News of Note
Election Day
Democrats Clean Up
Bloomberg Wins Second Term
Sanders Leads in San Diego
Kilpatrick Pulls Off Victory in Detroit
Calif. rejects Schwarzenegger reform measures
Voting snafu trips up California governor
Bush factor sways vote in St. Paul, Minn., race for mayor
Meanwhile, in my incredibly blue state, my town now has its first GOP mayor in over a decade - woohoo!

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Security Council Extends Iraq Mandate
Attack Kills Five Policemen in Iraq

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Man boards plane without ticket
Australia Says Two Cells Were Competing
Probe of CIA Prison Allegations Begins
GOP leaders urge probe into secret-prisons story
CIA Moves Toward Prisons Leak Investigation
Terrorist Training Camp Found in Indonesia

Paris Burning
French Rioters Bomb Subway, Burn 600 Cars

Supreme Court
Senators: High Court Nom Alito Respects Precedent
Alito voices no threat to Roe, senators say

Oddities
Vintage car lover accused of stuffing rare parrot in her bra
2 women spurned on dating service get refunds
Man glued to toilet seat made similar claim before: official
Dentist accused of claiming fake cavities

Other News of Note
Postage Stamp Honors Marines
Nazi-era boxcar a chilling reminder
Suspect in Capitol shooting unfit
Ships vulnerable to pirates, but cruise lines say they're ready

Fox News
Texas Voters Approve Ban On Same Sex Marriages
Kansas Board Approves Teaching of Intelligent Design
State of Emergency in France
British Royals End U.S. Tour With Visit to Shelter
Terrell Owens Apologizes
Japan Scrambles Fighters to Repel Chinese Planes
Saddam Trial Lawyer Killed
Four Claim $340M Jackpot
Study: Cola Raises Women's Blood Pressure, Not Coffee
Push for Aruba Boycott
Plane Crashes Into Wal-Mart
42 Bird Flu Deaths in Vietnam
Deer Hunter Killer Gets Life
Six Football Players Charged With Gang Rape of Student
Stocks to Watch, Nov. 9: Cisco, Pixar
Assistant Principal shot dead in Tennessee by student

Reuters: Top News
Iran's nominee for oil minister withdraws candidacy
Microsoft warns of flaw in newer Windows versions
IBM releases software to promote Cell
Venus space probe searches for global warming clues
'Intelligent-design' school board ousted in Penn
Malaysia rules out bird flu in second health scare
French riots undermine confidence in euro

AP World News
Diarrhea Outbreak Hits Quake Survivors
New Talks on N. Korea Nuke Program Begin
Chinese President in London for Talks
Israel's Hunt for Militants to Continue
14 Haitian Officers Face Charges in Deaths
Feuding Sudanese Rebels Briefly Quit Talks
U.N. Urges Washington to End Cuba Embargo
Zimbabwe Police Detain Union Leaders
Chavez Claims Victory at Americas Summit
Japanese Whalers Aim to Double Usual Kill
Cartoonists Say Mideast No Laughing Matter
Liberia Voting for First Postwar President
Mubarak's Promise Will Be Put to the Test

The Seattle Times
Social Security changes unlikely before 2009
White House staff members brush up on ethics at classes
Court: Can police search home when one resident says "no"?
Pentagon bans torture of detainees
Gonorrhea declines; syphilis on increase
Doctor visits outsourced to Mexico
Post-Katrina prices put pinch on plastic products
Syrian opposition activist arrested
Zimbabwe leader Mugabe to U.S. ambassador: "Go to hell"
France's high-rise projects are now home to misery
Israel welcomes consideration of third emblem for Red Cross
Law to help fishy, four-footed friends in Rome

Chicago Sun-Times
Ex-CLTV anchor jailed for giving candy to kids
'Right thing to do': Builders group boosts minority hiring
Arafat feared he would be assassinated: bodyguard
Mexico ready for butterfly invasion
Hardly enough cash to keep quake relief going
Far-right lawyer for Holocaust denier dismissed

Boston Globe: World
Japanese are losing their hold on sumo wrestling
US stumbles in bid to broker Sudan peace
Printing of Bibles in Beijing gets pastor jail (China)
US faults religious record of kingdom (Saudi Arabia)
US fired phosphorus in Iraq, TV reports

Military.com
Three Military Bases Become One
Cold War Tests on U.S. Troops Investigated

CENTCOM: News Release
NICHOLS RETURNS TO U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND
OPERATION STEEL CURTAIN UPDATE

Department of Defense
Steel Curtain Weapons Yield 'Substantial' — Story
Chairman: Security Measures Success in Iraq — Story
New Directive Establishes Interrogation Policy — Story
Centers Offer Veterans Qualified Assistance — Story

ON THE GROUND
Afghan Army Chief Returns With New Ideas — Story
Coalition Forces, Iraqis Open Soccer Field — Story Photos
Troops Convert Trash Lot to Soccer Field for Kids
Medal of Honor Recipients Visit Troops — Story
Ironman Soldier Races Through Iraq — Story

IN IRAQ
Special Ops Reservist Helps Rebuild Iraqi Air Force

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Delivers Packages from Home — Story

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Hurricane Coverage
Iraq Transition of Power

IRAQ
Safe House Raid Kills Terrorists
Reid Reaffirms Commitment
British Official Warns Iran
Security Forces' Progress Outlined
Contract Effort Aids Electrical Work
Intel Station Rehab Boosts Security
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
'Desert Protectors' Prove Worth
U.S., Israel Discuss Terror War
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Engineers Support Guard, Reserve
Americans Observe Veterans Week
VA Program: Jobs for New Veterans
Airmen Train Early to Deploy
New Troop Rotation Announced
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
1526 - Jews are expelled from Pressburg Hungary on the order of Maria of Hapsburg
1720 - The Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue is set afire.
1799 - Napoleon becomes dictator (First Consul) of France.
1861 - Battle of Piketon, KY.
1862 - U.S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him.
1872 - Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston.
1904 - For the first time, an airplane flight lasts more than 5 minutes.
1913 - A storm sinks 8 ore-carriers on the Great Lakes ("Freshwater Fury").
1915 - The Italian liner Ancona sinks after being hit by German torpedoes, killing 272.
1918 - Bavaria proclaims itself a republic; Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after the German defeat in WW I.
1923 - In the Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazis fail to overthrow the German government.
1924 - Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes the first elected woman governor (of Texas).
1927 - In China, the Giant Panda is discovered.
1930 - The first nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama occurs.
1932 - A hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur, Cuba, killing 2,500.
1935 - The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms.
1938 - "Kristallnacht" (Crystal Night) - Nazi stormtroopers attack the Jews; Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner, creates Sadie Hawkins Day.
1953 - Cambodia (Kampuchea) gains independence within the French Union.
1961 - PGA eliminates its Caucasians only rule; USAF Major Robert M. White takes the X-15 to 30,970 m.
1965 - At 5:16 PM, a massive power failure hits New England and Ontario (NY blackout).
1967 - The first unmanned test of the Apollo-4 reentry module occurs.
1970 - The "Seattle 8" (anti-war protesters) go on trial.
1976 - The U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa.
1984 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") is completed.
1989 - East Berlin opens its borders
1990 - President Bush announces the doubling of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf.

Birthdays
1802 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American newspaper publisher/abolitionist
1825 - Ambrose P. Hill, Confederate Lt. General.
1841 - King Edward VII of England (1901-10)
1903 - Gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill)
1905 - James William Fulbright (Sen-MO)
1913 - Hedy Lamarr, actress (Samson & Delilah)
1915 - Sargent Shriver, VP candidate (1972) / Director of Peace Corp
1918 - Spiro Theodore Agnew 39th VP (1973-77)
1932 - Carl Perkins, singer (Blue Suede Shoes)
1934 - Carl Sagan, astronomer/author/professor (Cosmos); Ingvar Carlsson, PM of Sweden (1986-91, 1994-1996)
1936 - Mary Travers, folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary)

Passings
1874 - Israel Bak, creator of the first Hebrew printing press
1952 - Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel
1953 - Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia
1970 - Charles DeGaulle, President of France; William L. Dawson (Rep-IL)
1988 - John Mitchell, former Attorney General

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Armstrong, John W., USAF (TX); F4C shot down (bombardier / navigator, w/Sijan)

Brower, Ralph W., USAF (OH); HH3E shot down (co-pilot), KIA, body not recovered

Clay, Eugene L., USAF (TX); HH3E shot down (flight engineer), KIA, body not recovered

Maysey, Larry W., USAF (NJ); HH3E shot down (rescue specialist), KIA, body not recovered

Nolan, McKinley, US Army (TX); AWOL/Deserter, last seen November, 1973, reported alive in 1978

Rehn, Gary Lee, USMC (MN); KIA, body not recovered

Sijan, Lance P., USAF (WI); F4C shot down (pilot, w/Armstrong), DIC January, 1968- remains returned March, 1974