News of Note
Israel at War
Hezbollah Digs In, Israelis Battle On
An American in Beirut:Why I Haven't Left
Israel's 'Deep Regret' Over Deaths
Deadly Day in Gaza
23 Palestinians killed in action
Gaza Residents Get Phone Warnings
Act of Faith
UN says Israel warned many times before fatal attack
Israel kills 24 Palestinians in Gaza - Video
Families of captured Israeli soldiers ask France for help - Video
Israel pounds south Lebanon - Video
Rome talks yield no plan to end Lebanon fighting - Video
Hezbollah fighters kill 9 Israeli soldiers

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Dean: Al-Maliki an 'Anti-Semite;' Slams Bush (this from the man who says the Dems can control Hezbollah)
Al-Maliki: Iraq is an Ally
Dems Protest Al-Maliki's Speech
Heckler Disrupts PM's Address
Saddam: I Prefer Firing Squad (I'm OK with that)
US may increase Iraq force by delaying departures - Video

Homeland Security / War on Terror
September 11 charities get share of WTC movie receipts

Worldwide Wackos
Rice says six-way talks on North Korea unlikely at ASEAN
U.S. wants meeting if N. Korea boycotts

Homegrown Moonbats
Anti-Americanism prompts push for "citizen diplomacy"

Politics / Government
Specter proposes challenge of Bush's power on laws
Former President Ford released from Colorado hospital

In the Courts
Teen Sniper Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Ind. Court
Wash. Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban

Mother Nature
56 Deaths From Calif. Heat
Photos: W. Coast Heat Wave
Livestock Carcasses Pile Up
Temps dipping in California heat wave

News from My Neck of the Woods
Report: Memo warned about Big Dig bolts

Oddities
Human hand, skulls found at stripper's home
Stripper Who Kept Severed Hand in Jar Issued Warrant (What the....?)
Red-faced spellcheck firm corrects own spelling
New Monopoly game uses debit card, no cash
Woman testifies about cell phone in throat

Other News of Note
House Lawmakers Debate India Nuke Deal
Russian Rocket Crashes After Liftoff (Must have been one of them there Korean models) Straights: Gays Discriminate Against Us in Resort Town
Mexican leftist says he is president, vows protests
US won't dump WTO talks, but path unclear -Schwab

Fox News
Mueller: FBI Looking to Improve 'Business Side'
Jury Finds Yates Not Guilty of Murdering Kids
Vegan Diet May Reduce Need for Type 2 Diabetes Meds

Reuters: Top News
Colombia rebel attacks kill 4, shut oil pipeline
Research investigates electricity in wound healing
Methane rain forecast for Saturn's giant moon Titan
Motorola unveils thin phone for emerging markets
Californians to soon get $1.1 bln from Microsoft
Geography a boon, no longer a burden, for Mongolia
Sun kills 60,000 a year, WHO says
Britain's kids sweat it out in new mini-gyms
"Overheated" Lohan taken to hospital
Symantec rises 3.8 pct on Inet
Stocks end a bit lower on Boeing's forecast - Video
Zimmer declines 4 pct on Inet
Reynolds American 2nd-qtr net tops view, shrs jump
Black & Decker profit up but outlook, stock fall - Video
A high-yield combination
Finding the right adviser, by Linda Stern
Fed Beige Book says some economic slowing seen Chicago votes living wage law for "big-box" stores
SEC orders more exec pay disclosure
EMI decides not to pursue Warner bid: sources
GM results seen easing pressure on alliance talk
Deadline looms on Inco's offer for Falconbridge

AP World News
Chicago City Council OKs 'living wage'
Research unlocks secrets of tiny tremors
GM posts 2Q loss of $3.2B on charges
Bonds' trainer set to appear before jury
Professor invents 'ripeness' sticker
Simpson to appear on Rosie's 'View' debut
Lance Bass of 'N Sync reveals he's gay
USOC drops Houston, Philly from running
Anheuser-Busch 2Q earnings rise 7.4 pct.
Angels win, but Colon hurts elbow
Economy shows signs of slower growth
Verlander wins 13th as Tigers top Indians
Ochoa, Kim, Waugh share Evian Masters lead
NASCAR analyst Parsons has lung cancer
Obituaries in the news
Calif. trial begins in lawyer's wife death
N.C. lawmakers OK innocence commission

Military.com
Senator: Congress Will Approve F-22 Buy
White House Working on Detainee Legislation
Crew of Tipped Ship Grateful for Rescue - Video
First Black Navy Diver Dies

CENTCOM: News Releases
ENEMY FIGHTERS ATTACK COALITION UNIT, SEVEN EXTREMISTS KILLED

IRAQI SOLDIERS, MARINES RESCUE THREE HOSTAGES, RECOVER LARGE WEAPONS CACHE

IRAQI CHILD MEDICALLY EVACUATED AFTER SUSTAINING INJURIES AT HOME

STB, 4TH BCT, 4th INF. DIV. DONATES EQUIPMENT TO IRAQI ESSENTIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS

2nd BCT SOLDIERS PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACK

MND-B SODLIERS CAPTURE 9 TERRORISTS IN BAGHDAD

IRAQI CITIZEN'S TIP LEADS MND-B SOLDIERS TO WEAPONS

COALITION FORCES SUCCESSFULLY TARGET TERRORIST IN BAGHDAD

COALITION FORCES CAPTURE ONE TERRORIST AND SEVEN ASSOCIATES NORTH OF RAMADI

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
U.S. Soldiers Capture Terrorists - Story
Iraqi Forces Nab Insurgents
Bombs Continue in Afghanistan
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Stops in 'Hot' Zone Require Quick Off-loads - Story
'Camp Justice' Becomes 'Thunder Cove' - Story
Soldiers Join Noncommissioned Officer Corps - Story

IN IRAQ
British Regiment Gets Hometown Treat
Local Tribes Work Together to Rebuild Iraq
Market Sign of Prosperity for Iraqi Town
Tactical Operations Center Tracks Troops
Iraqi Nurses, Corpsmen Fight Disease
Army Officers Learn How to Plan Missions

IN AFGHANISTAN
Medics Visit Remote Afghan District
Extremists Destroy Afghan School

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
Two Servicemembers Die in Iraq - 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

Gitmo

Today in History
1689 - Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat a Royal force at Killiecrankie.
1789 - Congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs (State Department.)
1816 - U.S. troops attack Fort Blount, on Apalachicola Bay FL.
1837 - The U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, NC.
1844 - The U.S. Mint in Charlotte, NC, is destroyed by fire.
1861 - Union General George McClellan takes command of the Army of the Potomac.
1909 - Orville Wright tests the first U.S. Army airplane, flying for 1 hour, 12 minutes.
1944 - The Gloster Meteor becomes the first British jet fighter used in combat; the U.S. regains Guam from the Japanese.
1953 - An Armistice is signed, ending the Korean War and dividing Vietnam into two countries.
1955 - Austria regains full independence after occupation.
1962 - The Mariner-2 is launched to Venus for a flyby; Martin Luther King, Jr., is jailed in Albany, Georgia.
1969 - Pioneer-10 is launched.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 to recommend Nixon be impeached.
1987 - John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible," testifies in Israel.
1988 - Radio Shack unveils the Tandy 1000 SL computer.

Birthdays
1768 - Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat
1857 - Jos‚ Celso Barbosa, found Federalist Party

Passings
1883 - Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot case)
1976 - Ray Brennan, first victim of "Legionnaire's Disease"
1980 - Shah Mohammed Reza Pahavala of Iran
1990 - Kim Thomas-Friedland, news anchor (FNN)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Berg, Kile D., USAF (WA); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1996

Kosko, Walter, USAF (VA); F105D shot down, believed Killed

Purcell, Robert B., USAF (KY); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

1967
Bare, Wiliam, USAF (OK); RF4C shot down

Corbitt, Gilland W., USAF (CO); RF4C shot down

Hardie, Charles D., USN (TX); presumed Killed after aircraft encountered problems over water, body not recovered

Patterson, Bruce M. USN (OR); presumed Killed after aircraft encountered problems over water, body not recovered

1968
Fullerton, Frank E., USN (GA); A4F crashed on bombing run, cause undetermined, presumed killed, body not recovered

Patton, Ward K., USN (KS); while returning to YRBM-18 from another craft, lost footing and fell into swift-moving river; presumed Killed, body not recovered