News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Homicide Bomb Strikes Market in Baghdad, Kills Five
Sectarian violence kills about 60 in Iraq
Rumsfeld in Baghdad to discuss security - Video
US Army to end Halliburton deal: report
Iraq Will Ask UN to Revoke U.S. Troops' Immunity

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Hezbollah captures 2 Israeli soldiers
Israel Sends Ground Forces Into Lebanon
Israelis kill 6 in attack on Hamas meeting
Train Attacks on India Elicit Condemnation
Mumbai back at work after blasts - Video
Gaza City Blast Kills 7
U.S. to Give Gitmo Detainees Geneva Protections

Welcome Home!!
USS Reagan Returns! (Photos)

Troops on Trial
Attorney: Midshipman Didn't Rape Woman
Accuser testifies in Naval Academy case
Coast Guard Files Third Charge Against Former Commander

Other Military News
Navy Calls Off Search for Missing Sailor

NSA / CIA
Robert Novak: Karl Rove Was One of My Sources

Worldwide Wackos
Bush to seek unity on Iran, N.Korea on trip - Video
US envoy says N.Korea response discouraging - Video
US, EU turn up pressure on Iran ahead of Paris meet - Video

Politics / Government
House OKs Web Gambling Ban
Hackers Target State Dept.
Bush Touts Lower Deficit
Stem cell backers urge Bush to reconsider veto threat

In the Courts
Ind. inmates sue to lift ban on nude mags

Oddities
NYC Dr. Sent Rambling E-Mail To Ex-Wife Before Blast
Raw Data: Doctor's E-Mail
Top 10 pick-up lines? Don't get too excited.
Darryl Peebles meet ... Daryl Peebles
"Magic" mushrooms mystical for many: study

Other News of Note
Action Vowed After Boston Tunnel Collapse Kills Woman
Video: Tunnel Tragedy
Wildfire rages in California desert

Fox News
Texas' Michael Young Gives AL Victory With RBI Triple
MySpace Top U.S. Web Site
Stocks to Watch: Genentech
9 Workers Split $9M Lottery
Bonds Indictment Coming?
Pink Floyd Founder Dies at 60

Reuters: Top News
Bloodied South Koreans protest US trade deal
Texas executes man for rape, murder of two teens
Spacewalkers to test material for shuttle repair
Killer kangaroo, demon duck of doom roamed Outback
EU fines Microsoft unprecedented $357.3 mln
Microsoft CEO pledges quicker upgrades for Windows
Santiago's killer smog is getting worse again
Volcanic leaks point to climate gas storage risks
Aging and ailing, yet Rolling Stones rock Milan
Costello, Toussaint bring Bourbon St. to NYC
Airbus mystery plane set for UK air show spotlight
Axa, Allianz bid for No.2 Serb insurer - source
Asian LCD shares up as firms tackle supply glut
Time Warner to disclose future AOL strategy soon
Nikkei down on profit outlooks, property shares - Video
Medisys shares shoot up after cash injection
Wall St seen mixed, Microsoft eyed after EU fine
LG.Philips shares jump on recovery hope
Monster Worldwide falls on Inet
RadioShack’s relevance
On the Radar: Southern Copper

AP World News
Wreckage of Bombay trains combed for clues
Rep. Hunter says detainee policy too lax
Ill. train derailment prompts evacuation
Rather joins HDNet on weekly news program
Italy soccer coach Lippi resigns
Young lifts AL over NL in All-Star game
Indian stocks rise after Bombay bombings
Tycoon to test space station technology
Delphi posts $2.4 billion loss for 2005
Fox, TBS lead baseball's new TV deal
Reynolds tries to determine her TV future
Selig happy with baseball drug testing
Experts: NASA's shuttle program is back
Obituaries in the news
New execution guidelines followed in Ohio
Aryan Brotherhood chiefs said ordered war

Military.com
VA Employee, Bosses Blamed for Data Loss
North Korea Fails to Cooperate
Semper Fi Sauvignon
U.S. Troops Weigh Impact of Stress
Border Duties Won't Hamper Disaster Response
Navy Increases Some Bonuses
GAO Report Faults Bush Iraq Strategy
Revenge Cycle Fragments Iraqi Capital

CENTCOM: News Releases
TERRORIST VIDEO RELEASED

AFGHAN FORCES LEAD COALITION RAID

TERRORISTS DETONATE 3 BOMBS OUTSIDE OF INTERNATIONAL ZONE

NATIONAL POLICE FREE KIDNAP VICTIM IN EAST BAGHDAD

MND-B SOLDIERS FIND LARGE WEAPONS CACHE NEAR MAHMUDIYAH

Department of Defense
ON THE GROUND
Project Coordination Cell Opens in Multaka - Story
Soldiers Make Streets Safer in Samarra - Story
Workers Remove Litter from Iraqi Streets - Story
Airmen Become Battlefield Innovators - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Army Takes Charge of Diyala Province
Iraqi Army to Control Logistics for Compound
Gun Platoon Protects Supply Convoys
Marines Raise Morale with Mess Night

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
1290 - King Edward I orders Jews expelled from England.
1543 - England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (his sixth, and final, wife).
1691 - William III beats James II at the Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England.
1774 - The citizens of Carlisle, PA, pass a declaration of independence.
1812 - U.S. forces led by General Hull invade Canada (War of 1812).
1862 - Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor.
1882 - The first U.S. ocean pier is completed in Washington, D.C.
1906 - Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer, is found innocent of treason in France.
1909 - The 16th Amendment is approved, giving the government the right to tax incomes.
1912 - "Queen Elizabeth" becomes the first foreign feature film exhibited in the U.S.
1920 - Lithuania and the U.S.S.R. sign a peace treaty; Lithuania becomes an independent republic.
1933 - Congress passes the first minimum wage law, setting minimum wage at 33¢ an hour.
1934 - The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island are abandoned.
1948 - Six RAF Havilland Vampires become the first jets to fly across the Atlantic.
1957 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first U.S. President to fly in a helicopter.
1960 - Sputnik-5 (U.S.S.R.) is launched, carrying two dogs.
1966 - The U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at the silver bullion price at the Philadelphia and Denver mints.
1977 - The Enterprise Space Shuttle has its first free flight test.
1982 - FEMA promises that survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail.
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro of NY becomes the first female major-party Vice Presidential candidate.
1988 - The U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for a Martian orbit.

Birthdays
100 BC- Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor
1817 - Henry David Thoreau, naturalist/author/pacifist
1854 - George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera
1908 - Milton Berle, comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television)
1922 - Clark MacGregor, politician (involved in Watergate)
1922 - Mark O. Hatfield (Sen-OR)
1948 - Richard Simmons, exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)

Passings
1450 - Jack Cade, killed in a revolt against British King Henry VI

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Almendariz, Samuel, US Army SF (TX); KIA, body not recovered

Dove, Jack Paris, Sr., USAF (VA); T28D shot down, remains returned July, 1995

Frank, Martin S., US Army; released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Henry, Nathan B., US Army (NC); released by PRG (injured) March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

McMurray, Cordine, US Army (MI); released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 2000

Newell, Stanley A., US Army (IL); released by PRG March, 1973 - retired as a Major - alive and well as of 1998

Perricone, Richard R., US Army (NY); released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Schiele, James F., US Army (UT); released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Squire, Boyd Edwin, USAF (CA); T28D shot down, remains returned July, 1995

Sullivan, Robert J., US Army SF (NH); KIA, body not recovered

Van Bendegom, James L., US Army (WI); wounded, died several days after capture

1969
Bannon, Paul W. USAF (AL); F4D shot down
Pike, Peter X., USAF (NY); F4D shot down

1972
Shimkin, Alex, US Civilian (IL)

Huard, James L., USAF (MI); F4E shot down, remains ID'd January, 1997

O'Donnell, Samuel, Jr., USAF (MI); F4E shot down