News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bomber Kills 20 at Baghad Police Station
Suicide bombers kill dozens in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
Crack U.S. Marine unit recalled after Afghan deaths

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Rockefeller Mulls Secret CIA Prison Shutdown
Belarus says plane shot down in Somalia - Video
Iran says Britons confessed to territory violation - Video
Australian Hicks first to face Guantanamo trial

Supporting Our Heroes
One Laptop at a Time at Walter Reed

Worldwide Wackos
U.N. Security Council SlapsTougher Sanctions on Iran
Iranian foreign minister: this won't stop us - VIDEO
Iran Holds British Sailors, Says Act of 'Blatant Aggresion'
Iran: British Sailors, Marines Confessed to Illegally Entering Waters
Castro spent several days close to death: Chavez

Politics / Government
Bush assails Congress over Iraq funds
Cheney says House doesn't support troops (Amen)
Dems: Iraq Withdrawal Bill Represents Voters
Bush Reaffirms His Support for Gonzales
Clinton Ad Maker Lived With Obama Staffer
Edwards says he's in race for duration
Rice meets Arabs, urges reconciliation with Israel
Huckabee: Conservative view will prevail
Jeb Bush gets Florida honor after snub

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Couple Charged for Trying to Sell Toddler
Remains of 8 People Found in Florida Woods
Woman Killed 2 Husbands With Antifreeze
NY police spied on convention protesters: NY Times
Sheriff: Slain student burned on grill

U.N. News
U.N. Official Barred From Darfur Camp

Science / Medicine / Technology
Drug-coated heart stents carry higher risk: study
New heart stents pass key tests
Chocolate improves blood vessel function: study

Mother Nature
Small Tsunamis, 1 Dead After Japan Quake
Strong quake hits central Japan, 1 killed, 40 hurt
Riches await as Earth's icy north melts
N.M. towns begin clean-up after twisters
Meeting to address how chimpanzees think

Oddities
No clean slate for teachers; chalk it up to lust

Other News of Note
Fire Kills Horses Worth Over $1M

Fox News
UCLA Upsets Top Seed Kansas - PHOTOS
More Deaths Likely From Pet Food - LIST
Dying Man's Sister Won't Donate Marrow

Reuters: Top News
Pope criticises EU for excluding God
Ohio State, UCLA book spots in Final Four
Snoop seeks to overturn UK visa denial
Anna Nicole Smith diaries sell for over $500,000
Investors hope data will extend recovery - Video
IMF to urge further depreciation in dollar: paper
Blue chips rise; S&P logs best week since '03
Oil rises after Iran captures UK navy personnel
Federated Investors gains on money market demand
Investors rediscover risk on gentler Fed
Asia cell phone makers: dinosaurs?
Porsche makes VW bid it hopes market refuses
Blackstone IPO may be tough for some to swallow
China, Venezuela to cement ties with oil deals
Judge hits Vonage with injunction
Subprime crisis seen unlikely to have long impact
Core inflation likely drifting down: Fed's Mishkin - Video

AP World News
Afflalo gets another crack at Final Four
Celebs turn out for Ali charity event
Positive vibes take Buckeyes to Atlanta
Denise Richards, Pamela Anderson sued
Pakistani players queried in coach death
Elton John turning 60 with 60th MSG show
Porsche moves to keep VW in German hands
Subprime bust forces families from homes
Comedy Studies offered at Ill. college
Duke falls hard as Rutgers pulls upset

Military.com
Military.com Career Fairs Coming Soon
Play Military Trivia and Win an iPod
Staying Connected During Deployment
Women at War

USJFCOM
"Jointness matters" -- USJFCOM commander speaks before Senate Armed Services Committee - podcast
Marine Corps commandant visits U.S. Joint Forces Command - podcast
USJFCOM signs cooperative research and development agreement with Alion - podcast
More about cooperative research and development agreements

DefenseLink
Top U.S. Officer Gives Chinese Troops Advice - Story
Chairman Observes Chinese Combat Exercise - Story
Pace Checks Out Chinese-Built Fighter-Bomber - Story - Photos
Bush Promises to Veto War Spending Bill - Story
Pace Calls for Closer Ties Between China, U.S. - Story
Renuart Assumes Command of NORTHCOM - Story - Photos
Keating Recaps Tenure at NORTHCOM, NORAD

More Headline News
DoD Releases More Tribunal Transcripts
Changes Needed to Ensure Guard Readiness
U.S. Increases Africa Security, More Proactive

Military News
Military Burn Patients Tour Center for Intrepid
Marine Receives Distinguished Flying Cross

War on Terror
Baghdad Operations Continue - Story
Soldier, Marine Killed in Iraq
Iran Seizes 15 British Sailors
Iraqi Forces Take Security Lead

America Supports You
Group Helps Military Families - Story
Circus Honors Servicemembers
Mile-Long Yellow Ribbon
Gifts Boost Troops’ Morale

Transformation
Soldiers Bring Chow to Outpost
Soldiers Armor Up Vehicles
Command Welcomes C-130J

Face of Defense
Mechanic Takes Pride in Her Job - Story
Marine Balances Career, Life
Injured Soldier Inspires Troops
Pilot Closes Military Chapter

DefendAmerica
Changing Attitudes BolsterRenewed Multidimensional Effort - Story
Ambassador Daniel Speckhard bio
Transcript: Roundtable (pdf)
Bloggers' Roundtable Web Site

NEWS UPDATES
Baghdad Operations Continue - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Soldiers Rely on Efficient Transport of Supplies - Story
Army Brigade Begins Work With Baghdad Zoo - Story
Arming and Refueling Point Keeps Birds Airborne - Story
Forecasts, Updates Assist in Naval Planning - Story
Engineer Battalion Clears Routes, Saves Lives - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Soldiers Take Lead on Riyadh Mission
Engineers Help Iraqis Hone Construction Skills
Investigative Techniques Counter Terrorists
Iraqi Army Move Marks First Steps in Transition
Support Soldiers Bring Hot Chow to Outpost

IN AFGHANISTAN
Med Evac Flies First Non-stop to Germany
Afghan, U.S. Troops Discuss Future with Elders
Soldiers Transform Quarters into Aid Station

IN DJIBOUTI
Well-drilling Team Helps Save Girl’s Arm, Life
Sailors Help Feed Babies at Djibouti Orphanage
Local Contractors Improve School Buildings

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
'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: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

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

Today in History
1306 - Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland
1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore North America
1774 - The English Parliament passes the Boston Port Bill
1776 - The Continental Congress authorizes a medal for General George Washington
1807 - The British Parliament abolishes slave trade
1813 - The 1st US flag is flown in battle on the Pacific, on the frigate Essex
1856 - A.E. Burnside patents the Burnside carbine
1863 - The 1st Army Medal of Honor is awarded
1863 - Skirmish at Brentwood, TN
1864 - Battle of Paducah, KY, otherwise known as Forrest's raid
1865 - Battle of Bluff Spring, FL
1865 - Battle of Fort Stedman, VA, in front of Petersburg
1865 - Battle of Mobile, AL
1865 - At Cape Hatteras, the SS General Lyon catches fire & sinks, killing 400
1900 - The US Socialist Party is formed in Indianapolis
1905 - Rebel battle flags, captured during the Civil War, are returned to South
1915 - In the 1st submarine disaster, a US F-4 sinks off Hawaii, killing 21
1915 - A German U-boat torpedoes the Netherlands merchant ship Medea
1942 - 700 Jews from the Polish Lvov-district reach the Belzec Concentration camp
1943 - 97% of all Dutch physicians strike againt Nazi registration
1944 - Nazis execute 335 residents of Rome
1944 - Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade (RAF) survives an 18,000-foot, parachute-less jump from his Lancaster
1945 - The US 1st army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen; The US 4th Armored division arrives at Hanau & Aschaffenburg; The US Northern Tractor Flotilla departs Ulithi for Okinawa
1949 - SS police chief Rauter's request for a pardon is denied
1955 - East Germany is granted full sovereignty by the USSR
1957 - The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community (Common Market)
1960 - The 1st guided missile is launched from a nuclear powered sub
1961 - Elvis Presley performs live on the USS Arizona
1965 - Martin Luther King, Jr., leads 25,000 to the state capitol in Montgomery, AL
1966 - The US Supreme court rules the "poll tax" unconstitutional
1985 - Edwin Meese III becomes the US Attorney General
1986 - Supreme Court rules that the Air Force can ban the wearing of yarmulkes
1987 - Supreme Court rules women and minorities may get jobs if less qualified
1988 - NASA launches the space vehicle S-206
1992 - The Russian manned space craft TM-14, lands
1996 - The US issues the newly-redesigned $100 bill

Birthdays
1133 - Henry II, King of England
1767 - Joachim Murat, Marshal of France/King of Naples
1818 - Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Major General (Union)
1823 - William Thompson Martin, Major General (CSA)
1873 - Rudolf Rocker, German/US anarchist
1893 - Edward Hart (Representative, NJ)/1st Chairman of the Committee on Un-American Activities
1906 - Howard Pyle (Governor, AZ)
1928 - James A. Lovell Jr., USN/astronaut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13)
1929 - Harris W. Fawell (Representative, IL)
1944 - Terry L. Bruce (Representative, IL)
1947 - Claudine Schneider (Representative, RI)

Passings
1223 - Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), dies at 36
1458 - Inigo López de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet
1697 - Hendrik Casimir II, King of Nassau-Dietzstadhouder
1751 - Frederik of Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74
1825 - Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl, dies at 63
1914 - Frédéric Mistral, French poet (Nobel-1904)
1949 - Hanns A. Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherlands, executed at 54
1965 - Viola Gregg Liuzzo, US civil rights activist, murdered
1973 - Edward Steichen, pioneer of American photography, dies at 92
1975 - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, shot to death by his nephew
1979 - ... Sykes British ambassador in The Hague, murdered
1987 - Henry R. LaBouisse headed UNICEF (1965-79), dies at 83
1994 - David Miles Bensuan-Butt, Economist, dies at 79; Michel R. Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher (Arena), dies at 32
1995 - Warren E. Burger, chief justice of US (1969-86)
1996 - John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, news commentator (BBC), dies at 91
1997 - Roberto Sanchez Vilella, Governor of Puerto Rico in (1965-69)

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Smith, Bradley E., USN (OH); A4C shot down, released February, 1973 - retired from the USNR as a Commander - alive and well as of 1998

Sherman, John B., USMC (CT); F8E crashed - remains returned, ID'd June, 1998

1967
Hise, James H., USN (IA); F8E crashed at sea - Killed, body not recovered

1969
The following US Army personnel repoted MIA after ground fighting:
Herrera, Frederick D. (NM)

Hicks, Prentice W. (AL)

Roberts, Richard D. (MI)

1971
The following US Army personnel reported MIA following an ambush:
McDonnel, R.D., (TX); KIA by grenade, body not recovered

Puentes, Manuel R., (TX); KIA, body not recovered

Rossano, Richard J., (NY); KIA by grenade, body not recovered

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