News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Anti-American Cleric's Shiite Militia Seizes Control of Southern Iraq City
New attacks in tense Iraqi town of Balad kill 9 - Video
Remembering 'Bear'
U.S. reviews Baghdad strategy as troop deaths mount - Video
Bush Faces a Battery of Ugly Choices on War
White House Rejects Iraq Partition Plan

Operation Enduring Freedom
Gunmen Kill 8 Afghans Employed By U.S. Military
Bombers hit Afghanistan ahead of major holy day

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Remains from WTC site found in manhole
Milwaukee Man Questioned in NFL Stadium Threat
Stadium threat from Internet deemed a hoax
How-to Manual for Terrorists
Anti-Terror Law Concerns Red Cross

Other Military News
Troops' debt a growing security concern

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
Israel Warns of Possible 'Invasion' of Gaza
Hamas PM says rejects notion of fresh elections - Video
Hamas Charities Thrive

Immigration / Border Control
10 smuggled immigrants found in boxcar

Worldwide Wackos
Report: Kim Jong-Il Says He 'Regrets' Nuclear Test
N.Korea's Kim says no further nuclear tests: report - Video
S.Korea, U.S. still apart on how hard to press North
China asks for calm amid N.Korea dispute
North Korean Ploy Masks Ships Under Other Flags
Rice Presses S. Korea to Pursue Full Sanctions
Iran says Europe may be hurt by backing Israel
Iranian President Says Israel Will Disappear
Iran says Security Council rulings illegitimate

Politics / Government
Boehner Testifies Before Ethics Panel on Foley
Priest Admits Lying Naked With Ex-Rep. Foley
Bush campaigns for Pa., Va. candidates

In the Courts
Fla. Supreme Court denies Rolling appeal
Tenn. inmate's execution stayed
Ohio execution of cult leader delayed
Judge orders Cheney visitor logs opened
Calif. candidate urged to exit race

Mother Nature
Greenland ice sheet shrinking fast: NASA

Oddities
Video: Teen Accused of Killing Own Twin Over Gum
Researchers Get 'Cloak of Invisibility' to Work
Naked Driver Kills Pedestrian in New York
Stingray Jumps Into Boat, Stabs Man
Offensive Urinals Rile Women in Austria
Panda Cub Bites Off American's Thumb in China
Survey Ranks Smarts of 50 States
Foot-in-Mouth Moments
Russia probes reports Spanish king shot drunk bear
Grumpy Kazakhs invite Borat to "his" land, at last
Texas inmate kills self, leaves message in blood
Sheridan shuns dog food, Gilbert is game

Other News of Note
FBI Finds Missing Ky. Baby Safein Illinois After Social Worker Slain
Acid Leak Prompts Evacuation of Kentucky Town
Cops: Girl of Dad Who Killed Neighbor Not Molested

Fox News
Cardinals Top Mets 3-1, to Win NL Championship
Judge Delays Ohio's Execution of Cult Leader
Study Suggests Link Between TV, Autism
Stocks to Watch: SanDisk, Google and 3M

Reuters: Top News
Molina blast sends Cardinals to World Series
EU leaders to woo Putin on energy, chide on rights - Video
Genocide survivors urge EU sanctions over Darfur - Video
Sony gives PlayStation 3 online service details
Microsoft says McAfee 'inaccurate, inflammatory'
U.S. Hispanics lag in curbing teen pregnancy
Greens eye comeback for American bison
Why does eating feel so good? It's all in the head
FDA warn about fake diabetes "cures"
NBC won't show Madonna on the cross
Robbie Williams moons fans at MTV Latam Awards
Caterpillar drops after results
Schering-Plough jumps
Stock futures rise on earnings; Google eyed
Oil steady as OPEC surprises with bigger cut - Video
Dollar sits near post-Philly Fed lows
Retailers toast online holiday cheer
Cross-border mergers hit record
Caterpillar profit rises on engine sales
3M posts higher quarterly profit
Merck profit falls after new Vioxx charge
Chrysler launches major cost-cutting initiative: report
OPEC surprises with deeper oil cut
ICBC raises a record $19 billion in IPO
VF Corp. reports higher profit, raises outlook
Schering-Plough 3rd-quarter profit climbs
China Mobile's Q3 climbs 24 pct, shores up lead
Fifty years on, revolution still divides Hungary - Video

AP World News
ICBC raises $19B in world's biggest IPO
OPEC cuts oil production by 1.2M barrels
Google's soaring profits boost stock
'Anatomy' star T.R. Knight says he's gay
Obituaries in the news
Cheese aficionados hit Vermont trail
Lowery roasted by civil rights comrades
Search called off after boat sinks
Ferrari crash suspect pleads no contest

Military.com
Military Propaganda Program Legal
Ex-Spouse Law/Retiree Cola

CENTCOM: News Releases
FOUR TERRORISTS CAPTURED, ONE KILLED DURING OPERATION AGAINST IED CELL

TERRORIST SUSPECTS APPREHENDED AFTER HABBANIYAH ATTACK

DETAINEE DIES AT CAMP BUCCA

4TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION SEIZES CACHE, CAPTURES 13 INSURGENTS

4TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION CELEBRATES NEW MULTI-USE COMPOUND

USJFCOM
Command's experiment bringing focus to urban challenges
Command leadership assists as Navy transforms officer training
USJFCOM exhibits Joint Force Projection ACTD- podcast
Top DoD readiness officials tour command

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Iraqi Government Fights Against Spikes in Insurgent Violence - Story - Video
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ON THE GROUND
Paratroopers Ensure Secure Transportation - Story
Afghan Hospital Accepts Orthopedic Supplies - Story
Warriors Share Dinner, Conversation with Locals - Story
New York’s Finest Serve Global Mission - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Medics, Coalition Docs Make House Calls
Marine Combat Engineers Repair Roadways
Firefighters: Duty First in Tough Neighborhoods

IN AFGHANISTAN
Army Interpreter Pays for Mosque Supplies
Task Force Grizzly Soldiers Eliminate Insurgents
Afghan NCOs Complete Drill Sergeant Course

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

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Marine Casualty - 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

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1600 - The Battle of Sekigahara sets the Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers.
1740 - Maria Theresa becomes ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia.
1803 - The U.S. Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
1813 - The German Kingdom of Westphalia is abolished.
1817 - The first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on its maiden voyage.
1818 - The 49th parallel is established as the border between the U.S. and Canada; the U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country.
1883 - In the Treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile.
1903 - The U.S. wins a boundary dispute between the District of Alaska and Canada.
1906 - Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrates his radio tube.
1910 - The cork-centered baseball makes its first appearance in World Series #7.
1930 - British White Paper restricts Jews from buying Arab land.
1942 - The "Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations.
1944 - In Cleveland, thirty blocks burn after a liquid gas factory explodes; the U.S. First Army wins the battle of Aachen; General Douglas MacArthur and U.S. forces return to the Phillipines.
1947 - House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood.
1960 - The first fully mechanized post office opens in Providence, RI.
1963 - South Africa begins the trial of Nelson Mandela and eight others on conspiracy charges.
1964 - 150 are arrested at a riot at a Rolling Stones show in Paris.
1967 - An all white Federal jury convicts 7 in the murder of 3 civil rights workers in Meridan, MS.
1968 - Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.
1973 - The OPEC oil embargo begins; in the "Saturday Night Massacre, Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox is dismissed by Solicitor General Bork; Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General Ruckleshaus resign.
1976 - 70 die when the Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with the George Prince.
1977 - Three members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash.
1979 - In Boston, the John F. Kennedy Library is dedicated.
1981 - Three members of the Weather Underground are arrested for their role in an armored truck robbery.
1983 - IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 is released.
1987 - Ten die when an Air Force jet crashes into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis; Subway gunman Bernhard (Bernie)Goetz is sentenced to six months in jail.
1988 - Britain suspects the right to remain silent in an IRA crackdown; in NYC, a man armed with explosives blows himself up in the 125th St. subway station.
1989 - The U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L. Hastings.
1990 - Antiwar protest marches begin in twenty U.S. cities (Desert Storm).

Birthdays
1632 - Sir Christopher Wren, British astronomer / architect
1812 - Austin Flint 19th century heart research pioneer
1819 - Mirza Ali Mohammad ibn Rabhik (Bab-ed-Din), founder of Babism
1874 - Charles Edward Ives, composer (Holliday Quick Step)
1874 - Viscount Palmerston, British PM (1855-65)
1900 - Wayne Morse (Sen-OR)
1931 - Mickey Mantle, baseball great (NY Yankees - 1956 Triple Crown)
1932 - Roosevelt Brown, NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants); William Christopher, actor (Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H)
1934 - Martin Landau, actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Tucker)
1946 - Connie Chung, news anchor (NBC, CBS)

Passings
1906 - William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants)
1954 - Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40)
1964 - Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President
1972 - Harlow Shapley discoverer of the Sun's position in the galaxy

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Edwards, Harry S., Jr., USN (GA); A4C shot down, remains returned September, 1996

Purrington, Frederick R., USN (MA); A4C shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive as of 1998

Wagener, David R., USAF (MI); A1E shot down, remains ID'd September, 1997

1967
Womack, Lonnie H., USN ; AWOL

1968
Bridges, Jerry G., US Army (TN); CH47A disappeared on resupply mission (flight engineer)

Deitsch, Charles E., US Army (FL); CH47A disappeared on resupply mission (aircraft commander)

Knight, Henry C., US Army (CA); CH47A disappeared on resupply mission (pilot)

Meldahl, Chrles H., US Army (WA); CH47A disappeared on resupply mission (crewchief)

Stanton, Ronald V., US Army (OH); CH 47A disappeared on resupply mission (door gunner)

1969
Stubbs, William W., US Army SF (WA); disappeared after patrol was attacked; likely KIA