News of the Note
Six Years Later
The Day That Changed America - PHOTOS - VIDEO
Congress 334, Kucinich 1 (on a 9/11 memorial resolution. Scumbag)
Mourners Gather at Ground Zero for Sixth Memorial of Sept. 11 Attacks
Bin Laden Video: 9/11 Hijacker's 'Last Testament' - VIDEO
9/11 remembered - Slideshow
Factbox: Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
Video: Bin Laden tape praises hijacker
U.S. remembers 9/11 attacks in solemnity - Video
Heads bow in memory of 9/11 victims
Sept. 11 anniversary marked overseas
Gates, Pace Vow to Pursue 9/11 Perpetrators
Troops in Afghanistan Hold Memorial Ceremony
Pentagon Worker Recalls 9/11 in Her Own Way
Troops Hold Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony - Story

Operation Iraqi Freedom
'No Single Moment' - Crocker, Petraeus testify before Congress
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Petraeus, Crocker Chat With Brit Hume
TRANSCRIPT: FOX News' Exclusive Sit-Down
Petraeus, Crocker Testify Before Congress: WATCH LIVE
Factbox: Senate reaction to testimony
Republicans sharply question Iraq policy
Iraqis starkly divided on future after report
Sadr movement may pull out of coalition
Rice plans to attend October Iraq meeting in Turkey
AP Poll: Most see Iraq war as failure

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan's Karzai urges Taliban to negotiate

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
U.S. Base in Germany Receives Bomb Threat
Palestinian Rocket Blast Wounds 40 Israeli Soldiers
Syria complains of Israel 'aggression'
Leftist rebels say they bombed Mexico pipelines

Other Military News
Decommissioned Navy Ship Sought for Floating Homeless Shelter
Russia says builds most powerful vacuum bomb
President nominates Marine general as new commander

Worldwide Wackos
Developing states rap "interference" in Iran deal

Politics / Government
Former Prostitute Claiming Affair With Senator David Vitter to Provide Details
Senate Approves $1 Billion to Fix America's Bridges
Husband Shoots Wife Through 11-Month-Old Baby
Woman's Week-Long Kidnap, Torture May Be Hate Crime
Police Hand Over McCann Evidence to Prosecutor - VIDEO

Illegal Immigration / Border Control
Boy thrust into immigration spotlight

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Police Search for Man Who Killed 4-Year-Old
Kiddie Porn Movie Rocks Toronto as 'Feel-Awful' Film of the Year
Report: Forensic Evidence Found in Rental Car Implicates Madeleine McCann's Parents
Lawyer Found Naked With Girl, 14, Pleads no Contest
Serial Rapist Requests Castration to Avoid Life Sentence
Jury Selection Starts for McDonald's Strip-Search Lawsuit
Cops: No Sign of Foul Play in Camille Cleverley's Death
Slain Preacher's Wife Seeks Custody of 3 Daughters
Former Math Teacher Pleads Guilty to Molesting Boy, 12
"I lost," top Colombian drug suspect tells captors
Wife who killed minister wants kids back
Pa. welfare department computers stolen
Va. sheriff gets 8 months for corruption

Adventures in Political Correctness
Kathy Griffin's Emmy Remarks About Jesus to Be Censored

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Harnessing the Internet to reinvent democracy
Court hears Jackson costume malfunction
CBS warns of censorship if bare breast edict stays

Science / Medicine and Health / Technology
Biofuels may harm (Ah, sweet irony)
World to pass dangerous warming limits
Top polluters to discuss climate goals
Study shows vitamin C's cancer-fighting properties
Can't quit chocolate? Don't fret, it's no addiction
Turns out Neanderthals had good oral hygiene
U.S. and China promise Americans lead-free toys
AMD CEO bullish on new chip - Video
Gifted research parrot Alex found dead
U.S. reports of drug reactions triple

Mother Nature
Tigers rediscovered in Indian rainforest

Oddities
Pennsylvania Man Claims to Burn Salt Water
Town ditches traffic lights to cut accidents
Hey, big winner! Or maybe not..
Russian region to host Day of Conception

Other News of Note
Couch Potatoes Aid Search for Aviator Steve Fossett
Trade deficit declines slightly

Fox News
Former Pakistani PM Sharif Appeals Expulsion
Pop Tarts: Britney Spears’ Crummy 'Comeback' Comes as No Surprise to Insiders
GRRR! Britney Should Disappear to the Suburbs
Report: Vanessa Hudgens Once Sent Risqué Photos to Nickelodeon Star

Reuters: Top News
Pakistani ex-PM's party turns to Supreme Court - Video
Bosworth self-trained but with Oscar-feted tutors
'Green' is the magic word at car show
Radcliffe giggled through first sex scene
OPEC agrees to raise output 3:16PM EDT
VIENNA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia persuaded OPEC to raise oil output by 500,000 barrels per day on Tuesday in a gesture to consumer nations worried by the economic impact of $77 oil and rapidly diminishing fuel stocks. Full Article
Market climbs on rate cut hopes Video
Countrywide down on funding report
Oil up as supply concerns persist despite OPEC hike Video
American Eagle rises 8 percent after insider buy
More Investing News...
Crisis in Credit
House owners face refinancing trouble
Green fleets, fat profits on display
Blog: Ghosn "ties" into brand values
Market climbs on rate cut hopes, tech outlook
Banks, commodities lift FTSE as rate cut hopes grow
Consumers turn to plastic as home loans slow
NewsCorp won't pull videos from iTunes
July job turnover slowest pace since April 2006
Smart Online chief, brokers accused of stock fraud
Bernanke: current account gap cannot persist
Dubai World takes stake in MGM project

AP World News
Realtors predict drop in 2007 home sales
Browns dump Frye, clearing way for Quinn
Doctor: Bills' Everett won't walk again
Health insurance premiums rise 6.1 pct.
Last-minute rally lifts 49ers over Cards

CENTCOM: News Releases
IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN 2 AL QAEDA IN IRAQ CELL LEADERS, ONE TERRORIST
THREE TERRORISTS KILLED, 18 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN COALITION RAIDS
IRAQI FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN SIX SHI'A EXTREMISTS IN BAGHDAD

USJFCOM
Bold Quest 07 begins to test Coalition Combat ID - podcast
More about Bold Quest 07
New intelligence capability to aid in battlespace preparation for convoys - podcast
Empire Challenge 07 shows success of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance integration - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Quick Reaction Force keeps eyes on infantry
Air, ground Soldiers team up in raid
Logistically equipping the government of Iraq
Coalition Forces attacked at Camp Victory
ISF, local residents respond to VBIED attack in Mirk As Sufia
Coalition airpower supports Coalition ground forces in Iraq
Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain two al Qaeda cell leaders, five insurgents
East Baghdad raid yields cache, suspect
Iraqi Army forces detain illegal judge

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
Petraeus Cites Examples of Political Reconciliation - Story - Video
Crocker: Iran Plays 'Destablizing Role' in Iraq
Petraeus Says Surge Reducing Violence
Petraeus Reports on Surge Progress in Iraq
U.S. Ambassador Presents Iraq Progress Report
Most Iraqi Security Forces Can Lead Operations
Troop-Reduction Plan Has Solid Military Backing
Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq (pdf)
Charts to Accompany Petraeus Testimony (pdf)
Videos: Petraeus, Crocker Sept. 10

MILITARY NEWS
All Services Meet Recruiting Goals for August
Special Ops Official Sets Priorities for Future

IRAQ
Coalition Forces Target al Qaeda Networks
Bush Commends Progress in Anbar Province
U.S. Forces Kill 12 in Helicopter Assault Raid
Petraeus Letter: Surge Gives Coalition Momentum

AFGHANISTAN
Forces Detain Taliban Commander in Ghazni
Forces Kill 30 Militants, Find Weapons
Petraeus Report - Report (PDF) - Slides (PDF)

ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ
Iraqis Manage Warehouse
Crews Install Solar Lights
Citizens Search for al Qaeda
Recruits Go to Boot Camp

INSIDE AFGHANISTAN
Locals Turn in Munitions
Photos: Airmen Detonate Munitions

EMPLOYER SUPPORT AWARDS
Tennessee Receives Honor

FACE OF DEFENSE
Sailor Serves in Cambodia
Vet Helps Recruiters
Brother, Sister Rebuild Iraq

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Walkers Commemorate 9/11
Support Groups Spread Word
Paramus Residents Walk
Video: Freedom Walks
NCO Shares His View on Service - Story - Special

DefendAmerica
ON THE GROUND
Workforce Learns How to Manage Warehouse - Story
Marine Engineers Wrap Up Deployment in Anbar - Story

IN IRAQ
Citizens Sweep Streets to Rid City of al Qaeda
Iraqi Crews Install Solar Lights on Roadways
Renovated School Features Internet Room
Soldiers Help Iraqis Rebuild Pump Station
Iraqi Police Lead Marines to Weapons Cache
Marines, Iraqis Sweep Area for Insurgents

IN AFGHANISTAN
Team Works to Improve Road in Titin Valley
Cadets Intern with Army Corps of Engineers

IN DJIBOUTI
Children to Benefit from New Classrooms
Navy Program Fosters Good Will with Residents

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
1609 - Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan island
1709 - English, Dutch & Austrians defeat French in Battle of Malplaquet
1773 - Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace."
1777 - Battle of Brandywine, Pa; Americans lose to British
1786 - Annapolis Convention to determine interstate commerce
1789 - Alexander Hamilton appointed Secretary of the Treasury
1814 - Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British
1853 - 1st electric telegraph in use, Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos
1875 - 1st newspaper cartoon strip
1885 - Moses Hopkins, named minister to Liberia
1910 - 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood)
1919 - US marines invade Honduras
1922 - British mandate of Palestine begins
1923 - The ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over NY's tallest skyscraper, the Woolworth Tower
1926 - Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu
1929 - SF Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system
1930 - Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles
1936 - FDR dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam
1941 - Charles Lindbergh, charges "the British, the Jewish & the Roosevelt administration" are trying to get the US into WW II; FDR orders any Axis ship found in American waters be shot on sight
1944 - FDR & Churchill meet in Canada at the 2nd Quebec Conference
1946 - 1st mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation
1950 - 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited
1950 - Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence
1951 - Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes
1952 - West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews
1960 - The 17th Olympic games close in Rome
1967 - US Surveyor 5 makes 1st chemical analysis of lunar material
1973 - Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup
1985 - Intl Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km
1986 - Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded
1989 - Drexel formally pleads guilty to security fraud
1991 - 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston
2001 - The worst terrorist attack on American soil - 2819+ die as a result of hijacked airplane attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Western Pennsylvania

Birthdays
1835 - Brigadier General William Wirt Allen, 1st Alabama Cavalry
1862 - O Henry (pen name of William Sidney Porter), short story writer
1877 - Sir James Jeans England, physicist/mathematician/astronomer
1909 - William Natcher (Rep-KY)
1917 - Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines Pres (1965-86)
1922 - Charles Evers, civil rights leader (Amazing Grace)
1924 - Daniel Kahikina Akaka (Rep-HI); Tom Landry NFL player (NY Giants), coach (Dallas Cowboys)
1928 - Reubin Askew (Gov-Fla)
1932 - Herbert "Sonny" Leon Callahan (Rep-AL); Robert Packwood (Sen-OR); Valentino, Italian fashion designer (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis)
1935 - Gherman Titov (USSR), 1st man to spend a day in space (Vostok 2)
1937 - Robert Crippen, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G)

Passings
1712 - GD Cassini, French astronomer
1948 - Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah
1971 - Nikita Khrushchev, of a heart attack at 77
1988 - Luis W. Alvarez, physicist (Nobel-1968), at 77

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Anspach, Robert A., US Army SF (GA); KIA / BNR

Overly, Norris M., USAF (WV); B57 crashed (w/Petersen) - released February, 1968

Petersen, Gaylord Dean, USAF (CA); B57 crashed (w/Overly) remains returned August, 1978

1968
Vandyke, Richard H., USAF (UT); F4D shot down, died of injuries - remains returned July, 1981

1969
Helwig, Roger D., USAF (CO); F4D shot down (w/Stearns)

Stearns, Roger H., USAF (CO); F4D shot down (w/Helwig) - remains returned May, 1990

1970
Plassmeyer, Bernard H., USMC (MO); A4E killed, presumed Killed

1972
Heeren, Jerome D., USAF (SD); F4E shot down (w/Ratzlaff), released March, 1973 - alive as of 1996

Ratzlaff, Brian M., USAF (CA); F4E shot down (pilot, w/Heeren), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive as of 1998

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