News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bombs kill 80 in Iraq - Video
WHouse spurns Republican proposal
Republican unity on Iraq to be tested
Pressure Mounts for Speedy Iraq Results
Coalition Targets Al Qaeda
Military.com Blog: The Trip I'll Never Forget

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan President Pardons Would-Be Teen Bomber

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
TSA: All Clear After Miami Airport Terminal Evacuation
Hamas TV Follows Farfour with Nahoul the Bee
State Department Issues Travel Warning for Israel
U.N. Peacekeeping Patrol Struck by Bomb in Lebanon
Australia Says It Will Detain Suspect in Failed U.K. Bomb Plots on Immigration Charges If He Makes Bail
No Injuries Reported in Bombing at U.K. Embassy in Chile
Iraq inspired failed UK attacks: expert
Australia halts Indian doctor's bail release
Pakistani investigators hunt bombers as toll rises - Video
73 dead in northwest Pakistan attacks
Olmert presents Abbas with pro-Fatah amnesties
Bush to reaffirm vision for a Palestinian state
Fierce fighting in north Lebanon camp

Troops on Trial
Soldier, Sniper ... Killer?

Other Military News
Pilotless Robot Bomber Squadron Heads for Afghanistan, Iraq
U.S. may build shield in Poland in Feb-Russian paper

Worldwide Wackos
Nuke Inspectors Confirm North Korea Shut Down Reactor
Libya to decide fate of foreign medics in HIV case

Politics / Government
Bill Would Give FDA Power Over Content of Cigarettes
UPDATE '08: Giuliani to Reveal Judicial Advisory Panel
Presidential hopefuls increase spending

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
New Jersey Millionaire to Stand Trial for International Child Sex Tourism

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
It's no secret: Facebook's allure is its privacy

Science / Medicine / Technology
Choking risk for babies prompts Gerber recall
Zanzibar fishermen land ancient fish
Enduring a rare disease with no cure
No La Nina this summer, NOAA says

Mother Nature
Earthquake Kills 5 and Injures 500 in Japan - PHOTOS

Oddities
Vermont Town Has Had Enough With Going Buff
As tasty as a truckload of rats
"Too sexy for my bus," woman told

Other News of Note
Would You Like a Side of High? - Restaurant workers cop to using most drugs

Fox News
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell Married

Reuters: Top News
U.S. trade act seen as mixed blessing for Africa
Ethiopian opposition leaders escape death sentence
Bangladesh police detain former PM Hasina
Vertu rings till for British-made luxury goods
"Casual" the new video game buzzword
Japan smitten by puppy love - Video
Doctor who sparked vaccine scare faces UK hearing
"Harry Potter" rides to top of box office charts
Hype and hysteria as Harry Potter series nears end - Video
Oil climbs to $78, eyes all-time high
World stocks hit life high, oil eyes record
Verizon rises further on Vodafone bid talk
Gold steady near 5-week highs, dollar moves watched
Dollar struggles, hits multi-yr lows vs high yielders
Nintendo likely to keep growing strong
Losing out to globalization "menace"?
IHOP says to buy Applebee's for $2.1 billion
Vodafone says has no plans to bid for Verizon
RBS-led group offers more cash in $98 bln ABN bid
McDonald's sees EPS above Street expectations
Bancroft member moves to block sale of Dow Jones: source
Mattel posts higher quarterly profit

AP World News
Rapper Remy Ma arraigned in NYC shooting
Phillies lose No. 10,000; Bonds in slump
U.S. stocks head for flat open
Lindsay Lohan checks out of rehab center
EADS taps Gallois as new president
Ford denies it's in talks to sell Volvo
Cardinals hand Phillies 10,000th loss
Review: LuPone triumphs as Mama Rose
Univ. president fired after cover-up
Los Angeles ports facing strike threat
Politics, pollution collide in NYC plan

Military.com
World's Largest Veteran Job Board
Slideshow: A Bloody Business
Op-ed: The Wrong Test for Iraq
Def Tech: New Prez Helo Takes Flight
Daily Shock: The Shrapnel Detector
Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

CENTCOM: News Releases
ROCKETS AIMED AT FOB HAMMER FOUND, NEUTRALIZED
IRAQI ARMY AND COALITION FORCES KILL INSURGENT CELL COMMANDER IN BAGHDAD

USJFCOM
USJFCOM leaders, others to speak at 2007 industry symposium
Command seeks input from industry and academia to develop a force provider collaborative workflow staffing capability
Download the requirements (Adobe Acrobat reader required)
Newsmaker Profile: Joseph Camacho
More about JKDDC
USJFCOM, others to test Coalition Combat Identification capability during Bold Quest 07
More about CCID - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Security forces gaining strength, generals say
Anbar leaders celebrate awakening
Armor, infantry join forces to treat patients
Role-model town produces positive results
Second School destroyed in two days north of Baghdad
Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces detain insurgent leader and two accessories
Task Force Lightning Soldier attacked
Car-bomb factory discovered, destroyed in Qanat Banat Al Hasan
MND-C begins new offensive operations
Iraqi civilians hit by insurgent indirect fire

DefenseLink
Patriotism, Pride Spur On Troops in Combat - Photos
Troops Receive Mediterranean Hospitality
Bush Urges Vigilance to Ensure Surge Succeeds
Gates: Al Qaeda Presence Grows in North Africa - Video
Pace Vows U.S. Will Track Down Attackers

More Headline News
Progress May Lead to Troop Reductions in Iraq
Iraq Surge Operations Have ‘Significant’ Impact
Troops’ Focus, Motivation Remains Rock-Solid

Military News
Guard Troops Continue Kansas Flood Assistance
Global Engagement Teaches Leadership, Base Deployment
Advance Team Smooths Way for Comfort Mission

War on Terror
Nine Extremists Detained
Iraq Raids Net Terrorists, Weapons
Top Terrorist Leader Captured
Forces Kill 2, Capture 19 in Iraq

Transformation
Symposium Keys on Future
Officials Realign Installations
Defense Officials Offer Million-Dollar Prize for Power Innovations

Face of Defense
Sailor Earns Bronze Star
Coach Chooses Army Life
Twins Become Captains

America Supports You
Radio Show to Feature Troops
Foundation Helps Families
Groups Partner to Help Troops
Airmen Elect ‘Best Mom’

DefendAmerica
BLOGGERS' ROUNDTABLE with U.S. ARMY Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh
Efforts Will Have Lasting Impact - Story
Bloggers' Roundtable Web Site

NEWS UPDATES
Forces Kill 2, Capture 19 in Iraq - Story

ON THE GROUND
Coalition, Afghan Workers Complete Projects - Story
Hawaiian Soldiers Strengthen Ties with Project - Story
Role-model Town Produces Positive Results - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi National Police Receive Medical Training
Iraqi Army Cleans Baghdadi of Insurgency
Operation Sets up Combat Outpost in Iraq
Hundreds of Police Recruits Vie for Security Jobs
Once Violent Iraqi Neighborhood, Now Peaceful
Cooperative Efforts Returning Falahat to Normal
Ironhorse Brigade, City of Austin Team up in Iraq

IN DJIBOUTI
Civil Affairs Donates Supplies to African Hospital
Marines Train Djiboutian Navy in Security Tactics
Medical Task Force Educates to Save Lives

IN AFGHANISTAN
Army Medics Continue Sustained War Efforts
Army Engineers Host Summit in Afghanistan
Joint Medical Engagement Treats Afghans
Bank Agreement Strengthens Afghan Economy
Afghan Leaders Provide Aid to Flood Victims

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
War on Terror Reconstruction Report
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
622 - Origin of the Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH)
1439 - England bans kissing.
1775 - U.S. founding father John Adams graduates from Harvard.
1790 - Congress establishes the District of Columbia.
1798 - The U.S. Public Health Service is established; the U.S. Marine Hospital is authorized.
1862 - David G. Farragut becomes the U.S. Navy's first Rear Admiral.
1904 - Samoan chiefs cede the islands of the Manu'a group to the U.S.
1912 - B.A. Fiske patents the airplane-launched naval torpedo.
1927 - Augusto Sandino begins his five-year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua.
1941 - Seattle, WA records a record-high temperature of 100˚ F.
1945 - The first atomic bomb is detonated at the Trinity Site in Alamagordo, NM.
1956 - Barnum & Baily Circus is held in a canvas tent for the last time.
1957 - Marine Major John Glenn sets a transcontinental speed record (03:28:08).
1962 - NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes the X-15 to 32,600 m.
1969 - Apollo 11, carrying the first men to land on the Moon, is launched.
1973 - During the Watergate hearings, Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of tapes.
1980 - Ronald Reagan is nominated for President.
1982 - NASA launches Landsat-4; its job is to create a thematic map of the Earth.
1983 - Britain's worst helicopter accident kills 20.
1985 - The F-86 Sabre sets a world aircraft speed record of 1716 m.p.h. (152 k.p.h.)
1990 - In New York City, the Empire State Building catches fire; there are no fatalities.

Holidays
Today is "District of Columbia Day"

Birthdays
1746 - Giuseppe Piazzi, discovered the first asteroid (Ceres)
1821 - Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science
1872 - Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, discovered South Pole
1887 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, baseball great
1888 - Frits Zernike, inventor of the phase-contrast microscope, Nobel Prize winner
1896 - Trygve Lie, first UN Secretary-General
1907 - Orville Redenbacher, popcorn king
1932 - Richard L. Thornburgh, U.S. Attorney General

Passings
1918 - Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his family, executed
1991 - Frank Rizzo (Mayor-Philadelphia)

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Neco-Quinones, Felix V., US Army (PR); released by PRG February, 1973

1969
Dawson, James V., USAF (KY); F100D shot down, KIA, body not recovered

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