of Naefels, 500 Swiss roll boulders on 6,000 Austrians, then attack. The battle is a rout, with the Austrians losing 80 knights and 2,000 soldiers.
1454 - Venice, Milan and Florence (city-states at the time) sign a peace agreement.
1682 - Robert La Salle claims the lower Mississippi River area for France.
1731 - After British Captain Robert Jenkins loses an ear to a band of Spanish brigands, war breaks out between Britain and Spain - The War of Jenkins' Ear.
1770 - Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay in Australia.
1859 - Realizing that France has encouraged the Piedmontese forces to mobilize for an invasion of Italy, Austria begins to mobilize.
1865 - Gen.l Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union Gen. U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Va.
1900 - The British rout the Boers at Kroonstadt, South Africa.
1916 - The German army launches its third Battle of Verdun offensive.
1917 - Canadian troops begin a massive assault on Vimy Ridge, beginning the Battle of Arras.
1921 - The Russo-Polish conflict ends with the signing of the Riga Treaty.
1940 - Germany invades Norway and Denmark. British and Italian Naval forces skirmish in the Battle of Calabria.
1942 - In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces are overwhelmed by the Japanese.
1945 - The Red Army is repulsed at the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin. Königsberg is taken by the Russians.
1963 - Winston Churchill is named the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1968 - Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is buried.
2003 - The statue of Sadaam Hussein is pulled down in Baghdad.

Birthdays
1826 - Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate commander, U.S. Civil War.
1865 - Erich Ludendorff, WWI German General.
1905 - J. William Fulbright, U.S. Senator (Arkansas).