News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bomber Kills 21 in Iraq
Video: Rebuilding Iraq's Military
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kill four in sleep

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Women Increase Role in Army
US soldier, Afghan killed by roadside bomb

Homeland Security / War on Terror
'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Indicted
Padilla Indictment (FindLaw PDF)
Sites Picked to Show Moussaoui Sentencing
Fast Facts: Timeline in Padilla Case
Would-Be Bush Assassin Found Guilty
U.S. citizen joined Al Qaeda
Abu Ali Indictment (FindLaw PDF)

Politics
Ohio Congresswoman Backs Off Murtha 'Coward' Remark
Judge Postpones Decision on Dismissing DeLay Charges- Video: DeLay in Court

Supreme Court
Network refuses to air ad on Alito

Hurricane Season
Katrina Housing Extended

Oddities
Sometimes you just have a really bad day..
Fugitive murder suspect found - on TV

Moonbat Watch
Wis. school cancels Iraq war protest

Fox News
N. Korea Reactor Plan Foiled
U.S. Repeals Six-Year Indonesian Arms Embargo
Stocks to Watch: Hormel
No Jail Time for Florida Teacher Lafave in Sex Case
Skull of Green River Serial Killer Victim Found
Breast Feeding May Lower Mom's Diabetes Risk
Vatican Says Active Gays Unwelcome in Priesthood
Storms Threaten T-Day Travel
Lawyer: Pennsylvania Girl Had No Role in Parents' Murders
Bush Pardons Turkeys; Bird to Marshall Disney Parade

Reuters: Top News
Samsung's Apple deal probed
Iran expects restart of nuke talks with EU
Third Iran oil minister nominee rejected
Germany's Merkel signals continuity with Paris trip
US talking Iraq troop reductions
Ford seeks U.S. help to make fuel-efficient cars
Washington's Mount Saint Helens stirs dust cloud
EU says will study content of UK C02 court ruling
Despite bombs, Baghdad stock exchange thinks big

AP World News
Iraq Insurgents Kill Senior Sunni Leader
Israel Sets March 28 Date for Election
U.S., Partners End N. Korea Nuke Project
Europe Looks to Merkel About the Future
China City Trucking in Water After Threat
Iran Urges Iraq to Seek Pullout Timetable
U.S. Restores Military Ties With Indonesia
Kuwaiti PM Downplays Succession Crisis
B.C. Poultry Ban to Have Small Effect
U.S. Accuses Syria of Delaying Death Probe
Bosnia Agrees to Remake Divided Government
Germany's Merkel Relied on Sharp Intellect
Italy Says Met May Return Disputed Art
French Unions Recommend End to Rail Strike
Economy Big Challenge for Germany's Merkel
Official Checks 31 Suspected CIA Flights
Kenyan Leader Concedes Constitution Defeat
Mongolia Hopes Bush Visit Lifts Trade, Aid

The Seattle Times
Venezuela will offer U.S. needy heating oil
CDC rule could allow traveler quarantine
"Optimistic" scenario trims U.S. forces to 100,000 in '06
Albanians ready to end their life in limbo
Bosnia agrees to remake government
Chinese city shuts off water for 4-day test
Fewer victims of land mines in 2004, U.N. says
A tenuous link for quake survivors
New York pregnant teacher sues Catholic school

Chicago Sun-Times
Produce causes more illness than seafood, poultry, beef
Historian hit with Holocaust denial charges
New quarantine rules sought to fight spread of bird flu
Japanese ruling party proposes expanding military's role
Newspaper claims Bush talked of bombing Al-Jazeera
Online service to show Saddam's trial

Boston Globe: World
Ukraine calls for reunification of leaders a year after revolution
China reports new bird flu outbreaks
Construction of a paper mill dividing two Latin nations
US is said to consider pulling out 3 brigades in Iraq
Sharon's allies push his new party
Maestro's arrest the beginning of clash

Military.com
Security Sweeps Net Illegals
U.S. Committed to Iraq Stability
Marines' Thanksgiving Wish: 'Hot Chow'
Disabled Vet Gets Surprise Gift
U.S. Forces Wrap up Offensive

CENTCOM: News Release
OPERATION STEEL CURTAIN CONCLUDES

Department of Defense
Coalition Continues Hunt for Zarqawi -- Story
Security at Home Linked to Role in Iraq -- Story
Operation Steel Curtain Concludes in Iraq -- Story
Attempt to Disrupt Tikrit Ceremony Fails -- Story
Saddam's Palace to Transfer to Iraqis

ON THE GROUND
New Soldiers in Town Provide Security -- Story
U.S. Army Medics Hold Clinic for Iraqis -- Story
Sky Soldiers Teach Marksmanship Skills -- Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Soldiers Use Insurgents' Weapons
Iraqi Security Forces Paint the Town Clean
Border Posts Enhance Iraq's Security

IN AFGHANISTAN
Reconstruction Team Opens in Panjshir
Medical Mission Visits Gardez Orphanage
Kiwis Build Playground For Afghan Children

FACE OF DEFENSE
U.S. Marine Corps Artist Leaves Fingerprint on World -- Story

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Iraq Transition of Power

IRAQ
Coalition Must Stay Course
Bush Thanks Mongolia for Support
Soldiers Help Kids Hurt in Attack
Iraqi Soldiers Seize Weapons
Citizens Lead Iraqis to Weapons
Operations Disrupt Terrorists
Signs of Steady Progress in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (pdf)
Multinational Force Iraq
Eye on Iraq Update (pdf)
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (pdf)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Joint Patrol Attacks Insurgents
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Defense Review Addresses Future
Cultures Highlighted at Pentagon
Command Welcomes Advisor
New Enlisted Advisor Visits Troops
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Marine 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
1765 - The people of Frederick County, MD refuse to pay England's Stamp tax.
1832 - The French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium.
1835 - Henry Burden patents a horseshoe manufacturing machine in Troy, NY.
1852 - Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30'.
1863 - The Battle of Chattanooga begins.
1936 - The first issue of Life magazine is created by Henry R. Luce.
1942 - The Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary (SPARS) is authorized.
1943 - U.S. forces seize control of Tarawa and Makin from the Japanese.
1948 - F.G. Back patents a Lens to provide zoom effects.
1955 - The British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Island (in the Indian Ocean) to Australia.
1960 - The weather satellite Tiros-2 is launched.
1963 - JFK's body lays in repose in the East Room of the White House.
1971 - The People's Republic of China is seated in the U.N. Security Council.
1977 - The European weather satellite Meteosa-1 is launched from Cape Canaveral.
1980 - 4,800 die in a series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.
1985 - 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm a hijacked Egyptair jet in Malta; retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin is arrested on charges of spying for China.

Birthdays
0912 - Otto I (the Great), German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73)
1221 - Alfonso X (the Wise) king of Castile and Leon (1252)
1749 - Edward Rutledge (Gov-SC), signer of the Declaration of Independence
1804 - Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. President (1853-1857)
1859 - Billy the Kid (William H. Bonney), criminal
1860 - Karl Branting, Swedish statesman/diplomat, Nobel Prize winner (1921)
1930 - William E. Brock, Senator / U.S. Secretary of Labor (1985-87)
1935 - Vladislav N. Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz-7, 11)

Passings
1914 - Elbrige Gerry, VP (of Gerrymander fame)
1991 - Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, of AIDS

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Cuthbert, Bradley G., USAF (IA); RF4C shot down (pilot, w/Ruhling), remains returned, ID'd December, 1991
Ruhling, Mark J., USAF (PA); RF4C shot down (backseater to Cuthbert), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1998

1969
Jones, Grayland, US Army (IN); disappeared while swimming, Killed, body not recovered

1971
Altus, Robert W., USAF (OR); F4E crashed while on mission (pilot, w/Phelps)

Phelps, William, USAF (NY); F4E crashed while on mission (weapons/systems operator, w/Altus)