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• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Operation Eagle Dive II nets 33 suspected terrorists MNF-I 06 May 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces detained 33 suspected terrorists during a combat operation in Lutifiyah, Iraq April 26.
• May 4 airpower summary: C-17s bring support to ground forces AFPN 05 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 4, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials.

Defense Policy / Programs

• White House, Congress Negotiate New War Funds VOA 05 May 2007 -- President Bush and congressional Democrats are negotiating new funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after the president vetoed a measure earlier this week because it included a timetable for a troop withdrawal from Iraq
• Navy Commissions USS Hawaii Navy NewsStand 05 May 2007 -- Under clear blue New England skies, the Navy's newest attack submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN 776) was commissioned May 5 on the Thames River at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Conn.
• USS Momsen Awarded Tactics Award Navy NewsStand 05 May 2007 -- Commander Naval Surface Forces announced USS Momsen (DDG 92) as a winner of the 2006 Unit Tactics award, April 25.
• COMNAVAIRLANT Gets New Commander Navy NewsStand 05 May 2007 -- Rear Adm. Bill Goodwin relieved Rear Adm. H. Denby Starling II as the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT) in a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on May 4.
• Guardian, Patriot Make Brief Port Visit in Brunei Navy NewsStand 05 May 2007 -- Sasebo, Japan-based minesweepers USS Guardian (MCM 5) and USS Patriot (MCM 7) made a scheduled port visit April 30-May 1 to Brunei Darussalam, a country on the island of Borneo.

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Other Conflicts

• Hamas Rejects American Proposal for Easing Israeli-Palestinian Tensions VOA 05 May 2007 -- Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal blasted a U.S. proposal calling on Israel and the Palestinians to take concrete steps toward easing tension and building confidence

News Reports

• Tens of Thousands of Turks Demonstrate for Secular Government VOA 05 May 2007 -- Tens of thousands of flag-waving Turks took to the streets Saturday to demonstrate in favor of a secular government.