-- Winston Churchill

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. military says helicopter crashes in Iraq
Baghdad attacks kill 11, US airstrikes target Qaeda

Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. Tightens Afghan Prison Security

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Australia Receives Threat of Terror Attack

Supreme Court
Moderate "gang" may decide nominee's fate

Politics
Behind Closed Doors
Fast Facts: Secret Session History
Fast Facts: Session Facts and Rules
Video: Reid's Secret Session
Video: Schumer On Closed Session

Hurricane Season
Hurricanes' debris travels world

Pakistan Earthquake
Official toll in Pakistan quake rises to 73,276
U.S. Military Resumes Quake Relief Flights
U.S.: Copter with quake aid was attacked

Oddities
Pizza parlor burglar gets away with dough
Wartime "sluts" caused diplomatic waves

Other News of Note
Diplomats: UN Inspectors Returning to Iran

Fox News
Minibus Bombing Kills Five Iraqis
Tax Law Changes Proposed
Cops Probe Possible Halloween Kidnapping in Calif.
Anti-Bush Protestors Rally Before Latin Am. Summit
PM: Australia Terror Target
DeLay Judge Recused From Conspiracy Case
Study: Latinos More Likely to Attend Poorer Schools
Fed Raises Key Interest Rate
Court Nom May Spark Fight
Alito Vote Likely Not Until 2006
Video: Bench Battle Looming?
Stocks to Watch: Time Warner
Bush's Game Plan
Bird Flu Plan Skeptics Await Details
Vietnam a Focus in Bird Flu Effort
Video: Strategy Part I
Video: Strategy Part II
Riots Plague Paris
Angry youth take to streets

Reuters: Top News
Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli soldier on raid
Suicide car bomber kills four in Indian Kashmir
Lawmakers agree to $20.9 bln in foreign aid
Some conservatives question Rove's future
Intel reopens upgraded chip plant
Microsoft shifts to ad-backed Web software services
US proposes protections for imperiled right whales
Brand-name prescription drug prices rise: AARP
Pennsylvania company recalls 94,400 lbs of beef

AP World News
Hamas Promises to Retain Truce in Israel
At Least Six Killed in Ethopia Clashes
Iraqi Official Aims to Refurbish Image
Japan Food Commission OKs U.S. Beef Report
U.N. Agencies Say Quake Donations Lagging
New German Coalition in Deepening Crisis
Chavez Warns of Moving Jets to Cuba, China
Mexico Celebrates 'Day of the Dead'
Canadian PM Cleared in Corruption Scandal
Syrian Government Quietly Weighs Next Move
Nightmare of 'Loose Nukes' Still Haunts
Zanzibar's President Wins Troubled Vote

The Seattle Times
U.S. denies U.N. group access to Guantánamo Bay detainees
Abu Ghraib ex-commander defends herself at Town Hall
Building Iraq's army from top
Alito filibuster is unlikely
Federal income-tax overhaul recommended

Chicago Sun-Times
Group denies involvement in bombings
India hints at Pakistani link to deadly bombings
Terrorist behind car bombings came through Syria, Iraq says

Boston Globe: World
Israel strike kills 2 radical Palestinians
Watchdog urges 2d look at nuclear aims
9 reported dead in Zanzibar election clashes
UN designates day to commemorate victims of the Holocaust
S. Korea stem cell center has global aim
Syria criticizes UN order to assist probe into Hariri's death
US troops leave Hussein palace base

Military.com
Marines get OK for Special Forces
Homeless Vietnam Veterans on the Rise
U.S. to Step up Counterinsurgency Training
Soldier's Body to Stay With Father
Flu Pandemic Web Page Planned for Military

CENTCOM: News Release
TASK FORCE BAND OF BROTHERS ASSUMES MISSION IN NORTH CENTRAL IRAQ
U.S. AIR FORCE PAKISTAN RELIEF SUMMARY
HUSAYBAH TERRORISTS HIT
BAGHDAD RAID NETS AL QAEDA SUSPECTS
IRAQI, U.S. DRAGNET SCOOPS UP 12 TERRORISTS AFTER ATTACK
U.S. SOLDIERS LOCATE SOURCE OF DEADLY ROCKET ATTACK
INVESTIGATING OFFICER RECOMMENDS GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL
DISASTER ASSISTANCE CENTER HELICOPTER INCIDENT

Department of Defense
Marines to Join Special Ops Command — Story Video
Surge in Attacks, Political Progress Coincide — Story Video

ON THE GROUND
Troops Dispose of Three 5,000-Pound Rockets — Story
Soldiers Clear Baghdad Junkyard of Ammo — Story Photos
Guam Guard 'Water Dawgs' Head to Iraq — Story
Ohio Guard Special Forces Unit Deploys to Iraq
Troops Bring Food to Baghdad Neighborhood — Story

IN IRAQ
U.S. Army Medic Saves Iraqi Police Officer
Stryker Soldiers Patrol Streets of Mosul Photos

IN AFGHANISTAN
Survival Equipment Duo Keeps A-10 Pilots Safe
'Hillclimbers' Join Task Force Quake

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
Tuskegee Airmen Come to Encourage, Leave Inspired

FACE OF DEFENSE
Twins Help Each Other Through Basic Training — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Computers Link Troops, Families — Story Photos: Operation Homelink

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Hurricane Coverage
Iraq Transition of Power

IRAQ
Bomb Kills Soldier; Prisoners Freed
Roadside Bombs Kill 8 U.S. Troops
Engineers Train, Bring Skills Home
Terrorists Fail to Stop Progress
Tal Afar Citizens Get Compensation
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Eye on Iraq Update (pdf)
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
EUCOM Exercise Tests Coordination
Italy 'Partner for Peace,' Bush Says
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Web Page: Plans Against Pandemic
Officials Confident in NSPS
Officer Recommends Court-Martial
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties — Story

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

Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar