News of Note
Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Al Qaeda Casts Absentee Ballot (Big surprise - they like Obama)
India suspects Islamist militants in Assam bombings (Now there's a shocker)
Guantanamo man's video moved al Qaeda to tears (Oh, BARF!)
Israel wants to renew indirect talks with Syria
Jewish settlers vow to hang tough in occupied land
Suicide bomber kills nine in NW Pakistan

Fallen Heroes
New Ship Named for Fallen Navy SEAL

Other Military News
After Iraq, Petraeus faces arguably tougher job
Iraq War Vet's McCain Endorsement Rockets to Top of YouTube
Italy Reportedly Warned Libya of 1986 U.S. Airstrikes (With friends like these...)
Intelligence chief sees growing potential for conflict
Japan general says WW2 military acts not aggression (Yeahhhhh...)
Two U.S. Army Soldiers Receive British Honors
Marine Goes From Combat to Congress

Religion of Peace??
Sign Outside a Baptist Church: God Loves, Allah Hates

Homegrown Moonbats
Man sets self aflame at Seattle college and dies

Politics / Government
Local Race to Watch: Iraq War Vet May Be First Black on City Council...
McCain, Arnold Team Up
Palin's Alaska 'Shares' Oil Wealth With Residents
Palin: Win or Lose, I'm Here to Stay - PHOTOS
Live From New York: It's McCain This Saturday Night
Obama Camp: Expectations Danger
FOX News Poll: Obama's Edge Over McCain Narrows
McCain Predicts Late-Night Victory - VIDEO
AP: Emanuel Approached by Obama for Chief of Staff Job
ELECTION NIGHT PRIMER: Guide to Congressional Races
Obama infomercial tops network prime-time ratings - Video
Obama retains seven-point lead on McCain
Palin: Obama incapable of handling security tests
Video: "Experience" vs. "change"
Obama, McCain hit economy in the push to Tuesday
McCain struggles to gain ground on Obama in Ohio
Boy shocked after man powers up campaign sign (I love it!)
Palin looks past Tuesday to her political future
McCain seeks to revive Rezko as campaign issue
Good looks help women candidates, men not so much
Palin says Obama infomercial short on specifics
Beware the final weekend - Video
History shows Dems better for stocks
Palin: Obama cannot handle tests
Win or lose, Palin seen to be a political force
Reuters Full Coverage: Election 2008
Obama Could Lose 17 Electoral Votes
Obama Plans to Use Reparations to 'Spread the Wealth'
Sign Outside a Baptist Church: God Loves, Allah Hates
Fundraiser Linked to John Edwards Scandal Dies

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Texas Executes Homeless Man for Killing Woman Who Offered Him a Place to Live
2 Adults, 3-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Involved in Attack on Police Officer
Belarus court upholds sentence on U.S. lawyer
Report on 911 call from Thomas' home released
Police official: Hudson nephew likely died in SUV

U.N. News
Developers partly to blame for CO2 offset delays: U.N.

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Yahoo, Google may walk away from search deal: report
Journalism Professor Surveys Bloggers on Internet Use During Elections

Science / Medicine and Health / Technology
Hubble Photographs Cosmic 'Perfect 10' - PHOTOS
Study: Attractive Dads Make Ugly Sons, Beautiful Daughters
Report: No Mechanical Failure in Medical Copter Crash
Two Minor Earthquakes Shake Dallas-Ft. Worth Area
Official: Death Toll From Pakistan Quake Likely Above 300
Promises, Promises: Chasing an elusive pledge
Obesity blamed for doubling rate of diabetes cases
Nasty fungus may be killing thousands of bats
Giant bat makes comeback in Tanzania
Sony recalls PC batteries
Nintendo sees overseas DSi launch by next summer
Split-screen settlement for dueling TV viewers

Mother Nature
Texas floats plan to house Ike victims aboard ship
Rare, prehistoric-age reptile found in New Zealand
Man-made climate change seen in Antarctica, Arctic
Climate change seen helping short-lived creatures
Financial crisis has lessons for climate fight:expert
Video: Students and teachers rally in Rome
Quakes give trampoline effect: Japanese study

News from My Neck of the Woods
Rare 3 Cent Stamp Sells for $1M at NYC Auction
NY sets code to axe dirty business in clean energy

Oddities
Hundreds flock to toilet to see art
Tough new alcohol laws to stop Sydney violence
Happy birthday dear goose thief

Other News of Note
Searchers find large bones near Fossett crash site

Fox News
Asia Stock Markets Mixed, Nikkei Slides

Reuters
Rescuers pull 23 bodies from China mine after blast
Who shrank the economy?
Crisis is big bucks for lending sites
The Verdict: Trouble ahead
Reuters Blog: Check Out Line
Reuters Full Coverage: The Economy
Detentions of China officials may curb foreign deals: sources
"Harsh storm" looms
Iceland crisis could cost 85 pct of GDP
Europe's banks show financial frailty
Taiwan joins global rate cut move
Credit crisis to spur more regulation
"Long way to go": Lazard CEO
Rate cut from Japan, capital boost for Barclays
Auto aid pleas mount; Treasury says no GM talks
U.S. banks owe billions in pay, pensions to executives: report
Rescue plan: Stymied by steep eligibility rule?
Intel chief sees growing potential for conflict
Oil sinks towards $63, set for record monthly slide
Wall Street blues
Check in anytime you like ...
Tidings of a bear market rally
Poised for a makeover?
Intel says financial crisis could hurt business
Barclays raises $12 billion from Mideast, others
Burger King profit misses view, keeps outlook
GMAC may become bank, eyes massive debt overhaul
Hong Kong investors protest over Lehman losses
Commerzbank may seek state capital : sources
GM, Chrysler merger on hold as aid hopes fade: sources - Video
Potential GM merger may hit Chrysler plants, models
Michael Jackson opts out of Jackson 5 reunion - Video
Hollywood weighs impact of election
Patrick Swayze says chemo was "hell on wheels"
"High School Musical 3" set for Halloween honors
Sarah Brightman "crazy" ahead of new album, tour
Small investors offer hope for Japan market gloom
Bangladesh struggles to control notorious traffic
Video: Lewis ready to break boundaries
Roddick goes to Shanghai, Djokovic out in Paris
Hornets sting Suns on Posey's hot hand
Sharks beat Red Wings 4-2 after second period burst
Lakers sign center Bynum to four-year extension
Brewers hire Macha as new manager

Associated Press
Refugees try to reach home in eastern Congo
Asia markets mixed; Nikkei slides despite rate cut
Whistle-blowers get little help if punished
Beaten down, American consumers burrow deeper
Bravo finds more to fashion than `Project Runway'
Paul, Hornets spoil Suns' homer opener
Delta begins long integration with Northwest
Nevada, Michigan, Florida lead 'underwater' list
Yao, Artest lead Rockets past Mavericks 112-102

NewsBlaze
Cyclone Adventure - 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard
PHOTOS: BSTB Soldiers Support Mission Success
Soldiers' Angels and Patriot Guard
Iraq News
Operations in Iraq
FOB Warhorse Memorial Photos
Videos

CENTCOM
Meetings key to success in Ramadi
Engineers keep power flowing in Baghdad
Security improvements spur resettlement, reconstruction
I-BIZ program bolsters Iraqi economy
U.S., Iraqi leaders discuss Sadr City rehab

USJFCOM
Joint fires team, Army's BCTP team prepare corps headquarters for deployment
Joint fires team supports joint training integration event
More about JFIIT
Free Salute to Veterans 2008 tickets - Click here
USJFCOM working to prepare forces for deployment

Multi-National Force - Iraq
Security Responsibility Returns to Iraqis in Wasit Province
Deputy Prime Minister Brings Support to Mosul and Ninewa Province
Iranian-Backed Terrorism Suspects Captured
Wasit now under Provincial Iraqi Control
IA Soldiers get receive new counter IED vehicles
NPs, MND-B Soldiers seize weapons in Baghdad
Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Bureau leading the way in development of counter-terrorism strategy
291 complete Central Bank of Iraq FPS training course

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
Gates’ Nuclear Message Resonates With Researchers
Defense Department Readies for Transition to Next Administration
Africa Command to Remain in Stuttgart - Special
Integration Key to Homeland Defense Demands, NorthCom Commander Says
U.S., Iraqi Officials Work on Agreement

IRAQ NEWS
Troops Bring Life to Abandoned Carnival
Iraqis Control Security in Another Province
Vessel Crews Thwart Pirate Attacks
Coalition Forces Capture Wanted Men

AFGHANISTAN NEWS
Elders Work to Resolve Security Issues

AROUND THE SERVICES
U.S. Airmen Teach Aviation in Chilean Schools

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
USS Kearsarge Exhibits 'Soft Power' Capabilities - Special

MILITARY NEWS
Navy Maintenance Group Saves Money, Manpower
Marine Corps Marathon Runners Show Support
Deadline Nears to Help Fulfill Troops' Wishes

WARRIOR CARE
Five-Year Research Program Begins Suicide Study
Commissaries to Promote Warrior Care Month

FACE OF DEFENSE
Company Commander Exemplifies Warrior Ethos

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1793- Girondins are executed in Paris, during the Reign of Terror.
1815 - Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents the miner's safety lamp.
1864 - Nevada becomes the 36th U.S. state.
1922 - Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy.
1940 - Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto.
1950 - Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill President Truman in Washington, DC.
1952 - The first thermonuclear bomb is detonated at the Marshall Islands.
1954 - The Algerian Revolution against the French begins.
1956 - Rear Admiral G.J. Dufek becomes the first American to land an airplane at the South Pole; Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal.
1959 - In Moscow, Lee Harvey Oswald announces he will never return to the U.S.
1963 - In Indiana, leaking propane gas explodes, killing 64 at the "Holiday on Ice."
1967 - Nguyen Van Thieu takes the oath of office as the first president of South Vietnam's second Republic.
1968 - President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam.
1982 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Spain.
1984 - The Puerto Rican tanker San Francisco explodes, spilling two million gallons of oil as she ship catches fire.
1988 - In Yugoslavia, journalists demand greater freedom of the press.

Birthdays
1860 - Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout founder
1887 - Chiang Kai-shek, president of Nationalist China
1912 - Dale Evans, cowgirl (Roy Rogers Show)
1930 - Michael Collins, Major General USAF / astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)
1931 - Dan Rather, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)
1937 - Michael Landon, actor (Bonanza, Highway to Heaven)
1942 - David Ogden Stiers , actor (Winchester-M*A*S*H)

Passings
1865 - William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse / maker of large telescopes
1918 - Count Stephen Tisza, Hungarian PM, assassinated
1926 - Erich Weiss (Harry Houdini), magician
1964 - Theodore C. Freeman, astronaut, T-38 jet air crash
1984 - Indira Gandhi, PM of India, assassinated by bodyguards

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Adams, Samuel, USAF (FL); DIC December, 1965

Dusing, Charles G., USAF (SC); DIC December, 1965

Moore, Thomas, USAF (LA); DIC December, 1965

Powers, Trent R., USN (MN); ejected safely, remains returned September, 1987

1967
Fanning, Hugh M., USMC (TX); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Kott)

Kott, Stephen J., USMC (SC); A6A shot down (bombardier / navigator, w/Fanning), remains recovered July, 1984 - family does not accept ID

1968
Swanson, Roger W., US Army (MN); disappeared after being wounded on reconnaissance patrol

1969
Gauthier, Dennis L., US Army (MI); disappeared after his platoon was ambushed

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