News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq war widows seek strength amid loss
Sunni who aided U.S. gunned down in Iraq
Bombs Kill 3, Wound 21 in Iraq
Sunni Sheik Killed in Baghdad

Troops on Trial
Murtha: Iraq killings may hurt war effort

Other Military News
Families seek accidental war deaths medal
Historians hunt for Purple Heart stories

Immigration / Border Control
Frist defends path to citizenship
Sensenbrenner: 'Citizenship' Talk Equals Amnesty

Worldwide Wackos
Nuclear dispute is basis for Iranian computer game

Politics / Government
Reagan's Navy chief seeks Va. Senate seat
Frist less concerned about FBI raid
Frist Defends FBI Search of Rep. Jefferson's Office

Other News of Note
Israeli PM Warns of Tough Response to Attacks
Israel-Lebanon Border Clash

Fox News
Indonesian Survivors Scavenge for Supplies
Death toll climbs past 4,300
Video: Deadly Quake Rocks Indonesia
Photo Essay: Aftermath of Indonesian Quake
Pope Visits Auschwitz
'X-Men 3' Scores Record $107 Million Weekend
East Timor Violence Escalates
Space Center
Video Gaming Center

Reuters: Top News
Colombian voters give hard-line Uribe a second term - Video
Indonesia quake death toll passes 5,000 - Video
California town the latest to snub Wal-Mart
Ariane rocket orbits satellites for Mexico, Thailand
Pakistanis try confronting shame of honor killing
Children with Down's slowly gain voice in Africa
Ken Loach's Irish war film wins top Cannes prize
BOJ injects funds again to stem rate jump
Oil could top $105 in major supply outage: expert
HSBC's outlook encouraging, bids farewell to Bond
Burger King retires $350 million in debt after IPO
EchoStar, Universal Music settle channel dispute
Stocks to be volatile; inflation eyed
Nikkei inches past 16,000 mark as exporters rise
Stocks end higher, buoyed by banks and data
US Air shares gain on strong summer outlook
Icahn group prepares KT&G bid: brokerage - Video
Renting to own -- the market

AP World News
Bonds passes Babe with home run No. 715
German-born pope laments Holocaust crimes
Hornish sprints to thrilling Indy 500 win
Jolie and new baby doing well in Namibia
'Breakfast Club' principal Gleason dies
Beer here! Thirsty fan gets Bonds' HR ball
Paper fires reporter over Pulitzer letter
U.S. ally Uribe re-elected in Colombia
AP poll finds Americans in a hurry
'X-Men' has 4th-biggest opening in history
Alligators abound during annual Fla. count
Middle class goes broadband as price falls
Mine casualties rise with coal prices

Military.com
Bush Urges Spread of Democracy

Department of Defense
Iraqi Official Forsees More Challenges - Story
Pace Recognizes Fallen Troops, Families - Story - Photos
Pace Salutes Gold Star Families' Sacrifice
Unit in Afghanistan Honors Americans - Story
Bush Says Troops Sacrifice for Freedom - Story
Bush: West Point Graduates Will Clinch Victory in War
Official Discusses Way Ahead in Baghdad - Story
Troops in Baghdad Remember Friends - Story - On Assignment

ON THE GROUND
'Fighting Deuce' MPs Patrol Afghan Mountains - Story
Iraqis Adapt British Military Academy as Model - Story On Assignment
Center Helps Iraqis Shape Military Culture - Story - On Assignment
Troops Restore Base to Hand Back to Iraqis - Story

IN IRAQ
U.S. Army Mechanics Train Iraqi Counterparts
Training Ensures Marines Ready for Combat
Injured by Bombs, Iraqi Gets Prosthetic Hand

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Border Police, Villagers Secure Border
Abizaid Visits 'Mountain Lion' Battlefields

IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
U.S. Admiral, African Traditional Leader Meet

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Pentagon Picnic Honors Troops - Story
Group 'Thunders' Through D.C.
Indy 500 Pays Tribute to Troops - Story
Troops Sing National Anthem
Parade Kicks Off 90th Indy 500
Grand Ole Opry Salutes Troops - Story

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Insurgent Killed; Weapons Captured
Iraqi General Commits to Reform
Renewal In Iraq
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (PDF)
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Taliban Leaders Hunted in Strike
U.S. Governors Visit Troops
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
U.S., U.K. to Increase Intel
Cheney: Navy Grads to Know Enemy
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

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

Today in History
1453 - Constantinople falls to Muhammad II and the Turks, ending the Byzantine Empire.
1721 - South Carolina is formally incorporated as a royal colony.
1765 - Patrick Henry (on his birthday) makes a historic speech against the Stamp Act, responding to a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
1790 - Rhode Island becomes last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution.
1848 - Wisconsin becomes 30th state.
1849 - Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time."
1849 - Abraham Lincoln acquires a patent for lifting vessels.
1861 - Dorothea Dix offers help set up hospitals for Union Army.
1900 - The Otis Elevator Co. trademarks the "Escalator."
1912 - 15 young women are fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing the "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break.
1916 - The official flag of the President of the United States is adopted; U.S. forces invade the Dominican Republic, remaining until 1924.
1940 - Germany captures Ostend and Ypres in Belgium, and Lille in France.
1942 - Bing Crosby records "White Christmas," the greatest selling record to date.
1943 - Confederacy of Algiers (Churchill / Marshall / Eisenhower); Meat and cheese are rationed in the United States.
1944 - British troops occupy Aprilia, Italy.
1945 - The United States' 1st Marine Division conquerors Shuri castle, Okinawa.
1951 - First North Pole flight in single-engine plane.
1967 - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later will become Pope John Paul II.
1974 - Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster.
1989 - Student protesters in Tiananmen Square, China, construct a replica of the Statue of Liberty.
1990 - Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian Republic.
1993 - In Solingen, Germany, Nazis kill 5 Turkish women.

Birthdays
1630 - King Charles II of England
1736 - Patrick Henry, U.S. patriot, famous for his words "Give me liberty or give me death."
1810 - Union Major General Erasmus Darwin Keyes; Union Brevet Major General Solomon Meredith
1824 - Confederate Major General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox
1825 - Union General David Bell Birney
1827 - Confederate Brigadier General Reuben Lindsay Walker
1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Senator-MA), 35th President
1923 - Richard Worsley, quarter master General
1935 - Martin Garrod, Commandant General (Royal Marines)
1943 - Bob Edgar (Representative-PA); E. Thomas Coleman (Representative-MO)

Passings
1453 - Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor
1814 - Josephine, Empress of France (wife of Napoleon)
1892 - Baha'u'llah (Mirza HA Noeri), Persian founder
1934 - Heihatjiro Tojo, Japanese Admiral (Russian-Japanese War)
1994 - Erich Honecker President of German Democratic Republic; Ezra Taft Benson, Minister of Agriculture / Mormon leader
1995 - Margaret Chase Smith, first female Representative and Senator (ME)

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Garner, John H., USN (SC); KIA / BNR

1972
Morrow, Larry K., US Army (NC); OH6A shot down, KIA/BNR