News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraqi Army Enforces Security Crackdown in Northeast
Round-the-clock curfew imposed in Kirkuk
Iraqi forces detain scores in oil city crackdown - Video
Analysis: U.S. influence on Iraq limited

Operation Enduring Freedom
2 German Journalists Killed in Northern Afghanistan
Afghans enjoy freedom despite growing fear - Video
Rumsfeld Cites Progress in Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Bloomberg Takes Over WTC Memorial Project

Troops on Trial
Sources: Justice Department Probing Air Force Major's Disappearance in Kyrgyzstan

Other Military News
Carrier named for elder Bush christened
The Teacher

Immigration / Border Control
New wall not expected to stop migrants

Worldwide Wackos
Tension Intensifies in Asia Amid North Korean Nuclear Test Threat - VIDEO
Japan warns North Korea on nuclear tests
N. Korea Urged to Abandon Nukes - Video
Venezuela ships Nicaragua diesel in show of support

Politics / Government
Bush Pushes Safe, Secure Schools - TRANSCRIPT
Former Fla. Rep. Foley May Face State Charges
N. Orleans mayor endorses lawmaker under FBI probe
Schwarzenegger spars in Cal. campaign's only debate
Jeb Bush seeks refuge from Pa. activists
Lawmakers face scrutiny in House probe

Media in the Media
Officials: Russian Journalist Found Dead

Oddities
H.S. Football Player Collapses, Dies in Colorado
Sports Fan Names Newborn Son ESPN
Baby zebra blessed in Santiago
Celebrity baby toupees
Oldies on the catwalk in India
Rocketbelt convention a blast
World's first hypo-allergenic cat
Animal Olympics - Chinese style
Snake charmer puckers up to 19 cobras
Catalan candidate offers 'naked truth'
'Star Trek' ship fetches over $500,000

Other News of Note
Amish Community Mourns Schoolhouse Gunman
Evacuated N.C. Residents Allowed to Return Home
Fishermen's Bodies Found in Rain-Soaked Virginia


Fox News
Tigers Eliminate Yankees With 8-3 Victory
Iowa Company Recalling Suspected E. Coli Beef
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Plan November Wedding


Reuters: Top News
Japan's Abe heads for China, seeks thaw
China's Hu seen further consolidating power
Poll results show Latvian PM heading for victory
Volcano erupts on Papua New Guinea island
Classic games hit the spot in new-age dazzle
Jolie says disappointed not filming in Pakistan
Hefner says new generation seeks Playboy nostalgia
Paul DeMartino checks the screens and finds cars among the winners
Start your year-end saving and tax planning now
German carmakers combine for U.S. clean diesel push
Goldstein's Bulldog bares its teeth
Apple manages options probe damage
Strong appetite for Tech buyouts seen continuing

AP World News
Mets finish off sweep of Dodgers 9-5
Archaeologists find 18th-century store
Underground caves catching on in Napa
Arkansas defense swarms No. 2 Auburn
A-Rod dropped to No. 8 spot, makes error
Chris Young keeps Padres alive in NLDS
Alan Jackson sings on 'Extreme Makeover'
Ex-HP CEO Fiorina returns with memoir
Badgers pound Wildcats 41-9
T.O. returns to Philly with Cowboys
Last days for largest housing project

Military.com
F-14 Simulator Debuts in Florida

CENTCOM: News Releases
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO PAKISTAN VISITS EARTHQUAKE-RAVAGED VILLAGE

AFGHAN, COALITION FORCE SEARCHES FARAH COMPOUND, DETAIN 2 EXTREMISTS

U.S. PREPARES FOR OPERATION TO AID PAKISTAN

IRAQI AND MND-B SOLDIERS CAPTURE HIGH VALUE TERRORIST, DETAIN 27 ADDITIONAL TERRORIST SUSPECTS

MND-B SOLDIERS WORK WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO CARE FOR RESIDENTS OF GHAZALIYAH

USJFCOM
USJFCOM commander discusses reserve force issues - podcast
Get the latest USJFCOM News delivered to your email box
USJFCOM sends support teams to CENTCOM - podcast
Newsmaker Profile: Col. Eugene V. "Gene" Bonventre - podcast
Command working to meet the warfighter's needs with focused efforts - podcast
Command seeking information from industry on access management

Department of Defense
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DefendAmerica Week in Review
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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 Casualties - Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul

Gitmo

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1604 - The supernova called "Kepler's Nova" is first sighted.
1775 - Officers decide to bar slaves and freed Blacks from the Continental Army.
1818 - Two English boxers are the first to use padded gloves.
1840 - The first Hawaiian constitution is proclaimed.
1860 - A telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
1862 - At the Battle of Perryville (KY), a Confederate invasion is halted.
1871 - The Great Fire of Chicago kills 200, destroying miles of Chicago's buildings, along with the original Emancipation Proclamation.
1896 - Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks.
1912 - The First Balkan War begins.
1918 - Sgt. Alvin York reportedly single-handedly kills 25 Germans, and captures 132.
1933 - In San Francisco, Coit Tower is dedicated as a monument to firefighters.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for the murder of Charles Lindbergh's infant son.
1939 - Germany annexes Western Poland.
1944 - "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuts on CBS radio (on Ozzie and Harriet's ninth wedding anniversary).
1945 - President Truman announces that atomic bomb technology has been shared with Britain and Canada.
1955 - The World's most powerful aircraft carrier, the USS Saratoga, is launched.
1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers announce they are moving to Los Angeles; Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire.
1962 - Algeria is admitted as the 109th member of the U.N.; North Korea reports a 100% election turnout, and a 100% vote for the Workers' (Communist) Party.
1963 - The Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya.
1964 - Gilroy Roberts becomes the first U.S. chief engraver to retire (the others died in office).
1970 - Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1978 - Kenneth Warby sets the world water speed record at 319.627 mph (514 kph).
1981 - President Reagan greets predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral.
1982 - Poland bans Solidarity.
1988 - A fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, and causes $2,000 in damage.
1990 - Israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters.

Birthdays
1869 - J. Frank Duryea, inventor (first auto built and operated in the U.S.)
1890 - Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator - the "Ace of Aces" (WWI)
1895 - Juan Peron, Argentine President (1946-55, 1973-74)
1895 - King Zog I of Albania (1928-1939)
1916 - Spark Matsunaga (Sen-HI)
1920 - Frank Herbert, sci-fi writer (Dune)
1936 - David Carradine, actor (Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns)
1941 - Jesse Jackson, clergyman/presidential candidate
1943 - Chevy Chase, comedian/actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack)
1949 - Sigourney (Susan Alexandra) Weaver, actress (Alien, Working Girl)

Passings
1869 - Franklin Pierce 14th president of US, dies in Concord, NH
1944 - Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican politician, dies
1982 - Fernando Lamas actor/director, dies at 67 of cancer
1985 - Leon Klinghoffer, American tourist; hijackers of the Achille Lauro murder him and throw him overboard.

Reported Missing in Action
1963
Denton, Manuel R., USN (TX); UH34D crashed (crewman, w/Ritchey), possible aircraft collision, Killed, body not recovered

Ritchey, Luther E., Jr., USMC (OH); UH34D crashed (pilot, w/Denton), possible aircraft collision, Killed, body not recovered

Wadsworth, Dean Amick, USAF (TX); T28 shot down, emains identified April, 1999

1966
Feldhaus, John Anthony, USN (TN); A1H crashed, presumed Killed

Womack, Sammie N., US Army (VA); released February, 1967 - retired as a Staff Sgt - alive as of 1998

1967
The following lost in the crash of an E1B on Monkey Mountain near Da Nang; bodies not recovered
Guerra, Raul A., USN (CA); journalist / passenger
Pineau, Roland R., USN (MI); crew
Roggow, Norman L., USN (IA); crew
Wolfe, Donald F., USN (MT); crew
Zissu, Andrew G., USN (NY); pilot

1969
Altizer, Albert H., US Army (WV); Killed after the boat he was on overturned while crossing river, body not recovered

Watkins, Robert J., Jr., US Army (MD); AH1G crashed while returning from a mission (co-pilot); rescued on 10/13

1970
Ott, William A., USAF (CA); RF4C shot down (pilot, w/Shay)

Shay, Donald E., Jr., USAF (MD);RF4C shot down (WSO, w/Ott)