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Marc Ambinder / NationalJournal.com:
The Secret Team That Killed bin Laden — From Ghazi Air Base in Pakistan, the modified MH-60 helicopters made their way to the garrison suburb of Abbottabad, about 30 miles from the center of Islamabad. Aboard were Navy SEALs, flown across the border from Afghanistan, along with tactical signals …
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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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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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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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TPMDC:
White House: Osama Bin Laden Used Woman As Human Shield — 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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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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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 …
Steve Coll / News Desk:
Notes on the Death of Osama bin Laden — No doubt there will be time to reflect more deeply about the news announced by President Obama last night. For now, I thought it might be useful to annotate some of the initial headlines. — On where he was found:
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Killing of bin Laden: What are the consequences? — (updated below) — The killing of Osama bin Laden is one of those events which, especially in the immediate aftermath, is not susceptible to reasoned discussion. It's already a Litmus Test event: all Decent People — by definition …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Fars News Agency:
MP: Bin Laden Killed for Fear of Intelligence Leakage — TEHRAN (FNA)- The US has killed the Al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, in a bid to prevent any possible leakage of intelligence and information about the US-Al-Qaeda joint terrorist operations, a senior Iranian legislator underscored on Monday.
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
KEITH URBAHN'S TWEET HEARD AROUND THE WORLD — 'I don't credit myself with the story. I credit Twitter,' Keith Urbahn said. POLITICO Screengrab — Keith Urbahn, chief of staff for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, is being credited with first reporting, via Twitter Sunday night …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House Officials Debate Releasing Photographs of Bin Laden's Corpse — The Obama administration has photographs of Osama bin Laden's dead body and officials are debating what to do with them and whether they should be released to the public, officials tell ABC News.
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Santorum's Response To Bin Laden's Death Is To Accuse Obama Of Not Defending American Freedom — ThinkProgress' Igor Volsky contributed to this report from the Family Leader Presidential lecture series in Iowa City, IA today. — President Obama has received praise from Republicans …
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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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Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Limbaugh: ‘We Need To Open The Program Today By Congratulating President Obama’
Limbaugh: ‘We Need To Open The Program Today By Congratulating President Obama’
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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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New York Times:
Detective Work on Courier Led to Breakthrough on Bin Laden
Detective Work on Courier Led to Breakthrough on Bin Laden
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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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The Express Tribune:
Hundreds join Quetta rally to honour bin Laden
Hundreds join Quetta rally to honour bin Laden
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
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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
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Associated Press:
US official: New tape may be last from bin Laden
US official: New tape may be last from bin Laden
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Reuters:
Skeptics say bin Laden lives
Skeptics say bin Laden lives
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Fox News:
Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Thank God for President Obama’
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Thank God for President Obama’
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David Frum / FrumForum:
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?
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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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MEMRI:
Indian Media Reports on Osama bin Laden's Killing: ‘Osama was Killed in an ISI Safehouse’; …
Indian Media Reports on Osama bin Laden's Killing: ‘Osama was Killed in an ISI Safehouse’; …
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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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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Obama is now Warrior in Chief
Obama is now Warrior in Chief
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Dick Cheney Says ‘Obama Deserves Credit’ for Osama Bin Laden's Death
Dick Cheney Says ‘Obama Deserves Credit’ for Osama Bin Laden's Death
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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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Alyssa Rosenberg / Yglesias:
Comparing Voldemort and bin Laden
Comparing Voldemort and bin Laden
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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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Sami Aboudi / Reuters:
Islamic leader condemns bin Laden sea burial
Islamic leader condemns bin Laden sea burial
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Right Rushes To Praise Bush For Obama's Order To Kill Bin Laden
Right Rushes To Praise Bush For Obama's Order To Kill Bin Laden
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Elizabeth Flock / Washington Post:
Bin Laden's wife used as human shield
Bin Laden's wife used as human shield
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Media Matters for America:
Limbaugh Claims Obama Took Credit For “Single-Handed[ly] ... Securing The Death Of Osama Bin Laden” …
Limbaugh Claims Obama Took Credit For “Single-Handed[ly] ... Securing The Death Of Osama Bin Laden” …
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Brian Bailey / Pew Global Attitudes Project:
Osama bin Laden Largely Discredited Among Muslim Publics in Recent Years
Osama bin Laden Largely Discredited Among Muslim Publics in Recent Years
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Mark Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Obama Approval Rating Likely To Rise After Osama Bin Laden Killing
Obama Approval Rating Likely To Rise After Osama Bin Laden Killing
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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.