News of Note
Bye-bye, Zarqawi
Bombs did not kill Zarqawi instantly - Video
U.S. moves to stop Zarqawi network in Iraq
Bush: Elimination of al-Zarqawi 'helps'
Zarqawi hideout yields many clues, data

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq war bill deletes US military base prohibition
Bush: Not clear when troops can leave Iraq

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Report: Americans Face Terrorist Threat in China
New Zealand Deports Man With Sept. 11 Links
Pakistan kills 15-20 militants in raid on camp

Other Military News
US naval academy's "Class of 9/11" ponders Iraq war
Army Corps of Engineers Employee Indicted

NSA / CIA
Court Sides With Bush Administration on Wiretaps

Worldwide Wackos
Truce No More?
Hamas military wing calls off cease-fire
Palestinians: 7 Civilians Killed in Israeli Strike
Abbas set to call referendum

Homegrown Moonbats
Dixie Chicks concert sales lacking

Politics / Government
Murtha to Run for Majority Leader if Dems Win House

Oddities
Teen Headed Home After Mideast MySpace Trek- Video: MySpace Runaway?
Cops Raid Frat House That Inspired 'Animal House'
Faster than bullets, yes. But Superman, gay? No way
The wurst way to go?
Eatery's English-only sign raises ire
Hilton backs SUV into car after shopping
Jack the cat chases black bear up tree
Detox clinic set for video game addicts

Other News of Note
Data on nuclear agency workers hacked: lawmaker
Don't Say a Word
MLB, fed drug probes collide
Grimsley Asked to Wear Wire
Video: Grandmother Fends Off Would-Be Mugger
Okla. OKs Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters

Fox News
World Cup Kicks Off- Photos: Opening Ceremony
Stocks Down; Dow's Worst Week of the Year
Pit Bulls Attack Children in California School
2nd Dancer at Duke Party: Rape Claims a 'Crock'
Wrestler Claims Pregnancy Test Violates Rights
Wendy's to Drop 'Biggie' Fries, Not Portion Size

Reuters: Top News
G8 nations seek sustainable economic expansion
Court gives legal victory to abortion foes
Microsoft to issue 12 patches for security flaws
Verizon Wireless to launch mobile chaperone service
Howard Stern finds "rebirth" on satellite radio
Doctors group to target unhealthy diets
Hospital avoidable for some elderly with pneumonia
Connery feted for iconic 007 and 50-year career
Delphi, UAW reach deal on buyouts, hearings put off
Fendi sues Wal-Mart over sales of fake handbags
US court orders Varig to return jets to Boeing
Wal-Mart lawsuit against AIG, Hartford revived
Appeals court reverses Xerox, Palm patent ruling
Microsoft TV enters European market, France first
Tame inflation may be stocks' knight - Video
Stocks slip, Dow has worst week in over a year - Video
Cyberonics denies allegations on options
FDA spurns Glaxo migraine drug
Royal Group shares soar on Georgia Gulf bid
A take on Take-Two
Gauging Wall Street

AP World News
British expert nixes Bosnia pyramid claim
Papelbon blows 1st save, Sox get win
Dow ends down 47, Nasdaq closes down 10
Britney Spears reportedly hires a 'manny'
Lohan focuses on career, not relationships
No. 1 vs. No. 2 in French Open men's final
Meredith Vieira departs 'The View'

Military.com
Air Force UAVs Cleared for Domestic Duty

CENTCOM: News Releases
COALITION FORCES DISPOSE OF WEAPONS CACHES

COALITION TO BUILD NEW MOSQUE IN PAKTIKA

ANP DEFENDS DISTRICT CENTER AGAINST ATTACK

THREE CACHES DISCOVERED

COALITION FORCES KILL ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI

Department of Defense
Victory Depends on Iraqi Government - Story - Transcript
Zarqawi Survived Air Strike, Died After - Story - Video - Transcript - More Stories - Air Strike Photos
Pentagon Memorial Site Construction to Start - Story

ON THE GROUND
Coalition Passes the Baton to Iraqi Forces - Story - On Assignment
Horn of Africa Conference Looks at Mission - Story
Zabul Province Children Return to Classroom - Story
Soldiers Respond When Leader Struck Down - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Soldiers Stockpile Medical Logistics Skills
Vignettes Provide a Glimpse at War on Terror
Iraqis Take Over Territory at Camp Habbinyah

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghans Receive Medical, Humanitarian Care
Army Mechanics Maintain Wheels, Weapons
Predators Provide Eyes in the Sky

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine's Welding Skills Aid Fight Against Insurgency - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Wounded Troops Cruise Potomac - Story
Volunteers Adorn Cereal Box

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Forces Kill Top Terrorist
Police Reopen Station in Mosul
Work to Restore Marshes Continues
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
Afghan Police Foil Attack
Afghans Graduate From U.S. School
NATO Pledges Support to Mission
Tripartite Commission Meets
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
VBSS Teams Train on USS Simpson
USS Cole, Bulkeley Deploy
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
Defense Officials Identify 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
1610 - The first Dutch settlers arrive to colonize Manhattan Island.
1639 - The first American log cabin is built at Fort Christina, DE.
1752 - Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning.
1772 - Rhode Islanders burn the Gaspe, a British revenue cutter.
1776 - The Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.
1801 - Tripoli declares war on the U.S. for refusing to pay tribute (protection money).
1846 - Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire.
1863 - General Nathan Bedford Forrest and 3500 Confederates defeat 8,000 Union troops at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, MS.
1898 - U.S. Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War.
1916 - The Great Arab Revolt begins.
1924 - The first political convention is broadcast on the radio (Republicans in Cleveland).
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous is formed.
1940 - Italy declares war on France and Britain during.
1942 - The Gestapo kills 173 Czechoslovakians in the Massacre at Lidice.
1943 - FDR becomes the first U.S. President to visit a foreign country during wartime; he also signs the withholding tax bill (W-2 Day!)
1946 - The Italian Republic is established.
1955 - The first separation of virus into its component parts is reported.
1967 - The "6-day War" (Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt) ends.
1973 - NASA launches the Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit.
1975 - The Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans.
1977 - James Earl Ray (killed Martin Luther King) escapes from prison.
1981 - The IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from the Crumlin Road Jail.
1982 - Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Beirut.
1984 - US missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time.
1991 - In the "Mother of All Parades," NYC welcomes home Desert Storm veterans.

Birthdays
1735 - John Morgan, physician-in-chief of the Continental Army
1921 - Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth II's husband
1922 - Rose Moffard, acting AZ Governor.
1929 - James McDivitt, Brigadier General, USAF / astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9)

Passings
1839 - Nathaniel Pryor, Lewis & Clark Expedition
1903 - Serbian King Alexander I and Queen Dragia, assassinated
1924 - Giacomo Matteotti, Italian socialist deputy, assassinated
1985 - Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)
1988 - Louis L'Amour, western writer

Reported Missing in Action
1965
The following US Army personnel reported MIA when their UH1B was shot down (all believed KIA / BNR):
Compa, Joseph J., Jr., US Army (OH)

Curlee, Robert L., Jr., US Army (NC)

Hagen, Craig L., US Army (CA)

Hall, Walter L., US Army (ME)

Johnson, Bruce G., US Army (MI)

Owens, Fred M., US Army (OK)

Saegaert, Donald R., US Army (CT)

Also reported MIA this day in 1965:
Doughtie, Carl Louis, USN (NC); A1H shot down, remains ID'd December, 1998 - buried in Arlington February, 1999

1967
Everson, David, USAF (MN); F105 shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Hall, Thomas R., USAF (VA); F8E shot down, released by DRV March 1973 - alive as of 1998

Platt, Robert L., Jr., US Army (SC); last seen wounded during ambush

Sherman, Peter Woodbury, USN (OH); F105 shot down, remains returned January, 1991

1970
Pierce, Walter M., US Army (PA); Killed, body not recovered