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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Osama bin Laden raid yields trove of computer data — The assault force of Navy SEALs snatched a trove of computer drives and disks during their weekend raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, yielding what a U.S. official called “the mother lode of intelligence.”
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Meet The Deathers: Andrew Brietbart Website Pushing Conspiracy Theory That Osama Might Not Be Dead — Mere hours after President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, supported by incontrovertible DNA evidence, the conspiracy theorists are hard at work.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Osama bin Laden dead: Yes, SEALs were in on the raid, but aides hail Obama's office bravery — According to another one of those White House briefings of reporters designed to suck up all available credit for good news, President Obama's homeland security advisor reveals that it was a really tense …
Dan Wheat / The Daily Astorian:
Teacher who vowed not to shave until bin Laden was caught or killed finally shaves — EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. - A teacher who vowed nearly 10 years ago not to cut his beard until Osama bin Laden was captured or proven dead said he cried Sunday night upon hearing of the terrorist's death.
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Mediaite, iOwnTheWorld.com and Runnin' Scared
TPMDC:
‘Minutes Passed Like Days’ As WH Watched Osama Bin Laden Operation Unfold — The President and his national security team spent Sunday afternoon and evening huddling in the West Wing of the White House filled with anxiety while they followed in real time the covert operations of an elite team …
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Washington Post, Yahoo! News, The Huffington Post and The Daily Dish
Paul Joseph Watson / Alex Jones' Infowars:
Inside Sources: Bin Laden's Corpse Has Been On Ice For Nearly a Decade — A multitude of different inside sources both publicly and privately, including one individual who personally worked with Bin Laden at one time, told us directly that Osama's dead corpse has been on ice for nearly a decade and that his …
New York Times:
Behind the Hunt for Bin Laden — President Obama and members of his national security team receiving an update on Sunday. A classified document in front of Hillary Rodham Clinton was blurred before this photo was released. More Photos » — WASHINGTON — For years …
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Tim Ross / Telegraph:
WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden ‘protected’ by Pakistani security — Pakistani security forces allegedly helped Osama bin Laden evade American troops for almost 10 years, according to secret US government files. — American diplomats were told that one of the key reasons why they had failed …
Radley Balko / The Agitator:
He Won — In The Looming Tower, the Pulitzer-winning history of al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11, author Lawrence Wright lays out how Osama bin Laden's motivation for the attacks that he planned in the 1990s, and then the September 11 attacks, was to draw the U.S. and the West into a prolonged war …
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Dick Cheney Says ‘Obama Deserves Credit’ for Osama Bin Laden's Death — Former Vice President Dick Cheney praised President Obama for the success of the mission against Osama bin Laden, but in an exclusive interview with ABC News warned that it would be “a tragedy” to spend so much time …
Asif Ali Zardari / Washington Post:
Pakistan did its part — Pakistan, perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism, joins the other targets of al-Qaeda — the people of the United States, Britain, Spain, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Algeria — in our satisfaction …
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Adam Goldman / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Officials: CIA interrogators at secret prisons developed first strands that led to bin Laden — WASHINGTON - Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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Maggie Fox / NationalJournal.com:
Did DNA Finger bin Laden? — Osama bin Laden in 2001. Can DNA prove that he died in a shootout near Islamabad? — His face is one of the most recognizable in the world, but in the end, could it have been DNA fingerprinting that proved to U.S. officials that they had finally nailed Osama bin Laden?
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The White House:
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security …
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Guardian, New York Times and Politics
The Express Tribune:
Hundreds join Quetta rally to honour bin Laden
Hundreds join Quetta rally to honour bin Laden
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Santorum's Response To Bin Laden's Death Is To Accuse Obama Of Not Defending American Freedom
Santorum's Response To Bin Laden's Death Is To Accuse Obama Of Not Defending American Freedom
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The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Democratic Daily, Elliott Abrams and TPMDC
Fars News Agency:
MP: Bin Laden Killed for Fear of Intelligence Leakage
MP: Bin Laden Killed for Fear of Intelligence Leakage
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Fox News:
Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
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Atlas Shrugs, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Associated Press, National Review, Sense of Events and The Enterprise Blog
Tim Ross / Telegraph:
WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden killed after tip-offs from Guantanamo
WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden killed after tip-offs from Guantanamo
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Guardian, National Review and Pajamas Media
Emptywheel:
The Osama bin Laden Trail Shows Waterboarding Didn't Work
The Osama bin Laden Trail Shows Waterboarding Didn't Work
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The Foundry, Daily Kos, Mediaite, News Hounds, Agence France Presse, Booman Tribune, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Firedoglake
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
Joy Behar and Barbara Walters Politicize Bin Laden Death: Just Cancel 2012 Election Now
Joy Behar and Barbara Walters Politicize Bin Laden Death: Just Cancel 2012 Election Now
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FiveThirtyEight, New York Times, Another Black Conservative, The Caucus and Hot Air
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How the U.S. found and finished Bin Laden
How the U.S. found and finished Bin Laden
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The Smoking Gun
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
What Obama does next will help define the legacy of Osama Bin Laden.
What Obama does next will help define the legacy of Osama Bin Laden.
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TPMDC, Yglesias, ThinkProgress, Firedoglake and Danger Room
Michelle Malkin / Media Matters for America:
Right-Wing Media Accuse Obama Of Making Bin Laden Death All About Himself
Right-Wing Media Accuse Obama Of Making Bin Laden Death All About Himself
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Dianne Feinstein: Bin Laden Was At Pakistan Compound For Up To Six Years
Dianne Feinstein: Bin Laden Was At Pakistan Compound For Up To Six Years
David Sirota / Salon:
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
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Washington Post, Boston Globe, Weigel, BAGnewsNotes, Opinion L.A., AmSpecBlog and Pajamas Media
Elizabeth Flock / Reuters:
Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden are from the elite ‘Team 6’
Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden are from the elite ‘Team 6’
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Politics, Scared Monkeys, Wonk Room and AmSpecBlog
Associated Press:
One Unwary Phone Call Led US to Bin Laden Doorstep
One Unwary Phone Call Led US to Bin Laden Doorstep
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Mediaite, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, Sister Toldjah, Hot Air and American Power
Melissa Clouthier / RedState:
Osama Bin Laden's Death: Proving Liberals Really Don't Mean Their Rhetoric
Osama Bin Laden's Death: Proving Liberals Really Don't Mean Their Rhetoric
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minx.cc, Washington Times, ABC News, Right Wing News and Washington Post
J. Michael Waller / Big Peace:
Display Bin Laden's Body At Ground Zero. Then Destroy The Al Qaeda Legacy.
Display Bin Laden's Body At Ground Zero. Then Destroy The Al Qaeda Legacy.
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Top of the Ticket, Guardian, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, RedState, The Hill and Little Green Footballs
Polling Matters:
History Suggests a Rally in Obama's Job Approval Rating as a Result of Bin Laden's Death
History Suggests a Rally in Obama's Job Approval Rating as a Result of Bin Laden's Death
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The Huffington Post, American Thinker, Outside the Beltway and GayPatriot
Guardian:
Sea burial of Osama bin Laden breaks sharia law, say Muslim scholars
Sea burial of Osama bin Laden breaks sharia law, say Muslim scholars
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New York Times, Battleland, Global Spin and CBS News
Michael Murray / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Dead: The Navy SEALs Who Hunted and Killed Al Qaeda Leader
Osama Bin Laden Dead: The Navy SEALs Who Hunted and Killed Al Qaeda Leader
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The Democratic Daily, UNCOVERAGE.net, Big Peace, Political Punch, Reuters, The Big Picture and Sister Toldjah
David Frum / FrumForum:
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?
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CNN, Jack & Jill Politics, Outside the Beltway and National Review
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Official: Bin Laden buried at sea
Official: Bin Laden buried at sea
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Political Punch, Mother Jones, Pajamas Media, Los Angeles Times, MyFox Orlando, Mediaite, Ballot Box, Theo Spark and FP Passport
Sami Aboudi / Reuters:
Islamic leader condemns bin Laden sea burial
Islamic leader condemns bin Laden sea burial
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New York Times, Mediaite, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Israel Matzav and TigerHawk
Patrick Brethour / Globe and Mail:
Tories sweep to majority, NDP to Opposition in historic election — Canadian voters have radically redrawn the country's political landscape, handing the Conservative Party its long-sought majority in an election that decimated the Bloc Québécois and humbled the Liberals.
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Ian Austen / New York Times:
Conservatives in Canada Expand Party's Hold — OTTAWA — The Conservative Party will again govern Canada, this time with a majority, following the country's fourth election in seven years. — In addition, incomplete results late Monday night clearly indicated that the New Democratic Party …
John / Power Line:
Let's Hear It For “Cheney's Assassination Squad” — Mark Hemingway reminds us that back in the bad old days of the Bush administration, when the Joint Special Operations Command carried out extra-judicial, theoretically “illegal,” and highly effective raids, liberals referred to them as “Dick Cheney's Assassination Squad:”
Jim Romenesko / Poynter:
Claim: Krugman is top prognosticator; Cal Thomas is the worst — Romenesko Misc. — A Hamilton College class and their public policy professor analyzed the predicts of 26 pundits — including Sunday morning TV talkers — and used a scale of 1 to 5 to rate their accuracy.