News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,000
A Personal Look at Some Who Died in Iraq
AP video: Risks continue for U.S. forces in Iraq, says Bush

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Police Killed; Bomb Cache Found
Afghan Police Complete Course

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Cookie Closes Calif. Airport
Threats Close L.A. Airports

Politics
Sources: Cheney Told Libby Leaked CIA Agent's Name
Video: Indictments Today?
CIA leak investigators hold last-minute interviews

Supreme Court
Miers' opposition escalating

Hurricane Season
Wilma's waves jump seawall, flooding Havana
Katrina taught FEMA lessons used for Wilma
At least 10 killed as Alpha sweeps through Caribbean
Hurricane-scarred Florida cleans up again
Wilma still causing airport woes in Florida, elsewhere
Storm kills 10 on Hispaniola
Over 200 Katrina deaths focus of Louisiana probe
Louisiana landlords again free to evict

Pakistan Earthquake
Officials: More Funds for Quake Relief
U.S. MASH Unit Rolls into Pakistani City
Pakistan Probes Quake Zone Volcano Fears
After the quake, Kashmiri family keeps grip on old ways
US aid reaches quake-damaged Pakistan city

U.N. Scandals
Senator: U.K. Lawmaker Lied About Oil-for-Food Scandal
Video: Paper Trail
Data: Senate Report (pdf)

News from My Neck of the Woods
Winds Whips Northeast
(picked the right time to go to Hawaii, eh?)

Oddities
Court enforces letter of the law
Call to mom seals robbery suspect's fate

Other News of Note
U.S. drops nuclear 'bunker-buster' plans

Fox News
U.S., France, Britain Draft U.N. Resolution on Syria
Officials: Asian Poultry Farms First Line of Defense
Bird Flu Detected in Germany
Consumer Confidence Falls
MLB to Astros: Open the Roof
Report Shows Decades of Sex Abuse in Ireland's Catholic Churches
Bird Flu Detected in Germany
Bird Flu Sickens 2,100 Geese in China
N.J.: Sex Offenders Have Halloween Curfew
New York Giants Owner Wellington Mara Dies
Syria Stands Alone on U.N. Report
'Canned Hunts' Under Fire in S. Africa
Nearly 60 Whales Die in Australia Beaching

Reuters: Top News
Rice puts pressure on Israel over border crossings
Bird flu spreads as 4th victim dies in Indonesia
Israeli warplanes and artillery pound Gaza area
Bush tells Republicans he'll get tough on spending
Lisbon's 1755 earthquake a warning for today

AP World News
Mexico Urges Nations to Share Flu Drugs
Nigerian Leader Orders Probe of Jet Crash
Islamic Jihad Leader Buried Amid Violence
EU Court Sides With Greece in Feta Fight
Russian Says He Killed Man Over Jet Crash
Rice Says Israel Should Open Its Borders
Panel Backs Women on Japanese Throne
Italian Faces Pre-War Intelligence Probe
Mighty Waves From Wilma Transform Havana
AP: Judge Says Pinochet Will Not Be Tried

The Seattle Times
Civil-rights icon "stood up by sitting down" on bus in 1955
Parks was inspiration, local black leaders say
Comments on Rosa Parks' passing
Photo gallery: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005
How Fed choice affects the average American
Bush's choice wins praise from Wall St., politicians
A primer on the Federal Reserve System
Scowcroft critical of Bush, Cheney
Rice cautions Syria on U.N. report
Federal judge rules confession is admissible despite torture claim
Red tide poisoning Gulf of Mexico beaches
Wind-farm plans take root in Texas
Wal-Mart battles critics for consumers' hearts
Toxic smog takes toll in China, experts say
Anti-tax crusader guilty on 13 counts

Chicago Sun-Times
World Series news
Court allows O'Hare construction to resume
Remains may be those of missing ISU woman
Getty Museum accused again
Upscale shopping in Shakespeare's day

Boston Globe: World
Syria protest of US said to fall short
Security Council endorses start of Kosovo talks
Rumsfeld tour shows shift of US allies, foes
Officials stress bird flu prevention
Poland's Kaczynski calls US important ally

Military.com
Military Mobilized Again
New Air Force Academy Head Vows Safety

CENTCOM: News Release
MORE HELICOPTERS ENROUTE TO PAKISTAN
TERRORIST STRONGHOLD RAIDED
U.S. SOLDIERS FIND, DESTROY ROADSIDE BOMBS

Department of Defense
Bush: Terrorism Poses Danger to All — Story Remarks Video
Bush: No Distinction Between Terrorists, Supporters
Troops Rely on Families' Support, President Says
Iraqi Voters Say 'Yes' to New Constitution — Story
Officials Provide More Details of Bombing — Story
Chairman: Information Vital in Terror War — Story

ON THE GROUND
Army's Top Sergeant Advises Afghan NCOs — Story
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Aid Terrorist Attack Victims — Story
Iraqi Army Troops Raid Bomb-Making Factory — Story
Exercise Begins Iraqi Air Force Unit's Move — Story

IN IRAQ
Task Force Recon Team Scouts for Insurgents
Commentary: Last Night I Met a Hero

IN AFGHANISTAN
Paratroopers Adapt, Afghan Mission Succeeds Photos

IN THE PERSIAN GULF
USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Destroy IED Facility

FACE OF DEFENSE
Mother, Son Share Army Experiences in Iraq — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Bank Offers Hotline for Troops — Story

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Hurricane Coverage
Iraq Transition of Power

IRAQ
Referendum Seen As a Success
Bombs, Rockets Explode in Baghdad
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Eye on Iraq Update (pdf)
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Rice: Syria Report 'Troubling'
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Rumsfeld Trip: Horse, Gift Exchange
Visits With Troops Impact Outlook
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties — Story

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
1774 - The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
1825 - The Erie Canal (between the Hudson River and Lake Erie) is opened.
1863 - The Worldwide Red Cross is organized in Geneva.
1868 - White terrorists kill several Blacks in St. Bernard Parish, LA.
1881 - Shootout at the OK corral (Tombstone, AZ).
1905 - The first Soviet (workers' council) is formed in St. Petersburg, Russia; the Union of Sweden and Norway ends.
1921 - Solomon Porter Hood is named minister to Liberia.
1941 - U.S. savings bonds go on sale.
1942 - The USS Hornet (CV-8, a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier), is sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
1955 - Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic, with himself as president.
1956 - The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency statute is approved.
1966 - The first Pacific communications satellite is launched (Intelsat-2).
1967 - The Shah of Iran crowns himself.
1968 - Soyuz-3 is launched.
1970 - The "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts.
1972 - Guided tours of Alcatraz (by the U.S. Park Service) begin; Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam.
1975 - Anwar Sadat becomes the first Egyptian president to officially visit the U.S.
1976 - Transkei gains independence (not recognized outside of South Africa); Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic.
1987 - The head of the Salvadoran Human Rights Commission is assassinated by death squads.
1988 - A U.S.-Soviet effort frees two grey whales from the frozen Arctic in Barrow, AK.

Birthdays
1855 - Charles Post, breakfast cereal magnate
1873 - Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42)
1879 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (president of the first Soviet)
1894 - John S. Knight, publisher (Knight-Ridder)
1916 - François Mitterand, president of France (1981-1995)
1917 - Felix the Cat, cartoon character
1919 - Edward W. Brooke, first Black Senator in over 80 yrs (MA); Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shah of Iran (1941-79)
1947 - Hilary Rodham Clinton, First Lady (1993-2001) / U.S. Senator (NY)
1962 - Cary Elwes, actor (Glory, Princess Bride)

Passings
0901 - King Alfred the Great
1868 - B.F. Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated
1909 - Prince Ito of Japan, assassinated by a Korean
1979 - Park Chung-hee, South Korean President, assassinated
1990 - William Paley, CEO (CBS)

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Morrison, Glenn Raymond, Jr., USAF (IA); F100D shot down

1967
Daniels, Verlyne W., USN (KS); A4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive as of 1998
*** Also served in Korea ***

McCain, John S., USN (VA); A4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain - now U.S. Senator

Rice, Charles D., USN (NY); F8E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

1969
Bynum, Neil S., USAF (OK); F4D shot down (w/Warren)

Warren, Gary D., USAF (IA); F4D shot down (w/Bynum)

1971
Eveland, Mickey E., US Army (CA); CH47B shot down (crewchief), KIA, body not recovered

Finger, Sanford Ira, US Army (NY); CH47B shot down (passenger), KIA, body not recovered

Green, Thomas F., US Army (CA); CH47B shot down (gunner), KIA, body not recovered

Lautzenheizer, Michael, US Army (IN); CH47B shot down (flight engineer), KIA, body not recovered

Nickol, Robert A., US Army (PA); CH47B shot down (passenger), KIA, body not recovered

Trudeau, Albert R., US Army (WI); CH47B shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered