News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Lawmakers Extend State of Emergency in Iraq
Iraq War Critics Cheer Rumsfeld's Leave
Rumsfeld move means U.S. troops may leave Iraq sooner
Baghdad car bomb blast kills six, wounds 28
Dems to use clout to force change in Iraq (But Howard Dean said on election night that there really wasn't much they could do...mixed messages from the Left? What a surprise.)
Gates Seeks to Resuscitate Iraq Policy
Iraq Hopes Vote Means More Security

Operation Enduring Freedom
NATO Forces Kill 28 Suspected Taliban Rebels
U.S. surprised by strength of Taliban fightback
AP: Startling findings in Tillman probe

Other Military News
Bush's Pentagon nominee no stranger to contention
Gates mostly praised for Texas A&M work
Rumsfeld did not Change With the Times
Veterans Await a Resting Place That is Truly Final
France tests new long-range nuclear missile

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
Palestinians Bury 18 Shelling Victims
French troops almost fired at Israel jets: minister
Gaza killings divide Israel

Worldwide Wackos
Iran's Larijani to visit Russia on Friday
Nicaragua's Ortega slams U.S. over Iraq - Video

Homegrown Moonbats
Activist Cindy Sheehan, Two Others, Arrested for Interfering With a Government Function at White House

Politics / Government
Democrats win control of Congress
Bush, Pelosi to Meet in Search of Common Ground
Control of Senate Hinges on Virginia
Allen expected to comment today on too-close-to-call race amid speculation that Webb won
Dems' Congressional Wins Embraced Overseas
Iowa Governor to Enter Presidential Race
Bush lowers partisan tone after election losses - Video
Bush Accepts Role in Losses
Democrats Turned War Into an Ally

In the Courts
Justices have pointed abortion discourse

U.N. News
Biden says U.N. envoy Bolton "going nowhere"

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News
Talk radio hosts lick election wounds

Science / Nature
Teeth bared in battle over world shark stocks
Blind mice see again after retina cell transplants

Oddities
Man hopes jail means no support payments
Shopkeeper purged over Mao condoms

Other News of Note
U.S. rejects referendum for rebel Georgia region

Fox News
49ers to Move NFL Team Out of San Francisco
Microsoft Finishes Work on Windows Vista
Stocks to Watch: Viacom, Cisco and News Corp.
U. of Miami Football Player's Death Ruled Homicide

Reuters: Top News
Helio unveils phone with location services
Microsoft to pay Universal for every Zune sold
Take off, light up, chill out on smokers' airline
New Orleans weighs fate of historic public housing
WHO urges ban on some pesticides to curb suicides
Low carb, low fat diets pose similar heart disease risks
Prince launches purple Vegas reign
Dollar near 6-wk low versus euro, U.S. data eyed
Gold off one-week low, bides time before U.S. data
Cisco quarterly profit, sales top expectations
LSE shares gain on talk of 1,400p/shr bid: dealers
Spitzer's Wall Street legacy
Rethinking charitable giving
World No.3 PC maker Lenovo's Q2 disappoints
Siemens confident after profit rise
InBev Q3 core profit rise beats expectations
Fiat Auto raises 2006 profit goal
Global giants to dominate Asia buyouts: Texas Pac
Adidas sees "positive" Reebok orders in H2 2007

AP World News
More college students taking Web courses
Federline seeking support, child custody
Cisco Systems 1Q profit jumps 28 percent
Mental health crisis strains New Orleans
'Ugly' Oberto leads Spurs past Suns
Carter, Nets hand Jazz first loss
Back in Black: Padres hire Bud Black
Fla. fraternity shut after hazing claims
Obituaries in the news
Man charged in fatal dog attack in S.C.
California to rebuild with model plan
Fresno teen charged in fist fight death
Carjacker executed for Texas slaying
Baldwin brother arrested in SoCal

Military.com
Army Holds Fast to Museum Plan
All Military Headlines

CENTCOM: News Releases
FOUR TERRORISTS KILLED, 48 DETAINED IN RAMADI RAID

TEN FOREIGN FIGHTER FACILITATORS KILLED; IRAQI POLICEMAN RESCUED

BAGHDAD IA, MND-B SOLDIERS DETAIN 17 TERRORISTS

USJFCOM
USJFCOM to join high-tech scientific research network
Planning discussions continue for next multinational experiment
More about Multinational Experiment 5
USJFCOM to participate in Orlando military conference - podcast

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Iraqi Army Builds Trust with Citizens - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Medical Personnel Provide Care to Residents - Story
Afghan Officer Saves Governor, Coalition Soldiers - Story
Hawija SWAT Unit Graduates Elite Fighting Force - Story
Iraqi Marines Learn Critical Maritime Security Skills - Story
Security Marines Change the Pace of Logistics - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Army Brigade Receives New Pickup Trucks
Iraqi Police Complete Second Phase of Training
Soldiers Deliver Supplies to Iraqi Children
Army Corps of Engineers Teach Safety Rules

IN AFGHANISTAN
Coalition Sponsors Chamkani Sports Tournament
Afghan Reconstruction Projects Continue
Turkey to Open Provincial Reconstruction Team
Afghan Men Test for Military Academy Class

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 Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1526 - Jews are expelled from Pressburg Hungary on the order of Maria of Hapsburg
1720 - The Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue is set afire.
1799 - Napoleon becomes dictator (First Consul) of France.
1861 - Battle of Piketon, KY.
1862 - U.S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him.
1872 - Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston.
1904 - For the first time, an airplane flight lasts more than 5 minutes.
1913 - A storm sinks 8 ore-carriers on the Great Lakes ("Freshwater Fury").
1915 - The Italian liner Ancona sinks after being hit by German torpedoes, killing 272.
1918 - Bavaria proclaims itself a republic; Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after the German defeat in WW I.
1923 - In the Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazis fail to overthrow the German government.
1924 - Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes the first elected woman governor (of Texas).
1927 - In China, the Giant Panda is discovered.
1930 - The first nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama occurs.
1932 - A hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur, Cuba, killing 2,500.
1935 - The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms.
1938 - "Kristallnacht" (Crystal Night) - Nazi stormtroopers attack the Jews; Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner, creates Sadie Hawkins Day.
1953 - Cambodia (Kampuchea) gains independence within the French Union.
1961 - PGA eliminates its Caucasians only rule; USAF Major Robert M. White takes the X-15 to 30,970 m.
1965 - At 5:16 PM, a massive power failure hits New England and Ontario (NY blackout).
1967 - The first unmanned test of the Apollo-4 reentry module occurs.
1970 - The "Seattle 8" (anti-war protesters) go on trial.
1976 - The U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa.
1984 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") is completed.
1989 - East Berlin opens its borders
1990 - President Bush announces the doubling of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf.

Birthdays
1802 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American newspaper publisher/abolitionist
1825 - Ambrose P. Hill, Confederate Lt. General.
1841 - King Edward VII of England (1901-10)
1903 - Gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill)
1905 - James William Fulbright (Sen-MO)
1913 - Hedy Lamarr, actress (Samson & Delilah)
1915 - Sargent Shriver, VP candidate (1972) / Director of Peace Corp
1918 - Spiro Theodore Agnew 39th VP (1973-77)
1932 - Carl Perkins, singer (Blue Suede Shoes)
1934 - Carl Sagan, astronomer/author/professor (Cosmos); Ingvar Carlsson, PM of Sweden (1986-91, 1994-1996)
1936 - Mary Travers, folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary)

Passings
1874 - Israel Bak, creator of the first Hebrew printing press
1952 - Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel
1953 - Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia
1970 - Charles DeGaulle, President of France; William L. Dawson (Rep-IL)
1988 - John Mitchell, former Attorney General

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Armstrong, John W., USAF (TX); F4C shot down (bombardier / navigator, w/Sijan)

Brower, Ralph W., USAF (OH); HH3E shot down (co-pilot), KIA, body not recovered

Clay, Eugene L., USAF (TX); HH3E shot down (flight engineer), KIA, body not recovered

Maysey, Larry W., USAF (NJ); HH3E shot down (rescue specialist), KIA, body not recovered

Nolan, McKinley, US Army (TX); AWOL/Deserter, last seen November, 1973, reported alive in 1978

Rehn, Gary Lee, USMC (MN); KIA, body not recovered

Sijan, Lance P., USAF (WI); F4C shot down (pilot, w/Armstrong), DIC January, 1968- remains returned March, 1974