SOCCER GAME — Sailors going through chief petty officer transition and other chief petty officers enjoy a game of soccer at a boys orphanage in Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2007. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa will hold a pinning ceremony for the new chief petty officers, Sept. 20. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mary Popejoy

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News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Al-Sadr 'Freezes' Militia - Mahdi Army leader orders halt to attacks
Iraq's Sadr suspends activity of his militia
U.S. frees eight Iranians held in Iraq
Bush to request $50 billion more for Iraq war: report
Bush defends Iraq war effort
Military.com Analysis: America's Options in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban Frees 12 of 19 South Korean Hostages
Insurgents killed in Afghan battle: U.S.

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Giuliani Criticized for 9/11 Plans
Scaffolding Collapse Injures Two Firefighters at WTC
Prosecutor Probes Ground Zero Blaze That Killed Two
Benefits Expanded for Ground Zero Rescue Workers

Troops on Trial
Jury reprimands Abu Ghraib officer

Fallen Heroes
Trainers Faulted in GI Death

Other Military News
Soldiers Comb Rugged New Mexico Desert for Soldier Who Walked Off Base
Limit troops abroad, 8-nation poll says
Def Tech: Japan Launches Carrier
Military.com Blog: Struggling With PTSD

Worldwide Wackos
Tehran Protests U.S. Detention of Iranians in Iraq

Homegrown Moonbats
India tribe to honor Al Gore on global warming

Politics / Government
Karl Rove's Car Targeted by Pranksters
Republicans Plan Ethics Review of Craig After Bathroom Arrest
Idaho GOPers Ask Voters to Reserve Judgment on Craig - RAW DATA: Sen. Craig's Plea (pdf) - Police Report (pdf)
John Edwards: Americans Should 'Sacrifice' SUVs for Environment
New Orleans Marks Second Anniversary of Katrina - Bush Tours New Orleans, Mississippi Gulf Coast
Kosovo talks to open with no hint of breakthrough
Ailing S.D. senator vows to run again

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Suspect Killed By Police After Slitting 3-Year-Old's Throat
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Abusing Corpse in Coffin
Suspected Drunken Driver Leaves Accident Scene With Dead Body in Window
Report: Va. Tech Killer's Paper Foreshadowed Massacre
Love Triangle Astronaut to Use Insanity Defense
Accused Church Gunman Charged With Raping Teen Girl
'Pappy, I'm Dead,' Says Stabbed Twin Hiding in Attic
Court Mulls Cuban Girl's Fate in 'Elian II' Case - PHOTOS
Black, white split over Vick not clear cut
Teen brother charged with stabbing twins
La. towns say no more baggy pants
School bans T-shirts in beating case

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Katie Couric to report from Iraq, Syria (Great - like our troops don't have enough to deal with...)

Science / Medicine / Technology
China defends food safety standards to WHO
Age difference is key to having most kids: study
Texas museum to show Lucy fossil amid criticism
Study confirms 2006 human-human spread of bird flu
NASA: Astronauts sober for space

Mother Nature
Anger, sadness mark Katrina anniversary
New Orleans crime rate returns (See, things are getting back to normal)
Slideshow: A Katrina chronology
Writer draws Hurricane Katrina into fiction
Slideshow: New Orleans: Then and now
Report: Gulf Coast schools shortchanged
Firefighters gain upper hand over Greek fires - Video
Winds fan wildfire near Idaho ski lodge

Oddities
Man Held After 'Burning Man' Blazes 4 Days Early - VIDEO
Leona Helmsley Leaves $12M to Her Dog, but Nothing to 2 Grandchildren
Man loses top of his head in brain operation
French lesson in China staff relations off target

Other News of Note
Who Killed Beethoven?
Robotic Camera Gets Stuck 10 Feet From Target in Collapsed Utah Mine
Teen Who Hacked iPhone Trades It for 'Sweet' New Car
Miss Teen USA Contestant Lauren Caitlin Upton of South Carolina Re-Answers Flubbed Question on Live TV
Study: There Are 9 Guns for Every 10 Americans
Dutch arrest Philippine communist leader

Fox News
Pakistan Official: Musharraf-Bhutto Deal Close
Jim Carrey Appears in Serious Public Service Announcement to Free Nobel Laureate
Report Lists Reason for Owen Wilson Phone Call as 'Attempted Suicide'

Reuters: Top News
Subprime inflicts new damage in U.S.
Home loan demand slumps
Fall films bring Oscar buzz to Hollywood
Slideshow: Fall movie lineup
Sharapova dazzles, Hewitt strolls through
Turkey's new president to approve reform cabinet - Video
Bhutto says edging closer to deal with Musharraf
Housing crisis keeps buyers on sidelines
Nokia wades into new music, gaming services
Researchers say Sony software makes PCs vulnerable
Latino food gaining popularity in the U.S.
Beaujolais Nouveau wine ages gracefully
Venice festival opens with "Atonement"
Fall films bring Oscar buzz to Hollywood - Video
Apple shares rise on new iPod buzz
Stocks up 1 percent on techs
Oil rises after sharp drop in fuel inventories
Williams-Sonoma profit down but beats expectations
Yen falls on recovering U.S. equities
DealZone: Carlyle Capital CEO on credit crunch
Shop Talk: Friendly fashion cyber style
Weaker dollar impact
Pizza for pesos
Indexes up 1 pct on techs, profit outlooks
FTSE turns positive as battered financials recover
Altria to spin off international unit
Subprime inflicts new damage as banks seek cash
DaimlerChrysler mum on payout plans
Australian fund Basis Yield files for bankruptcy
Home loan demand slumps despite lower rates
CEO pay and benefits on the rise: report

AP World News
Stocks rise on bargain hunting
Wilson withdraws from `Tropical Thunder'
Federer, Henin highlight Open play today
Keith Richards fumes at poor reviews
European stocks rise on U.S. futures
Yanks, Angels move up in division races
Damon, Pettitte lead Yanks over Red Sox
Va. Tech president receives wide backing

Military.com
Op-ed: Connect the Dots
Daily Shock: The Mini Minigun
World's Largest Veteran Job Board
Find Service Buddies

CENTCOM: News Releases
SAMARRA FIREFIGHT LEAVES AT LEAST A DOZEN INSURGENTS DEAD
CONCERNED CITIZENS, COALITION FORCES DESTROY WEAPONS CACHE, INSURGENT SAFE HOUSES
IRAQI TROOPS STOP ROCKET ATTACK NEAR MAHMUDIYAH
ANSLOW TAPPED AS SPEAKER FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY EVENT HELD IN WAR ZONE
COALITION FORCES DISRUPT AL-QAEDA; 8 TERRORISTS KILLED, 16 SUSPECTS DETAINED

USJFCOM
Command announces information technology contract
U.S. Joint Forces Command, Boeing sign cooperative research and development agreement - podcast
Noble Resolve 07-2 comes to a close
More about Noble Resolve - podcast
Joint training leader discusses Unified Endeavor 2007
More about the Unified Endeavor program

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Apache troop provides security, spreads goodwill
Outsiders deliver food, water, after devastating blasts
National Police welcomes newest NCOs
Central Baghdad school opens after two months of renovations
Iraqi Police receive tip of car bombs in Kirkuk
Four suspected insurgents captured in eastern Baghdad
Coalition Forces detain, later release individuals
Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain suspected rogue JAM battalion commander,
MNC-I Soldier targeted during combat operations
Coalition Forces target terrorist leaders; 2 terrorists killed, 22 suspects detained

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
President Stresses Importance of Iraq Fight
Agencies Examine Contracting Problems

IRAQ
Coalition Troops Detain Dozens, Seize Weapons

AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Judges Receive First Law Books
Afghan, Coalition Troops Capture Insurgents

MILITARY NEWS
Reservists Conduct Mount Rainier Rescue Drill
Travels with Pace Special

ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ
Citizens Root Out Terrorists
Team Sees Success in Iraq
Soldiers Build Relationships
Engineers Renovate School
Iraqi Doctors Treat Countrymen
Sheiks Seek to Unite Community

INSIDE AFGHANISTAN
Team Brings Medical Supplies
Afghans Kick Off Project
Afghans, U.S. Soldiers Celebrate
Freedom Watch Afghanistan

EMPLOYER SUPPORT AWARDS
Guardsman Cites Con-way Inc.

FACE OF DEFENSE
Seabee Gives Wheelchair Gift
JAG Preps for Rescue Challenge
Airman Recalls Convoy Attack
Father, Son Are 'Soldiers First'

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Motorcyclists' Annual Ride Honors Families of Fallen
Wounded Warriors Share Experiences Over Dinner
Group Helps Tennessee Troops

DefendAmerica
BLOGGERS' ROUNDTABLE with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Nora Linderman
Army Extends Level of Support to Fallen Soldiers' Families - Story

NEWS UPDATES
Coalition Troops Detain Dozens - Story

ON THE GROUND
Soldiers Build Relationships with Residents - Story
Engineers Finish Student Center Renovations - Story
Reconstruction Team, Afghans Kick Off Project - Story
International Military Engineers Work Together - Story
Soldiers, Afghans Celebrate Independence - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Doctors, Medics Care for Fellow Iraqis
U.S. Marines, Sailors Return from Iraq Duty
Sheiks Strive to Unite Community, Country
Engineers Work on Four Health Care Centers
'Volunteers' Take Oath to Protect Community
Seabees, Marines Help Iraqis Build Future
Flour Mill Re-opens, Will Employ 100 Workers

IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Airmen, Afghans Set Up New Hospital
No Mountain Too High for Reconstruction Team

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
Airmen Cool Down Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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
1708 - Haverhill, MA, is destroyed by the French and Indians.
1758 - The first American Indian reservation is established.
1776 - Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester, NY.
1786 - Shay's Rebellion occurs in Springfield, MA.
1854 - Daniel Halladay receives a patent for the self-governing windmill.
1862 - The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins; the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operations.
1883 - Seismic sea waves created by the Krakatoa eruption create a rise in the English Channel 32 hours later.
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler receives a German patent for a motorcycle.
1896 - Chop suey is invented in NYC by the visiting Chinese Ambassador's chef.
1909 - A.H. Latham of France sets a world airplane altitude record of 155 m; American Glenn Curtis wins the world's first air race (Rheims, France)
1914 - The Arizonan is the first vessel to arrive in San Francisco via the Panama Canal.
1916 - The steamer Hsin Iu sinks off China coast; 1,000 drown.
1929 - The German airship Graf Zeppelin ends its round-the-world flight.
1939 - Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II.
1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down the Champs-Elysees.
1949 - The U.S.S.R. detonates its first atomic bomb.
1953 - The U.S.S.R. detonates its first hydrogen bomb.
1957 - The U.S. Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
1958 - The Air Force Academy opens.
1965 - Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5
1975 - Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky
1988 - USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir
1990 - A C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13; Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq.

Birthdays
1809 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, physician / author (Old Ironsides)
1899 - Lyman L. Lemnitzer, US Army General (WW II), US Army Chief of Staff, NATO Commander
1915 - Ingrid Bergman, actress
1920 - Charlie "Bird" Parker famous African-American jazzman
1925 - Donald O'Connor, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain)
1934 - David Pryor (Sen-AR)
1938 - Elliott Gould, actor (M*A*S*H); Peter Jennings, news anchor (ABC TV)
1941 - Robin Leach, TV host (Life Styles of Rich & Famous)
1948 - Charles D. Walker, astronaut (STS 41D, STS 51D, STS 61B)

Passings
29 - John the Baptist, beheaded (date is questionable )
1533 - Atahualpa, last Incan King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors
1769 - Edmond Hoyle, games expert
1877 - Brigham Young, second president of Mormon Church
1960 - Hazza el-Majali, PM of Jordan, assassinated
1967 - George Rockwell, American Nazi party leader, murdered
1982 - Ingrid Bergman, actress, on her 67th birthday
1987 - Lee Marvin, actor

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Byrne, Ronald E., Jr., USAF (NY); F105 shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998

McWhorter, Henry S., USN (GA); RF8A shot down, KIA, remains returned February, 1987

Taylor, Edd David, USN (AR); A1H shot down, KIA, body not recovered

1966
Wells, Norman L., USAF (VA); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998

1967
Newburn, Larry S., US Army (IN); raft tipped over while crossing stream, Killed, body not recovered

1968
Ashall, Alan F., USNR (MT); A6B shot down (B/N, w/Duncan), survival unlikely

Duncan, Robert R., USN (FL); A6B shot down (pilot, w/Ashall), survival unlikely

1969
Graf, Albert Stephen, USMC (NJ); F4B shot down (aircrew)

Zimmer, Jerry Allen, USMC (NY); F4B shot down (pilot)

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