News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraqi Sects Show at Polls
Citizens cast votes in historic parliamentary election
Scattered attacks fail to disrupt big Iraq vote
Crafty Chalabi still player in Iraq politics
Scenes from Iraq on eve of the vote
Iraqis Voting in Iran Back Shiite Parties
High Voter Turnout Expected in Fallujah
Bush winds up campaign to counter Iraq criticism
Iraqi blogs cover the elections
Explosion in Baghdad as Iraq polls open
Large expatriate vote swells the turnout in Iraq's elections
Challenge of governing falls to Iraqis

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Students Receive Donated Supplies

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Puerto Rican Sept. 11 Victim Is Buried
French Counterterror Agents Arrest Three
House approves USA Patriot Act; Senate up next
Young activists split from Fatah
Reputed leader of group arrested

Military News
Navy ends search for sailors lost off Colombia
World War II Navy Seaman MIA Identified

Oddities
That's way too much for an exorcism..
Nude teacher prank turns into whodunnit
Grade-schoolers caught with homemade cash released to parents
Man hanging himself lives after cop cuts rope
Prosecutor: Sex scam rips off Amish man
Cops: Thief stymied by Spanish speaker

Fox News
Fox Blasts Border Wall
Utah Train Collides with Truck, One Dead
Mo. Flood Destroys Homes
Gay Clergy Challenge Vatican
House Renews Patriot Act
Chechnya Seeks to Rename Capital After Slain Prez
Iranian Prez: Holocaust a Myth
McCain, Hadley Meet on Proposed Torture Ban Bill
Germany Wants CIA Answers
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens
Four Shot Dead in N.J. Club
NYC Transit Strike Looms
Air Marshals to Guard Trains
Mitt Romney for President?
Stocks to Watch, Dec. 15
SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES

Reuters: Top News
FactBox: Main contenders in parliamentary election
Video: Iraqi Shiites protest Al Jazeera
Amgen to acquire Abgenix
Australia's Macquarie bids for LSE
Sandwich chain Quiznos up for sale: reports
AT&T launches news channel for Internet security
Michigan governor to sign business tax cut bills
Philips to explore M&A options for chip unit
Cookson sells laminates business, boosts shares
Food group Fyffes to spin off property, shares jump
Equity Office cuts dividend, boosts stock buyback
Apple shares tumble on Bear Stearns downgrade
EU lawmakers agree set up CIA prisons inquiry
House backs anti-torture amendment
State officials defend Katrina response
Red Cross Federation seeks $335 mln for two-year aid
Bush takes blame for Iraq war on bad intelligence
House passes health, education spending cuts
'Fish with chips' reveal ocean migration routes
Humans came to N.Europe earlier than thought -study
Siemens says US mobile could shift to GSM
Media, tech companies team up on high-definition TV
Flu death rate high among U.S. children in 2003-04
Cow's milk intolerance rare in young adults

AP World News
Kazakhstan Launches Oil Pipeline to China
Nepalese Soldier Kills 11 Civilians
Mexico, U.S. Break Up Counterfeit Ring
Brazil Accuses Nine of Smuggling Rare Birds
Martin Offers More Angry Rhetoric for U.S.
Bethlehem Mayor Asks Pilgrims to Visit
Israel Air Strikes Kill Four Militants
Angry Lebanese Bury Assassinated Editor
Colombian Rebels Optimistic About Peace
U.N. Agrees to Withdraw Some Peacekeepers
Official Says Guatemala Killed Leftists

The Seattle Times
Marine featured in speech didn't vote for Bush
Reporter: Who's the leak? Ask Bush
Health, education bill barely clears House
2005 holiday giving could set record
Bush says DeLay innocent of charges
New York to monitor people with diabetes
Wall of water sweeps homes
DuPont, EPA settle on Teflon chemical
Academy graduates root out rats
Doctors carve away growth on teen's face
Stop-shopping evangelist spreads word few buying
Wikipedia's accuracy judged to be as good as that of Britannica
Needing money, library to sell Audubon book
Flossing over: An immigrant bites into the American dream
U.S., Iran players helping to break down barriers
Japan delays space probe's return
Ye olde Brits: Tools indicate early residents
Coca-leaf beverage packs extra lift in each mouthful
Diverse groups try to tame further racial tension on Australia's beaches
Mississippi executes convicted killer, 77

Chicago Sun-Times
Police seek mother of baby left in yard .
Grab a seat: Sox selling old chairs
Man accused of skimming $600,000 from church
'09 pennies to celebrate Lincoln history
Feud is mightier than manners at Asian summit
Prosecutor: Sex scam rips off Amish man
Pilot leads endangered cranes from Wisconsin to Florida
Transvestite bathrooms may become law in Brazilian city

Boston Globe: World
A Turkish law that chills speech now spurs debate
Rice's office given key task
UN mulls expanding Hariri investigation
US and Europe air trade differences
Investigators seek cause of oil depot fire in Britain

Military.com
Bush Takes Responsibility for Iraq Invasion
Panel Subpoenas Rumsfeld on Katrina
FCS Contractors Step Up Advocacy Campaign

CENTCOM: News Releases
TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIERS NAB 28 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
U.S., IRAQI FORCES KEEP BAGHDAD STREETS SAFE FOR ELECTION
RENOVATION OF A SCHOOL IN AL-KUT IS COMPLETED

Department of Defense
Bush Calls Iraqi Elections Historic Time - Story
Quantico Students Get Current Events, History Lesson
Officials Put Iraqi Election Plan in Place
Leaving Too Soon Sends Wrong Message - Story Remarks
Deterrence Still Viable Against Terrorists - Story

ON THE GROUND
Georgia Guard Troops Adjust to New Mission - Story
Firing Range Open for Iraqi Soldiers - Story

IN IRAQ
Airmen Keep Rescue 'Choppers' Flying
Renovated Schools Benefit Iraqi Students
U.S. Paratroopers Teach Iraqis IED Recognition

IN AFGHANISTAN
Humvee Strikes Mine at Bagram Front Gate
Marksmanship Team Trains Afghan Soldiers

FACE OF DEFENSE
Chaplain Sees Freedom's Price - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Californians Provide Holiday Spirit - Story
New Yorkers Send Trees to Troops
Company Donates Gift Certificates

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Troops Capture Terrorists
Gunners Pull Counterinsurgency
Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb
Coalition Captures Terrorists
Reconstruction Showing Progress
Iraqi General Cites Progress
Report: Strategy for Victory 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
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Soldiers Nab 43 Suspects
Stability Operations Are Priority
Rice: Democracy Support 'Realistic'
Fighting Terrorists Stops Attacks
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Human Rights Expert to Visit Gitmo
Troops Receive Honors at Dinner
First Lady Recognizes Families
Acquisition Personnel Honored
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

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