News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Baghdad Blasts Kill 47
U.S. force in Iraq at 140,000 - Video
Bush fights back against Iraq critics
UK's Blair defies critics over departure date - Video
Iraqi security taking over 2nd province
Rapid-fire attacks in Iraq kill 47
Death Toll in Iraq Hits 64 as Bodies Unearthed

Operation Enduring Freedom
COALITION CONDEMNS TORTURE AND MUTILATION OF AFGHAN SOLDIERS
Other Military News
Japan holds huge quake drill with U.S. military
Pentagon targets payday lenders

Mid-East Ceasefire
Israeli Commandos Storm British Embassy, Nab Gunman
Jet's Landing Gear Catches Fire in Miami; No Injuries
AWOL Soldier to Surrender
Symbolic transfer underway in Lebanon
Annan: Syria to Enforce Arms Embargo on Hezbollah

Worldwide Wackos
Iran's Ahmadinejad Vows to Continue Nuclear Program
EU Warns Against Sanctions
Russia Regrets Iran's Decision
Video: What's Next for U.S.?
Bush: Islamic Radicals Like Nazis
Video: Iranian Nuke Deadline Passes
Video: U.S. Could Support Dissidents
Video: Amb. Bolton on Next Step for Iran
Iran seen having problems with nuclear program - Video
Iran faces sanctions risk - Video

Moonbat Watch
Copenhagen hippie town Christiania under pressure
California sees "greenrush" in global warming move

Politics / Government
Mass. governor says stem-cell research "Orwellian"
FBI searches 6 Alaska lawmakers' offices
Va. senator turns down leadership award

In the Courts
Judge blocks generic Plavix sale - Video

U.N. News
U.N. votes for force in Darfur; Sudan says "no" - Video

Media in the Media
British TV to Air Film About Fictional Bush Assassination
Video: Film Over the Line?

Mother Nature
Ernesto Swamps Carolina Coasts
But storm's wind strength drops
Track Tropical Storm Ernesto
Hurricane John Targets Baja
'Super' Typhoon Slams Wake Island
USAF to Check Wake Island for Typhoon Damage
Cuba, U.S. Quietly Working Together to Track Hurricanes
Super typhoon knocks out weather sensors
John forces evacuations; tourists flee
Landmark climate bill
California sees "greenrush"
FACTBOX-California's global warming bill

Oddities
One thing airplane passengers don't want to see
Hedgehogs humble McDonald's

Other News of Note
NTSB: Comair Crash Controller Slept Only 2 Hours
Man Stabs Neighbor Believing He Molested His Daughter
Video: Vigilante Dad
Polygamist Leader Heads to Utah to Face Rape Charges
Generations later, U.S. destroys its mustard gas
Tests show problems with mine air packs
Evidence Used in Convicting McVeigh, Nichols Displayed

Fox News
Feds: Consumer Spending Jumps, But So Do Prices
Generic Plavix Sale Blocked
Cells Become Tumor Killers
Stocks to Watch: H&R Block
Roddick, Sharapova Advance
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Reuters: Top News
Mexico leftist sees rival becoming president-elect - Video
Guyana's president sweeps to re-election
Brazil's Lula assailed for graft but gains in poll - Video
NASA picks Lockheed to build shuttle replacement
High-definition DVD market facing static
EA says "Madden NFL 07" sales top 2 million
Gene therapy beats skin cancer in two men: study
Basic medical care would save money: report
Lil' Kim sports prison suit at MTV awards show
Daniel Craig finds 007 role tough, but cool
Stocks end August higher - Video
Bristol-Myers jumps after Plavix decision
Nikkei falls as Kyocera, recent gainers decline
Starbucks rises 1.5 pct on Inet
H&R Block rises 2.2 pct on Inet
Teen shopping spree
Teen store sales jump, adult retailers lag
Priced to deliver, not discover
Lockheed beats Northrop to $3.9 billion NASA contract
Intel may announce job cuts soon: report
Union votes to end strike at Chile Escondida mine
Asahi Tec to buy Metaldyne for about $1.3 billion

AP World News
Healthy rise in July consumer spending
MTV Video Music Awards fail to thrill
Hingis upset in 2nd round of U.S. Open
Stocks little changed ahead of report
`Apprentice' figure Carolyn Kepcher axed
Bernanke bullish on productivity gains
Japanese robot adds wheels to iPod
Two stolen Edvard Munch works recovered
Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab
Glenn Ford, longtime leading man, dies
Americans may get medical money's worth
Obituaries in the news
Man gets 28 years in Colo. slavery case
Court filings in Astor feud made public

Military.com
Lockheed Martin Wins NASA Moon Contract
Vets Fight Over Lawyers

CENTCOM: News Releases
“AMERICA’S BATTALION” CAPTURES 16 INSURGENTS, 24 SUSPECTED INSURGENTS, IN HADITHA TRIAD REGION OF IRAQ

IRAQI ARMY RECRUITS 293 IRAQIS IN HABBANIYAH AND FALLUJAH

IA COMBAT ENGINEERS PROVE PROWESS

CO. A, 4TH SPT. BN., REMOVE DISABLED IP VEHICLES

USJFCOM
UR 2015 multinational participation combines operational experience with cultural heritage - podcast

Joint Systems Baseline Assessment 2006 prepares for operational stage - podcast

Department of Defense
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ON THE GROUND
New Brigade Takes Control of Air Operations - Story
Young Iraqi Girl Needs Life Saving Surgery - Story
Iraqi, U.S. Forces Provide Medical Aid - Story
Dustoff Crews Bring Mercy From Above - Story

IN IRAQ
45th Sustainment Brigade Assumes Command
101st Airborne Soldiers Free Kidnap Victims
‘Gators’ Prowl Highways Surrounding Fallujah
Medics Provide Health Services to Villagers

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
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

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
0069 - According to tradition, the date of the destruction of Jerusalem.
1267 - Ramban (Nachmanides) arrives in Jerusalem to establish a Jewish community.
1614 - In Germany, Vincent Fettmich expells Jews from Frankfurt-on-Main.
1666 - The Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane; it will destroy 80% of that city.
1807 - Former Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason.
1858 - After less than one month, the first transatlantic cable fails.
1859 - The first Pullman sleeping car is put into service; R.C. Carrington and R. Hodgson make the first observation of a solar flare.
1862 - Fighting at Chantilly, VA.
1865 - Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery.
1870 - Napoleon III is captured.
1914 - St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
1916 - The Keating-Owen Act goes into effect, banning child labor from interstate commerce; it is later ruled unconstitutional.
1918 - Baseball season ends due to WWI; U.S. troops arrive in Vladivostok (Siberia); they will remain until 1920.
1923 - In Japan, an earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, killing 106,000.
1928 - Albania becomes a kingdom.
1932 - NYC Mayor James J. "Beau James" Walker resigns amid a corruption scandal.
1939 - Germany invades Poland.
1941 - The wearing of the yellow star becomes obligatory for Jews in the Reich.
1945 - Japan officially surrenders, ending WWII (9/2 in Japan).
1948 - Communists form the North China People's Republic; the U.N. establishes the World Health Organization (WHO).
1950 - West Berlin is granted a constitution.
1951 - The U.S., Australia, and New Zealand sign the ANZUS treaty.
1961 - The U.S.S.R. conducts nuclear bomb testing in central Asia.
1962 - An earthquake in western Iran kills 10,000; the U.N. announces that Earth's population now numbers three billion.
1969 - In Libya, a coup led by Colonel Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris.
1971 - Qatar declares its independence from Britain.
1976 - NASA launches the space vehicle S-197; Representative Wayne L. Hays (D-OH) resigns over allegations of misuse of government funds.
1977 - The first TRS-80 Model I computer is sold.
1979 - Pioneer-11 makes its first fly-by of Saturn, discovering a new moon and rings.
1982 - The Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon.
1983 - A Korean Boeing-747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet.
1985 - A joint U.S.-French expedition locates the wreckage of the Titanic, off Newfoundland.

Birthdays
1864 - Sir Roger David Casement, hanged for his part in planning the Dublin Easter Rising (IRA)1907 - Walter Reuther, labor leader / president of UAW and CIO
1922 - Melvin R. Laird (Rep-MI), U.S. Secretary of Defense (1969-73)
1933 - Ann Richards (Gov-TX)

Passings
1159 - Pope Adrian IV, the only English pope (1154-59)
1557 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer
1715 - King Louis XIV "the Great" of France (1643-1715)
1838 - William Clark, 2nd Lt. of Lewis and Clark Expedition
1862 - Oliver Tilden of the Bronx, KIA - Civil War (Oliver Tilden Triangle, Bronx, NY is named for him)
1914 - Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, at the Cincinnati Zoo
1969 - Drew Pearson, newscaster
1983 - Henry "Scoop" Jackson (Sen-WA)
1988 - Leonor Sullivan (Rep-MO, 1955-77)
1989 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, Baseball Commissioner

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Nichols, Hubert C., USAF (FL); A1E shot down (pilot) while on mission to locate downed F104 (Schmidt)

Schmidt, Norman, USAF (CA); F104 shot down (pilot), DIC (believed murdered during an interrogation session), remains returned March, 1974

1967
Johnson, Robert D., USN (TX); UH1H crashed into Bassac River shortly after lift-off (assistant operations officer, w/Ott), KIA, body not recovered

Ott, Edward L. III, USN (CT); UH1H crashed into Bassac River shortly after lift-off (jet-engine mechanic, w/Johnson)

1968
Kinkade, William L., USAF (OR); F4D shot down (aircrew)

1969
Escobedo, Julian, Sr., USMC (TX); CH53A shot down (aircrew), KIA, body not recovered