News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Gunmen Raid Bus Stations, Kidnap 50
Saddam Arrests Protested
50 Kidnapped in Iraq
Rice: Iraq needs to fill security posts

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Imam: Canada suspects didn't seek violence
Islamic militia says Mogadishu captured

Troops on Trial
General Vows Full Probe Into Iraqi Deaths

Other Military News
Rumsfeld eyes boosting military ties with Vietnam
Vietnam to Help Recover MIAs Remains
IDs of Active Duty Also Stolen

Immigration / Border Control
Border Engagement Begins
First National Guard troops in Arizona

Worldwide Wackos
Iran oil fears hit stocks
Rice says "wait and see" on Iran oil threat hint
Solana to hand Iran incentives package on Tuesday - Video
Oil up $1, Iran hints of Gulf supply disruption - Video
US welcomes anti-Chavez backlash at meeting - Video
Palestinians receive some money but showdown looms - Video

Politics / Government
Senate Takes UpGay Marriage Debate

Oddities
Is "daggy" Manilow the answer to loud cars?
Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God
Hell, Mich., heats up for 6-6-6 party

Other News of Note
Man Caught Trying to Jump White House Fence

Fox News
D.C. Murder Suspects Caught
Alan Garcia Regains Peruvian Presidency in Runoff
Man Accused of Killing Wife On Jet-Ski Prepares for Trial
'The Break-Up' Beats 'X-Men'
Stocks to Watch: JetBlue
Two Found Dead Inside Deflated Balloon in Florida
Space Center
Video Gaming Center

Reuters: Top News
Amid bird flu, activists plead for humane culling
Chronic fatigue traced to mothers: study
World's key deserts in danger from climate change
Cloned mule finishes third in Nevada race
New acts building a fan base try to phone it in
YouTube channeling its users
Amid bird flu, activists plead for humane culling
Mia Farrow returns to horror in "Omen" remake
Combination "smart bombs" future of cancer therapy
Jennifer Aniston finally gets box office "Break"
"Wedding Crashers" reigns at MTV movie awards
Chesapeake buys Barnett Shale sites
Micron, Lexar directors approve amended deal terms
Officials close to rules that benefit Boeing: report
BNP Paribas says no preferred Euronext merger plan
Motorola invests $60 mln to expand in Singapore
UK's Channel Five to launch two new channels
Palomar rises, Cutera jumps on Inet
Chesapeake Energy rises 1.4 pct on Inet
SanDisk rises on Inet
Stocks hope for a gentle slowdown
Dour market goes for alcohol
Housing futures flag a cool-down

AP World News
Martina Hingis advances at French Open
Stanley Cup finals start tonight
Wie trying to make history at U.S. Open
Suspect held in Indianapolis slayings
East Timor Cabinet chief meets rebels
`The Sopranos' ends on disappointing note
Japan fund manager admits insider trading
Cardinals win first game without Pujols
Life without Albert: Cards lose slugger

Military.com
Hundreds Make Mine-Protected Vehicles
Horses Help Wounded Walk Again

CENTCOM: News Releases
6th IRAQI ARMY DETAINS 19 IN MORNING RAID

COALITION FORCES KILL WANTED TERRORIST, DETAIN ANOTHER

IED MAKER CAPTURED; LEADS TO OTHER IED's

INSURGENTS ASSASSINATE PAKTIKA PROVINCE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH

IRAQI SCOUTS RAID IED CELL, CAPTURE 3 KEY MEMBERS

AFGHAN LEADS COALITION TO EXPLOSIVES CACHE

SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACKS AFGHAN CIVILIANS

ACCIDENT IN DIYALA KILLS THREE, INJURES THREE

6TH IRAQI ARMY DETAINS 19 IN MORNING RAID

Department of Defense
Investigations Check 'Moral Compass' - Story
Investigation Clears Coalition Forces
Alleged Incidents Don't Reflect Majority
Rumsfeld Thanks Sailors for Gulf Service - Story
Rumsfeld: Global Cooperation 'Critical'
Iraqi Democracy Continues to Progress
Accident Kills Civilians; Troops Nab Suspects - Story

ON THE GROUND
Oil-Stained Mechanics Keep Infantry Moving - Story - On Assignment
Iraqi Training Proceeds in Anbar Province - Story - On Assignment
Marine Adviser Builds Iraqi 'Super Company'
Soldiers See Army Success as 'Ticket Home'
Iraqi Scouts Raid Car Bomb Cell - Story

IN IRAQ
Coalition Mission Delivers Meals to Sadr City
Wildlife Awareness Needed with Summer Heat
Iraqi Soldiers Deliver Donated School Supplies
‘Lava Dogs’ Hand Off Ops to ‘Chosin Few’
Marine Mechanics Keep Vehicles in the Fight
Sailors Save Iraqi's Life in Oil Platform Fire

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Army, Coalition Celebrate New Bridge
Engineers Improve Bagram Pedestrian Route

FACE OF DEFENSE
Father, Son Reunite in Iraqi Desert - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Sketches Memorialize Sacrifices - Story

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Commander Orders Values Training
Government Fosters Encouragement
Soldiers Discover Weapons Caches
Ramadi Solution Up to Iraq
Terrorist Leaders Nabbed in Ops
2 Troops Killed; Bodies Recovered
Report Cites Successes, Challenges
Haditha Investigation Continues
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
Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kandahar
Bomb Maker Captured
Insurgents Bomb Yaqubi Bazaar
Symposium Topic: IEDs
Convoy Accident Incites Unrest
Unit in Afghanistan Honors Troops
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Midshipmen Affirm Commitment
NORTHCOM 'Truly Impressive'
Grads Ready to Defend Freedom
Cooperation Vital to Security
Reagan Concludes Arabian Gulf Ops
U.S., U.K. to Increase Intel
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
Soldier Dies; Casualties Identified - 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
1661 - Isaac Newton is admitted as a student to Trinity College in Cambridge.
1794 - Congress prohibits U.S. citizens from serving in foreign armed forces.
1863 - The raider CSS Alabama captures the clipper Talisman in the Mid Atlantic.
1912 - U.S. Marines invade Cuba.
1940 - The Battle of France begins.
1944 - The first B-29 bombing raid occurs; one plane is lost due to engine failure.
1945 - The U.S., Great Britain, France, and the U.S.S.R. declare supreme authority over Germany.
1950 - The U.S. undermines the legal foundations of segregation.
1956 - A federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses unconstitutional.
1968 - Sirhan Sirhan shoots Senator Bobby Kennedy, who dies the next day.
1977 - The Apple II, the first personal computer, goes on sale.
1980 - The Soyuz T-2 is launched, transporting two cosmonauts to the Salyut 6 space station.
1991 - The Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) is launched.

Birthdays
1825 - Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, educator (Rep-AL)
1878 - Francisco (Pancho) Villa, Mexican revolutionary / guerrilla leader

Passings
1864 - Confederate Brigadier General William E. "Grumble" Jones, in battle at Piedmont, WV
1916 - Horatio H. Kitchener, British General
1988 - Clarence M. Pendleton chairman of the Commission on Civil Rights

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Haines, Collins H., USN (NJ); RF8G shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired from as a Captain - alive and well as of 1998

Ibanez, Di Reyes, USMC (CA); KIA, body not recovered

1968
McManus, Truman Joseph, USMC (CT); KIA, body not recovered

1971
Cavaiani, Jon R., US Army SF (CA); (w/Jones), released by PRG March, 1973, retired as a Sergeant Major - alive as of 1998

Jones, John R., US Army SF (TX), KIA, body not recovered (w/Cavaiani)

1972
Kraner, Davis Stanley, USN (CA); KIA, body not recovered

Payne, Kylis Therod, USN (MD); KIA, body not recovered