News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Shiite lawmaker survives Iraq bombing
U.S. troops try courtesy in Iraqi city

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Copter Crash Kills GI

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Palestinian militants issue ultimatum to Israel
Israeli forces mass on Gaza border
Israeli force on routine mission in Gaza
Airstrikes in Gaza - Video
Israelis Raid Palestinian Hospital
Abduction Role Denied by Hamas
Palestinians Burn Israeli Flags
Zarqawi Buried in Secret
New Shiite Militant Group Forms
Saddam's Wife on Wanted List
Muslims Have Trouble Wiring Cash Under Fed Rules
Gonzales Defends Transfer of Terror Suspects in Egypt
NYT: Bank program not news to terrorists
Supreme Court ruling troubles GOP senators

Troops on Trial
Muslim group condemns reports of U.S. rape

Worldwide Wackos
Pentagon sees Iran bombing as unsuccessful: report

Politics / Government
Casinos to Be Casualty of New Jersey Gov't Shutdown
Senators Debate Best Way to Approach Detainee Trials
Democrats urge broader view of Bush war powers

Hurricane Season / Wild Weather
Katrina shocks New Orleans visitors 10 months on

Oddities
Estonians reign at wife-carrying championships
U.S. pins wiener-eating hopes on Chestnut

Other News of Note
Too Close to Call - Video (the Mexican election)
Boat Race Turns Ugly - Driver reportedly passed out at wheel

Fox News
NASA Scrubs Shuttle Launch- Video: Launch Cancelled
'Superman' Soars With $52M
Making Sense of the Fed
Poll: U.S. Reads Food Labels
World Cup Crash Injures 21
David Beckham Quits
FULL WORLD CUP COVERAGE

Reuters: Top News
Expatriate Mexicans pour over border to vote
Weather forces second shuttle launch delay
Confidence in ability to control weather dries up
Nokia's Ollila sees scope for growth in mobile mkt
Beautiful game fails to win over Americans
Mexico election buzz reaches remote Huichol Indians
Fruit research yields way to curb cancer
Antihistamine could fight malaria: study
Movie critic Ebert seriously ill
EADS shakes up management over A380 delays
Nissan board to meet soon on GM
TI, Broadcom complain to S.Korea FTC about Qualcomm
Albertson's supplier issues carrot warning
Apple's option problems not obvious: analysts
Shaw hikes forecast as profit jumps
Inflation and jobs data to drive stocks
Nissan board to meet soon on GM
Stocks give investors a wild 2nd-qtr ride - Video
EMC shares fall on RSA acquisition price
Deluxe sinks 18 percent on lower EPS view
Dollar woes seen continuing despite Fed

AP World News
NASA hoping for Fourth of July launch
Mets, White Sox each field 6 All-Stars
Sorenstam, Hurst to play 1 more day
Liriano brilliant as Twins blank Brewers
Experts debate labeling children obese
'Superman' soars to $52 million opening
D.C. attractions dry out, open for holiday
Decoding Fed's statements requires experts
Casper wins 1st stage of Tour de France
Austin pleads guilty to cocaine charges
China's 1st train to Tibet continues west
Firefighters battle 2 blazes in Nevada
Case of slain N.D. student goes to trial

Military.com
Bush Pays Tribute to Armed Forces

CENTCOM: News Releases
CCCI CONVICTS ELEVEN INSURGENTS

ENEMY ROCKETS HITS KANDAHAR AIRFIELD

Department of Defense
ON THE GROUND
Soldiers Help Save Life of Wounded Student - Story
Husseiniya Firefighters Move into New Facility - Story
Iraqi Security ‘Roars’ in the Desert - Story
Engineers Move Mountains to Improve Roads - Story

IN IRAQ
Construction Plan Focuses on Water, Roads
Tanks Support 'Darkhorse' Grunts in Habbaniyah
Marines’ Goal: Gain Trust, Improve Community

IN AFGHANISTAN
KC-135 Aircrew Vital Part of Mission Success
Air Force Turns to Old Standby for Army Re-supply
Medical Assistance Team Visits Afghan Villages

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 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
1754 - George Washington surrenders to the French at Fort Necessity, an event that would help trigger the French and Indian War (the European phase of which is the Seven Years' War).
1775 - Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, MA.
1778 - British Tory and Native American forces massacre 360 men, women and children in Wyoming, Pa, after the Battle of Wyoming.
1814 - Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada.
1816 - The French frigate "Medusa" runs aground the French frigate Medusa runs aground on the Arguin Bank, off the west coast of Africa. 150 men and women make it onto a makeshift raft; only 15 survive the elements, mutiny, starvation, and cannibalism to be rescued two weeks later. The event causes such a political scandal that it almost destroys the French government.
1819 - The first U.S. savings bank opens (Bank of Savings, NYC).
1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg ends as a Union victory after Pickett's Charge devastates Lee's army.
1890 - Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
1898 - The U.S. Navy defeats the Spanish fleet in Santiago de Cuba.
1915 - U.S. military forces occupy Haiti, remaining until 1934.
1920 - The Royal Air Force holds an air display at Hendon, England.
1930 - The Veterans Administration is created.
1940 - The British Royal Navy sinks the Vichy French fleet off North Africa.
1950 - For the first time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War.
1962 - The Algerian Revolution against the French ends (Algeria gains its independence on July 5th).
1974 - Soyuz 14 carries two cosmonauts to the Salyut 3 space station.
1976 - Israel launches the rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being
held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers. One hostage not rescued because she had been taken to a hospital was murdered on the orders of Idi Amin.
1986 - President Reagan presides over the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.
1988 - The U.S. Navy shoots down an Iranian civilian jetliner over the Persian Gulf after it fails to responds to requests to identify itself; 290 are killed. The circumstances surrounding the shoot-down are still highly debated.

Birthdays
1423 - Louis XI king of France (1461-83)
1567 - Samuel de Champlain explorer (Lake Champlain)
1731 - Samuel Huntington (Gov-Ct), Continental Congress pres
1909 - Earl L Butz US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz
1943 - Geraldo Rivera aka Gerry Rivers, nosey newsman (Geraldo)
1943 - Norman E Thagard Marianna Fl, MD/astronaut (STS 7, 51-B, 30, 42)

Passings
1969 - Brian Jones (Rolling Stones), drowned
1971 - Jim Morrison (Doors), heart failure
1989 - Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Gage, Robert H., USMC (OH); disappeared in Da Nang after completing his tour, while awaiting passage home

Phillips, David J., Jr., USAF (FL); F5C shot down; presumed KIA, body not recovered

Reno, Ralph J., US Army SF (NC); passenger on a CH34 that crashed; presumed Killed, body not recovered

1967
Seymour, Leo E., US Army SF (PA); unaccounted for after firefight
** previously served four years USMC **

1972
Cuthbert, Stephen H., USAF (CA); F4E shot down (pilot, w/Marshall), remains returned September 1989, ID'd December, 1990

Marshall, Marion A., USAF(MD); F4E shot down (navigator, w/Cuthbert), released by DRV March, 1973, USAF Lt. Colonel as of 1998 - alive as of 1998