News of Note
Bye-Bye Zarqawi
Military says bomb killed al-Zarqawi
Al Qaeda in Iraq Names New Leader
Bush says Iraq's new al Qaeda chief in US sights - Video

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bush to Discuss Iraqi Progress With Al-Maliki
Bush: Future of Iraq depends on Iraqis
Dual Car Bombs Kill 15 in Iraq
Six bombs kill at least 14 in Iraq's Kirkuk - Video
Judge hurries Saddam's defense proceedings

Operation Enduring Freedom
Britain in Afghanistan for the long haul: Browne
US army truck kills one Afghan in road accident Video

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Qaeda names man due to have been Sept 11 attacker - Video
Israeli Military Blames Hamas Bombs for Gaza Beach Blast
Israeli missile kills nine Palestinians in Gaza - Video
Fatah Gunmen Go on Anti-Hamas Rampage

Immigration / Border Control
Troops Reducing Illegal Border Crossings

NSA / CIA
Fox News is now reporting that Karl Rove wil not be charged in the CIA Leak case

Homegrown Moonbats
Gore to train 1,000 to spread word about climate - Video

Politics / Government
Democrats slam Republicans over Iraq resolution
Liberals see opportunity in Bush's slide

In the Courts
'In God We Trust' Suit Nixed

Hurricane Season
Evacuation of 20,000 ordered
Track Tropical Storm Alberto
Feds Stockpile Supplies as Alberto Approaches
Video: Is FEMA Prepared for Alberto?
Video: Cedar Key, Fla., Braces for Storm
Photo Essay: Alberto Approaches Florida

Oddities
Bulky man barely injured as car rolls over him
Highway joyride lands Australian boys in trouble

Other News of Note
Fear of leftist has Mexican middle class on edge

Fox News
Roethlisberger Breaks Jaw, Nose in Bike Crash (Helmet and protective gear - Good. Road Rash and broken jaw - Bad)
Oldest Japanese Man Dies
Video: Suspect Named in Reno Courthouse Shooting
Stocks to Watch: Best Buy
Google Updates Map Tools
Czechs Beat U.S. in World Cup
FULL WORLD CUP COVERAGE

Reuters: Top News
FBI reports biggest violent crime jump in 15 years
US governors adopt energy plans for the West
Study questions if drugs raise suicide risk
Yahoo, world's most popular e-mail, hit by worm
TI chip-making process to double output per wafer
Small towns are bright spots for US newspapers
Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage
Study questions if drugs raise suicide risk
Cats to compete in reality TV show in New York
Gay singer Aviance leaves NY hospital after beating
Fed officials stay focused on inflation battle
Personal bankruptcy cases rise despite reforms
Jabil Circuit cuts third-quarter profit forecast
Jewelers Signet and Zale end merger talks
Bayer may up Schering bid as Merck KGaA buys more
UK set to keep phone directory price controls
LG.Philips LCD sinks after slashing Q2 forecasts
Wall Street seen easier, eyeing inflation data - Video
Carreker shares rise
Nasdaq to buy PrimeZone - Video
NPS shares fall
Global markets plummet
Nikkei posts biggest one-day loss in two years
Key quotes from the Reuters Investment Summit

AP World News
Study: Polar bears may turn to cannibalism
It's a boy for actor Jack Black and wife
Steelers QB's condition serious but stable
Leno to host Carlin, Coulter on Wednesday
Justices OK challenges to lethal injection
Bernanke says banking plan aids stability
Hurricanes win, on cusp of Stanley Cup
Brown no longer consumed by hate for O.J.
'Super Size Me' filmmaker sizes up jail
Leno, Rice top celebrity dinner survey

Military.com
Data Loss to be Reported on Pay Statements
Female Soldier Refuses to Deploy (Moonbat poster child #2)
Army Mulls Cutting a Division, FCS

CENTCOM: News Releases
COALITION VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT

GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ, MNF-I RELEASE MORE THAN 220 DETAINEES

KOREAN CLINIC TO CELEBRATE 200,000 PATIENT MILESTONE

COALITION FORCES KILL SEVEN TERRORISTS, WOUND THREE, DETAIN TWO

WARDAK SUPPORTS ANA, ANP IN TARIN KOWT

FRENCH ASSETS SUPPORT OPERATING ENDURING FREEDOM

AFGHAN CITIZENS TURN IN IEDS, WEAPONS CACHES

CJTF-76 AND 10TH MOUNTAIN TO CELEBRATE U.S. ARMY BIRTHDAY

HERAT RTC TRAINS STUDENTS TO SERVE, SECURE AFGHANISTAN

GENERAL EIKENBERRY SPEAKS TO AFGHAN CADETS

TERRORIST CAPTURED IN KIRKUK

Department of Defense
Bush Summit Focuses on Iraq Strategy - Story
Autopsies Show Injuries Killed Zarqawi - Story - Autopsy Brief - Video - Zarqawi's Death
Defense Officials Identify Detainee Suicides - Story

ON THE GROUND
U.S. General Speaks to Afghan Cadets - Story
French Military Starts Second Phase of Ops - Story
Operation ‘Cool Carpet’ Bridges Relationships - Story
Montana Reservists Man Ammo Supply Point - Story
Iraqi Army Runs Successful Firing Range - Story

IN IRAQ
Soldiers Respond When Leader Struck Down
Coalition Passes the Baton to Iraqi Forces
Iraqi Soldiers Stockpile Medical Logistics Skills

IN AFGHANISTAN
Zabul Province Children Return to Classroom
Afghans Receive Medical, Humanitarian Care

FACE OF DEFENSE
Artillery Sergeant Takes Aim at Education - Story

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

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Coalition Works to Disrupt Terror
Bush: Zarqawi’s Death a Triumph
Zarqawi Died After Air Strike
Forces Destroy Terrorists’ Truck
Victory Depends on Government
Forces Kill Top Terrorist
Police Reopen Station in Mosul
Work to Restore Marshes Continues
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
Citizens Report Weapons, Bombs
Taliban Burns Afghan School
Afghan Police Foil Attack
Afghans Graduate From U.S. School
NATO Pledges Support to Mission
Tripartite Commission Meets
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Detainees Die of Apparent Suicide
Two Soldiers Killed, One Wounded
Memorial Construction to Start
VBSS Teams Train on USS Simpson
USS Cole, Bulkeley Deploy
Missiles Will Aid in Terror War
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 Casualties - Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

Today in History
1774 - Rhode Island becomes the first colony to prohibit the importation of slaves.
1777 - Marquis de Lafayette lands in the U.S.
1866 - The 14th Amendment passes the House (due process).
1888 - The Department of Labor is created.
1927 - NYC welcomes Charles Lindbergh with a ticker-tape parade.
1940 - Paris evacuates ahead of the German advance.
1942 - The first V-2 rocket launched (Germany) reaches 1.3 kilometers.
1944 - Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks.
1966 - The Supreme Court rules that a suspect must be informed of his / her rights (Miranda decision).
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is nominated as the first black Supreme Court justice.
1980 - Representative John Jenrette Jr. (SC) is indicted in the "Abscam" investigation.
1981 - A teenager fires six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II.
1982 - Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia following the death of King Khalid.
1983 - Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.

Birthdays
40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola Roman general; conquered Wales, No. England
823 - Charles II (the Bald) king of France (843-77), emperor (875-77)
1786 - Winfield Scott American army general/presidential candidate
1911 - Luis W Alvarez physicist (Nobel-1968)
1945 - Ronald J Grabe NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, STS 30, STS 42)

Passings
323 -BC- Alexander the Great dies of fever at Babylon
1886 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns
1977 - Tom C Clark former Supreme Court Justice, dies in NY at 77

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Burkart, Charles W., USAF (NY); B57 disappeared in bad weather

Gierak, George G., Jr., USN (NY); RA3B shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Glantville, John T., Jr., USN (NJ); RA3B shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Kerr, Everett O., USAF (MA); B57 disappeared in bad weather

Lurie, Alan P., USAF (OH); F4C shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Lambton, Bennie R., USN (IN); RA3B shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Pyle, Darrel E., USAF (CA); F4C shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - killed in plane crash in AK, 1974

1968
Carter, James D., US Army (MI); UH1D collided with USAF O2, remains returned 1993, ID'd September, 1995

1969
Story, James C., US Army (IL); convoy ambushed, KIA, body not recovered

Ward, Neal, USAF (TX); A1H crashed

1972
Fulton, Richard J., USAF (AZ); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973

Hanson, Gregg O., USAF (IL); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998