News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Prisoners Freed in Iraq
CBS' Dozier Returns to U.S.

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban battered ahead of NATO talks on Afghanistan - Video
Official: 250 Afghans arrested after riot
2 U.S., 3 Afghan troops killed in bombing

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Canada Terror Suspects Planned to Behead PM
House passes $32 bln domestic security bill
UK terrorism suspect linked to Canadian arrests: BBC

Troops on Trial
Haditha case puts "strained" Marines in spotlight
Killing of Iraqi Planned by Marines
Senate to Hold Hearings on Iraq Massacre

Other Military News
Vets Affairs Revises ID Theft Numbers to 2.2 Million

NSA / CIA
Report: Romania, Poland Secret CIA Flights Stopped
Europe colluded in CIA prisoner "spider's web"

Worldwide Wackos
Report: Concessions Offered To Iran Over Nuke Plans
Iran offer is negotiable if enrichment stops-Merkel
Diplomats: Package gives Iran some leeway
Oil prices drop on Iran's response
Abbas renews Hamas deadline - Video

Politics / Government
'Back to Washington'?
GOP keeps Cunningham seat
Video: You Decide 2006
Gay marriage ban headed for certain defeat

Oddities
Hell shines in its apocalyptic moment in the sun
Officials faulted for not singing karaoke

Other News of Note
Google's Brin: Company Caved to Chinese Demands
Cops Arrest Bikini Strangler Suspect
Sex offender nabbed during traffic stop
Video: Suspect Waives Extradition

Fox News
Diamondback Home Searched In Federal Steroids Probe
Flat Tire Leads to W.Va. Shootings Arrest
Futures Point to Higher Start On Wall Street
Stocks to Watch: H&R Block
Prosecutors Want Death Penalty in Ind. Slay Case
Chuck Yeager Sues Kids In Pension Fund Fight
Space Center
Video Gaming Center

Reuters: Top News
NJ biologists fight to save rare bird from extinction
Toilets aim to flush away Beijing drought
PC makers bet on super-sized laptops
LCDs move to the head of tech class in new devices
States plot how to handle pandemic flu threat
NJ biologists fight to save rare bird from extinction
Indonesia starts major quake survivor immunization
Black women prone to deadlier breast cancer: study
Magazine launches action over leaked Jolie pics
"Idol" runner-up signs record deal
Bernanke's tough talk seen as credibility bid
Apple files second lawsuit against Creative
Energy tension to dominate G8 meeting in Russia
Hynix creditors to sell shares, bonds in July-KEB
Novartis to buy superbug firm NeuTec for $569 mln
France Telecom considers PagesJaunes stake sale
Stocks open slightly higher - Video
Google rises on Inet
L-3 board to plan next step after death of CEO Frank Lanza
Dow Chemical falls 1.8 pct on Inet
GEO Group prices offering at $35.46 a share
REUTERS SUMMITS: MINING & STEEL
Alcoa CFO sees no sign economy slowing
Goldcorp CEO sees $500 gold price floor
Comment: Hedging volatility
On the radar: Omnicom Group

AP World News
Stocks creep higher following losses
Lewis to direct 'Nutty Professor' musical
S.D. couple wins Powerball lottery
Nadal advances to French Open semifinals
Oilers goalee is out for rest of playoffs
Singer-songwriter Billy Preston dies at 59
Schmidt strikes out 16 in Giants win
Clemens sharp in minor league debut

Military.com
Army Still Mulling FCS Weight, Design
Army Adopts Single, Blue Service Uniform

CENTCOM: News Releases
CCCI CONVICTS 17 INSURGENTS

AFGHAN AND COALITION FORCES GAIN GROUND

ENTERPRISE STRIKE GROUP BEGINS OPERATIONS IN THE ARABIAN GULF

CAR BOMB INJURES THREE COALITION SOLDIERS

IRAQI ARMY TAKES OVER TERRITORY AT CAMP HABBINYAH

TALIBAN EXREMISTS TARGET INNOCENT AFGHAN CIVILIANS

Department of Defense
Pace: Partnerships Vital in War on Terror - Story
Wounded Warriors Can Continue to Serve - Story

ON THE GROUND
Soldiers, Marines Drive on Through Adversity - Story - On Assignment
Technology Links Military Journalists, Media - Story
Iraqis' Mortar Know-How to Improve Security - Story
Soldiers Reflect on Second Iraq Deployment - Story
U.S. Governors Visit Troops in Afghanistan - Story
New Clinic, Schools Open in Ethiopian Villages - Story - Photos

IN IRAQ
Marines Prepare for Emergency Rescues in Province
U.S. Troops Restore Abandoned Vehicles for Iraqis

IN AFGHANISTAN
‘Lava Dogs’ Hand Off Ops to ‘Chosin Few’

IN THE PERSIAN GULF
Enterprise Group Begins Ops in Persian Gulf
32 Enterprise Sailors Reenlist

FACE OF DEFENSE
Soldier Helps Feed Troops in Iraq - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Horse Runs for Wounded, Families - Story

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Casey: Decisions Reflect Values
Forces Kill, Capture Terrorists
Investigation Clears Forces
Allegations Don't Reflect Majority
U.S. Soldier Killed
Accident Kills Civilians
Iraqi Scouts Raid Car Bomb Cell
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
Tripartite Commission Meets
3 Coalition Soldiers Killed
Afghan Troop Graduates
Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kandahar
Bomb Maker Captured
Insurgents Bomb Yaqubi Bazaar
Symposium Topic: IEDs
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Pace: World Recognizes Threat
Nordic Ambassadors Visit EUCOM
Rumsfeld Thanks Sailors for Service
Rumsfeld: Cooperation 'Critical'
Midshipmen Affirm Commitment
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
1654 - Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
1769 - Daniel Boone begins exploring Kentucky.
1775 - The United Colonies change their name to the United States.
1776 - Richard Lee (VA) moves that the Declaration of Independence be adopted by the Continental Congress
1863 - French troops capture Mexico City.
1864 - Abe Lincoln is renominated for President by the Republican party.
1912 - The U.S. Army tests the first plane-mounted machine gun.
1938 - The Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat is first flown by Eddie Allen.
1939 - George VI and Elizabeth become the first British King and Queen to visit the U.S.
1942 - The USS Yorktown sinks near Midway Island.
1955 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first U.S. President to appear on color TV.
1962 - NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes the X-15 to 31,580 meters.
1965 - Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits of Earth.
1967 - Israel captures East Jerusalem's Wailing Wall.
1968 - Sirhan Sirhan indicted for the assassination of Bobby Kennedy.
1971 - The Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes the first transfer to the orbiting Salyut.
1981 - Israel destroys an alleged Iraqi plutonium production facility.
1982 - President Ronald Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth.

Birthdays
1770 - Earl of Liverpool, British PM
1896 - Robert Mulliken, chemist / physicist, Nobel Prize winner
1909 - Peter Rodino (Rep-NJ), chaired Watergate congressional council

Passings
1329 - Robert the Bruce, leader of the Scots
1631 - Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India - the Taj Mahal was built for her
1862 - William Mumford, first American citizen hanged for treason

Reported Missing in Action
1964
Greer, Robert L., USMC (CA); disappeared in Da Nang while off duty - remains identified in 1991

Schreckengost, Fred T. USMC (OH); disappeared in Da Nang while off duty - remains identified March, 1991

1966
Franco, Charles Stephen, USAF (NY); A1E crashed, remains recovered January, 1967

Jacobs, John Charles, USAF (IN); A1E crashed, remains recovered January, 1967

Sandner, Robert Louis, USAF (FL); A1E crashed, remains recovered April, 1995 - ID'd March, 1996

1967
Owens, Joy L., USAF (WA); RF4C shot down

Sale, Harold R., USAF (SC); R4FC shot down

1968
Spencer, Dean C. III, US Army (WV); KIA, body not recovered

1970
Alloway, Clyde Douglas, USAF (NH); AC119K crashed, KIA, body not recovered

Wilbrecht, Kurt Michael; USMC (MN); F4B crashed, KIA, body not recovered

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