News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Saddam, aides boycott trial for second day
Gunmen ambush bus in Baghdad, kill 10: police - Video
Iraq Sunnis end boycott; attacks kill 39
Saddam trial adjourned for two weeks

Operation Enduring Freedom
UK to Up Afghan Troop Levels
Taliban Terrorists Targeting Schools in Afghanistan
Rumsfeld Visits Kabul

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Russians hail death of 'our bin Laden'

Other Military News
VA Gets Award for Health Records System
Army Surpasses June Recruiting Goal

Immigration / Border Control
Pace Talks About Immigrants in the Military

Worldwide Wackos
U.N. Delays North Korea Vote- Video: China Tries Diplomacy
N. Korea's Tests Create Rift
China says Japan over-reacts with UN resolution Video
Chinese president appeals to North Korea
Iran rejects deadline at EU nuclear talks

Politics / Government
Raid on La. Congressman's Office Was Legal, Judge Rules
Gay marriage fights intensify
Bush: hopes China-Japan relations improve
Online wagering under attack in Congress
Bush to herald improved deficit figures

In the Courts
Alaskan Judge Strikes Down Anti-Marijuana Law

Hurricane Season / Wild Weather
Hurricane Protections Nixed From La. Rebuilding Plan

U.N. News
Bush sees Asian as next to fill top UN post

Oddities
NYC Full Collapse
Rollerblader hitches 50 mph ride
Fans unconcerned by player's call of nature
Woman loses consciousness after Disney ride
Va. gov. gives informal pardon to witch
Duct tape suggested for spacewalk repair (Just figures, doesn't it?)
Witness: Associate's past angered Jackson
Calif. man makes bad writing judges cringe

Other News of Note
Lunsford Murder Trial Begins
Syndicator Clears Coulter of Plagiarism Charges
UK Muslim leaders say anger at Iraq war undimmed
Part of Boston's "Big Dig" tunnel collapses, kills 1

Fox News
U.S.-Backed Warlord's Militia Surrenders in Somalia
Two Arrested in Alleged Gang Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl
Stocks to Watch: Lucent
Howard's End (Home Run Derby)

Reuters: Top News
US set to sign Russian WTO deal before G8
Shuttle astronauts fix space station rail cart
Media firms queue up for U.S. wireless auction
Mongolia's "manly" wrestlers ready for a fight
Experiment could be male infertility breakthrough
Circumcision may stop millions of HIV deaths: study
Actress June Allyson dies at 88
Boxoffice treasures galore for record-setting "Pirates"

AP World News
Alcoa 2Q profit jumps 62 percent to $744M
Researcher dies after Andrea Doria dive (The Andrea Doria is an extremely dicey dive - always has been)
Tobacco may kill 1 billion this century
Endangered cuckoo spotted in Indonesia
Lucent to miss revenue, income estimates
Rogers, Penny will start All-Star game
Southeastern gecko found in Kansas
Obituaries in the news
Yates says she tried to kill herself twice
Liability questions for firemen linger

Military.com
Future Combat System Costs Skyrocket

CENTCOM: News Releases
TERRORIST VIDEO RELEASED

AFGHAN FORCES LEAD COALITION RAID

COALITION FORCES DETAIN THREE TERRORISTS

COALITION FORCES DETAIN TARGETED TERRORIST JULY 10

AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES WIPE OUT EXTREMIST SAFE HAVEN

IRAQ ARMY CAPTURES ENTIRE INSURGENT CELL

CCCI CONVICTS 11 INSURGENTS

Department of Defense
EagleCash Accesses Funds - Story

ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Army to Control Logistics for Compound - Story
Gun Platoon Protects Supply Convoys - Story
Ops Center Coordinates Space Support - Story

IN IRAQ
Marines Raise Morale with Mess Night
Competition Tests Troops' Warfighting Skills
Mechanics Earn Reputation as 'Go To' Guys
U.S. Soldiers Bring Smiles, Toys to Children

IN AFGHANISTAN
Troops Coordinate Delivery of Supplies
Reconstruction Team Molds Afghan Police
Aircrews Drop Treats to Soldiers on Fourth

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 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
1533 - Pope Clement VII excommunicates King Henry VIII of England.
1740 - Czarina Anne expels Jews from Little Russia.
1781 - Thomas Hutchins is designated Geographer of the U.S.
1798 - An Act of Congress establishes the U.S. Marine Corps (celebrated as the USMC birthday until November 1921, when General Lejeune summarized the mission, history, and tradition of the Corps, ordering that it be read every November 10th following to celebrate the Corps' birthday).
1804 - Vice President Aaron Burr kills Alex Hamilton in a pistol duel in New Jersey.
1812 - The U.S. invades Canada.
1952 - General Eisenhower is nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.
1955 - Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust"; Colorado's Lowry AFB dedicates its new USAF Academy, with 300 cadets.
1962 - Cosmonaut Micolaev sets a record for what was then the longest space flight, at 4 days.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on the Watergate inquiry.
1977 - Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., is posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom.
1979 - The U.S. satellite Skylab enters the atmosphere over Australia, disintegrating.
1980 - Iran frees American hostage Richard I. Queen.

Birthdays
1274 - Robert the Bruce, Scottish King
1767 - John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President
1861 - George William Norris (Rep-NE)
1899 - E.B. White, writer ("Charlotte's Web")
1916 - Gough Whitlam, Australian PM
1920 - Yul Brynner, actor ("The King and I", "The Ten Commandments")

Passings
1804 - Alex Hamilton, killed in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr
1937 - George Gershwin, composer ("American in Paris")
1989 - Sir Laurence Olivier, acting great

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Shattuck, Lewis W., USAF (WA); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Wilkins, George H., USN (NC); A4C shot down, remains returned October, 1996

1972
Crody, Kenneth L., USMC (IN); CH53D shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Hendrix, Jerry W., USMC (KS); CH53D shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Lesesne, Henry D., USN (SC); A4 shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain as of 1996 - alive and well as of 1998

Masterson, Frederick J., USN (CA); F4J shot down, released by DRV March 1973 - retired as a Lt. Commander as of 1996 - alive and well as of 1998

Randall, Robert I., USN (NJ); F4J shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998