News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Saddam Back in Court
U.S. Army Finds Buried Ammunition Cache in Iraq
Witness Recounts Torture by Saddam Regime
Rumsfeld: War Can Be Lost Only in U.S. - Story

Operation Enduring Freedom
Rumsfeld: U.S. Committed To Afghanistan
Afghan lawmakers squabble in first full legislative session

Welcome Home
Ohio Guard Maintenance Unit Returns from Deployment

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Report: SurveillanceJudge Steps Down
Concerned over NSA program
Debate Rages Over Legality of NSA Wiretap Program
Analysis: Bush ties surveillance to 9/11 law
Jordan Names Anti-Terror General, Cabinet
Anti-terrorist police arrest man in plot

Supreme Court
Judiciary Democrats want Alito papers

Oddities
Shark Attacks Rowing Boat
Baby Penguin Birdnapped
This Santa has just the ticket for cheer
Drunk had twice the lethal alcohol level
Gorillas go through menopause, too
'Snowzilla' takes over neighborhood
Travel, weaker chemicals letting bedbugs bite

Other News of Note
Mayor Begs Schwarzenegger Not to Cut Ties
(They threatened to take his name off of things in his Austrian hometown because he didn't grant clemency for a murderer - changed their tune now that Schwarzenegger said, basically, 'Fine - just do it by the end of the month.' - Heh)
Serb: I wish I had killed man who filmed executions
Why GIs don't re-enlist: long hours, not danger

Fox News
Palestinian Officials MayCancel Elections- Gunmen Nab Teachers
NY Transit Strike: Day Two
Pa. Judge Strikes Intelligent Design in School
NTSB: Crashed Miami Plane Had Cracks
Yanks Steal Damon From Sox
Lakers' Bryant Scores 62
Google, AOL Seal $1B Deal
GOPers Talk Deficit Cuts
Stocks to Watch: FedEx, 3Com
SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES

Reuters: Top News
Third-quarter growth cut, still best since 2004
Strike forces NY commuters to improvise
Iran holds tough line as talks resume
Senate vote on Alaska drilling too close to call
Bin Laden may be unable to command: Rumsfeld Video
US, EU pursued own interests at WTO meet: Oxfam
New Orleans vendors tout mold removal and luxuries
Cheney ready for close Senate budget vote
New toxic slick cuts river water supplies in China
Scores of stranded whales rescued off New Zealand
Men face criminal charge for Xbox tampering
Google takes 5 pct stake in AOL in new ad deal
Mexican gangs force Indians to grow opium
"Little Stalin" Kadyrov runs Russia's Chechnya
New use for tobacco could save lives: US researcher
US approves new drug for advanced kidney cancer
Calpine Corp. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Trends and Innovation
IBM to buy Micromuse for $865 million
Texas Instruments to buy Chipcon for $200 million
GM shares slip on Kerkorian sale, Taser up
Bayer shares rise on U.S. approval for key drug

AP World News
Two Teachers Abducted in Gaza Released
Palestinians Threaten to Cancel Elections
Sunnis, Shiites Discuss Election Gripes
EU Diplomats Pessimistic About Iran Talks
Russian City's Water Cut; Spill Approaches
Hong Kong Lawmakers Reject Government Plan
Hwang's Ex-Colleague Seeks Wider Inquiry
Next Bolivian Leader Pledges Coca Control
Mexico Vows to Block Border-Wall Extension
Colombian Rebels Free 29 Police Hostages
Passenger Trains Collide Near Rome; 50 Hurt
Rebel Weapons Destroyed in Indonesia
Venezuela, DEA to Sign New Agreement
Cuba Gov't TV Criticizes New U.S. Diplomat

The Seattle Times
L.A. violinist, his father and son burned
Judge rules against Pa. biology curriculum
EU diplomats pessimistic about Iran talks
NOTEBOOK: Cheney comfortable in the air
Kyl aims to emerge from McCain's shadow
Senate poised for showdown on the budget
Donors underwrite DeLay's deluxe lifestyle
Judge's stinging decision against intelligent design may have broad impact
Cheney halts trip to vote on budget
EPA proposes stricter rules on soot
Mexicans angered by border proposal
Report: Katrina weaker than thought at landfall
Plane's right wing detached
Study: A third of teens would fail fitness test
Hundreds gather to mourn ex-gang leader Williams
Rules can drain value from holiday gift card
Leader stays true to his roots
U.N. approves peace resolutions
Russia uses natural-gas producer to exert power
Trial begins in killings captured on videotape
Doctors tell Sharon: Lose weight
Lobbyist's plea deal reportedly in works

Chicago Sun-Times
'Get your plane off my kids' (Midway incident)
At O'Hare, step to the next line
Body found in river is missing Mass. man
Strip-search ruling lets 4,000 inmates sue
Woman, 85, fights off thief posing as repairman
Trucking firm owner: I paid bribes for city work
Celebrities denounce execution
Cheney calls for strong presidential power
Iranians say rock 'n' roll will never die
Court: Affirmative action ban must be placed on Michigan ballot
U.S. databank of umbilical cord blood set up
Thousands jump at opportunity to rename kangaroo meat
Cops: Priest fondled kid during 'King Kong'
Prosecutor was asked to take lie detector before drowning
New leader of Bolivia: Zero cocaine, not zero coca

Boston Globe: World
US raises pressure on UN to change
On bird flu, China now eager to help, US says
Ex-Sinn Fein official says he regrets espionage
A verdict leaves questions in Indonesia
Khmer Rouge victims and executioners seek reconciliation
More questions on cloning papers
Shanghai's goal: better toilets, image

Military.com
2005 Year in Review
Rumsfeld Doubts Bin Laden in Full Command
U.S. Army Digs up Weapons Cache
Marine Fatally Shot in Sleep
Saddam Trial Resumes
'Active Denial System' Sought for Iraq

CENTCOM: News Releases
OPERATION MOONLIGHT CONCLUDES
AFGHAN ARMY, POLICE SECURE SUCCESSFUL PARLIAMENTARY INAUGURATION
NCO CORPS PROVIDES FOUNDATION FOR AFGHAN ARMY
NINE INSURGENTS KILLED, 16 DETAINED IN OVERNIGHT RAIDS
TERRORIST BOMB DETONATES ON BOMBERS
IRAQI ARMY DIVISION CERTIFIED
DONATION FOR KINDERGARTEN

Department of Defense
Hadley Nixes Talk on Early Troop Withdrawal - Story
U.S. Troop Levels in Afghanistan to Drop - Story Video
Ambassador: 2006 Will Focus on Police - Story
Envoy Would Like a 'Cross-ethnic' Iraq Government

ON THE GROUND
Humvee Crews Test Cooling Vests in Iraq - Story

IN KUWAIT
USO Visits U.S. Troops in Kuwait
New Counter-IED Lanes Train Troops Before Iraq Duty

FACE OF DEFENSE
NFL Player Guards America - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Texas Band Honors Troops - Story
USO Troupe Visits Kandahar
'Hope and Freedom' Boosts Morale


Secretary of Defense Holiday Message
Joint Chiefs Chairman Holiday Message

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Army Unit Closer to Full Readiness
Cheney Visits Iraq, Lauds Vote
Estonian Troops Help Secure Future
Marine Killed, Iraqis Begin New Op
Iraqis Support Anti-Terror Ops
Iraq to Have Say in Troop Levels
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
Cheneys Attend Parliament Session
National Assembly to Convene
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Retreat From Iraq 'Wrong Strategy'
Offense Key to Winning
Cheney Thanks Deployed Troops
Different War, Unique Stress
Troops Embody American Spirit
Review for Intel-Gathering System
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Strike Group Trains for Deployment
Two Cav Units Head Back to Iraq
Military Always Has Banned Abuse
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Marine Casualty - 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