News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
8 Bodies Found Dumped in Iraq
Court may give Saddam verdict on November 5
Car bomb kills 10 south of Baghdad

Operation Enduring Freedom
Suicide attack on NATO troops kills 3 Afghans - Video

Other Military News
22,000 Evacuated in Germany as World War II Bombs Defused
Canadian troops battle ten-foot high marijuana plants

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
Rape Allegations Haunt Israeli President
UN force only protects Israel: top Shi'ite cleric

Worldwide Wackos
Iran Rejects U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea
U.S. looks to China, Japan to act on N.Korea sanctions - Video
NKorea return to 6-way talks won't end sanctions: US
U.S. seeks common ground with China on N.Korea shipping
North Korea's Kim Jong-il can withstand sanctions - Video
China inspects North Korean cargo

Homegrown Moonbats
Scalia debates head of ACLU on TV

Politics / Government
Conservatives Rally Against Gay Marriage in Boston
Schwarzenegger expands green initiatives
2 GOP senators want new Iraq strategy

In the Courts
Indicted Duke Lacrosse Players Say They Thought DNA Test Would End Rape Case
Duke Lacrosse Players Speak Out About Rape Case
Suspect in Vt. Student's Death Due in Court Monday
Colombian rebel's trial to begin in D.C.
Testimony to begin in coin dealer case
Convicted lawyer faces prison sentence

Media in the Media
Yahoo adds CBS news to video lineup

Mother Nature
6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Leaves Hawaii in the Dark
Video: Eyewitness Describes Earthquake Damage in Hawaii
Past earthquakes in Hawaii

Oddities
Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?

Other News of Note
EU, U.S. to sign air data deal on Monday

Fox News
Stocks to Watch: Research In Motion and Wachovia
68 Dead After Tamil Rebel Attack in Sri Lanka
31 Miami, FIU Players Suspended After Brawl
Slain Fla. Family Had No Known Enemies
Son Charged With Murdering Iowa Family
Miami, FIU Have 31 Players Suspended After Brawl

Reuters: Top News
Ecuador's election race heads for run-off
Vatican officially confirms Pope trip to Turkey - Video
Second minister resigns from new Sweden government
Booming populations threaten East Asian coasts
Haze distresses orangutans in Indonesian reserve
Reuters opens virtual news bureau in Second Life
LinkedIn adds yellow-pages-like services directory
Homeowners eyeing mortgage rate escape hatch
Red wine can help prevent stroke damage: study
Low-risk H5N1 bird flu in Ohio wild birds: USDA
"Prada" still in style at foreign box office
Scorsese says he wants a break from Hollywood
Oil climbs to $59 as OPEC to meet Oct 19 on cut - Video
Stock futures little changed before earnings
Gold hovers at 2-week high, dollar limits gains
Yen pushes higher as Russia c.bank buys for reserves
European stocks clock up new high on firm oils, M&A
Paulson faces heady challenges
Treasuries augur downturn
Mattel posts higher third-quarter profit
Chrysler struggles to shift unsold inventory: report
Wachovia third-quarter profit rises 13 pct
Philips misses forecast despite massive chip gain
Russia threatens Shell with sanctions over Sakhalin

AP World News
UVM senior eulogized in solemn ceremony
Feds promote donation of umbilical cords
Shake-up at top of UnitedHealth Group
CBGB hosts last concert before eviction .
Mets rout Cards 12-5, even series 2-2
Steelers wake up for drubbing of Chiefs >
Heirs defy history of blacks losing land
Darfur refugees plead for protection
More tourists weigh zero gravity flights
'Grudge 2' scares up $22M at box office
T.O.'s 3 TDs lift Cowboys over Texans
Obituaries in the news
Money fuels oil tax fight in California
College volunteering rises sharply
AIDS activist Jeff Getty dead at 49

CENTCOM: News Releases
HILLAH IP CHIEF, DEPUTY KILLED IN EXPLOSION

CITIZEN’S TIP LEADS IPS TO UNEXPLODED VBIED

IRAQI SECURITY FORCES SPOIL TERRORIST ATTACK

MND-B SOLDIERS DETAIN TERRORISTS, SEIZE MUNITIONS

USJFCOM
USJFCOM exhibits Joint Force Projection ACTD- podcast
Top DoD readiness officials tour command
Joint Systems Baseline Assessment 2006 comes to successful close- podcast
More about the Joint Systems Integration Command

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Troops Nab Terrorists, Weapons - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Leaders' Infantry Training Reinforces Combat Skills - Story
'IED Hunters' Work to Clear, Safeguard Roadways - Story
Renovated Schools Set Standard in Kirkuk Area - Story
Army Interpreter Pays for Mosque Supplies - Story

IN IRAQ
CSI: National Forensics Academy Opens in Baghdad
Civil Affairs Soldiers Distribute Supplies to School
Saab al Bour Opens Refurbished Primary School
Soldiers Patrol the Liquid Highways of Iraq

IN AFGHANISTAN
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 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

National Hurricane Center

"Today in History" post coming later.