Quote of the Day
"Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost."
-- Arthur Schopenhauerv

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
No More Surgery for 'Noor?'
Kurdish factions to share power
Guardswoman from Ephrata dies in Iraq crash
Engineer's Efforts Bring Hope to Iraqi Kids

Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. FORCES TREAT AFGHANS WOUNDED IN SUICIDE ATTACK
Better Equipment Connects Afghan Troops
Afghan Security Force Members Demobilize
U.S. Soldiers, Afghans Complete Road Project

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Guantanamo war crimes tribunals resume Video
Spain arrests 20 suspected of recruiting Islamist fighters

Politics
Bush Warns Dems on Iraq
Trip aided Preston Gates, Abramoff plea deal says

Supreme Court
Smooth Second Day
No bombshells in Alito hearings
Abortion, Executive Power at Issue
Video List: Opening Statements
Alito to look at abortion with "an open mind"
Alito on the issues
Videos:
Sen. Biden's Questions
Sen. Grassley's Questions
Sen. Kennedy's Questions
Sen. Leahy's Questions
Sen. Specter's Questions

Oddities
Binge eating worse than being unfaithful?
Woman all shook up over Elvis song
Macabre skinny on books: Some are bound with skin
Man faces retrial for cannibalism
Intoxicated man killed when he enters wrong home
Corpse left in front of TV for 2 years
Grieving cat owner turns to DNA, implicates her neighbor's dog
Dad playing hide-and-seek gets stuck in washer
Woman, caretaker die in apparent pact

Fox News
Doctors Set to Remove Sharon From Sedatives
WHO Downplays Bird Flu Fears in Turkey
Detroit Bishop Suffered Childhood Sex Abuse
Federal Gov't Installs Pole Barriers at Mexican Border
Bush Declares Oklahoma Disaster Area After Wildfires
Hostage Standoff at Florida Bank Ends; One Suspect Dead
Dow Stays Above 11,000
U.S., EU Warn Iran on Nukes
Iran Pops Seals on Nuke Plants
GOPer: Recall Louisiana Gov.
Stocks to Watch: Genentech
Father of LSD Turns 100
Mine Collapses in Kentucky- More Funerals for Mine Victims
Second Miami Jailbreak
SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES

Reuters: Top News
Sharon's party would win vote without him: polls
Turks battle to loosen grip of deadly bird flu
White House: Iran could face UN Security Council
Greece denies illegal Pakistani kidnappings
New Jersey lawmakers pass two gay rights bills
Snow says economy to grow well
World's big polluters to fund clean energy projects
Seoul university apologises for science fraud
Apple debuts Intel iMac after record sales
Microsoft warns of critical Windows security flaws
Emergency rooms barely ready: report
Midlife obesity raises later risk of death: study
Snow says economy to grow well
China's 2005 trade surplus hits $102 bln
Hurricanes weigh on BP Q4 production, profits
MEDIA: Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury profits on track
Adecco to delist from NYSE: paper
Ford deal drives Trafficmaster shares higher
Stocks finish flat; Dow, S&P end winning streak
Phelps Dodge slashes forecast

AP World News
Bus Crash in Egypt Kills Six
Iraqi Politician Issues Warning to Sunnis
Israeli Cabinet to Decide Palestinian Vote
N. Korea Leader Reportedly Visits Shanghai
S. Korean University Regrets Fake Claims
Blair Unveils Plans to Tackle Social Woes
Britain Finds Three U.S. Flight Requests (alleged rendition flights from the Clinton era)
Chavez: Venezuela May Not Buy U.S. Jets
Jailed Priest in Haiti Gets Treatment
Europe's Bird Ban Hurts Business in Africa
Three Plead Not Guilty in American's Death
Fear Keeps Mosul Residents From Informing
Thousands Gather for Voodoo Day in Benin
Girl Gets Bird Flu After Kissing Chicken
Ties to Land Part of Sharon's Mystique

The Seattle Times
Police: Schwarzenegger lacks motorcycle license
IRS held up refunds of 120,000
Mpg estimates to fall with improved tests
Some see room for risk in nanotechnology
High court gives go-ahead to disabled inmates' suits
Music filling Sharon's senses
Battle kills 21 near Pakistan border
Florida standoff ends when police shoot suspect
Ukraine's PM, Cabinet fired

Chicago Sun-Times
$250K donated to suffering family (this is the family who lost their son in Iraq, and then their home to a candle they were burning in tribute to him)
Coyotes in area more wily than rural kin Anti-smoking ordinance takes effect Monday
Church, state argument gets hot in ND case
Art gallery facing charges of illegal imports
Blaze ruins Frank Lloyd Wright home in Gary
Zoos on watch for bird flu
City to pay $2 million to family of man killed in police chase
Sharon improves, but extent of brain damage still unknown
Surviving miner shows signs of brain activity
Some want judge out after he gave molester just 60 days
School apologizes to kilt-clad teen (Aye, and they should!)
Seattle nears rainy-day record

Boston Globe: World
Darfur conflict study sees death of a way of life
Election board denies Fujimori bid
New movement gets Israel's first approval
Shi'ites, Sunnis celebrate feast with calls for unity

Military.com
Army Meets Recruiting Goal
CSI-Like Evidence Unfolds at New Lab
DoD Cuts Air Force Aircraft Fleet
Air Force, Rockers Use Same Earplugs
Iraqi Muslims Call for End to Bloodshed
Army Continues Improving Body Armor
U.S. Base in Turkey Monitoring Avian Flu Situation
Reserve Federal Employees may be due Back Pay
Clinton Surprises Returning Troops
Protesting Chaplain Prays in Front of White House
Senate Delays Generals' Promotions
First Trident Conversion Completed
Powerful New Radar Visits Pearl

CENTCOM: News Releases
U.S. AIRLIFTS WINTER SUPPLIES TO TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS
DETAINEE DIES AT ABU GHRAIB
HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTHERN IRAQ

Department of Defense
Bush Outlines Iraq Success Plan for 2006 - Story Remarks Video: U.S. Troop Reduction
U.S. Will Put Iraqi Police Training on Fast Track - Story Remarks Video: Iraqi Police Training
Army Changes, Improves Body Armor - Story
Lawyers Address Issues on Eve of Hearings - Story
Detention Puts Terrorists Out of Action

ON THE GROUND
IN IRAQ
Artillery Troops Adapt to Infantry Role in Iraq
'Moonlighters' Continue Mission Through Cold Nights
Air Mobility Ops Airmen Keep Cargo Aircraft Moving

IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Soldiers Train Afghans to Run Health Clinic

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Recruiter, Recruitee Reminisce in Iraq - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Calling Cards Provide Sports Info - Story
Convention Focuses on Families

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
U.S., Iraqi Forces Kill Terrorists
Four Civilians Died in Copter Crash
Iraqis Foil Suicide Attack
Kirkuk Gets Electrical Boost
Zakho Military Academy Rebuilds
Prisoner Dies at Abu Ghraib
Iraqi Army Helps Souq Ops Succeed
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
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
Afghan Troops Aid Bomb Victims
Troops Learn Vehicle Maintenance
U.S. Medics Treat Wounded Afghans
U.S. Forces Airdrop Supplies
Army Establishes Justice System
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Gitmo Proceedings to Resume
Coalition Commanders Confer
Aircraft Support Southwest Asia Ops
Cheney Vows Victory in Terror War
Bush, Former Secretaries Confer
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Program Aids Army Recruiting
Budget Increases Pay, Benefits
Defense Act Benefits Guard, Reserve
2006 Act Aids Recruiting, Retention
Conference Topic: QDR
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties - 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