News of Note
Bye Bye, Zarqawi
Video: Impact on Al Qaeda
Video: Major Milestone
Iraq hails killing of Zarqawi as start of new era
Bush: Al-Zarqawi Death Won't End Violence
One Step Ahead
Complete coverage of Zarqawi's death
Rumsfeld sees "stunning shock" to al Qaeda network
Rumsfeld Notes Irony in Zarqawi's Death
Bush: Zarqawi's Death Terror War Victory - President's Statement
Rumsfeld Informs NATO of Zarqawi's Demise - Transcript
Death a 'Serious Blow' to Al Qaeda in Iraq
Photos
Briefing Video
Air Strike Video
Briefing Slides
CENTCOM Release: COALITION FORCES KILL ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI
Victim's Brother to Zarqawi: 'Rot in Hell'

MSM/Moonbat Reaction to Zarqawi's exit:
CBS Terrorism Analyst: Zarqawi's Death Good For Al Qaeda
NPR: Zarqawi's Death 'Symbolic'
CNN International Labels Jordanian Zarqawi 'Top Iraqi Insurgent'
Zarqawi’s ‘Troubled Childhood’ Leads to Terror?
NYT's Strange Take on Zarqawi's Death -- 'Inspiration and Public Relations'?
Zarqawi Death Reignites Troop Level Debate

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Departure Time?
Iraq Imposes Vehicle Ban
Manhunt over, U.S. seeks stability in Iraq
Gunmen kidnap senior Iraq oil official in Baghdad - Video
Iraq swears in 3 key security ministers
Troop Cuts in Iraq Won't Meet Goal This Year
Show Me the Bodies (The NYT take on why we don't see pictures of wounded or dead troops)

Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. Military Vehicle Hits Afghan Minibus

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Palestinian Hamas denies statement mourning Zarqawi
Report: Canadian Terrorists Planned Truck Bomb Attack
Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills Hamas Terror Mastermind
Osama bin Laden keeping a low profile (Hmmmm...now why could that be...?)
FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List

Other Military News
The Triumph of Surgical Strikes
Official can't rule out wider breach of vet data
Stolen VA Data may Have Been Erased
Poll: U.S. backing for troops steadfast
USS Cole Carries On
3rd MEB Answers Call for Help

Immigration / Border Control
Texas to install Web cameras on border

Worldwide Wackos
Iran: Ready for Nuclear Talks
Iran cleric says nuclear proposals unacceptable
Ahmadinejad suggests Tehran has upper hand

Politics / Government
Congressional Black Caucus Decries Jefferson Response
'Death' Tax Motion Defeated
DeLay Takes Swipe at Dems in Farewell to House
Congress reaches deal on Iraq, hurricane funds
Democrats to decide congressman's fate next week - Video
Black Caucus opposes Jefferson treatment
US House backs bill to aid telcos offer TV service

U.N. News
UN scheme to cut greenhouse gases

Hurricane Season
New Orleans home prices rise after Katrina

Oddities
Convicted Murderer Sues for Sex-Change Operation
Ghanaians say stylish goodbye with fantasy coffins
Speeding man was drying wet car
Claws could be out on cat reality show

Other News of Note
China Detains 28 Christians from Banned Church

Fox News
Cervical Cancer Vaccine OK'd - 12 Things You Should Know
Stocks to Watch: Take-Two
Shuttle to Add Extra Day in Space for Safety Inspection
Porn Companies to Hold Conference on Virtual Sex
'GTA' Maker Settles With FTC
Lipitor Users Sue Pfizer

Reuters: Top News
Russia hands war crimes suspect to Bosnia
Rare giraffe-like animal "rediscovered" in Congo park
Wireless boom gets gadget makers buzzing
Video colors new world of computing
Canada wrests oil from sands, but at what cost?
Growth hormone is latest bombshell to hit baseball
Respiratory virus cases on rise in western US
Altman admits to nerves ahead of "Prairie Home"
Jolie TV spot airs ahead of World Refugee Day
Google co-founder says company is staying in China
TI raises second quarter outlook
Walden invests $100 mln in IBM blade server firms
L'Oreal to delist Body Shop after offer
First cervical cancer vaccine wins US approval
Stock futures move higher, TI set to rise - Video
TI raises second quarter outlook
Wall Street stocks fall hard as market swoons - Video
Rite Aid same-store sales up, shares off
Furniture Brands shares down as analysts cut estimates

AP World News
Pa. schools weigh parental fast-food ban
Vets save elephant in labor for 4 days
U.S. consumers upbeat about economy
Connery given lifetime achievement award
Terry sparks Mavs past Heat in Game 1
First female rabbi in U.S. to retire
CloudSat system offers views of storms
Beyonce searching for an all-female band
Cathay Pacific to buy out Dragon Airlines
Hispanic kids more prone to suicide

Military.com
End to Promotion Limbo
Top Marine's Retirement Plans In Question
San Antonio Tests Osprey
Small Aircraft Take on Big Missions

Department of Defense
ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Soldiers Stockpile Medical Logistics Skills - Story
Vignettes Provide a Glimpse at War on Terror - Story - On Assignment

IN IRAQ
Iraqis Take Over Territory at Camp Habbinyah
Soldiers, Marines Drive on Through Adversity
Iraqis' Mortar Know-How to Improve Security
Soldiers Reflect on Second Iraq Deployment

IN AFGHANISTAN
Army Mechanics Maintain Wheels, Weapons
Predators Provide Eyes in the Sky
U.S. Governors Visit Troops in Afghanistan
‘Lava Dogs’ Hand Off Ops to ‘Chosin Few’

FACE OF DEFENSE
Cadet Follows Father's Path to West Point

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Military Volunteers Adorn Cereal Box - Story

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Police Reopen Station in Mosul
Work to Restore Marshes Continues
IED Claims Soldier in Baghdad
Casey: Decisions Reflect Values
Forces Kill, Capture Terrorists
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
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
NATO Pledges Support to Mission
Tripartite Commission Meets
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Missiles Will Aid in Terror War
U.S., Allies Must Win the Peace
Partnerships Vital, Pace Says
Pace: World Recognizes Threat
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

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

Today in History
1628 - Thomas Morton becomes the first person deported from what is now the U.S. (in Massachusetts).
1732 - James Oglethorpe receives a royal charter for Georgia.
1822 - Charles Graham receives the first patent for false teeth.
1862 - Battle of Port Republic.
1863 - Battle of Brandy Station, Va.
1898 - China leases Hong Kong's New Territories to Britain for 99 years.
1934 - The first Donald Duck cartoon is released ("The Wise Little Hen").
1940 - Norway surrenders to Germany.
1949 - Georgia Neese Clark becomes the first woman Treasurer of the U.S.
1954 - During the Senate-Army hearings, Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy, "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"
1959 - In Groton, CT, the first ballistic missile submarine is launched (USS George Washington).
1969 - Warren Burger is confirmed as U.S. Chief Justice.
1980 - The Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth.
1982 - Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in the Bekaa Valley.
1984 - NASA launches the Intelsat V - it failed.
1985 - The U.S.S.R.'s Vega 1 deposits its lander on Venus.
1988 - Attorney General Meese orders Joseph Doherty, bartender and IRA member, deported to the U.K.
1997 - The British lease on the New Territories in Hong Kong expires

Birthdays
1640 - Leopold I, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire
1916 - Robert S. McNamara U.S. Secretary of Defense / head of World Bank
1930 - Marvin Kalb, educator / newscaster (CBS/NBC)
1934 - Donald Duck

Passings
68 - Nero Roman Emperor, suicide
1870 - Charles Dickens, author

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Dale, Charles A., US Army (AZ); OV1C shot down over Vinh Bihn (w/Demmon)

Demmon, David S., US Army (CA); OV1C shot down over Vinh Bihn (w/Dale)

1966
Bush, Robert Ira, USAF (WI); A1E shot down (w/Shorack), KIA/BNR

Shorack, Theodore James, Jr., USAF (OR); A1E shot down (w/Bush), KIA/BNR

1968
The following personnel reported missing when their HU3E was shot down over water; all KIA/BNR:
Holden, Elmer Larry, USAF (OK)

Locker, James Douglas, USAF (OH)

Rittichier, Jack C., USCG (OH)

Yeend, Richard C., USAF (AL); HU3E shot down over water; KIA, body not recovered

Also reported MIA this day in 1968:
Schmidt, Walter R., Jr., USMC (NY); A4E shot down, known ejected and wounded, presumed POW

1970
Elliott, Andrew J., US Army (CA); OH6A crashed

Hilbrich, Barry W., US Army SF (TX); O1F disappeared (w/Ryder)

Ryder, John L., USAF (MI): O1F disappeared (w/Hilbrich)