News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bush Vows to Veto Iraq Bill Again
Dems prepare for veto fight over war

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
New fighting in Mogadishu breaks shaky ceasefire

Other Military News
Marines Rush to Get Tattoos Before Ban on Big Body Art Kicks In

Worldwide Wackos
Iranian Official Denies Report of British Servicewoman's Early Release
Iran: Britain must admit navy trespassed
Australia finalizes deal for Guantanamo exchange - Video
Fidel Castro writes first editorial since surgery

Politics / Government
Ex-Gonzales Aide to Defend Firings in Senate Hearing
VIDEO: Congress Fails to Find Smoking Gun in Firings Flap
Take My Presidency, Please
South Korea and U.S. inch close to trade deal

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Georgia Man Says He Was Fired After Aiding Search for Missing Child
Great Escape Ends Just Six Feet From Freedom
Reports: Father, 2 Missing Kids Reportedly Seen in Montana
California Authorities Search for Mother After 3 Newborn Babies Are Abandoned
Twin Sisters Charged After Taking Topless Photos in Front of 5-Year-Old

Science / Medicine / Technology
Bizarre Giant Hexagon Spotted Over Saturn's North Pole
Scientists to Study Earth's 'Gaping Wound' Deep Under Atlantic
Alzheimer's vaccine works on mice: Japan scientist

Mother Nature
Report: Tornado Kills 2 in Oklahoma
Study: Rising Seas Threaten Most of World's Large Cities
Scientists say Antarctic ice sheet is thinning

Oddities
Most Women Too Nervous to Get Naked, Study Shows

Fox News
Report: Turkish Hotel Blast Injures 10 Tourists
NEWS IN PICTURES
Houston Office Fire Kills 3, Wounds 6
Chinese Mine Explosion Kills 19

Reuters: Top News
Gas explosion kills one, injures 10 at Turk hotel
Thai coup leaders press for emergency crackdown
Sri Lanka says sinks 3 rebel boats, at least 15 dead
Toyota adds $1,000 incentives to Tundra in U.S
Visa talks up mobile payments, invests in wireless
Regal, DreamWorks CEOs see 3D transforming movies
Mauritian sugar planter worries for the future
Darth Vader, Chewbacca star on new U.S. stamps
Oil stands near six-month high on Iran tension
Asia markets up, oil price boost energy stocks
Dollar edges up as risk aversion worry eases
Wall St indexes drop on Bernanke, data, oil
China's Country Garden eyes $1.66 bln HK IPO: sources
Commentary on Bernanke
Bernanke says uncertainty has increased
Bernanke sticks to story; disagrees with Greenspan
Leaning on mortgage lenders
Bernanke on subprime tightening
Citigroup expands in China, mum on job cut reports
No bonuses for top GM executives: report
Toyota plans standards for in-car software: paper
Intel plans new generation of chips
Ericsson CEO sees more multimedia buys: report
China's McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut accused of low pay
Banking & Finance: Lloyd's of London 2006 pretax profit 3.7 bln stg
Consumer Products & Retail: Blackstone mulls possible Alliance Boots bid-paper
Health: Roche to buy CuraGen unit for up to $154.9 mln
Tech, Media & Telco: India's Hutch Essar to outsource IT to IBM - paper

AP World News
SoCal high-rise fire kills 1
'American Idol' down to 9 contestants
Mavericks win 60th, but Nowitzki injured
TJX says 45.7M card numbers stolen
Raptors beat Heat to rise in East

Military.com
Read a Good Book Lately?
Blog: They Just Don't Get It
Op-ed: Policing Terror
Def Tech: Future Navy Motors
Sgt. Shaft: Retro Dough for Vets
The New Warfighter's Forum

USJFCOM
USJFCOM signs cooperative research and development agreement with L-3 Communications - podcast
"Jointness matters" -- USJFCOM commander speaks before Senate Armed Services Committee - podcast

DefenseLink
Bush to Veto if Bill Includes Troop Withdrawal - Story
Security Crackdown in Baghdad Shows Progress - Story
Long-Term Iraqi Stability Requires Rule of Law - Story
Reopened Iraqi Factories Take Aim at Insurgency - Story
Missile Defense System Protects U.S., Allies - Story
Troops Inspire Inspector General Nominee - Story
Intelligence Nominee Envisions Role in Policy
Nominee Brings Patient's Perspective to Job

More Headline News
Defense Officials Emphasize Employee Safety
U.S.-Turkey Relationship Vital to National Security
Enlisted Advisor's Presence Highlights NCO Role
Hicks Pleads Guilty to Terror Charge at Hearing

Military News
U.S. Marines Thank Lebanese Military for Efforts
Commentary: Take Time to Thank Unsung Heroes
USS Stennis Now Operates in Persian Gulf

War on Terror
Australian Detainee May Get Sentence By End of Week - Story
Officials Condemn Attack
Panjshir Province Progresses
Coalition Captures 19 Terrorists

America Supports You
First Lady, Military Leaders Praise USO for Troop Support - Story
'Salute Our Services' Helps GIs - Story
Photos: USO Honors Servicemembers
Arizona Group Honors Soldier
Sewing Group Draws Accolades

Transformation
Army Tests Parachute System
Soldiers Bring Chow to Outpost
Soldiers Armor Up Vehicles
Command Welcomes C-130J

Face of Defense
Soldier Follows Family Tradition - Story
Chief Reflects on Career, History
Pilot Flies Rescue Missions
Mechanic Takes Pride in Her Job

DefendAmerica
NEWS UPDATES
Afghan, Coalition Forces Arrest Six - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Multi-National Chaplains Visit Camp Liberty - Story
Independent TV, Radio Launches in Iraq - Story
Iraqi Police Train in Law and Human Rights - Story
Program Sends Soccer Balls to Iraqi Children - Story

IN IRAQ
Wounded Soldier Re-enlists in Hospital Bed
U.S.Troops Help Return Kidnapped Victims

IN AFGHANISTAN
Team Rebuilds Afghanistan One School at a Time
Combat Engineers Turn Dwellings into Homes

IN DJIBOUTI
Security Company Stands Watch in Djibouti
Forecasts, Updates Assist in Naval Planning
Well-drilling Team Helps Save Girl’s Arm, Life

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
1461 - Edward IV secures his claim to the English thrown, defeating Henry VI at the battle of Towdon.
1638 - A permanent European colony is established in what is now Delaware.
1644 - At the Battle of Alresford, Parlimentatians secure a victory during the English Civil War.
1847 - U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott seize the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz.
1867 - The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
1879 - British troops of the 90th Light Infantry Regiment repulse 20,000 Zulu tribesmen in northwest Zululand in the Battle of Kambula.
1884 - At the Battle of El Teb, the British defeat Osman Digna's Mahdists in a non-stop five hour battle.
1913 - The German government announces it is increasing taxes in order to finance the new military budget.
1916 - The Italians scrap the fifth attack on Isonzo.
1936 - Italy firebombs Harar, in Ethiopia.
1941 - The British sink five Italian warships in the Mediterranean.
1951 - The Chinese reject Gen. Douglas MacArthur's offer for a truce in Korea.
1952 - President Harry Truman removes himself from the presidential race.
1961 - The 23rd amendment, which allows Washington, D.C. residents to vote for president, is ratified.
1962 - Cuba opens the trial of the Bay of Pigs invaders.
1966 - Leonid Brezhenev becomes First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, denouncing what he calls the US policy of agression in Vietnam.
1967 - France launches its first nuclear submarine.
1971 - Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is found guilty for his actions in the My Lai massacre.
1973 - The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Vietnam.
1975 - Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declares that the Suez Canal will reopen on June 5, 1975.
1976 - Eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted for shooting four Kent State students during an anti-war protest on May 4, 1970.

Birthdays
1790 - John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.
1875 - Lou Henry Hoover, first lady to President Herbert Hoover.
1916 - Eugene McCarthy, U.S. Senator / presidential candidate.

Passings
1058 - Stephen IX [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belgian Pope (1057-58)
1745 - Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68
1792 - King Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds
1839 - Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/General-Major (Maastricht), dies at 56
1847 - Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66
1912 - Robert F. Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica)
1959 - Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st President
1981 - Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79
1982 - Walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU, H-doctrine), dies at 80
1991 - Lee Atwater, political strategist (R), dies of brain tumor at 40
1994 - William Natcher (Representative-KY), dies at 84
1995 - James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot, dies at 74

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Hume, Kenneth E., USN (OH); F8D crashed at sea - Killed, body not recovered

1969
Hess, Frederick W., USAF (MO); F4D shot down

1972
The following USAF personnel reported MIA when their AC130A was shot down:
Brauner, Henry P. (NJ); navigator

Caniford, James K. (MD); crew

Castillo, Richard (TX); crew - remains returned November, 1986

Halpin, Richard C. (CA); crew - remains returned March, 1986

Miller, Curtis D. (TX); crew

Paulson, Merlyn L. (ND); crew - remains returned March, 1986

Pearce, Edwin J. (PA); crew - remains returned March, 1986 - family rejects ID

Ramsower, Irving B. II (TX); pilot - remains returned March, 1986

Simmons, Robert E. (NY); crew - remains returned March, 1986 - family rejects ID

Smith, Edward D., Jr. (NY); crew - remains returned March, 1986

Stephenson, Howard D. (MA); crew

Todd, William A. (NY); crew - remains returned March, 1986 - ID'd September, 1986

Wanzel, Charles J. III (NY); pilot - remains returned March, 1986 - ID'd July, 1986

Young, Barclay B. (FL); crew

1975
Gregory, Marie; left Saigon with fake passport Autust, 1975

Gregory, Philippe; left Saigon with fake passport August, 1975

Gouglemann, Tucker, Civilian - CIA; remains returned by SRV September, 1977

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