JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Airbus A380 makes historic maiden flight
Thousands of Israelis pour into Gaza Strip
Putin due in Israel on historic visit
First lady appears on 'Tonight Show'
GOP weighing new concessions on ethics
Bush wants refineries at ex-defense bases


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Annan taps Dervis for development program
Annan searches for jurist in Hariri probe
Mubarak undecided about reelection plans
Annan lawyer defends exoneration claim
Thousands bid farewell to Ezer Weizman


US News: Iraq News
US and Iraqi troops report more than 130 militants detained in ...
Iraq bombing kills nine soldiers:
Iraqi government makeup still in dispute despite draftlist
Blair Rides Out Criticism on Iraq Stance: Polls
Draft Iraqi cabinet is completed
36-member Cabinet for Iraq proposed
Iraq leak threatens U.S.-Italy relations
Soldier asks military trial in death of Iraqi civilian
Event will honor troops' return from Iraq
Annan lawyer defends exoneration claim
Rumsfeld equivocates on Sanchez promotion
Iraqi kidnappers extend hostage deadline
Iraqi insurgents trying to gain chemical weapons: CIA
NBC News: Judge caught on tape encouraging Saudis to fight against Americans in Iraq.
Marines take stand in Iraq murder hearing


Ananova: War In Iraq
Terror suspects take fight to lords


Katu.com
Newspaper quarantined after suspicious white powder found
Bush on energy...Pentagon on Iraq attacks...The Senate on Social Security
Algerian convicted in millennium-eve plot to bomb L-A airport awaits sentencing


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Pressure Piles on Iraq to Name Cabinet
Iraqi PM Draws Up Govt List, Feuds Drag On
Pace of Insurgent Attacks in Iraq Rises
Kin Testify in Iraq Grenade Attack Trial
UN scandal probe chief says Annan not exonerated
Official: Zarqawi Eluded U.S. in Feb. Raid
U.S. Likely to Clear GIs in Iraq Shooting


Fox News
Zarqawi Laptop Dissected
Iraq Stalemate Goes On
Bush to Propose Refineries on Closed Military Bases
Millennium Bomb Plotter Ressam to Be Sentenced
GI Dies in Afghan Attack
Deadline For Bolton Review
China Bans Japan Protests
Anthrax Scare at Mich. Paper
Massive Gaza Protests
Putin Urges Mideast Peace Summit
Russian Fugitives Mar Putin Visit


Department of Defense
Rumsfeld Emphasizes Troops' Legacy — Story
Myers: Coalition 'Winning' Against Insurgents — Story
Nations Need Political Freedom to Grow — Story
Civic Leaders Get Close Look at Military
Rice Urges Continued Momentum in Iraq — Story

ON THE GROUND
Texas Guard Soldiers Patrol Deadly Grounds — Story
Army Medics Bring Care to Remote Village — Story
Hawaii National Guard Secures Camp Victory — Story
U.S. Troops Forge Relationship With Iraqi Unit — Story
Cavalry Trains 'Defenders of the Green Zone' — Story

IN IRAQ
Anti-Terror Marines Keep Capabilities Sharp, Ready
Signal Soldiers Keep Aviation Unit Connected
Brigade Mechanics Keep Wheels Rolling
Renovations on Fallujah School Complete
Australians Teach Logistics to Iraqi Army
Seabees Build to Help Docs

IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Army Europe Commander Visits Troops
Team Effort Manages Bagram’s Busy Air Ops
Unit Assumes Afghan Border Province Duties
Reservists Keep Communications Connected
Soldiers Use Many Tools in Clearing Mines

IN THE PERSIAN GULF
USS Bonhomme Richard Completes Mission

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Leads Way 'Through Fire' — Story

Wounded, Families Get Free Tickets — Story
Videoconferencing Offered — Story
Grand Ole Opry Shows Support

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

IN IRAQ
2 Soldiers Die; Raids Net Suspects
Dragnet Snags 18 Suspects
Tip Leads to Capture of Terrorists
Trained Iraqi Forces Top 155,000
Logisticians Tackle Tough Mission
Success in Iraq - DoD Fact Sheet
Year in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf)
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghans Seize Heroin Shipment
Boy Leads Troops to Weapons
Insurgents Hurt Innocent Civilians
Defense Leaders' Views on Afghanistan
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Detainee Transfer Announced
Chertoff: Vigilance Vital to Security
Special Ops to Increase Force
Canadian Defense Chief Visits
Bush Requests Budget Support
Coast Guard Confronts Threats
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
'Buckeye' Helps Detect Explosives
NTC Readies Guard Brigade for Iraq
Avengers 'Gun Up' for Iraq Duty
Bush Nominates Pace, Giambastiani
National Guard, Reserve Update

HONORING THE FALLEN
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen Honored
U.S. Remembers Desert One Heroes
Photos: Desert One Ceremony


Today in History
1296 - Edward I defeats the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar.
1565 - Spain establishes its first settlement in Philippines at Cebu City.
1773 - The British Parliament passes the Tea Act.
1746 - In the last battle fought on mainland England, the Duke of Cumberland (Hanoverian), Clan Campbell Highlanders, and Scots lowlanders defeat Bonnie Prince Charlie and Scots highlanders (Jacobites) in the Battle of Culloden. The clansman lose 1,250 dead, a similar number wounded; 558 taken prisoner. On the Hanoverian side, there are 52 dead and 259 wounded. In the aftermath, Cumberland earns the nickname "The Butcher" for ordering the execution of the wounded Jacobites on the field.
1813 - American forces capture York (present-day Toronto).
1861 - President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
1861 - West Virginia secedes from Virginia following Virginia's secession from the Union.
1863 - The Army of the Potomac marches on Chancellorsville.
1865 - The Sultana, a steam-powered riverboat, catches fire and burns after when a boiler explodes. More than 1200 of her 2,000+ passengers, mostly former Union POWs, are killed.
1897 - Grant's Tomb (of song & legend) is dedicated.
1909 - The Sultan of Turkey is overthrown.
1937 - German bombers devastate Guernica, Spain.
1941 - The Greek army surrenders to the invading Germans.
1950 - South Africa passes the Group Areas Act, formalizing segregation.
1961 - The United Kingdom grants independence to Sierra Leone.
1972 - North Vietnamese take Dong Ha, moving to within 2.5 miles of Quang Tri, using Russian-built tanks. South Vietnamese troops suffer their highest casualties for any week in the war.
1975 - North Vietnamese troops surround Saigon.
1978 - The Afghanistan revolution begins; President Sardar Mohammed Daoud is overthrown and murdered by procommunist rebels.
1989 - Protesting students take over Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Birthdays
1737 - Edward Gibbon, historian ("The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire").
1791 - Samuel Morse, inventor of the code and the telegraph.
1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, Union general and 18th US President.
1927 - Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.