News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
12 Dead in U.S. Helicopter Crash in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan President Invites Taliban Chief to Peace Talks

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Specter asks Gonzales to testify on wiretaps

Moonbat Watch
Belafonte: Bush Is 'Greatest Terrorist in the World'

Politics
Cheney taken to hospital
House GOP Looks for Leader
Specter asks Gonzales to testify on wiretaps

Supreme Court
Alito Prepares for Hearings
SCOTUS nominee sits for confirmation
Democrats to target Alito memos at hearings
Alito's writings offer clues to views on various issues

Oddities
Mouse burns house with a fiery re-entry
Heat gun wins silly label prize
Cops: Plumbing was flush with cash
GPS device dropped in duffel bag leads police to bank's stolen loot
Escaped cow does everything but jump over moon

Other News of Note
Report: Would-Be Pope John Paul II Assassin to Be Freed

Fox News
Military Jet Crashes in Iran
Chopper Crash In Iraq Kills 12
On His Way Back
Doctors Begin To Bring Sharon Out of Coma
Video: Health Woes Examined
Video: Signs of Improvement
Sharon's Doctor: Survival Prospects Good, Brain Damage Definite
Upcoming Israeli Elections to Test Acting PM Ehud Olmert
Rice Cancels Trip Amid Uncertainty
Video: Coma Until Monday
Sharon's Condition - Stable But Critical
Photo Essay: Ariel Sharon: War and Peace
Five More Cases of Bird Flu
Funerals for Miners Begin- Doctors: Survivor Improving
Two Nabbed in Va. Family Slay
Survey: Gas Prices Rise $.09
Steelers Beat Bengals 31-17
Panthers Trounce Giants 23-0
Stocks to Watch: Alcoa Inc.
SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES

Reuters: Top News
Tyco looks closely at possible breakup: WSJ
Global equities to rise in 2006 but lag 2005: Mercer
AstraZeneca heart drug patent seen in jeopardy
Earnings take focus as 2006 starts strong
Seoul shares hit record high on tech, won a concern
Taliban leader vows more attacks in Afghanistan
Suicide bombers kill 14 at Iraqi ministry: police
Downed US helicopter in Iraq hit bad weather
Iran ready to remove UN seals at nuclear sites Video
Israel lets some Palestinians campaign in E. Jerusalem
S.Korea science fraud leaves sponsors in limbo
World's top polluters to fight climate change
Breast cancer survivors found to suffer from fatigue
Selective abortion blamed for India's missing girls
Rembrandt, Rubens paintings stolen from Serb museum

AP World News
13 Killed in Iranian Plane Crash
More Than 2 Million Muslims Ready for Hajj
Top U.N. Official Vows Order in Haiti
Land-Grab Fears Dominate Quake Survivors
Iran Says U.N. to Remove Nuclear Seals
South Africa's Ruling Party Opens Campaign
Powerful Quake Rattles Greece and Beyond

The Seattle Times
Lenient sentence for pilot of ferry?
A cave-in on mine safety?
Ethiopia joins search for next "idol"
Schwarzenegger, son hurt on motorcycle

Chicago Sun-Times
Phony railroads were their ticket
Church finds 'joy in midst of catastrophe'
Heartache for town that lost 3 miners
Reagan riding high in Dixon
Western residents to get NASA light show
Princely regimen: Cadet Wales reporting for duty
Cops: King's nephew set fire to own apartment
Shooting trial in small Minn. town will focus on race
Bill pushes warm beer to cool drunken driving
Is skull Mozart's? Researchers confess on TV they don't know
Hiker recalls moment rocks started to slide

Boston Globe: World
China commits $3 billion for river

Military.com
U.S. Probes Deadly Copter Crash
Trial to Begin for Alleged Iraqi Agent
Mom Buys Body Armor for Son
U.S. Troops Build Schools in Africa
China Cuts Military by 200,000 Troops
CIA Steps up Efforts to Plug Leaks
Military Academies See Less Harassment
Iraqis Receive Training in Iran
Baby Noor Set for Surgery
82nd Undergoes Transformation
Depleted Uranium Found at Schofield
Commander: Landscape in W. Iraq Improved
Navy Sees Spike in Fatal Vehicle Wrecks in FY 2006

CENTCOM: News Releases
DETAINEE DIES AT ABU GHRAIB
HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTHERN IRAQ

Department of Defense
Helicopter Crash in Iraq Claims 12 - Story
Iraqi Police Find Bomb; Suspects Detained - Story

IN IRAQ
U.S., Iraqi Crews Share Airspace, Mission

IN AFGHANISTAN
Engineers Complete Eastern Afghan Road
U.S. Paratroopers Complete Operation Pizmah

FACE OF DEFENSE
Helmet Protects Soldier from Sniper Fire - Story

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Five U.S. Marines Killed in Iraq
General Cites Strides in Anbar
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 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
MotoMail Links Deployed Marines
JFCOM Provides Force Sourcing
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

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