News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Raids Homes of Mahdi Army Loyalists in Baghdad
Bush: I Won't Prejudge Group's Report on New Options for Iraq
Bush trades ideas on Iraq with panel
Bush cool to asking Iran, Syria to help on Iraq - Video
Bush skeptical of Democrat troop reduction idea
U.S. warns Iraq to stop Shiite militias
Iraqi Gunmen Kidnap 150 Workers from Research Site
Gov't official says Sunnis and Shiites were taken

Operation Enduring Freedom
Report: Afghan, U.S. Forces Arrest Key Al Qaeda Member
Coalition Marks Fifth Anniversary of Taliban's Fall in Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Al Qaeda seeking nuclear kit for attacks: UK official
US: Immigrants may be held indefinitely

Other Military News
Widows Sue to Get Wiccan Star on GI Graves
New Marine Corps Commandant Welcomed
Chinese Sub Draws Near to U.S. Ship

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
Palestinian factions say close to deal on new PM - Video
Lebanon crisis deepens, cabinet backs Hariri court

Worldwide Wackos
Bush: World Must Isolate Tehran - VIDEO
Bush, Olmert warn of threat in Iran
Iran Spies on Aircraft Carrier
U.N. Nuke Agency Fingers Iran
Report says Mideast nation is obstructing probes
Son of ailing Castro says father is recovering - Video

Politics / Government
Congress reconvenes after Democratic win
Giuliani Takes Steps to Prepare for Presidential Bid
Sen. Mel Martinez to Step In as RNC Chairman
Bush, Clinton Join Ceremony for MLK Memorial
Pelosi Backs Murtha's Bid for House Majority Leader
Seattle Voters Reject Rules for Lap Dances
Oct. budget deficit higher than last yr.
Bush leads King groundbreaking ceremony

In the Courts
High court won't review Skakel verdict

Immigration / Border Control
Texas town OKs anti-immigration measures

U.N. News
U.N. Pledges $22 Million to Help Darfur Forces
U.N. ready to float plan for "hybrid" Darfur force - Video
S.Lanka troops help abduct children as fighters: UN

Science / Nature
Global warming could wipe out most birds: WWF
Mold, maggots in New Orleans homes left to rot
NASA has few options to fix failed Mars probe
Election outcome boosts embryonic stem cell work

Oddities
Unwitting 'Borat' Stars Suffer Consequences
Fla. Man Dies While Pulling Dog From Stump Grinder
Michael Jackson's 48-Hour Countdown to Thrill
Air guitar T-shirt: cotton-picking?
A wild night at the "elk" club?
T-shirt turns air guitar into music
Pitt-Jolie wax wedding on ice in Vegas

Other News of Note
House Rejects Vietnam Free Trade Bill
San Francisco Abandons Bid to Host 2016 Olympics
Mom of Michael Jackson accuser admits welfare fraud
Early Roman shipwreck carried fish sauce
W.Va. pharmacy hostages overpower gunman

Fox News
'Abnormal Behavior' Fears for Tamiflu
Anti-Vaccine Group Challenges Flu Shot Guidelines for Infants
Classes Resume at Occupied College in Mexico
Microsoft's Zune Set to Debut at Stores
Google CEO Foresees Ad-Supported Cell Phones

Reuters: Top News
Roche flu drug to carry new caution in U.S.
Sony's PS3 has problems running PS, PS2 games
Sony sold 88,400 PS3s in Japan in 2 days: publisher
India's "lost" Jews set for long-awaited homecoming
Roche flu drug to carry new caution in U.S.
Most U.S. women in the dark about HPV: survey
Malawi judge to rule on Madonna case November 20
Pepsi, bottlers fall after sector downgrade
Dr. Reddy's to raise $260 mln in U.S. share sale
Aozora Bank opens down 13 percent in market debut
Stocks rise as oil falls
Fidelity cuts Yahoo stake
Flight to risk taking off
On the radar: Nasdaq
Berkshire cuts Ameriprise stake
InterOil says finds big gas reserves in PNG
Dr. Reddy's to raise $260 mln in U.S. share sale
Clear Channel bids due Monday: sources
Ex-KB Home chief reaped big riches in housing boom
Microsoft CEO touts Zune's wireless advantage

AP World News
FDA: Tamiflu patients need monitoring
Tyson Foods sees higher meat prices
Vermont shocks No. 14 Boston College
Dallas agog over Smith's dance prowess
Ramirez, Verlander named top rookies
Woman accused of running down ex-husband
'Grey's Anatomy' star Pompeo is engaged
Dow closes up 23, Nasdaq finishes up 17
Blue Jackets fire coach Gallant
North Carolina names Butch Davis coach
Ramirez, Wood decide to stay with Cubs
Results mixed on Merck's new painkiller

Military.com
Army Eyes USAF Tankers for Network Tech
Op-ed: Mideast Nuke Race
Blog: Army Bashing With Homer Simpson
Op-ed: Troops and SECDEF's Exit
Blog: Marines on Dr. Phil
Phase One of Your Transition
Defense Tech and Ahnold's Movie

CENTCOM: News Releases
SERVICEMEMBERS BECOME CITIZENS ON VETERANS DAY

EIGHT TERRORISTS KILLED; 41 DETAINED DURING MULTIPLE RAIDS

IA, MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS IN APARTMENT COMPLEX

AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER PRAISES ‘AFGHAN FIRST’ PROGRAM

MND-B SOLDIERS RESPOND TO ROCKET ATTACK, DETAIN THREE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

TERRORIST CAPTURED BY AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES

TEN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS DETAINED IN EARLY MORNING RAID

COALITION FORCES REPEL INSURGENT ATTACK, KILL THREE INSURGENTS

COALITION FORCES DESTROY BOOBY-TRAPPED BUILDING

MND-B SOLDIERS DETAIN FOUR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS, SEIZE WEAPONS CACHE

USJFCOM
USJFCOM prepares 82nd Airborne Division for deployment
USJFCOM signs cooperative research and development agreement with Raytheon - podcast
USJFCOM to join high-tech scientific research network
Planning discussions continue for next multinational experiment
More about Multinational Experiment 5

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
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ON THE GROUND
Samarra Leaders Meet to Foster Closer Relations - Story
Coalition, Iraqi Forces Detain Suspected Terrorists - Story
Iraqi Army Soldiers Taking Fight to Enemy - Story

IN IRAQ
Marines Work to Dissolve Cultural Barriers
Iraqis Interdict Insurgents on The Euphrates River
Medical Personnel Provide Care to Residents
Hawija SWAT Unit Graduates Elite Fighting Force
Iraqi Marines Learn Critical Maritime Security Skills

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Officer Saves Governor, Coalition Soldiers
Coalition Sponsors Chamkani Sports Tournament
Afghan Reconstruction Projects Continue
Turkey to Open Provincial Reconstruction Team

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 Army 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
1666 - Samuel Pepys reports on the first blood transfusion (between dogs).
1732 - The first U.S. professional librarian, Louis Timothee, is hired in Philadelphia.
1792 - Captain George Vancouver becomes the first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay.
1832 - The first (horse-drawn) streetcar debuts in NYC.
1834 - Ten-year-old William Thomson enters Glasgow University.
1851 - "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, is published.
1863 - Nathan Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee; Skirmish in Danville, Mississippi.
1881 - Charles J. Guiteau goes on trial for President Garfield's assassination.
1896 - The Niagara Falls power plant begins operation.
1906 - Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. President to visit a foreign country (Panama).
1910 - Norfolk, VA, is the site of the first airplane flight from deck of a ship.
1918 - The Republic of Czechoslovakia is created, with T.G. Masaryk as President.
1935 - FDR proclaims the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth.
1940 - German planes destroy most of Coventry, England.
1969 - Apollo=12 is launched for the second manned Moon landing.
1970 - Marshall University's football team is wiped out in in a plane crash at Kenova, WV.
1975 - Spain abandons the Spanish Sahara.
1977 - Egyptian President Sadat repeats his willingness to visit Israel to Walter Cronkite.
1981 - The second Space Shuttle Mission (Columbia 2) returns to Earth.
1984 - Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery pluck a second satellite from orbit; NASA launches NATO-3D.
1990 - Michael Heseltine contests Thatcher's leadership of her party.

Birthdays
1765 - Robert Fulton, builder of the first commercial steamboat (or 8/19)
1776 - Henri Dutrochet, discovered and named process of osmosis
1840 - Claude Monet, French impressionist (Water Lilies)
1842 - Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)
1889 - Jawaharlal Nehru, first Indian PM (1947-64)
1896 - Mamie Doud Eisenhower, First Lady
1900 - Aaron Copland, American composer (Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring)
1909 - Joseph R. McCarthy (Sen-WI), led anti-communist hearings
1929 - McLean Stevenson, actor (M*A*S*H, Hello Larry)
1930 - Edward H. White II, Lt. Colonel USAF / astronaut (Gemini 4)
1933 - Fred W. Haise, Jr., astronaut (Apollo 13 STS T-1, T-3, T-5)
1935 - Hussein ibn Talal I king of Jordan (1953-1999)
1948 - Charles, Prince of Wales

Passings
0565 - Justinian, Roman emperor
1915 - Booker T. Washington, educator / organizer
1990 - Malcolm Muggeridge WW II spy for Britain

Reported Missing in Action
1965
McClelland, Paul T., Jr., USAF (OR); A1E shot down, KIA, body not recovered

1967
Kmetyk, Jonathan P., USMC (NY); KIA, NVA stole body in ambush

Sullivan, Timothy B., USN (MA); F4B shot down (GIB), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Commander - alive and well as of 1998

1970
Klugg, Joseph R., USN (MI); RF8G lost when tire blew and aircraft slid off carrier during launch, Killed, body not recovered