News of NoteOperation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq: Insurgents Using Kidnap Victims as Bombers
U.S. General's Key to Victory in Iraq
Gunmen Attack Sunnis in Baghdad; 3 Dead

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan President Cites Progress

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Deal Reached on Detainee Treatment Bill
Pentagon dismisses September 11 intelligence claims
For Detainees: Less Access to U.S. Courts?
How Military Service Affects Officials' Views on Torture
Pakistan leader says U.S. made threats (Now, if I'd talked to them, maybe this would have been said, but somehow, I think this is a bit unlikely)
Census Bureau loses hundreds of laptops (This is not good)
Commerce Dept. Has Lost 1,100 Laptops Since 2001 (This isn't good, either)

Other Military News
Army Meets 2006 Recruiting Goal
Security Tightened at U.S. Central Command
Air Force Takes Down MySpace Profile
Strained, Army Looks to Guard for More Relief

Mid-East Ceasefire / Israel at War
Hamas Rejects Plan to Recognize Israel
Olmert says could free prisoners soon

Worldwide Wackos
Iran's President: 'We Do Not Need a Bomb'
Iran is our biggest concern, Israelis say in poll
Iran leader uses U.N. to improve image
Venezuela's Chavez Repeats 'Devil' Insult
Two House Democrats Defend Bush Against Chavez

Homegrown Moonbats
Richard Branson: $3B to Fight Global Warming
Church to fight IRS demand for documents (This is the way things work when you're a non-profit. Deal with it.)

Religion of Peace??
Pope to Meet Islamic Ambassadors on Monday
Pontiff seeks to quell uproar over speech
Pakistani clerics demand pope's removal

Politics / Government
House GOP Agrees to Relax Ban on Importing Drugs
Rice plans to visit Middle East
Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg team on climate change
Detainees deal may quell GOP infighting
Bush aims to calm fray between 2 allies

More U.N. News
FOX VIEWER POLL: Should the U.S. Stop Funding the U.N.? (YES - right now)
U.N. rights monitors accuse Sudan of bombing Darfur

Media in the Media
SF reporters to appeal jail order

Oddities
And the grad students most likely to cheat are...

Other News of Note
'Smoking Gun' E. Coli Spinach Found
Red Cross suspends activities over Ethiopia kidnap

Fox News
Mo. Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Kidnapping Baby
CDC: Americans Should Be Tested Routinely for HIV
Wal-Mart to Offer Discounted Generic Rx Drugs
Key Evidence Missing in Karr Child Porn Case
Shuttle Atlantis Returns Safely to Earth
Six Held in 1979 Michigan Sex Slaying
Starbucks Raises Costs on Coffee Drinks, Beans
Indonesia Executes Three Christian Militants
Dragging Death Victim Identified
John Mark Karr Rejects Plea Deal in Child Porn Case
Stocks to Watch: HP and Boston Scientific

Reuters: Top News
Thai coup leaders close to naming prime minister - Video
Indonesian executions spark violent protest
Budapest calm ahead of far-right rally
World Heritage sites may soon be off tourism map
Mobile phone industry aims to reduce pollution
Cell phone concerto may be music to your ears
Bumps on the road for U.S. ethanol vehicles
Israel opens ancient site near Jerusalem shrine
Madonna defends being "crucified" on stage
China takes on local version of "The Apprentice"
U.S. stocks seen extending fall on growth worries - Video
Growth fears spook stocks, currencies, bonds up
Gold surges 1.8 pct on weaker dollar, firmer oil
Oil recovers further toward $62 after 6-week dive - Video
Dollar smarts after data suggests rates to stay put - Video
Paper trail -- what to keep, what to toss
If there's no rate hike in October, history says Fed is done
Little progress in GM-Renault-Nissan talks: reports
HP CEO to testify to House panel on leak scandal
U.S., China at odds over timing not substance: Paulson
Wal-Mart Stores offers $4 generic drugs in Florida
Sharp visits LG.Philips as Philips seeks buyer: report
Procter & Gamble halts SK-II skincare sales in China

AP World News
Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3 to $410
'La Bamba' star charged in domestic spat
Woods all wet at Ryder Cup opening
Jail reviews security after 6 men escape
Billionaires only occupy Forbes 400 list
Don Ho recovering from pacemaker surgery
Average home has more TVs than people
'Nip/Tuck' episode gets racy with Rosie
Orioles rally from 3 down to beat Tigers
AP: Steinbrenner says health is fine
Dow closes down 80, Nasdaq closes off 15
Alzheimer's protein injected into mice
Houston police officer fatally shot
Evangelical voters more jaded in 2006

Military.com
Injury Insurance Surprise
Army to Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
Shuttle's Success Eases NASA's Burden

CENTCOM: News Releases
JOINT STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR ZALMAY KHALILZAD AND GEN. GEORGE W. CASEY JR. ON THE TRANSFER OF DHI QAR PROVINCE

USJFCOM
Urban Resolve 2015 leaders meet with the media - podcast
Empire Challenge 06 focuses on joint, coalition warfighting operations - podcast Liveblogging: Urban Resolve 2015- Read Chris' liveblog

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
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ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Government Assumes Control in Dhi Qar - Story
Medical Training Facility Dedicated to Fallen Medic - Story
British Forces Distribute Rice, Flour, Oil - Story
Medical Personnel Treat Nearly 500 Residents - Story

IN IRAQ
U.S. Soldiers, Iraqis Hold Recruitment Drive
Trade Show Highlights Progress in Irbil
Leaders Highlight Successes of Baghdad Operation
Micro-Finance Organization Helps Local Pharmacy

IN AFGHANISTAN
10th Mountain Division Soldiers Thwart Extremists
Legacy of Fallen Citadel Graduate Lives On

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

Gitmo

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1692 - The last person is hanged for witchcraft in the U.S.
1789 - Congress establishes the Office of Postmaster General of the U.S.
1817 - John Quincy Adams becomes Secretary of State.
1862 - President Lincoln announces the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, in which he says he will free slaves in all states on January 1, 1863.
1868 - Race riots occur in New Orleans, LA.
1903 - Italo Marchiony is granted a patent for the ice cream cone.
1913 - A coal mine explosion kills more than 250 at Dawson, NM.
1944 - Boulogne is reoccupied by the Allies.
1949 - The U.S.S.R. detonates its first atomic bomb.
1950 - Omar N. Bradley is promoted to the rank of five-star general.
1960 - Mali gains independence from France.
1964 - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." premiers on NBC-TV.
1968 - Zond-5 completes its flight.
1970 - President Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses.
1973 - Henry Kissingeris sworn in as America's first Jewish Secretary of State.
1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in San Francisco.
1978 - Israeli PM Menachem Begin returns home after the Camp David summit.
1980 - Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute, beginning the Iraq-Iran war.
1983 - NASA launches Galaxy-B.
1990 - Saudi Arabia expells Jordanian and Yemeni envoys.
1991 - California University makes the Dead Sea Scrolls public.

Birthdays
1290 - Bilbo Baggins (Shire Reconning)
1694 - Lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar
1791 - Michael Faraday, discoverer of the principle of the electric motor
1822 – Confederate Brigadier General Eppa Hunton
1878 - Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (1946-54)
1922 - Chen Ning Yang, physicist/disproved parity, Nobel Prize winner (1957)
1939 - Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mount Everest; Mike Sullivan (Gov-WY)
1969 - Melissa Lynn Costello, Miss WV-America (1991)

Passings
1520 - Selim I, captured Baghdad
1989 - Irving Berlin, composer, (age 101)

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Knochel, Charles A., USN (IN); A1H shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered

1968
Kuhlmann, Charles F., USAF (CT); A1H shot down (pilot), remains identified September, 1995
Wright, Buddy, US Army; escaped October, 1968