News of Note
A Day of Remembrance
London Uneasy Year After Attacks
Blast victims remembered
Video: London On the Edge
Video: Survivors Recount Terror Bombings
Video: Al Qaeda Releases London Tape
One year on, London police warn of more bombings
Britain marks anniversary of 7/7 attacks
Britain observes first anniversary of 7/7
LONDON BOMBING ANNIVERSARY: The city people who will never forget July 7, 2005

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraqi Forces Foil Kidnappings
Marine Handlers Work Closely With Canine Friends
Nine Killed in Clash Between Iraqi Forces and Gunmen
US says holds Baghdad Shi'ite militant in raid - Video

Operation Enduring Freedom
Soldiers Kill Taliban Leaders; Help Afghan People

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Israeli troops in Gaza dig in - Video
Israeli aircraft strike Palestinian gunmen
Moldova Bus Blast Kills 8, Wounds 46
Plotters sought to bomb NY tunnel: paper

Troops on Trial
Ex-soldier pleads not guilty in Iraq crimes
Criminal case highlights US-Iraqi ties
US Calls Iraqi Rape-Murder 'Inexcusable'

Other Military News
1st ID Bids Germany Farewell
Lawmaker Questions Army Readiness

Worldwide Wackos
World waits on North Korea's next move
Report: North Korean Missile Was Aimed at Hawaii
Aussies Cut N. Korea Ties
US envoy says N.Korea launches "provocative"
US seeks action on N.Korea
N.Korea may have long-range missile at site: report
Cheney to Visit Norfolk on Friday
Quest for Leverage on North Korea
EU hails "good start" to Iran nuclear talks
Iran and Venezuela team up as anti-US "odd couple"

Politics / Government
Report: N.J. Can Reopen as State Seals Budget Deal
Bush Mine Safety Nominee Takes Labor Dept. Post
Bush tries out new media strategy in Chicago
Powell briefly hospitalized in Colorado
Jimmy Carter, wife mark 60th anniversary

In the Courts
2 top courts rule against gay marriage
Top Fla. court tosses out tobacco verdict

Hurricane Season / Wild Weather
Experts Disagree on Strength of New Orleans Levees
So. California Homes Evacuated Due to Wildfires

U.N. News
Study Links Unfriendly Diplomats to Unpaid Tickets ($8 million dollars worth!)

Oddities
A tissue of lies leads to jailbreak...
Throw another Barbie on "the shrimp"
Festivities begin for Running of Bulls

Other News of Note
Calderon Wins Mexican Presidential Election
Mexico's Calderon calls for unity after split vote - Video
Officials Release Columbine Gunmen's Diaries
Explosion in China Province Kills 43

Fox News
Two Members of Tonga Royal Family Die in Calif. Wreck
Stocks to Watch: Starbucks
Bush Hopes Enron's Lay Was 'Right With the Lord'
Full World Cup Coverage
Sharapova Gets Ousted
Photo Essay: Wimbledon
FULL WIMBLEDON COVERAGE

Reuters: Top News
NASA growing confident shuttle trouble is over
AOL mulls free services: source
Microsoft allows open document format for software
Cuba's "revolutionary" tourists pick fruit, haul rock
Studies suggest blood test possible for mad cow
More teens found to smoke in latest survey
"Grey's Anatomy," "24" lead fresh-faced Emmys
Another son for Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe
Aviva in talks to buy AmerUs
Xstrata extends Falconbridge offer
Ford says H1 Chinese vehicle sales up 102 pct
Home Depot may report same-store sales again -CEO
AMD slashes second quarter sales forecast
Tribune Co. says reorganizes foreign news coverage
Nikkei down ahead of US jobs data
Futures point to weak Wall St; payrolls due
Australia's Newcrest shares fall
Starbucks down after same-store sales lag Street
First Marblehead tumbles on Bank of America move
Free AOL a good idea
On the Radar: Lamson & Sessions

AP World News
Crew of space shuttle to unload cargo
Oil prices drop below $75 a barrel in Asia
Pavarotti recovering from cancer surgery
Pierzynski, Garciaparra win final spots
Coke case suspect ordered released on bond
Demand for organic food outstrips supply
Salmon fishermen may soon get aid
Obituaries in the news
Andrea Yates' suicide attempts recounted
Expatriate Mexicans worry about election

Military.com
TRICARE Reserve Select Open Season
Medical Recruiting Falls
Marines Undergo Crash Survival Training

CENTCOM: News Releases
3RD BDE., 6TH IA FINDS LARGE CACHE

MND-B TROOPS FIND ROCKET LAUNCH TUBES IN EAST BAGHDAD

ENTERPRISE CONCLUDES OPERATIONS IN THE ARABIAN GULF

NP, MND-B SOLDIERS CAPTURE VBIED FACTORY, DETAIN 2 SUSPECTS

NP, MND-B SOLDIERS DETAIN 7 TERRORISTS, DISCOVER 3 WEAPONS CACHES

JOINT STATEMENT BY AMB. KHALILZAD AND GEN. CASEY

COALITION FORCES CONTINUE TO DEGRADE ANTI-IRAQ EFFORTS

Department of Defense
Enterprise Concludes Ops in Gulf - Story

ON THE GROUND
Aircrews Drop Treats to Soldiers on Fourth - Story
Competition Tests Troops' Warfighting Skills - Story
Mechanics Earn Reputation as 'Go To' Guys - Story
U.S. Soldiers Bring Smiles, Toys to Children - Story
Iraqi Unit Trained to Deal with Crisis Situations - Story

IN IRAQ
'Gunrunners' Celebrate Birthday
Iraqis, Soldiers Provide Help to Bomb Victims
Operation Seeks to Help Clean Up Baghdad
Servicemembers Gain U.S. Citizenship in Iraq
Forward Operating Base Repeats History
Reporter Spends 101 Days with 101st Airborne

IN AFGHANISTAN
Engineers Move Mountains to Improve Roads
KC-135 Aircrew Vital Part of Mission Success

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
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
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 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
1846 - The U.S. annexes California.
1863 - the first U.S. military draft occurs, with exemptions costing $100.
1865 - Four convicted Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, are hanged.
1898 - The U.S. annexes Hawaii.
1908 - The Great White Fleet , on a diplomatic world tour, leaves SanFrancisco Bay.
1930 - Construction begins on the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
1937 - Japanese and Chinese troops clash, a precursor to WW II.
1941 - U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall a Nazi invasion.
1948 - Six female reservists become the first women sworn into the regular US Navy.
1956 - 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in the middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, and destroyimg 2,000 buildings.
1960 - (US Air Force Museum says July 1) The U.S.S.R. shoots down a U.S. RB-47 reconaissance plane over the Barents Sea, capturing the two surviving crewmembers, and imprisoning them in Lubyanka (a REAL gulag - see an interesting study of reports of American servicemen in the Soviet prison system here).
1976 - Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars.
1980 - Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1981 - Solar Challenger, the first solar-powered aircraft, crosses the English Channel.
1983 - 11 year old Samantha Smith of Maine, "America's Youngest Ambassador," leaves for the U.S.S.R. (later dies in a plane crash at the age of 13).
1986 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law.
1987 - The Kiwanis Clubs vote to admit women, ending their men-only tradition, vote to admit women; Lt. Col Oliver North begins testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing.
1988 - The Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe the Martian moon (it fails)

Birthdays
1752 - Joseph-Marie Jacquard, inventor of the programmable loom
1843 - Camillo Golgi, physician, cytologist, Nobel Prize winner
1917 - Lawrence F. O'Brien (Watergate conspirators broke into his office)
1927 - Alan Dixon (Sen-IL)

Passings
1647 - Thomas Hooker, clergyman, founder of Connecticut, called the father of American democracy for the Fundamental Orders established for that colony, which were based on his principles.

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Williamson, Don I., USAF (KY); F105D shot down; remains returned July, 1989

1966
Pharris, William, US Army (LA); believed KIA during firefight, body not recovered

1967
Avolese, Paul A., USAF (NY); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, body not recovered

Bittenbender, David F., USAF (NY); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, body not recovered

Blankenship, Charles H., USAF (MD); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, remains returned May, 1997

Crumm, William J., USAF (NY); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, body not recovered

Jones, George E., USAF (MS); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, remains returned May, 1997

McLaughlin, Olen B., USAF (FL); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, remains returned April, 1997

Tritt, James Francis, USN (PA); lost overboard

1970
Beals, Charles E., US Army (IN); believed KIA during firefight, body not recovered

Howard, Lewis J., US Army (GA); believed hit by RPG round during firefight, extent of injuries unknown

1972
Kroboth, Alan J., USMC (KS); A6A shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Robertson, Leonard, USMC (NY); A6A shot down, VC advised died in captivity according to Kroboth (above)