News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
'Lightning Hammer' Strikes - New offensive targets Al Qaeda in Iraq, militias
Report: Iraqi PM to Hold Summit on Saving Government
U.S. troops care for rescued Iraqi baby
Four U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Bomber strikes bridge in Iraq; 10 dead
Search for Missing Soldiers Continues
Concerned citizens bring cache to patrol base
Residents of Hababiyah welcome Cavalry troops

Operation Enduring Freedom
Two freed Koreans to leave Afghanistan soon - Video

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Jurors Asked to Weigh Intent in Padilla Terror Trial
Russia: Homemade Bomb Caused Train Derailment
Rights group: 31 killed in Mogadishu

Worldwide Wackos
Roh to drive, not take train, for North Korea summit
North Korea seeks help after floods ravage country - Video

Politics / Government
'Impossible to Avoid China' in 2008 Debate
Karl Rove's Departure Met With Reverence, Vilification
Giuliani: Long Iraq presence needed
McCain takes once high-flying bid to S.Carolina
Ala. city considers end to alcohol sales

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Report: Michael Vick Offered Plea Deal
Michael Vick's Co-Defendants Set Plea Hearings
Most Eligible U.K. Bachelor Stabbed to Death in Atlantic City

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
'Pedophile' Blogger Busted - Self-proclaimed pervert arrested near day care

Science / Medicine / Technology
Mattel Prepares New Recall
Chinese Toy Company Boss Commits Suicide Amid Recall
Made-in-China Toothpaste for Hotels Recalled
NASA Examines Shuttle Damage - VIDEO - PHOTOS
Yahoo edges Google in U.S. user satisfaction survey

Mother Nature
Hawaiians Prep for Hurricane as Quake Hits - TRACKER
'Hundreds' Dead or Missing in North Korean Floods
Australia holds the world's last great savanna
Temps hit century mark in South

Oddities
Japanese Biker Unknowingly Loses Leg, Keeps Riding

Other News of Note
Camera Shows No Life in Mine - PHOTOS - VIDEO
Utah mine search goes deeper
World's Oldest Person Dies at 114 in Japan
WWE: Wrestler Brian 'Crush' Adams Found Dead

Fox News
Bridge Collapse Kills 22 in China - PHOTO ESSAY
Sara Gilbert Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Reuters: Top News
India's Gandhi backs nuclear deal, left to revisit
Pakistan celebrates independence amid security fears - Video
Taiwan presidential candidate cleared of graft
U.S. college students to spend 9 pct more in '07: survey
Book Talk: Essays take fresh perspective on black America
Wal-Mart slides on miss and outlook
Futures flat as data looms - Video
Home Depot shares inch up on results
U.S. crude higher as subprime woes still in focus
Renewed risk aversion hurts global stocks - Video
Business Blogs
Reuters DealZone
M&A Today Read the latest headlines
MediaFile Mmm. . .Wall Street Journal
Shop Talk: In your Facebook, Wal-Mart
Analysis: The Federal Reserve
So far, so good ...
US STOCKS-Futures flat as PPI looms; Wal-Mart down
FTSE up by midday, helped by mild inflation, miners
Home Depot profit slumps on housing weakness
Wal-Mart posts higher profit
Midwest Air investor concerned about TPG offer
UBS CFO says market needs more subprime info
Countrywide says mortgage loans rose in July
Merrill Lynch may relocate its NY headquarters: report

AP World News
Brad Garrett seen striking man's camera
Bonds cheered in Pittsburgh; teams split
Pakistan marks Independence Day
Sexson's homer leads Mariners past Twins
Jeter lifts Yanks to 9th win in 10 games
Obituaries in the news
Minn. picks designs for new bridge
Broadcom seeks ban on Qualcomm chips

Military.com
Will Drones Work on Carriers?
DT: Sniping Security Cameras
MI5 Whistleblower Claims He is God
Daily Shock: Iraqi Cliff Diving
Op-ed: Stop the Madrassa
Ghost Recon 2 vs. Land Warrior
Sgt. Shaft: Tricare's Antiquated Policy
Kit Up!: Titanium Spork

CENTCOM: News Releases
SOLDIERS APPREHEND BICYCLE BOMBER
OPERATION WILLIAM WALLACE CLEARS ABU TINA
SENATORS VISIT IBN SINA HOSPITAL IN BAGHDAD

USJFCOM
Unified Endeavor 2007 prepares soldiers for Iraq deployment
More about the Mission Rehearsal Exercise program
Noble Resolve 07-2 aims at making communication easier - podcast
Newsmaker Profile: Col. L. Ross Roberts - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Coalition Soldiers rescue 2-year-old Iraqi boy from well
Paratroopers capture rogue Jaysh Al-Mahdi cell leader
Operation Lightning Hammer pursues al-Qaeda
Task Force Lightning Soldiers killed
Rashid residents provide tip, three suspects detained
Tomahawks discover car bomb in southern Baghdad
Desert Rogues uncover two cache sites
Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain high-value rogue JAM Special Groups leader

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS: Bush Calls for 'Seamless' Health Care System to Care for Wounded Warriors
IRAQ: Council Votes to Expand U.N. Mission
AFGHANISTAN: Police Detain Insurgents

War on Terror
Afghan Officials, Citizens Gather For Opening of District Center
Afghans Provide Aid to Villagers
U.S., Iraqi Partnership Yields Results

Face of Defense
After Surviving Sniper's Bullet, Soldier Looks to Future
Marines, Sailor Earn Medals
Marine Follows Dream of Flying
Working Dog Finds Explosives

America Supports You
New Partnership Results in Home for Wounded Soldier
Support Groups Receive Grants
Group Takes Action for Troops

DefendAmerica
ON THE GROUND
Army Chief of Staff Visits Deployed Troops - Story
Training Base Helps Build Future of Iraq - Story

IN IRAQ
Predators Soar to Record Number of Sorties
Military Working Dogs Get New Kennel Facility
Army Logistics Begins New Chapter in Iraq
U.S. Soldiers Help Iraqis Open New Date Plant
Security Forces Airmen Step Outside the Wire
U.S. Marines Clean Up Historic Cemetery
Iraqis Sign Up to be Police Officers
Iraqi Soldiers Host Luncheon for Troops

IN AFGHANISTAN
District Center Opens, Despite Tragedy
Afghan Villagers Benefit from Humanitarian Visit
Local Afghan 'Cop' Show a Big Success
Program Connects Volunteers with Mission

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
410 - Alaric sacks Rome.
1756 - French troops capture Fort Oswego, NY.
1765 - Mass colonists challenge British rule by planting an Elm (Liberty Tree)
1813 - The British warship Pelican attacks and captures the U.S. war brigantine Argus
1842 - The Seminole War ends; Indians are removed from Florida to Oklahoma.
1846 - Henry David Thoreau is jailed for tax resistance.
1848 - The Oregon Territory is created.
1862 - President Abraham Lincoln receives the first group of blacks to confer with a U.S. president
1893 - France issues its first driving licenses, included a required test.
1900 - International forces (including U.S. Marines) enter Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion (it was aimed at ridding China of foreigners).
1912 - 2,500 U.S. marines invade Nicaragua, remaining until 1925.
1917 - China declares war on Germany and Austria.
1935 - The Social Security Act becomes law.
1945 - V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII.
1947 - India gains independence within the British Commonwealth; Pakistan gains independence from Britain.
1962 - NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes the X-15 to 60,000 m; A U.S. postal truck in Plymouth, MA, is robbed of more than $1.5 million.
1966 - The first U.S. lunar orbiter begins circling the Moon.
1969 - British troops intervene in Northern Ireland.
1971 - Bahrain proclaims its independence after more than 100 years of British rule; in Northern Ireland, the British begin internment without trial.
1973 - The U.S. bombs Cambodia.
1974 - Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold.

Birthdays
1774 - Meriwether Lewis, Captain, Lewis and Clark Expedition
1941 - David Crosby, musician (Crosby, Stills & Nash-Southern Cross)
1943 - Jon A. McBride, Captain USN/astronaut (STS 41G)
1952 - Mark C. Lee, Major USAF/astronaut (STS-30, sk:47)
1965 - Lynette Falls, Miss NJ / America (1991)

Passings
1936 - Rainey Bethea, hanged at the last public execution in the U.S.
1951 - William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher
1988 - Enzo Ferrari, Italian sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari
1991 - Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV)

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Brodak, John W., USAF (MO); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998

Eaton, Curtis Abbot, USAF (RI); F105 shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Franklin, Charles E., USAF (OH); F105 shot down, KIA, remains returned July, 1988, ID'd October, 1988

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