News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Missing US soldiers' bodies found in Iraq (as of now, the US Military is neither confirming nor denying this report)
Japan PM Pulls Ground Troops - May expand air services in Iraq
Elderly Home Blast Kills 2 in Iraq's 2nd Largest City
US forces kill 15 suspected insurgents in Iraq raids

Operation Enduring Freedom
Blast hit U.S.-led coalition convoy in Afghan south - Video

Homeland Security / War on Terror
San Francisco Airport to Screen All Cargo for Bombs
US-Canada border poses daunting security problems
Cheney sees success in warding off attacks

Troops on Trial
US soldiers charged with murder in Iraq - Video

Other Military News
Big Help for Big Easy - Blanco deploys National Guard
Homosexuality Classified as Mental Disorder by Pentagon

Immigration / Border Control
City to crackdown on illegal immigration

Worldwide Wackos
Rice Warns N. Korea Not to Test Long-Range Missile
Cloudy sky casts shroud around North Korea missile plan - Video
Bush says Iran faces sanctions if rejects offer - Video
Bush to keep up pressure on Iran in Europe - Video

Politics / Government
Deputy Secretary of State quits for Wall Street
Senate Democrats press to reduce troops in Iraq
Bridgeport mayor admits to cocaine use (Yep - my state makes the news again. A cut above, aren't we?)
Pa. House Speaker bows to public on raise

In the Courts
Supreme Court tackles wetland protection

Hurricane Season / Wild Weather
Torrential Downpour Floods Texas, Louisiana Area
More storms expected in flooded Houston

Oddities
Palestinian Man Anguishes Over MySpace Romance
Doctors probe heart attack risk for soccer fans
Man arrested after "nightmare" high-speed drive
Michael Jackson's finances center of trial

Other News of Note
Mexico forgets Zapatista demands at election
Hawaiian school admissions questioned
AP: Police got phone data from brokers

Fox News
Top Bird Flu Experts to Meet With Officials in Indonesia
Video: Prosecutor Stands by Duke Gang Rape Charges
Stocks to Watch: Kroger
Report: Apple in Talks to Sell Full-Length Movies on iTunes
Video: First Female Episcopal Bishop May Divide Church
Switzerland, Ukraine Win- FULL WORLD CUP COVERAGE
Body of Maryland Publishing Mogul Philip Merrill Found
Hurricane Capture Cup in 7 (What a game this was!)

Reuters: Top News
New US church leader says homosexuality no sin
South Korean stem cell scientist goes on trial
US court fails to decide wetlands regulation issue
IBM develops speedier transistor
MOG starts test of music-based social network
New breast cancer gene raises risk in Europeans
Novartis recalls cough-suppressant patch
Kidman, Urban soothe paparazzi with cold beer
Bruce Willis sues paparazzo
IBM develops speedier transistor
Motorola unveils five new low-end phones
Japan, U.S. set to agree on beef import resumption
Nestle to buy fat buster Jenny Craig for $600 mln
Sanofi shares fall on French drug sale worries
Emap says to return 285 mln stg after unit sale
Stocks futures gain, housing data eyed - Video
HGS set for govt anthrax drug deal: report
Stocks down on rate worries, BOJ boosts yen
Nestle-Craig deal boosts small-cap diet companies
Sepracor stock rises on takeover speculation
REUTERS SUMMIT: CONSUMER & RETAIL
Retailers chase growth, fear slowdown
LG aims to sell in 5,000 US stores
When widening margins aren't enough
A valuable circuit, by Erik Dellith

AP World News
Bank of Japan chief apologizes for scandal
Arizona wildfire forces evacuations
China pharmaceuticals appeal Viagra ruling
Foreclosures may jump as ARMs reset
Jerry Lewis recovering after stent surgery
Spain beats Tunisia; makes case for title
Episcopalians debate over gay bishops
Obituaries in the news
Tribal colleges filling growing need

Military.com
Senate Ready to Debate Iraq
Prosecutor Urges Death for Saddam
Navy Has No Plans to Kill EFV

CENTCOM: News Releases
CCCI CONVICTS 28 INSURGENTS

IRAQI ARMY, MND-B DETAIN SIX SUSPECTED CRIMINALS, FIND WEAPONS CACHES

MOUNTAIN THRUST CONTINUES MOMENTUM

MORE THAN 1,300 AFGHANS IN TAGAB VALLEY RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE

PAKTIKA LEADER CELEBRATE PROGRESS

COALITION ANNOUNCES MAJOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN URUZGAN

IRAQI ARMY, COALITION FORCES DETAIN TWO SUSPECTED CRIMINALS

IRAQI ARMY BATTALION TAKES LEAD AT FORWARD OPERATING BASE LUTUFIYAH

MNF-I SPOKESMAN PROVIDES UPDATE ON MISSING SOLDIERS

SOLDIERS CHARGED IN DETAINEE DEATHS

Department of Defense
ON THE GROUND
Iraqis Assume Lutufiyah Area Responsibility - Story
Soldiers Upgrade Humvees With New Armor - Story
Army Reservists Assemble 'FOB in the Box' - Story
Renovated Yusufiyah Playground Reopens - Story
Afghan Villagers Get Medical Care - Story
Macedonian Troops Praised - Story

IN IRAQ
Australian Navy Cools Down the Oil Platforms
Civil Affairs Soldiers Help Baghdad Citizens
Logistics Team Supports 'First Strike' Troops
Sailors Adapt to Life, Work on Iraq's Oil Terminals

IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Army MPs Mentor Afghan National Police
Engineer Reflects on Second Afghan Deployment
Task Force Celebrates Army’s 231st Birthday

BACKGROUND
IRAQ
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
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
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 Casualty - 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
1567 - Jews are expelled from Brazil.
1756 - 146 British soldiers are imprisoned in the 'Black Hole of Calcutta'; most will die there.
1779 - Battle of Stone Ferry
1782 - Congress approves the Great Seal of the U.S., and the eagle as its symbol.
1791 - King Louis XVI is caught trying to escape the French Revolution.
1793 - Eli Whitney applies for a patent for his cotton gin.
1837 - Queen Victoria ascends British throne at 18.
1863 - The National Bank of Davenport, IA, becomes the first bank chartered in the U.S.
1863 - West Virginia becomes the 35th U.S. state.
1867 - President Andrew Johnson announces the purchase of Alaska.
1893 - Lizzie Borden is acquitted of murder in New Bedford, MA.
1900 - In China, the Boxer Rebellion begins.
1911 - In New York, the NAACP is incorporated.
1943 - British troops launch Operation Bellicose, the first 'shuttle bombing' raid of WWII
1944 - Congress charters the Central Intelligence Agency.
1947 - President Truman vetoes the Taft-Hartley Act.
1963 - The U.S. and U.S.S.R. agree to set up a 'Hot Line.'
1964 - General William Westmoreland succeeds General Paul Harkins as head of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV).

Birthdays
1899 - Jean Moulin hero of the French Resistance during WW II
1945 - James F Buchli New Rockford ND, USMC/astr (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48)
1953 - Brian Duffy Boston Mass, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 45)

Passings
1837 - King William IV of England
1947 - Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel, gangster, shot
1966 - Georges Lemaître, originator of "Big Bang" Theory

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Kari, Paul A., USAF (OH); According to him, this is the first F4C shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - alive as of 1998

1966
McDonough, John R., USNR (NJ); bridle connecting cable from launch catapault to EA1F broke; insufficient launch speed, plane sank - Killed, body not recovered

Tunnell, John W., USN (CA); A1H lost over water - KIA, body not recovered

1968
McCain, Marvin Raymond, Jr., US Army (AL); KIA, remains recovered August, 1973