News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Army: No Sign of Missing U.S. Soldier in Baghdad - VIDEO
'Masked Men Grabbed'U.S. Soldier in Baghdad - VIDEO
Missing soldier kidnapped on family visit
U.S. Lays Out Timeline for Iraqis to Calm Violence
U.S. says Iraq agrees on timeline to peace
Gen. Pace optimistic about Iraq progress
U.S. says more GIs may be needed in Iraq

Homeland Security / War on Terror
More 9/11 remains found at ground zero

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
Kidnapped AP Photographer Released in Gaza

Immigration / Border Control
Egyptian Man, Ex-Wife Get Jail for Enslaving Girl

Worldwide Wackos
Reports: Chavez to End U.N. Bid, Back Bolivia
Weapons tests reduce food aid, U.N. says
Ahmadinejad Opposes Plan to Fingerprint Americans
West wants Iran technology sales banned

Politics / Government
Hastert, Reynolds Grilled on Foley
Hastert urges quick action on Foley
Bush Touts 'It's the Economy' Theme in Florida
Iraq doubts fuel Democratic hopes in Virginia
Democrats have edge ahead of midterm
Potential problems loom in election voting
Michael J. Fox plunges into election

News from My Neck of the Woods
Big Dig Consulting Firm Ordered to Stop Inspecting

Oddities
Amnesia Sufferer Reunited With Fiancee, Family
Eyelash transplants set to sweep nip tuck world
Upset U.S. dad pulls gun on son's football coach
Ape scolded for pulling fire alarm
Tenn. fire chief charged with arson

Other News of Note
Immigrants Plan to Share $55M Lottery Winnings

Fox News
Cult Leader Executed for 5 Killings
Sniper Suspect: 'Better Catch Me Before I Kill Again'
Report: College Tuition Fees Rise, Not Financial Aid
Report: Suspect in Alabama Cop Shooting Arrested
World's Fastest Texter Loses to Voice Recognition
California Man Charged With Raping Women Met on Millionaires Site
Record Number of 'Jackos' Invade Boston

Reuters: Top News
Racial gaps in U.S. health care seen in studies
Ethiopia's "Lucy" to be exhibited in United States
Microsoft to start Vista coupon plan for PC buyers
Sony says may lose some battery business on recall
Stubborn sellers could harm housing sector
Exercise helps smokers quit, study concludes
IVF experts advise limits on embryo transfers
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes set wedding date
Rapper Foxy Brown sentenced to 3 years probation
U.S. tech stocks fall on Texas Instruments outlook - Video
Amazon shares rise, CheckFree drops
Ford shares bounce
Countrywide cuts 2,500 jobs
Netflix shares jump as analysts raise targets
Beyond the beaten path
Friendly Fed words for bonds?
Amazon profit beats expectations
Microsoft to defer $1.5 billion in sales to third quarter
Ex-Comverse CFO pleads guilty in stock options case
Lockheed, Northrop profits rise, shares mixed
Strong Lucent Q4 results lift Alcatel spirits

AP World News
Drug raid yields Los Alamos documents
AP: Whites on top of Katrina insurance
Scientists test dissolving heart stent
Authorities: 'Deputy Shaq' participated
Madonna blames media for adopt firestorm
NFL owners approve international games
Study finds flu shots are safe for kids
Judge says rapper can't be interviewed
Players, owners to announce labor deal
Dow sets new high, but stocks end mixed
Experts: Ban won't stop online gambling
Google unveils tools for search engines
Heather Mills McCartney sues newspapers

Military.com
Marine Pilots Stay Sharp for Next War
Casey Gives Iraqis One Year
Joint Common Missile Isn't Dead Yet
Op-ed: Thinkers Versus Doers
Blog: Aussie Singer "Digs" the Troops
Safer Five Years After 9-11?
Escalade on Steroids Salutes Heroes

CENTCOM: News Releases
U.S. MARINES CAPTURE SNIPER RIFLES, KILL 6, WOUND 4 INSURGENTS

IRAQI ARMY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY OF NORTHERN RAMADI

SOLDIERS DETAIN MILITIA MEMBER, SEIZE WEAPONS

HADITHA RESIDENTS PROTEST DETAINMENT OF LOCAL LEADER

LOCALS IN DUR BABA GET MEDICAL ATTENTION

AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY SOLDIERS, POLICE TRAIN IN THE UNITED STATES

ISTIQLAL ('INDEPENDENCE ') HOSPITAL GETS A HELPING HAND

PANJSHIR PRT DEDICATES WELL, DISTRIBUTES SUPPLIES AT AFGHAN SCHOOL

NAKA BAZAAR COBBLESTONE ROAD UNDERWAY

INSURGENT ATTACK KILLS CHILD, WOUNDS FEMALE

USJFCOM
Urban warfare experiment draws many players
USJFCOM, USTRANSCOM commanders sign joint vision statement
Command's experiment bringing focus to urban challenges
USJFCOM exhibits Joint Force Projection ACTD - podcast

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Khalilzad: Success Can Be Achieved - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Outlaw Pursues Flight in Skies Over Iraq - Story
Navy Leader Talks with Sailors in Afghanistan - Story

IN IRAQ
Electricity Levels in Baghdad at All Time Lows
172nd Soldiers Deliver 75 Generators to Schools
Brigade Nets 45 Re-enlistments in October
Civilian Leaders Encouraged to Support Troops
Joint Patrols Knock on Doors in Neighborhood

IN AFGHANISTAN
Warriors Share Dinner, Conversation with Locals

IN DJIBOUTI
Horn of Africa Troops Work to Stem Terrorism

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
1415 - At the Battle of Agincourt, the Welsh longbow defeats the armored knight.
1671 - Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, a satellite of Saturn.
1760 - George III ascends the British throne.
1764 - John Adams marries Abigail Smith - their marriage lasts 54 years.
1812 - The U.S. frigate United States captures the British vessel Macedonian.
1854 - The Light Brigade makes its charges (Battle of Balaklava-Crimean War)
1870 - Postcards are first used in the U.S.
1900 - The British annex Transvaal.
1903 - The Senate begins investigating the Teapot Dome scandals of the Harding administration.
1915 - Attorney James L. Curtis is named minister of Liberia.
1918 - The Canadian steamship Princess Sophia hits a reef off Alaska, killing 398.
1924 - The "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip makes its first appearance.
1929 - Former Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall is convicted of accepting a $100,000 bribe.
1930 - The first scheduled transcontinental air service begins.
1935 - Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Haiti.
1944 - The Japanese navy is defeated at the battle of Leyte Gulf.
1945 - The Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek.
1951 - Peace talks aimed at ending the Korean War resume in Panmunjom.
1960 - In NYC, the first electronic wrist watch is placed on sale.
1962 - Uganda becomes the 110th member of the U.N.; Stevenson demands that Soviet ambassador Zorin give an answer regarding Cuban missle bases, saying that "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over."
1971 - Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World; The U.N. General Assembly admits China, and expels Taiwan.
1975 - The U.S.S.R.'s Venera-10 lands on Venus.
1978 - The Israeli Cabinet approves, "in principle," a draft compromise peace.
1983 - The U.S. invades Grenada.
1985 - The Kosmos-1700 communications satellite is placed in geostationary orbit.
1986 - The International Red Cross is ousted from South Africa.
1990 - The NY Daily News goes on strike (through March, 1991).

Birthdays
1759 - Baron Grenville, British PM (1806-07)
1825 - Johann Strauss (the younger), composer (Waltz King)
1838 - Georges Bizet, composer (Carmen)
1869 - John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake
1877 - Henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)
1909 - Philleo Nash, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67)
1935 - Russell "Rusty" L. Schweickart, astronaut (Apollo 9)
1967 - Julia Roberts, actress (Mystic Pizza, Pretty Woman)

Passings
1400 - Geofrey Chaucer, author
1892 - Caroline Harrison, Preident Benjamin Harrison's wife
1986 - Forrest Tucker, actor (O'Rourke-F Troop, Dusty Trail)
1987 - Cecil Brown, news correspondant (CBS)

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Green, Robert B., USAF (TX); C47 shot down

Levan, Alvin L., USN (PA); suffered a seizure and fell overboard from PCF-87, Killed, body not recovered

1967
Horinek, Ramon A., USAF (KS); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

Kromenhoek, Jeffrey M., USN (IA); A4E shot down, presumed KIA

Smith, Richard Eugene, USAF (MS); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

1968
Thompson, Benjamin A., US Army (AL); swept away in current while crossing a river, Killed, body not recovered

1983
Also listed in the POW/MIA database for today are the names of more than 80 civilians, lost when the Glomar Java Sea, a civilian oil-drilling vessel, went down in a typhoon. (There is evidence to suggest the Glomar Java Sea was attacked prior to the typhoon, and that some survivors were captured and held by the Vietnamese).