-- Cecil B. DeMille

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Vote Results May Not Come for 2 Weeks
Iraq Attacks Kill 16
Deal raises hope for compromise in Iraq
Teen to talk about Iraq trip -- later

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban make farmers grow opium, official says
Car bomb targets U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Case gives peek into how al-Qaida survives
Commander Says Terror at Bay in E. Africa
Yemen PM Rejects Talks With Kidnappers
Southern India on High Terror Alert
NSA Leak Questions Swirl
Homeland Security changes way funds doled out

Troops on Trial
Philippine rape case judge wants US troops held

Politics
Women Make Political Gains in 2005
Public, like Congress, split on immigration

Supreme Court
Supreme Court to tackle issue of reopening death-row cases that draw doubts

Other News of Note
US Rep. Murtha says he wouldn't join military now
New Orleans residents going home

Fox News
Crews Drill for Miners
Robots test underground air
Exploded W. Va. Mine Cited 208 Times in 2005
Fast Facts: Recent U.S. Coal Mining Disasters
Video: Rescue Tactics
Video: Miners Trapped
Six Kids Among 11 Dead in German Roof Collapse
Southwest Wildfires Continue
Palestinian Election Campaigns Begin
COMPLETE BOWL COVERAGE
West Virginia Wins Sugar Bowl
OSU Tastes Sweet Victory
Alabama Wins Cotton Bowl
Florida Wins Outback Bowl
Va. Tech Wins Gator Bowl
Wisc. Wins Capital One Bowl
OSU's Clarett Turns Self In
Mexico Will Investigate Shooting Death of Migrant
Indonesian Flood Deaths at 57
S. California Readies for Rain
Rose Parade-Goers Brave Rain
Video: California Floods
Powerful Quake Hits Near Fiji
Fla. Mom Charged with Christmas Murder of Son, 3
Video: Bush Defends Program
Russia, Ukraine Trade Accusations Over Gas
Va. Governor Considers DNA Test of Executed Man
Stocks to Watch: Walgreen
SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES

Reuters: Top News
Aid flights grounded for third day in Pakistan quake zone
Stanley Ho, Packer drop Singapore casino bid
CNOOC shareholders veto proposal on acquisitions
Disney applies ESPN model to broadband strategy
Web services thrive, but outages outrage users
Patent firm sues Google for voice services
VW shares hit 3-week high on Daimler co-op report
Indian share index rises above 9,500 points
Yield curve to cool housing market
Russia restores Europe's gas, still at odds with Kiev
US air raid kills Iraqi family: officials Video
Aid flights grounded for third day in Pakistan quake zone Video
Uncertainty clouds Palestinian election campaign Video
End US sanctions so nuclear talks can start: N.Korea
Motorola unveils iRadio, new home products
Crohn's disease ups risk of intestinal cancer
Walking slows decline with leg artery disease

AP World News
Rescue Effort Continues at German Ice Rink
Russia, Ukraine to Resume Gas Talks
Iran Decides to Resume Nuke Fuel Research
Palestinian Election Campaign Begins
N. Korea Says Sanctions Tabling Nuke Talks
Mexico Opens Probe Into U.S. Border Death
Death Toll From Indonesia Floods Hits 57
Sri Lanka May Be Slipping Back Into War
Mexican Rebel Leader Meets With Indians
Haitian Presidential Candidate Jailed
Blair Describes Being PM As Worthwhile
France to End State of Emergency This Week
Earthquake Hits Deep Under South Pacific
U.N. Investigators Boost Pressure on Syria

The Seattle Times
Burned-out towns combed for victims of grass blazes
Children no safer in SUVs than cars, study says
In colder climes, rituals aimed at encouraging big storms abound
Low-cost lamps brighten the future of rural India
Cheerleading injuries increase, study finds

Chicago Sun-Times
Left on a doorstep 16 years ago
Potter's spell keeps kids out of ER
'KKK,' 'Go away' painted on monastery's statues
Downstate town rattled by 3.6 earthquake
The Twain you don't often meet: His musical side
Cops: Snowmobilers competed before avalanche
Swede supposedly drowned turns up at traffic stop
Cops: Wheelchair 'theft' was just sympathy ploy
4 charged in teen's brick beating
Record 21 pandas born in captivity

Boston Globe: World
European visitors drawing US scrutiny
Pakistan discusses reactors with China
Abbas raises possibility of delaying vote
Iraqi Sunni Arab group agrees on coalition government
Ugandan opposition leader freed

Military.com
Air Force's Role Changing in Iraq
New Book Reveals Secret War Operations
Homeland Security to Re-Prioritize Grants
U.S. Forces Succeed in E. Africa
Doctor Says Iraqi Baby Doing Well
Military Support for Bush Drops

CENTCOM: News Releases
AIR SUPPORT PREEMPTS POSSIBLE IED EMPLACEMENT

Department of Defense
2006 Will Be 'Bad Year' for U.S. Enemies - Story
Marines Unearth Tons of Weapons Caches - Story
Afghan Border Police Open New Facility - Story

FACE OF DEFENSE
Air Force Engineer Helps Iraqis Rebuild - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Soldier Proposes at Halftime - Story
Web Special: Holidays at the Frontlines

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
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
Military Ready for Challenges
Aircrews Fly 50 Missions
The Foundation of Peace
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualty - Story