"One of man's finest qualities is described by the simple word "guts "—the ability to take it. If you have the discipline to stand fast when your body wants to run, if you can control your temper and remain cheerful in the face of monotony or disappointment, you have 'guts' in the soldiering sense. This ability to take it must be trained—the training is hard, mental as well as physical. But once ingrained, you can face and flail the enemy as a soldier, and enjoy the challenges of life as a civilian."
News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Report: Syrian Officials Approved U.S.-led Raid Near Iraq Border
Iraq Official: Security Pact to Wait Until After Election
Police: Bombings kill 9, wound at least 33 in Iraq

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Israel's Secret Service Fears Assassination Plots
Pakistan Warns Petraeus Against Missile Strikes
Petraeus visits Pakistan as it fights "for survival" - Video
Court says no delay from new appeal by Bali bombers

Fallen Heroes
John Ripley, Vietnam War hero, dies at age 69

Wounded Warriors
AP IMPACT: Flood of wounded GIs swamps care units

Other Military News
U.S. Navy Intercepts Ballistic Missile Shot From Hawaii Base

Religion of Peace??
Muslims seek crisis management plan with Vatican

Worldwide Wackos
Undated Photos Surface of Kim Jong Il at Soccer Game
Iran marks U.S. embassy seizure, some ponder ties

Politics / Government
Poll: It's Narrowing, but...
Candidates Embark on Final Tour of Campaign
Obama, McCain Camps Look to Maximize Turnout
Feds Probe 'Aunti' Issue
Polygamists Make Voting Guide
FOX News' Guide to Congressional Races
... Most Say It's Obama's to Lose
The Price to Be President in 2008: $1 Billion
Palin Goes After Obama on Coal Comments
Obama's Interview with the San Francisco Chronicle
Obama leads in key states
McCain and Obama hit key states
Clues to poll result could come early
Obama, McCain eye potential administration teams
McCain pokes fun at presidential campaign on 'SNL'
Third parties unlikely to spoil presidential race
Boeing factories set to resume work after strike
'Tis the season for tricking voters
New U.S. Citizens Prepare to Vote in 2008 Election
What to Expect as Americans Head to the Polls November 4
Response to 'New President, New Constitution, New Bill of Rights'
Sarah Palin Punk'd By Prank Call
Election divides civil rights battle town - Video
Blog: You’re Palin! Seen a ghost?
Japan's Obama town sets to party for U.S. namesake
Attorney: Nevada Gov. Gibbons Cleared in FBI Probe
Gay marriage votes may show changing U.S.

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Def Jam Executive Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot
South Carolina Boy Killed While Trick-or-Treating Was 'Mama's Boy'
5 Found Fatally Shot in Los Angeles Homeless Encampment
Court weighs amputee's case, limits on drug suits
Police: Ohio minister shot dead near Ky. church
Mourners celebrate lives of slain Hudson relatives
Calif. surgeon faces trial in organ donation case

Adventures in Political Correctness
School Clams Up on 'Gay' Pledge Cards Given to Kindergartners

U.N. News
U.N. chief urges climate change help despite slowdown
UN to Send Electoral Team to Bangladesh Ahead of Parliamentary Polls

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Teen Pregnancy Linked to Sexy TV
Johnny Carson Tell-All Book Paints Comedian as Depressed, Tormented Man
Reuters News Quiz
MySpace, MTV test piracy-profit plan

Science / Medicine and Health / Technology
Drugmakers could win lawsuit limits
Children increasingly medicated: study
Panasonic says no decision on Sanyo takeover - Video
Microsoft, LG sign mobile collaboration deal
Scientists find genes that lift lung cancer risk
Pope sees physicist Hawking at evolution gathering
Hubble telescope back in business
Gadgets still a centerpiece of holiday shopping
MTV and Activision face off in battle of the brands
Green gadgets aim to woo eco-aware shoppers

Mother Nature
Mexico City's 'Water Monster' Nears Extinction
Bush team rushes environment policy changes
California "green" energy vote seen close: poll
University students get serious about going green
Nasty fungus may be killing thousands of bats
Recovery incomplete 6 months after Myanmar cyclone

News from My Neck of the Woods
Runner Finishes NYC Marathon, Collapses, Dies
Radcliffe Wins Third New York City Marathon - PHOTOS
Judge halts New York plan to turn yellow cabs green

Oddities
Painting by Italian Master Turns Up in Texas After 300-Year Journey
Hundreds flock to toilet to see art
Soup kitchen opens for dogs
Doctor sparks immigration controversy
Queen draws ire over gay marriage comment

Fox News
Medvedev: U.S. to Blame for Global Financial Crisis (Yep - everything's our fault...)
Asian Stock Markets Gain; Australia Up 5 Percent
Paris Hilton: Men Used Me for Sex and Fame
Report: Angelina Jolie's Breast Feeding Pics Upset Brad Pitt's Parents

Reuters
China official talks ties on historic Taiwan trip
"It's the euro, stupid."
European banks hit, stimulus planned
HBOS increases writedowns
Cash-strapped West seeks Gulf funds
Crisis to hit Baltics, Poland: EU
Factbox: Five world market themes
Earnings: Ford and Cisco reporting
48 hours in Philly
Travel Picks: Best places of final rest
London bike polo: Ain't for the genteel
Chocolate Show brings pleasure
A stitch in time
European banks suffer, recession a reality
Global investors buy stocks, spurred by lower rates - Video
Rescue cash attracts 1800 institutions: report
A cultural divide? While the West axes jobs, Asia cuts pay
Fed's Lacker wary on inflation, sees U.S. recovery
Oil falls below $67 on demand concerns
Gold investors disheartened
China stimulus plans key
The Great Debate
Is the buck back?
Who pays for bonuses?
Poised for a makeover?
PE exec to help UAW on potential GM/Chrysler deal: source
OPEC gears up for deep output cuts
Morgan Stanley cancels Christmas parties: report
PwC to hire in China, invests for long term
KKR Amsterdam unit says KKR IPO won't be until 2009
SocGen net slumps, but can get through crisis
Commerzbank taps bailout fund
Oscar trophy trend, fact or fiction?
Sean Penn brings extraordinary depth to "Milk"
"High School Musical" repeats atop box office
"Madagascar" sequel strictly for kids
Christian generosity does not extend to churches
Yiddish revival creates rift with Hebrew speakers
Singapore restaurant rated top in new Asian guide
Giants beat Cowboys, drop Dallas to East cellar
Titans beat Packers in OT, remain undefeated
Bucks turn up heat to beat Knicks
Bryant helps Lakers continue mastery over Nuggets

Associated Press
European markets open higher amid rate cut hopes
CEOs, famous investors hit hard by market plunge
Indonesians appease volcano gods with sacrifices
Vinatieri proves he's clutch in Colts' 18-15 win
'High School Musical 3' is head of class at movies
Manning throws for 3 TDs in 35-14 win over Cowboys
Stocks likely to recover no matter who's president
Titans remain NFL's lone unbeaten despite overtime
Alabama tops AP poll as loss drops Texas to No. 5
Jets defense shuts down bumbling Bills
Crabtree, Tech upset No. 1 Texas with second left
Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies

NewsBlaze
National Police Seize Munitions Caches in Baghdad
CT Solders detain wanted criminals in Rashid
Soldiers' Angels and Patriot Guard
Iraq News
Operations in Iraq
FOB Warhorse Memorial Photos
Videos

CENTCOM
Gen. David Petraeus assumes command of CENTCOM
Lt. Gen. Dempsey to Relinquish Central Command to Gen. David Petraeus
Active Denial System demonstrates capabilities at CENTCOM

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
Command moves C2Pedia to unclassified network - podcast

Multi-National Force - Iraq
Soccer Matches Boost Morale, Iraqi, U.S. Partnership
Iraqi Army Assumes Control of Combat Outpost Dragon
Mobile Health Clinic Takes Root in Rural Iraq
Police Transition Team Mentors Basra Police Force
ISF detain 3 suspected criminals, discover munitions in Rashid
Mosul company donates supplies, time to renovate school
IA and citizens work together to improve security (Mosul)
Video Available: B-roll of Iraqi, U.S. partners conducting logistical training
IA, MND-B Soldiers find caches north of Baghdad

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
Gates Describes Challenges Facing New Commander - Photos
Petraeus Takes Helm of U.S. CENTCOM - Video
Dempsey’s ‘Acting’ Career Ends as CENTCOM Turns Over to Petraeus
Gates' Nuclear Message Provides Hope

IRAQ NEWS
Forces Seize Weapons, Detain Suspects
Iraqi, U.S. Firefighters Protect Airfield
‘Rough Riders’ Kick Off Soccer Contest
Iraqi Police Receive Professional Development
Coalition Kills Terrorist, Captures Suspects

AFGHANISTAN NEWS
Troops Kill 19, Detain Three Militants

AROUND THE SERVICES
Marine Gets Program's First Canine Companion
Wounded Warrior Joins Army's Golden Knights
Air Force Reservists Test Wartime Capabilities
'Tiger Cruise' Gives Family Taste of Navy Life

MILITARY NEWS
Schedule Change Saves Billions for Taxpayers
Assault Victims Empowered by Reporting Option
‘Operation Education’ Provides Net for Veterans
U.S. Troops Provide Water to Honduras Victims

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

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Earns Hill Fellowship

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

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1394 - Charles VI has Jews expelled from France.
1679 - The close approach of a comet causes panic in Europe.
1762 - Spain acquires Louisiana.
1783 - Washington orders the Continental Army disbanded.
1820 - Cuenca, Ecuador declares independence.
1839 - Two British frigates engage several Chinese junks, starting the First Opium War.
1868 - John W. Menard of Louisiana becomes the first Black elected to Congress; Ulysses S. Grant is elected President.
1885 - Tacoma vigilantes drive out the Chinese, burning their homes and businesses.
1888 - Jack the Ripper kills lhis last known victim.
1896 - William McKinley is elected President.
1903 - Colombia grants independence to Panama.
1908 - William Howard Taft is elected President.
1916 - A treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar.
1918 - The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves; Poland proclaims independence from Russia.
1927 - Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (VT).
1928 - Turkey switches from the Arabic to the Roman alphabet.
1930 - The first vehicular tunnel to a foreign country opens (Detroit-Windsor).
1931 - The first commercially produced synthetic rubber is manufactured.
1935 - George II returns to Greece, regaining the monarchy.
1936 - FDR wins reelection in a landslide.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye first markets frozen peas.
1954 - Linus Pauling wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
1955 - The announcement is made of the first crystallization of a virus; an Alabama woman is bruised by a meteor; Australia takes control of the Cocos Islands.
1956 - The "Wizard of Oz" is televised for the first time on CBS-TV.
1957 - The U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik-2 with a dog (Laika) aboard - the first animal in orbit.
1964 - LBJ is re-elected President (assumed the position after the Kennedy assassination).
1970 - Salvador Allende is inaugurated as President of Chile.
1973 - Mariner-10 launched; it takes the first pictures of Venus, and undertakes the first mission to Mercury.
1978 - The U.K. grants grants Dominica independence.
1979 - Five people are mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in NC.
1983 - Jesse Jackson launches his first campaign for the Presidency.
1984 - 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riot in India; the body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi is cremated.
1986 - The Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran; in Mozambique, President Machel is killed in an air crash.
1988 - Pakistan claims it has downed an Afghan warplane; President Reagan signs the credit card disclosure bill; the Soviet Union allows the teaching of Hebrew; Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at a TV taping.
1992 - Bill Clinton is elected President.

Birthdays
1718 - John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich, inventor (sandwich)
1793 - Stephen Fuller Austin, colonized Texas
1903 - Walker Evans, photographer (Fortune Magazine)
1908 - Bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears)
1909 - James Reston, columnist (NY Times)
1918 - Russell B. Long (Sen-LA)
1922 - Charles Bronson, actor (Death Wish, Dirty Dozen)
1930 - William H. Dana, pilot (X-15)
1933 - Ken Berry actor/dancer/TV personality (F Troop, Mayberry RFD); Louis W. Sullivan, US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989-1993); Michael S. Dukakis (Gov-MA, 1988 Presidentidential Candidate)
1953 - Dennis Miller, comedian/TV host (SNL, Dennis Miller Show)
1954 - Kevin P. Chilton, Major USAF/astronaut (sk: STS-49)
1955 - Phil Simms, NFL quarterback (NY Giants, Superbowl 1986)

Passings
1926 - Annie Oakley
1962 - Harlow H. Curtice, President of General Motors (1953-8)
1990 - Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Bowles, Dwight Pollard, USAF (VA); F105D shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered

Egger, John C., Jr., USAF (OK); O2A crashed (aircrew), remains ID'd August, 1994

Grauert, Hans H., USN (NY); KA3B crashed on takeoff (co-pilot, w/Krusi), Killed, body not recovered

Krusi, Peter H., USN (UT); KA3B crashed on takeoff (pilot, w/Grauert), Killed, body not recovered

1969
Brown, William T., US Army SF (CA); disappeared when reconnaissance/interdiction patrol was ambushed

Norton, Michael R., US Army (WV); disappeared while his unit was withdrawing from a fire base

Shue, Donald M., US Army SF (NC); disappeared when reconnaissance/interdiction patrol was ambushed

Wald, Gunther H., US Army SF (NJ); disappeared when reconnaissance/interdiction patrol was ambushed

1970
Carver, Robert C., Australian Air Force (Australia); B57 likely shot down

Day, Dennis I., US Army (OK); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Dority, Richard C., US Army (ME); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Ginn, David L., US Army (SC); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Herbert, Michael P., Australian Air Force (Australia); B57 likely shot down

Kitchens, Perry C., US Army (GA); LCU sank - remains recovered March, 1974, ID'd March, 1977

Mangus, Arlie R., US Army (PA); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Martin, Jerry D., US Army (IN); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Norris, Calvin A., US Army (TN); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Pantall, James R., US Army (PA); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Shewmake, John D., Sr., US Army (AR); LCU sank, no survivors observed

Woods, David W., US Army (OH); LCU sank, no survivors observed

1971
DeCaire, Jack L., US Army (FL); fell overboard from the ship his transportation unit was stationed on

Labels: Headlines, Headlines History

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias - Video
US: Armor-piercing bomb attacks down
Iraqi Unit Sheds Old Taboos Through Civic Action in Kirkuk
USACE Bringing Clean Water to Qadisiyah Province’s Al Badeer District
Coalition Forces resume air assault on al-Qaeda targets (Arab Jabour)
Baghdad woman, child killed by extremists
Al Qaeda Remains Biggest Target in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
US troops recall battle at Musa Qala
Kabul's old city gets major renovation

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Plunged Into Darkness (Israel blocks shipment of fuel to Gaza City)
Teen Reportedly Confesses Role in Bhutto Murder
Mortars fired as new Somali PM arrives in Mogadishu
Israel's Shimon Peres calls for referendum on any peace deal

Troops on Trial
Army Plans to Court-Martial Fort Hood Leader in Soldier's Training Death
Slain Marine's Mom: Daughter Struggled With Truth

Worldwide Wackos
Cuban Elections Could Shed Light on Castro's Future

Politics / Government
Huckabee Blames Thompson for Loss
Guiliani Switches Focus From 9/11 to Economy
McCain Wins S.C. Primary
Romney, Clinton Win Nevada
FBI Denies File Thought to Contain Nuke Secrets
Romney says stimulus proposal would rescue economy
Schwarzenegger staying neutral during primaries
White House race shifts to next battles - Video
Obama urges unity; Clinton visits Harlem
GOP presidential race turns to Florida
McCain says will do well in Florida
Mitt Romney's economic record questioned
Stimulus plan may be ready by March: lawmaker
Schumer: Expand those helped by stimulus
Analysis: Republican race changing daily
McCain, Clinton ride wave of momentum
Quality of nuclear devices questioned
Key health issues divide both parties
Nationalist wins first round of Serb president vote
Pervez Musharraf to seek backing in Europe

Illegal Immigration / Border Control
Border Agent Killed by Fleeing Vehicle in California

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Messed With the Wrong Gal (a must read!)
Report: McCann Family Releases New Sketch of Possible Suspect in Daughter's Disappearance
Prosecutors: Failed Subprime Mortgage Executive Killed Wife, Himself Due to Personal Problems
Four Men Arrested in Connection With Murders of Moms, Kids in Indianapolis
Police: Four Wounded in Chainsaw Attack at Missouri Homeless Shelter
Body Identified as That of Missing Florida Mom
Couple Sues Restaurant After Rehearsal Dinner Illness
Virtual Violence Turns Real When Gamer Kills Rival
Body found may be last Ala. bridge child

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
AP's Frances Lewine dies at 86
Shriver takes on topic she knows well .
LA Times editor fired in dispute

Science / Medicine and Health / Technology
Cell Phone Radiation Linked to Insomnia, Confusion
Bird flu spreads to new districts in India's east
Stem cells help mice with muscular dystrophy: study
"Rock Band," "Guitar Hero" drive digital song sales

Mother Nature
Alaskan Group Asks for Permission to Kill Wolf Pups
Icy Temps Chill Southern States - PHOTOS

News from My Neck of the Woods
New England Patriots Continue Perfection, Beat San Diego Chargers, 21-12, for Spot at Super Bowl - PHOTOS

Oddities
Just Call Him 'Marty:' Ga.'s Other Martin Luther King Jr.

Other News of Note
Three killed in Kenya clashes with opposition defiant - Video
Kenyans hacked to death with machetes
Popular view of King ignores complexity

Fox News
Packers Fans Brave Cold to Cheer Team in Green Bay
London Mansion Sells for Record-Breaking $94 Million
Frenchman Sails Around the World in 57 Days - PHOTOS
'The Bob Newhart Show' Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies at 70
'Gandhi' Makes Out With an Olsen

Reuters
States hunt for cash to build during downturn
India's "Untouchables Queen" gains power, enemies
"Help Wanted" highlights skills drain in U.S
Italians throng Vatican to support silenced Pope
Metal detectors to fight knife crime in British schools
Schering, Merck defend cholesterol drugs in ads
Acclaimed movies eye Oscar, box office gold
"Cloverfield" a monster at box office
BHP Billiton reportedly taps more banks for Rio bid
Stimulus may help retailers, but buyers beware
City Pacific pulls plug on MFS deal
ABS card segment seen averting subprime chaos
China Coal launches $4.5 billion Shanghai IPO
Harry Winston Diamond names new CFO
Archstone LBO could hurt Wall Street firms: report
Former SEC chair Breeden wants fewer battles
IBM stock looks cheap: Barron's
Recession fears to weigh on earnings rpts
Wall St. drops as Bush rescue plan disappoints - Video
Sprint shares tumble
Citigroup shares fall to 1998 levels
Oil rises after plan fails to ease economic worries
Gold bounces off one-week low
AIG shares tumble on worry over Greenberg plans
WaMu stock up on JPMorgan merger speculation
Morphing shopper ways

AP World News
Did oil canals worsen Katrina's effects?
Wall Street braces for more volatility
Henin-Sharapova on tap at Aussie Open
Report: Sears to reorganize into units

CENTCOM: News Releases

USJFCOM
USJFCOM readies for Noble Resolve 08 - podcast
More about Noble ResolveCombined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Mission Rehearsal Exercise prepares forces to help “Africans solve African problems” -podcast
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Mission Rehearsal Exercise commences - podcast
2007 -- The Year in Review - photos

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Tips lead to detention of 10 AQI during Operation Phantom Phoenix
Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda networks in central Iraq; one killed, 19 detained
Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda networks across Iraq, 16 suspects detained
MND-B Forces seize enemy rockets

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
Gates Observes MRAP Progress, Praises Builders
Charleston Operations Speed MRAPs to Troops in Theater - Photos
Gates Predicts 5 Brigades Should be Home by July

MILITARY NEWS
Soldiers Re-enlist to Commemorate 100th Army Reserve Anniversary
Program Promotes Military Absentee Voting for November Election

IRAQ NEWS
Aviation Support Soldiers Keep Helicopters Flying
Coalition Kills 13 Insurgents, Detains 3 Suspects
Program Builds on Concerned Citizens’ Success

AFGHANISTAN NEWS
Afghan Army Corps Holds Commando Contest

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
New Group Gives Brothers, Sisters Help With Loss

WHY WE SERVE
Afghan Deployment Inspires Sailor to Share

FACE OF DEFENSE
Sailor Uses Experience To Improve Afghan Team

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

Philippines
Baler Radar Site Catanduanes Radar Site Manila

South Korea
Cheju Upper/Radar Chonju Chunchon Inch'on Kunsan Masan Mokp'o
Osan Pusan Seoul Suwon Taegu Taejon Tonghae Radar Site Ulsan Yosu

Today in History
0250 - St. Fabian ends his reign as Catholic Pope (236-50)
1045 - Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III
1265 - 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester
1320 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland
1356 - Scottish king Edward Baliol resigns
1503 - Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) founded in Spain to deal with American affairs
1513 - Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king
1613 - Peace of Knärod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden
1667 - Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
1778 - 1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge MA
1783 - Hostilities cease in Revolutionary War
1785 - Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers
1801 - John Marshall appointed US chief justice
1807 - Napoleon convenes the great Sanhedrin, Paris
1840 - Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica; Dutch King Willem II crowned
1841 - China cedes Hong Kong to the British
1850 - Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England
1860 - Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
1866 - Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends
1868 - Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee
1869 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress
1870 - City of Boston vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard; Hiram R. Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis
1879 - British troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana
1887 - US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
1892 - 1st basketball game played (Massachusetts)
1921 - Mountain Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR; Turkey declared in remnants of the Ottoman Empire; British submarine K5 leaves with man & mouse; Dagestan ASSR forms in RSFSR
1925 - USSR & Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to USSR
1926 - 2nd German government of Luther begins
1929 - 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona"
1930 - 1st radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger" (WXYZ-Detroit)
1934 - Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
1936 - Edward VIII succeeds British king George V
1937 - 1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years thereafter)
1939 - Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews
1942 - Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews; Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain; Japanese invade Burma
1943 - Operation-Weiss Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian & Croatian
1944 - RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin
1945 - FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President
1946 - F. Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government
1947 - Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright becomes deputy director of CIA
1949 - President Truman announces his point 4 program; J. Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
1950 - Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands
1952 - British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
1953 - 1st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
1953 - 1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo, NY
1957 - Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election
1961 - Arthur M. Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury; Yugoslav ex-Vice-President Milovan Djilas flees
1965 - JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars & return; Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain
1969 - Richard M. Nixon inaugurated as President
1977 - George Bush ends term as 11th director of CIA; Mr. Knoche takes over, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9
1980 - President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow
1981 - 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed; Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA; Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President
1982 - 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor, KY; Honduras constitution goes into effect; Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament
1986 - 1st Federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.; Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel); Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan; Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon
1988 - Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham
1989 - George H.W. Bush inaugurated as 41st President; Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President
1989 - Reagan becomes 1st President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive
1990 - US 64th manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) returns from space
1991 - Iraq parades captured Allied airmen on TV; US Patriot missiles begin shooting down Iraqi missiles
1993 - Admiral Studeman begins serving as acting director of CIA; Bill Clinton inaugurated as 42nd President
1997 - Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit

Birthdays
1716 - Carlos III, King of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits
1732 - Richard H. Lee, US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence)
1763 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot
1775 - Andre-Marie Ampere, discovered electromagnetism
1782 - Johan BJFS, Archduke of Austria
1812 - Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Union Brevet Major General
1813 - Jacon Gartner Lauman, Union Brevet Major General
1831 - Pieter J. Joubert, General (South Africa)
1843 - Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London)
1865 - Friedrich A.H. von Waldeck brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck
1883 - Betram Home Ramsay, English Admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces
1896 - George Burns (Nathan Birnbaum), actor/comedian (Oh God)
1899 - Kenjiro Takayanagi Vice President (JVC)
1907 - Roy Welensky Premier (Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63)
1916 - Jopie (Johan A.) Pengel, premier of Suriname (1963-69)
1920 - DeForest Kelley, actor (Dr McCoy-Star Trek); Federico Fellini, director (8½, Satyricon, La Dolce Vita); Sam M. Gibbons (Representative-FL)
1922 - Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords (Conservative)
1925 - Edwin Gordon, VOA correspondent
1928 - Martin Landau, actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999)
1929 - Arte Johnson, comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie)
1930 - Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr, USAF/astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
1936 - Eldred G. Maduro, minister (Netherlands Antilles)
1943 - Roeland H.G. "Roel" van Duyn, Dutch Provo politician
1945 - Peter Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
1948 - Jerry L. Ross, Lieutenant-Colonel USAF/astronaut (STS 61B, 27, 37, 55, 74, 88)
1948 - Anatoly Shcharansky, Soviet human rights activist/émigré
1949 - Ivana Trump, former wife of Donald
1951 - Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev, Russian cosmonaut
1955 - Joe Doherty, IRA activist (jailed in US)
1956 - Bill Maher comedian (Politically Incorrect)

Passings
0250 - Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint
0820 - Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, Islamic (Book of Mother)
0842 - Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies
0882 - Louis II/III the Younger German king (876-82)
1479 - John II, King of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81
1612 - Rudolf II von Habsburg, Emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59
1639 - Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies
1666 - Anna of Austria, Queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64
1745 - Charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47
1862 - General Felix Zollicoffer killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines
1891 - David Kalakahua, Emperor of Hawaii
1936 - King George V of Britain dies at 70, succeeded by Edward VIII
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi India's pacifist, assassinated
1959 - Carl Switzer actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31
1973 - Amilcar L. Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51
1990 - Barbara Stanwyck (Ruby Stevens), actress (Big Valley), dies at 82; Naruhito Higashi-Kuni, Japanese PM (1945)
1992 - Muhammad Abd al-Khaliq Hassuna, Secretary-General of Arab League (1952-72); Roberto d'Aubuisson, leader of El Salvador
1993 - Audrey Hepburn, actress (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63
1994 - Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan Vice-President (1963-66), dies at about 81
1995 - Mehdi Bazargan, director Iranian oil corp/premier (1979), dies at 86
1996 - David Robin Francis Guy Greville 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61; Ellis Hillman, politician, dies at 68
1997 - Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100
1998 - Zevulun Hammer, Vice PM of Israel

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Holley, Tilden S., USAF (TX); F4C shot down (pilot, w/Ketterer), ejected, KIA in shootout, body not recovered

Ketterer, James A., USAF (WI); F4C shot down (w/Holley), presumed KIA, body not recovered

1972
Berdahl, David D., US Army (ND); UH1H shot down on rescue mission (doorgunner, w/Edwards), KIA, body not recovered

Edwards, Harry J., US Army (SC); UH1H shot down on rescue mission (rifleman, w/Berdahl), remains ID'd July, 1985

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News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
No Stone Unturned - Hundreds questioned in missing GIs search
Iraqi Terror Group Warns U.S. to Stop Search for Missing GIs (How do you say, "Get Bent" in Arabic?)
Japan extends support for U.S. in Iraq war
Shi'ites battle for power in Iraq's Basra
U.S. Senate Democrats want Iraq war deadline: Reid - Video

Operation Enduring Freedom
Report: 60 Taliban Killed in Afghanistan
Taliban replaces slain top commander with brother
Taliban leader says jihad will continue
Teams Dodge Bullets in Rebuilding Effort

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Gaza Nears Flashpoint (Imagine that)
At least 10 killed in Hamas-Fatah fighting
Homicide Bombing at Pakistani Hotel Kills 24
Extremist taunts his victims from prison

Worldwide Wackos
Report: Iran Now Enriching Uranium on Larger Scale Than Before
Iranian Pols Mull U.S. 'Friendship Committee'
Iran holds U.S.-based academic for "security" crimes (Well, that's not so friendly)

Politics / Government
Ready for a Grand Old Party?
Tell Us What You Would Ask the Presidential Candidates (Fox News)
FOX News' Brit Hume, Chris Wallace Discuss Roles at Debate
VIDEOS: Set for War of Words - S.C. May Move Primary
Gonzales deputy resigns from Justice Department

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Congress tackles animal research rules
Teen : 'It Didn't Matter Who I Killed' (This is just bizarre)
Texas Man Charged With Stealing $250G Worth of Skittles Candy (This guy needs help)
Police Search for Murderer After Couple, Teen Son Are Killed in Suburban Pennsylvania Home
Home Searched in Case of Missing British Girl
Suspect Named in Case of Missing U.K. Girl
Mother Found Guilty, but Mentally Ill in Shooting Deaths of 3 Sons
AP: Giuliani firm lobbied for clients

Adventures in Political Correctness
Beijing bans scary stories to protect young

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Reuters, Thomson Corp. Agree to Merger
eBay condemned for allowing "rampant" ivory trade

Science / Medicine / Technology
Migraine sufferers face higher retina disease risk
Making work even more of a slog takes weight off
Ancestor of humans not so brainy
Mars experiment might help Earthling insomniacs
U.S. healthcare expensive, inefficient: report (Wow...how much did we pay for this study?)
Let's try this again: Shuttle moves out

Mother Nature
Denver Flash Flood Sweeps Toddler in Stroller Into Creek
Cocaine Trade Threatens New Hummingbird

Oddities
Illinois 10-Month-Old Issued Firearm Owner's Identification Card
Man Survives After Truck Runs Over His Head
Map of Virgin's shrine offers pilgrims sex ads
Soccer stars win sex toy suit

Other News of Note
Indian Judge Suspends Gere Arrest Warrant

Fox News
Miami Tops Road Rage List for Second Year
35 Hurt in Philadelphia Train Collision
NEWS IN PICTURES: The Day in Photos
Pop Tarts: Cameron Diaz Says Last Couple of Years Were 'Hell'
'Sopranos' Shocker as Series Winds Down
Reality Check: Secrets and Lies on 'Survivor' Finale

Reuters: Top News
World Bank report finds Wolfowitz violated rules
China chemical explosion kills 5, possible many more
<China troubled by Japan plan to change constitution
Conrad Black accuser a liar, defense suggests
Calculators tell teachers which pupils need help - Video
India star eyes box office luck with younger woman
Stallone pleads guilty in hormone import case
JK Rowling urges people not to ruin Potter's ending - Video
Home Depot shares down on earnings miss
Wall St seen opening softer, eyes on Wal-Mart, CPI
Amgen shares down on Medicare proposal
Biosite slips; Beckman won't raise offer
Oil remains steady, U.S. stockpiles seen rising
Turning trash into treasure
Mylan says not overpaying for Merck unit
Thomson, Reuters to forge global info leader
Wal-Mart profit up; CEO not satisfied
Home Depot posts lower-than-expected profit
Dow Jones bid is Murdoch's to lose: Diller
Fed's Bernanke: Market principles top new rules
DaimlerChrysler Q1 EBIT beats expectations

AP World News
Microsoft details patent breaches
Suns' late run helps top Spurs in Game 4
Irish PM addresses British Parliament
Lohan, Alba tops Maxim's 'Hot 100 list'
Wolfowitz to face World Bank board
James, Cavs close in on East finals
Blood pressure rising around the globe
Senators edge Sabres, lead series 3-0
Landis points to facts in arbitration
Kansas man dies of tornado injuries

Military.com
Senate to Vote on War Funding
U.S. Forces in S. Korea a Terror Target
Poll: Negotiate for Soldiers' Release?
Op-ed: A L.O.S.T. Presidency
New Must-Have Benefits Guide
Op-For: Another Training Accident
SEAL Talks Coast Guard Fitness
Def Tech: Naval Robot Wars
Military.com Career Fair Coming to Jacksonville on May 16th

CENTCOM: News Releases
AIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 11
AIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 12

USJFCOM
USJFCOM and Microsoft announce cooperative research and development agreement - podcast
More about CRADAS
U.S. Joint Forces Command modeling and simulation division wins award - podcast
Liveblogging: Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation Conference 2007

DefenseLink
'Massive Effort' Under Way to Find U.S. Soldiers - Story
All Assets Engaged to Find Missing U.S. Soldiers
Video: Maj. Gen. Caldwell Statement on Missing Troops
Anbar Province Still Dangerous But Getting Better - Story
National Guard Units Respond to U.S. Wildfires - Story
DoD Blocks Internet Sites to Protect Grid - Story
Attaches Survey U.S. Disaster Response - Story
National Guard Executes Nuclear Disaster Drill - Story

More Headline News
Bush Honors Military Spouses at White House
Chairman Recognizes Military Spouses
Cheney to Sailors: U.S. Committed to Middle East
Petraeus Urges Troops to Use Ethical Standards

Military News
USNS Shasta Rescues Five After Fire Strikes Cargo Ship
Army Must Be Prepared for ‘Persistent Conflict’
Military Displays Equipment, Technology to Public

War on Terror
Forces Detain 48, Find Weapons - Story
Soldiers Die in Iraq
Terror Suspects Captured in Iraq
Five Soldiers Killed in Iraq

America Supports You
Granting Troops’ Wishes - Story
ationals Honor Military Service
SemperComm Cites Troops for Morale-Boosting Efforts Overseas
Gala Raises Funds for Troops

Transformation
Newest Fighters Arrive at Langley
Channel Focuses on Technology
Unmanned Aircraft Wing Debuts

Face of Defense
Marine Unites With Soldier Son - Story
Sons Follow Mother’s Footsteps
Softball Champ Fixes Aircraft
Deployed Soldier Will Rely on ‘Ohana’
Specialist Sews for Others

DefendAmerica
ON THE GROUND
Anthrax Vaccine Becomes Mandatory for Some - Story
Unit Works to Secure Baghdad’s Haifa Street - Story
Blood-Supply Unit Demonstrates Critical Skills - Story
Deployment Provides Direction for Soldier - Story

IN IRAQ
Devil Dogs Take a Bite Out of Anbar Insurgency
Transportation Mechanics Keep Group Rolling
Deployed Moms Stay in Touch with Families

IN DJIBOUTI
Liaison Officer Builds Cohesive Relationship
Djiboutian Institute of Arts Embraces Americans
Army Reserve Chief Visits Troops in Africa
Marines Donate Fitness Equipment to Villagers

IN AFGHANISTAN
‘Fire Base Delta’ is Home Sweet Home for Troops
Former Infantryman Finds Calling in Civil Affairs

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
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
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
1602 - Cape Cod discovered.
1702 - War of Spanish Succession.
1718 - James Puckle patents world's 1st machine gun
1862 - The Confederate cruiser Alabama runs aground near London, the USDA is created, General Benjamin F. Butler directs that the women of New Orleans are to be treated as whores as a result of their treatment of Union soldiers.
1864 - Battles in Reseca, GA and New Market, VA.
1882 - Czar Alexander III bans Jews from living in rural Romania.
1902 - Lyman Gilmore becomes the first person to fly a powered craft.
1916 - Asiago, Italy falls.
1940 - First successful helicopter flight in US, German armor division moves into northern France, German troops occupy Amsterdam, Gen. Winkelman surrenders, Nazis capture General Persbureau.
1941 - British attacks in Egypt &amp; Libya; Nazis in the Netherlands forbid Jewish music.
1942 - Nazis arrest 2,000 Dutch officers.
1943 - Halifax bombers sink U-463, The Warsaw ghetto uprising ends with the ghetto's destruction.
1944 - 14,000 Hungarian Jews are deported to Auschwitz, Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill and George VI meet to discuss plans for D-Day.
1948 - Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi-Arabia attack Israel.
1958 - The USSR launches Sputnik III.
1960 - The USSR launches Sputnik IV.
1962 - U.S. marines arrive in Laos.
1963 - Faith 7, the last Project Mercury flight, is launched.
1966 - The South Vietnamese army clashes with Buddhists, killing approximately 80.
1988 - Moscow begins withdrawing its 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.

Birthdays:
1802 - Confederate Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble
1819 - Union Major General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
1830 - Confederate Brigadier General Laurence Simmons Baker
1859 - Pierre Curie France, physicist, Nobel prize winner
1910 - Robert F. Wagner (Mayor, NYC)
1942 - Anthony Wayne England, Ph.D. /astronaut (STS 51-F)
1949 - Frank L Culbertson Jr , Commander USN/astronaut (STS-38)

Passings:
392 - Valentinianus II emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21
1932 - Ki Inukai premier Japan (1931-32), murdered
1945 - Major Courtney US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf
1992 - Robert Morris Page US physicist (radar), dies at 88

Reported Missing in Action:
1961
McMorrow, John P.,USN, Air America medic - Released August, 1962

Shore, Edward R., Jr., US Army, Air America pilot - Released August, 1962

Wolfkill, Grant, civilian (WA), Air America reporter - Released August, 1962

1966
Balcom, Ralph C. USAF (WA) - Negative SAR contact

Jensen, George W. USAF (WA) - Remains returned December, 1999

Madison, William L, USAF (KY) - Remains returned December,1999

McKenney, Kenneth D., USAF (MA) - Remains returned December, 1999

Preston, James A., USAF (GA) - Remains returned - disputed - December, 1999

Reilly, Lavern G., USAF (MN) - Remains returned December, 1999

Tapp, Marshall L. USAF (CA) - Remains returned December, 1999

Thompson, George W., USAF (WV) - Remains returned December, 1999

Williams, James E., USAF (MS) - Remains returned December, 1999

1967
Heiliger, Donald L., USAF (WI), Released by DRV February, 1973, alive and well 1998

Hill, Charles Dale, USN (MO)

Pollard, Ben M., USAF (KY) - Released by DRV March, 1973, alvie and well 1998

1975
Benedett, Daniel A., USMC (WA) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Blessing, Lynn, USMC (PA) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident; Remains ID'd May, 2000

Boyd, Walter, USMC (VA) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident; Remains ID'd May, 2000

Copenhaver, Gregory S., USMC (MD) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident; Remains ID'd May, 2000

Gause, Bernard, Jr., USN (AL) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident, Remains ID'd June, 2000

Garcia, Andres, USMC (NM), - May 1975 Mayaguez incident, Remains ID'd May, 2000

Hall, Gary L., USMC (KY) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Hargrove, Joseph N., USMC (NC), May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Jacques, James J., USMC (CO), May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Loney, Ashton N., USMC (NY), May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Marshall, Danny G., USMC (WV), May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Manning, Ronald J., USN (OH), May 1975 Mayaguez incident, Remains ID'd June, 2000

Maxwell, James R., USMC (AR) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Rivenburgh, Richard W., USMC (CA) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Rumbaugh, Elwood E., USAF (PA) - May 1975 Mayaguez incident

Sandoval, Antonio R., USMC (TX), May 1975 Mayaguez incident, Remains ID'd May 2000

Turner, Kelton R., USMC (CA), May 1975 Mayaguez incident, Remains ID'd May, 2000
Van De Geer, Richard, USAF (OH), May 1975 Mayaguez incident, Remains ID'd June, 2000

1979
Rapp, Jeff - Released July 1979

Smith, Karen - Released July 1979

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