News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
No compromise seen on Iraq resolutions
26 Killed in Baghdad Homicide Blast
McCain Crafting 'Benchmark' Iraq Resolution
Military.com Blog: U.S. Takes on the Mahdi Army

Operation Enduring Freedom
Bush to Ask Congress for $7B for Afghanistan
NATO says may have killed senior Taliban leader
Defense Department Announces Afghanistan Unit Extension

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Four Dead, Dozens Injured in Beirut Fight
U.S. urges calm in Lebanon, fears for Siniora
Palestinians in Gaza suffer record poverty: Abbas
Four dead in Beirut cast shadow over aid pledges - Video
Curfew imposed in Beirut after clashes
Justice wants spying lawsuit dropped

Troops on Trial
GI Gets 18 Years for Killing 3 Iraqi Detainees

Other Military News
National Guard Involved in South Carolina High-School Cheerleading Controversy
Military Ray Gun Makes People Feel Like They're on Fire (Yep...you read that right)
Sailor-Playmate Wants Posing Policy

Worldwide Wackos
Report: Iran Close toTrying Space Launch
Iran nearing satellite launch, U.S. magazine says
IAEA chief says attack on Iran would be catastrophe - Video
Report: N. Korea Helping Iran Plan Nuke Test (Lovely...a match made in Hell)
South Korea denies plot report against Kim Jong-il
Castro recovering, not out of the picture, aide says
Venezuela may ask U.S. envoy to leave

Homegrown Moonbats
Socialist San Fran? Paid Sick Days for All
Calif. 1st to ban dry-cleaning chemical
Liz Taylor gives to Clinton campaign

Politics / Government
Cheney Fires Back at Gay 'Blitz'
Bush declassification unnerved White House aide
White House will cooperate with investigations
Israeli parliament approves Katsav's suspension - Video

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment
Former Mississippi Sheriff's Deputy Pleads Not Guilty to 1964 Killings of 2 Black Teens
Missouri Teen Who Gave Tip Leading To Missing Boys Gets New Truck
Apartment Billboard Where Clemson Student Strangled With Bikini Draws Criticism
Missouri Cops Probe Photos of Child Missing Since 1991 in Devlin Case
Belgian Police Suspect Female Skydiver Murdered Love Rival by Sabotaging Parachute
Water-Intoxication Victim Kin Files Suit
Cops: Fake 7th-Grader Had Child Porn Video
Accused Canadian killer offered to negotiate
Abortion doctor's killer convicted again

U.N. News
Warming to raise seas for 1,000 years: U.N. draft

Science / Nature
Slow Going on the Highway
WHO: Flesh-Eating Disease Making Comeback
Mountain lion attacks hiker in Calif.
Ultraviolet light key to spider mating

News from My Neck of the Woods
New Jersey: Please Don't Eat the Squirrels
New York Plans Official City Condom
Maine revolts against digital U.S. ID card

Oddities
Censor Removes 'God' Refs From 'The Queen'
Men arrested for murdering "ghost" brides
Gnome, gnome on derange. (Heh)

Other News of Note
King's 'Dream' Is College's Nightmare (This is just NOT cool)
Uranium-for-Sale Plot Revealed

Fox News
Amber Alert Issued for Montana Boy, 3
No Buyers for Dakota Fanning Rape Movie
'American Idol' Reject Slams Simon, Gets Escorted Out by Security Guards
Anger Erupts Over Insurance Company's IQ Test for Weight-Loss Surgery

Reuters: Top News
AACS confirms hacks on high-definition DVD players
Gamers see gain and pain from Microsoft Vista
Supreme Federer talks down his legacy
No fanfare for the carve-up of Serbia
Traffic pollution can stunt lung development: study
Medium caffeine intake "does not affect pregnancy"
Actress Nicole Kidman, 7 others hurt on movie set
Mechanical defects ruled out in Brandy's car crash
Microsoft net profit tops forecasts
Branson eyeing $3 billion Macau casino and resort
Dow Chemical profits dip
S.Korea's Kia posts Q4 loss on won, costs
Michelin wins 10-year $1.7 billion US military contract
AT&T earnings rise on savings
Merger Talk
Thinking small
Blackstone ups bid for Equity Office
Deals of the Day: Read the latest M&A headlines

AP World News
Bulls snap Mavs' 8-game winning streak
Steinback contract, papers auctioned
McClure wins it at buzzer for Duke
Daughtry to perform free concert in N.C.
Arenas surges past Carter as All-Star
Ford posts record loss of $12.7 billion
Spot in brain may control smoking urge
Kidman in crash during LA movie shoot
Dream round of 61 for Snedeker at Buick
Sharapova Vs. Serena a replay of 2005
Dow ends down 119 on lower home sales

Military.com
Navy Likely to Retain PACOM Job
Op-ed: Bush vs. Bush
World's Largest Veteran Job Board
Podcast: How to Stop Emotional Eating
Play Military Trivia and Win an iPod
Higher TRICARE Fees Sought

CENTCOM: News Releases
CAMP LEJEUNE-BASED REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 2 RELIEVES TWENTYNINE PALMS UNIT IN WESTERN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 6 ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR AREA OF OPERATION HAIFA STREET B-ROLL
IRAQIS HOLD REOPENING CELEBRATION FOR SCHOOL
INSURGENTS’ TORTURE HOUSE FOUND – THREE CAPTIVES

USJFCOM
USJFCOM, others evaluate individual augmentee process - podcast
Training comes to a close in exercise for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa - podcast
Liveblogging: Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Mission Rehearsal Exercise 07-1
USJFCOM hosts first-responder focused modeling and simulation demonstration event

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Stability & Security in Iraq Report (pdf)
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Combined Effort Provides Aid to Baghdad - Story
Insurgents and Weapons Found, Captives Freed - Story
Combat Team 'Takes the Fight' in Al Anbar - Story
Iraqi Soldiers Lead Cordon and Search - Story
Marines Clear Insurgents From River Valley - Story

IN IRAQ
Army Engineers Help Develop Port Capacity
Marines Provide Combat Roadside Service
U.S. Soldiers Help Open Schools in Mushahidah
Iraqi Soldiers Receive Leadership Training
Dark Horse Keeps Watchful Eye Over Base
Stryker Force Ready to Respond to Threa
Mobile Surgical Unit Exercises Muscles
School Supplies Bring Smiles to Children
82nd Airborne Steps Up Security in Baghdad
Transition Team Braves Attacks to Train Police

IN AFGHANISTAN
Volunteers Spark Warmth at Burn Center
U.S. Air Assets Support Strike in Afghanistan

IN DJIBOUTI
Camp Lemonier Expansion Creates New Jobs
Marine Trains U.S. Embassy Troops in Djibouti

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
Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Germany
Ansbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld Bremerhaven
Darmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau Garmisch
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen Kitzingen
Hanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart Trier
Wiesbaden Wurzburg

Gitmo

Guam
Agana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan Barrigada

Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Japan
Kadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo Yokohama

Philippines
Baler Radar Site Catanduanes Radar Site Manila

South Korea
Cheju Upper/Radar Chonju Chunchon Inch'on Kunsan Masan Mokp'o
Osan Pusan Seoul Suwon Taegu Taejon Tonghae Radar Site Ulsan Yosu

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