News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Massive Gas Station Explosion Kills 50 in Iraq - PHOTOS
Dozens dead in Iraq bombings
Sunni bloc quits as bombs kill over 70 - Video
U.S. Toll in Iraq Lowest in 8 Months

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban Deadline for Korean Hostages Passes - VIDEO
Korean hostages alive, Afghans warn of operation - Video

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Rice on Mideast peace mission
Spying bill talks
Feud grows over NY 9/11 memorial ceremony site

Troops on Trial
Soldier testifies in rape-slaying case
Marine guilty of conspiracy

Fallen Heroes
Rumsfeld: I Knew Nothing About How Tillman Died
VIDEO: Donald Rumsfeld Gets Grilled on the Hill
Rumsfeld: family deserved truth in Tillman death Video
Military.com Poll: Is the Tillman Case Over?

Other Military News
USS Enterprise Arrives in Mideast

Politics / Government
Obama: I'd Probably Send Troops to Pakistan
Bush likely to prevent aides' testimony
Gonzales admits testimony 'confusing'

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Armless Driver Faces Prison
Former Child Star Gary Coleman Cited for Disorderly Conduct in Parking Lot Spat
Cops: Virginia Minister Flashed Kids While Urinating, Offered Officers Oral Sex
Self-Proclaimed Pedophile Admits He'd Have Sex With Little Girls If It Were Legal
Two South Carolina Toddlers Found Dead in Trash Bags Under Sink
Police finish search of Md. mom's home
Ohio Mother Files Complaint Against Condo That Barred Young Kids From Pool
Two Female Teens Accused of Kidnapping Woman to Steal Her Unborn Child
Mother, 2 Daughters Found Dead in Georgia Home, 2 Boys Survive Attack
Cops: Woman Collected $2M in Welfare as Adopted Children Starved
Missing 75-Year-Old Says Prostitute Held Him Hostage
Phil Spector's Daughter Testifies
O.J. says ghost author wrote flawed murder account (Yeahhhh....)
Witness: Punter in stabbing case 'pouty'

U.N. News
Daunting task to unify Darfur rebels

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Dow Jones enters News Corp. fold

Science / Medicine / Technology
Hormone may prevent premature births
China defends food safety at summit
Kids often get unapproved drugs for sleep
Brain pacemaker - Video
Experts issue new physical exercise guidelines
Hormone use mixed in preventing premature births
NASA dealing with leak aboard Endeavour
New TB vaccine shows promise in animal studies

Mother Nature
Python Sneaks Up on, Bites 15-Month-Old in N.C. Park
Dog Shoots Owner in the Back in Memphis, Tennessee
Montana Wildfires Force More Evacuations - PHOTOS
Dry weather worsens Mont. fire season
Shock Treatment: Elephant Killed After Wandering Into Wire

Oddities
Researchers Document 237 Reasons People Have Sex (Your tax dollars at work, folks)
Man Attempts Suicide by Chaining Self to Tree
If you can't trust kidnappers, who can you trust?
Lottery player wins twice by mistake

Other News of Note
Printing Your Way to Health Hazards
Officials Release Last Words of Pilots in Brazilian Crash - PHOTOS
Researchers Correct the Identity of Previously Unknown Child Who Died Aboard Titanic
Russia to Sink Flag in Arctic in Bid to Claim Arctic Seabed
Pol Pot death camp inmate wants truth, not revenge Video

Fox News
British Airways Hit With $550M Fine for Price Fixing
Faith Hill Confronts Fan From Stage for Groping Husband Tim McGraw at Louisiana Show
Life's an (Expensive) Day at the Beach for the Rich and Fabulous
Nicole Richie Confirms She's Pregnant

Reuters: Top News
The credit squeeze
Home builder shares fall sharply
Wall St. snaps back with late-day rally
Oil may extend rally as refiners return
Canada urged to review legality of polygamy ban
Relatives of Sri Lanka "disappeared" demand answers
"Rock Band" takes top video game honor
Electronic Arts posts wider quarterly loss
Wall St. indexes soar in last-minute rally - Video
Oil slides after hitting record high
U.S. home builder shares plunge on credit concerns
Electronic Arts shares fall
Getty cuts 2007 profit outlook, shares fall
Eaton: No slowdown in acquisitions
Reuters DealZone: Behind the deals
Hedge fund smoke may not mean fire
Disney buys Club Penguin, profit up
Starbucks 3rd-quarter earnings up, shares rise
Auto sales tumble, Detroit share slips
WSJ editorials defend Murdoch as new boss - Video
Whole Foods defends Wild Oats merger
Advanced Medical withdraws Bausch & Lomb offer

AP World News
U.S. automakers market share lowest ever
China passes on Chan's `Rush Hour 3'
Royals manager Buddy Bell resigns
Mara: Giants won't give Strahan new deal
Scary Spice files paternity petition
Real Harry Potter weathers Pottermania
Predators to be sold to local group
Yankees hit 8 homers in win over Chisox

Military.com
DT: Foreign Military Sales Games
Shock: Bad Day to Plant IEDs
Ace the ASVAB; Get Your Choice
Game: Try to Win Gettysburg
End the Summer With Travel Discounts
Military.com Career Fair Coming to Washington DC on August 6th

CENTCOM: News Releases
D-B AIRCRAFT HELP THWART INSURGENT SMALL ARMS ATTACK
AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ TERRORISTS MURDER CITIZENS
LOCAL TIP LEADS TO CACHE DISCOVERY
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES BATTLE TERRORISTS NEAR DOURA
COALITION FORCES DETAIN 27 SUSPECTS, KILL THREE TERRORISTS
MASS CASUALTY EXERCISE REVEALS WEAKNESS, IDENTIFIES STRENGTHS
NINE SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS DETAINED
MND-B ATTACK AIRCRAFT CONDUCTS PRECAUTIONARY LANDING
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN 13 AL QAEDA IN IRAQ SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN EARLY-MORNING RAID
AIR FORCE PREDATOR UAV CRASHES ON BASE IN IRAQ
EIGHT TERRORISTS KILLED, 40 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN COALITION OPERATIONS
TASK FORCE HAMMERHEAD CONDUCTS 100TH AIR ASSAULT MISSION
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN AL QAEDA CELL LEADER IN HUSAYBUH MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS
MND-B ATTACK AIRCRAFT ENGAGE ENEMY ROCKET LAUNCHERS
INSURGENTS DETAINED NEAR HABBANIYAH
U.S. SPECIAL FORCES, IRAQI ARMY, IRAQI SECURITY FORCES DETAIN FOUR INSURGENTS
ISF, CF CONTINUE HUMANITARIAN AID, RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN BAQUBA
COALITION FORCES RECLAIM JAMEA'A DURING OPERATION: ROGUE THUNDER

USJFCOM
Liveblogging: Industry Symposium 2007 -- Day 2
Liveblogging: Industry Symposium 2007 Day 1
Visitors get up close and personal with Command and Control Data Pilot initiative - podcast
U.S. Joint Forces Command supports Exercise Talisman Saber 2007 - podcast
USJFCOM assessing digital Joint Close Air Support capability - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Airpower plays significant role in Iraq, Afghanistan
3-1 Cavalry tests water at new well in al Nijadat
Coalition Forces reclaim Jamea'a during Operation Rogue Thunder
Troops provide dental, medical assistance
Paratrooper awarded Silver Star for actions in Samarra
Local tip leads to cache discovery
Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces battle terrorists near Doura
MND-B patrol struck by explosively formed penetrator
IA, Stryker leaders assess progress in Baqouba
Coalition Forces detain 27 suspects, kill three terrorists

DefenseLink
Gates Meets With Kuwaiti Leaders, U.S. Troops
Iraq Withdrawal Should be ‘Methodical’
Saudi Arabia Pledges to Continue Support to Iraq - Photos
Military Sales Package Aims to Boost Stability
Former Officials: No Cover-up in Tillman Fratricide
Iraq Makes Security, Economic, Political Gains - Video
Army’s Medical Hotline Help Soldiers, Families
Iraq Budget Decisions Depend on Situation
'eKnowledge' Helps Troops with Academic Rigors
Gates, Rice to Reaffirm U.S. Ties to Gulf Region

Military News
Future NCOs Welcome Top Sergeant Major
Six Ambassadors Visit USNS Comfort, Tour Facilities
Air Force Medics Take Medical Mission to Bolivia

War on Terror
Troops Target al Qaeda Leaders
New York Guard Unit To Train Afghan National Security Forces
Two Soldiers Aid Iraqi Child

Transformation
Aerial Porters Help Demonstrate New Transportation Concepts
New Camera Minimizes Danger

Face of Defense
WWI Army Nurse Receives Silver Star
Tuskegee Legacy Continues
SEAL Recruiter Third in Badwater Ultramarathon
Sergeant Thrilled to Serve
Family of Musicians Rocks

America Supports You
Vets Rebuild Connections
Department Honors ‘Dr. Laura’
Heroes, Employers Connect
Comedians Entertain Troops

DefendAmerica
ON THE GROUND
CENTAF Band Performs for Servicemembers - Story
Female Soldiers Fight Every Day, Earn Respect - Story
Army Paratrooper Awarded Silver Star in Iraq - Story
Drill Identifies Strengths, Reveals Weakness - Story

IN IRAQ
Troops Provide Dental, Medical Assistance
Iraqis Complete Military Lifesaver Course
Iraqi Community Reopens Kindergarten
Iraq's Prime Minister Visits Diyala for First Time

IN DJIBOUTI
Seabees Drilling Wells, Building Schools in Africa
Task Force Members Survive in Djibouti Desert

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Children Start Field Trip on Chinook
Engineers Repair Levee for Afghan Villagers
Afghan Soldiers Undergo 'Commando' Training
Ready Reserve Soldiers Respond to Duty

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
1291 - The Everlasting League forms; it is the basis of Swiss Confederation (National Day).
1619 - The first Black Americans (twenty of them) arrive in Jamestown, VA.
1789 - U.S. Customs begins enforcing the Tariff Act.
1790 - The first U.S. census lists the population at 3,939,214.
1794 - The Whiskey Rebellion begins.
1798 - Battle of the Nile.
1831 - London Bridge opens.
1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British empire.
1838 - British slaves in the Bahamas are emancipated.
1861 - Brazil recognizes the Confederacy.
1863 - Cavalry units engage near Brandy Station at the end of the Gettysburg campaign.
1867 - Blacks vote for the first time in a state election in the South (Tennessee).
1873 - The first San Francisco cable car begins service.
1876 - Colorado becomes the 38th U.S. state.
1881 - A U.S. Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, San Francisco Bay.
1901 - Burial within the San Francisco city limits is prohibited.
1914 - Germany declares war on Russia.
1936 - Adolph Hitler opens the Olympic Games in Berlin.
1950 - Curt Simmons is the first Major League baseball player to fight in Korea; The Territory of Guam is created.
1953 - Northern Rhodesia becomes part of the Federation of Rhodesia/Nyasaland
1955 - Microgravity research begins.
1957 - In Albuquerque, NM, the first commercial solar-heated building opens; Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 445 feet, 10 inches.
1958 - First Class postage is raised to $0.04 (it had been $0.03 for the last 26 years).
1960 - Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France.
1961 - The new San Francisco Hall of Justice opens.
1972 - The first article exposing Watergate hits the press (Bernstein-Woodward).
1975 - The Helsinki Pact is signed by 35 nations.
1990 - Iraq pulls out of talks with Kuwait

Birthdays
10 BC - Claudius 4th Roman emperor (41-54 AD)
126 - Publius Helvius Pertinax Roman emperor (193 AD)
1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, believed in inheritance of acquired traits
1770 - William Clark, 2nd Lt. of Lewis and Clark Expedition
1779 - Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner)
1819 - Herman Melville, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)
1889 - Dr. John F. Mahoney, developed pencillin treatment of syphillis
1933 - Dom DeLuise, comedian, actor (Cannonball Run)
1936 - Yves Saint-Laurent, fashion designer (Opium, Obsession)
1937 - Alfonse D'Amato, (Sen-NY)
1944 - Yuri V. Romanenko, cosmonaut (Soyuz 26, Soyuz 38, Soyuz TM-2)
1946 - Richard O. Covey, USAF/astronaut (STS 51I, 26, 38)

Passings
1882 - Henry Kendall Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43
1988 - John Cardinal Dearden US cardinal, dies at 80

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Finney, Arthur Thomas, USAF (FL); F104 shot down, remains returned August, 1985

Kwortnik, John Charles, USAF (PA); F104 shot down (pilot), remains returned August, 1985

North, Kenneth W., USAF (NY); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Brigadier General as of 1996, alive as of 1998

1967
Prewitt, William Roland, USMC (LA); KIA, body not recovered

Winston, Charles C. III, USAF (NY); RF101 shot down, remains returned by SRV September, 1977

1968
Kernan, William (WA); not on official DIA list - remains returned?

Broms, Edward J., USN (PA); A4C shot down, likely KIA

Fowler, Donald R., US Army (GA); UH1C shot down (gunner)

Fernan, William, US Army (WA); UH1C shot down (WO, aircraft commander); casualty file states body recovered, remains returned August, 1971

Hastings, Steven M., US Army (CA); UH1C shot down (crewchief)
Ross, Joseph S., USAF (KY); F4D shot down

Russel, Peter J., US Army (NY); UH1C shot down (pilot); Vietnamese doctor states died on or before Thanksgiving, 1968

Thompson, William J., USAF (TX); F4D shot down

1969
Burd, Douglas G., USAF (VA); F4E shot down (backseater); KIA, body not recovered

Callies, Tommy L, USAF (SD); F4E shot down (pilot); KIA, body not recovered

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