News of Note
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Rita Gathers Force
(as of this posting, she's a Category 4. If you live in a mandatory evacuation area, heed the warnings, and get out of Dodge now)
Storm picks up speed in Gulf
Governors Suspect Gas Gouging
Experts: Expect More Hurricanes
Coastal Evacuations in Texas
Bush Praises Cleanup in Gulf Coast
Bush signs Katrina-related flood insurance bill
New Orleans pumped dry -- but watching Rita

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraqi PM to meet Britain's defense chief after raid
Roadside Bombs Wound 2 U.S. Troops in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
Karzai Wants End to U.S.-Led Operations

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Coast Guard: Private Boats Hamper Terror Efforts
U.K. Bombers Cased Subways
Video: Recon Mission

Fox News
N. Korea: U.S. Planning Attack
Iraq Bomb Wounds Two GIs
Contractor Accused of Fraud
Fed Raises Rates 1/4 Point
U.N.: Vatican Helping Fugitive
Frist Defends Stock Sale
Reid to Vote Against Roberts
Al Qaeda Claims Bombings
Mistrial Declared in Gotti Case
Senate Mulls Eminent Domain

Reuters: Top News
North Korea says US using talks as pretext for attack
VIDEO: US Prepares For Rita Reckoning
VIDEO: West Bank Settlements Demolished
Russian opposition threatens EU push on Iran
Indonesia says bird flu outbreak may become epidemic

AP World News
N. Korea Accuses U.S. of Nuke Attack Plot
Pariliament Re-Elects Japan Prime Minister
Ukrainian Lawmaker Accused in Killing
U.N. Report Warns of More Terrorists
N. Korean Nuclear Accord a Coup for China
Israel Seeks Seat on U.N. Security Council
Indian Ruins Show Signs of Ancient Tsunami
Wiesenthal Lived to Pursue Nazis Worldwide
Colombian Army Discovers Huge Cocaine Lab
Iran Warns Against Sanctions Over Nukes
Ethiopian Jews on Hunger Strike to Migrate
Japan Cabinet Resigns After Election
Missing Argentine Men Sought in Antarctica
Mexican Rebel Leader on Cover of Magazine

CENTCOM: News Release
CITIZENS' TIPS LEAD TO LARGE WEAPONS CACHE
POLISH TROOPS SUPPORT SCHOOL IN SUMER

Department of Defense
Relief Work Not Diluting Terror War Effort — Story Briefing (video)
Rumsfeld: Elections Prove Critics Wrong — Story Briefing (video)

ON THE GROUND
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Bring Hope to Community — Story
U.S. Troops Train Iraqi Soldiers to Save Lives — Story
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Provide School Supplies — Story

IN IRAQ
Local Leaders, U.S. Troops Repair Iraqi Roads
Marine Battalion Ends Deployment in Al Qa'im
Kirkuk Unit Controls Iraqi Sky
Soldiers Take Pulse of Iraq With 'Atmospherics'
Paratroopers Prepare City for Election
Operation Flea Flicker Sweeps through Zafaraniya

IN KUWAIT
Army Continues New Humvee Safety Upgrades

FACE OF DEFENSE
Army Veterinarian Makes Afghanistan Healthier — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Steakhouse Sponsors Meal for Crew — Story
YMCA Keeps Base Residents Rolling

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Hurricane Katrina
Iraq Transition of Power

IN IRAQ
5 U.S. Soldiers, Diplomat Killed
Polish Troops Support School
Colleges, Schools Get Computers
Polish Soldiers Renovate Facility
Raid Disrupts Terrorists
Ramadi to Get Treatment Plant
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq

IN AFGHANISTAN
Rockets Hit Cultural Center, Home
Afghans Enjoy Successful Elections
Photos: Afghan Election Day
Forces Provide Voter Safety
Police, Army Secure Elections
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Enlisted Honor Chairman, Wife
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualty — Story

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