News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Al Sadr Militia, Sunnis Clash

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Stealth Bomber Engineer Sold Military Secrets, FBI Says
Fired Prof Offers No Defense in Terror Support Case
London Police Defend Use of Force

Hurricane Season
Bush Views Wilma's Wrath
More Relief Promised for Florida
Island Evacuates Before Beta
Cuba to Allow U.S. Aid Officials to Visit
Hospital workers subpoeaned in euthanasia investigation in New Orleans

Pakistan Earthquake
Tetanus Kills 22 in Pakistan Quake Area

Politics
Report: Libby Expected to be Indicted Friday
CIA Leak News Coming Friday
New DeLay Probe Subpoenas

Supreme Court
Guessing Game

U.N. News
U.N.: 2,200 Companies Paid Saddam Oil-for-Food Bribes
Raw Data: Full Report(pdf)
Israel Wants Iran Expelled From U.N.

Oddities
Missing U.S. cat found -- in France
Handsome men have edge in election wins: study
Dads may be able to keep babies behind bars

Other News of Note
Iran's call to wipe out Israel roundly condemned
Well sort of "roundly" condemned...check the next headline out
Arab States Mum on Iran's Israel Remarks
Body hanging from tree mistaken for Halloween decoration (This is horrible)
Woman fired after seeing husband off to war (Nice, folks. Real nice - she said, voice dripping sarcasm)
Navy: Japan to open door to nuclear sub

Fox News
Mother of Teen Suspect in Vitale Murder Arrested
Ex-U.N. Ambassador Slams Christian Influence in GOP
Lawmakers Want Rosa Parks to Lie in Honor at Capitol
Exxon Mobil Posts Top U.S. Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B
Gaza Airstrike Kills Seven
Microsoft's Profits Rise

Reuters: Top News
Israel kills 7 in strike on Gaza militants
Navy says it will base nuclear carrier in Japan
N.Korean diplomat sets out tough nuclear position
Bush to look to Roberts model in new court pick
PICTURES: Strike On Gaza Militants
Maradona tells Cuba he'll lead anti-Bush march
India, Pakistan to meet on Kashmir amid UN concern
Senate OKs $8 bln to fight bird flu
Florida bill aims to curb violent video game sales
All TV digital by end of 2008: panel
Japan wants all nations in post-Kyoto deal
Mediterranean to suffer most in Europe due warming
WHO urges protective clothing for poultry workers
Air pollution tied to increased risk of strokes
Roche withholds Tamiflu in U.S. to stop hoarding
West must become smarter in use of force: general
Capitalist reforms come slowly to Communist N.Korea
Dubai's man-made islands anger environmentalists

AP World News
China's President Heads to North Korea
Vatican Celebrates Outreach to Jews
Lebanese Troops Block Smuggling Routes
Changes to Syria Draft Resolution Sought
Vatican Seeks Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Plan to Relocate U.S. Okinawa Base Opposed

The Seattle Times
New oil drilling passes House panel
Syria looking over its shoulder
Harrowing days lost at sea for U.S. divers in Belize
U.S. issues new warning on Indonesia travel

Chicago Sun-Times
House rejects effort to stop base closings
Ex-Prime Minister Allawi contests key vote
Al-Sistani yet to endorse Shiite coalition

Military.com
Kerry Calls for Troop Withdrawal (jackass)
Two U.S. Soldiers Killed by Insurgents
Sandbox Training not Child's Play
Chertoff Orders Supplies to Wilma Victims
Military Base Closings Seem Imminent

CENTCOM: News Releases
INSURGENTS KILLED, WEAPONS SEIZED IN RAMADI
CFLCC QUAKE AID CONTINUES AT PORT

Department of Defense
Iraq Reconstruction Effort Moves Forward — Story
Top Intel Official Releases Strategy Blueprint — Story
Gitmo Visit Impresses Medical Professionals — Story

ON THE GROUND
EC-130s Support Ground Units in Afghanistan — Story
UXO Disposal Reclaims Land, Saves Lives — Story
Departing Troops' Legacy: Patrols, IED Finds — Story
WWII Tuskeegee Airmen Vist Troops in Iraq — Story

IN IRAQ
Marines Keep Al Asad Flightline Gear Ready
Project to Provide Potable Water, Hydrants
U.S. Troops Stay in Background During Vote
Deployed Soldiers Talk to Richmond Via Satellite
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Aid Terrorist Attack Victims

IN AFGHANISTAN
Army's Top Sergeant Advises Afghan NCOs
Paratroopers Adapt, Afghan Mission Succeeds Photos

FACE OF DEFENSE
Sox World Series Surprises Soldier Home from Iraq — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Navy, NYPD Honor Returning Vets — Story

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Hurricane Coverage
Iraq Transition of Power

IRAQ
Hotel Targeted for Media Value
3 Troops Killed; Raids Kill Terrorists
Iraq-Iran Border Crossing Complete
Football Game to Benefit Children
Al Qaeda Facilitator Likely Killed
Baghdad Firefight Kills Terrorists
Voters Say 'Yes' to New Constitution
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Eye on Iraq Update (pdf)
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

AFGHANISTAN
Afghans Help Earthquake Victims
Afghan Police Complete Course
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
'Overmatch': Watchword for Future
Bush: Terrorism Danger to All
Terrorists, Sponsors: No Distinction
Info Vital in Terror War, Pace Says
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Pod Gives Strike Eagles an Edge
Bush: Troops Rely on Families
Personnel Regs Sent to Congress
Plan Addresses Troop Pay Issues
Joint Fires Team Coordinates Ops
National Guard, Reserve Update

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba.
1636 - Harvard University is established.
1776 - Battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ.
1790 - New York gives up its claims to Vermont for $30,000.
1793 - Eli Whitney applies for a patent on the cotton gin.
1886 - The Statue of Liberty is dedicated by President Grover Cleveland; the celebration includes the first ticker tape parade in NYC.
1891 - An earthquake strikes Mino-Owari, Japan, killing 7,300.
1904 - St. Louis police try out a new investigation technique - fingerprints.
1918 - Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up.
1919 - Congress passes the Volstead Act, beginning prohibition over Wilson's veto.
1922 - For the first time, a football game is broadcast coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game; Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1929 - Miami, FL, is the site of the first childbirth in an aircraft.
1936 - FDR rededicates the Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary.
1940 - Greece successfully resists Italy's attack.
1946 - German rocket engineers begin work in the U.S.S.R.
1948 - The Flag of Israel is adopted.
1958 - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope, taking the name John XXIII.
1962 - Khrushchev orders the withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1965 - Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for Jesus' crucifixion.
1970 - The U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts.
1971 - England becomes the sixth nation to have a satellite in orbit (Prospero).
1981 - Edward M. McIntrye becomes the first Black mayor of Augusta, Georgia.
1982 - NASA launches RCA-E.

Birthdays
1017 - Henry III, Holy Roman emperor (1046-56)
1810 - Brigadier General Adley H. Gladden (killed at Shiloh)
1842 - Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator ("Joan of Arc of the Civil War")
1846 - Auguste Escoffier, king of chefs and chef of kings
1914 - Dr. Jonas Salk, medical researcher, developer of the polio vaccine
1936 - Charlie Daniels, country music star (Devil Went Down to Georgia) / supporter of the troops
1940 - Gennadi M. Strekalov, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-8, T-11)
1949 - Bruce Jenner, decathalete (Olympic-gold-1976)
1955 - Bill Gates, billionaire CEO (Microsoft)
1959 - Walther Bauersfeld 1919 inventor (first modern projection planetarium)
1963 - Veronica Gamba, Playboy playmate (November, 1983)

Passings
0900 - Alfred the Great, English monarch
1957 - Anthony J. Morabito, co-owner of San Francisco 49ers, while watching a game

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Kirk, Thomas H., USAF (VA); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well 1998

1968
Connor, Charles R., USMC (UT); TA4F disappeared over water while on Tactical Airborne Control mission (pilot, w/Ricker)

Ricker, William E., USNR (OR); TA4F disappeared over water while on Tactical Airborne Control mission (co-pilot, w/Connor)

Stonebraker, Kenneth A., USAF (IN); RF4C disappeared during photo-reconnaissance mission (navigator, w/ Stroven)

Stroven, William H., USAF (MI); RF4C disappeared during photo-reconnaissance mission

1972
Hall, James W., USN (CA); A7C shot down, remains returned March, 2000