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Dean Schabner / ABCNEWS:
Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Strike — Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst-ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, sources told ABC News. — His death brings to an end a tumultuous life that saw bin Laden go from being the carefree son of a Saudi billionaire …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
BIN LADEN DEAD, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS — Osama bin Laden has been killed, a United States official said Sunday night. President Obama is expected to make an announcement on Sunday night, almost 10 years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
BBC:
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden dead - Obama — Bin Laden is top of the US “most wanted” list — Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces, President Barack Obama has said. — The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation based on US intelligence, the first lead of which emerged last August.
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msnbc.com:
Osama bin Laden is dead, Obama says — US has custody of al-Qaida leader's body, source says — Below: — NBC News and msnbc.com — WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the Saudi extremist whose al-Qaida terrorist organization killed more than 3,000 people in coordinated attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11 …
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Associated Press:
Usama Bin Laden Is Dead, Sources Confirm — Usama bin Laden is dead, putting an end to the worldwide manhunt that began nearly a decade ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The architect of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil was killed a week ago inside Pakistan by a U.S. bomb.
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Bin Laden Dead - A Special Message from Metallica — Don't Tread on Me.
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Patrick Ishmael / Hot Air:
BREAKING: BIN LADEN DEAD? Update: Shot in the head? Update: Killed “deep inside Pakistan” today in a firefight; Update: Found in Abbottabad; Update: Bush issues statement; Update: Obama video added — Topic as yet unknown. Putting this up as a placeholder until the regular crew arrives.
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CNN:
FULL STORY — [Updated, 10:55 p.m. ET] A woman whose mother was killed on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11 expressed “relief” over reports that Osama bin Laden is dead. — In an e-mail to CNN, Carrie Lemack said: “Cannot express how this feels to my family, but relief is one word.
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Sources: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead — WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a person familiar with the situation said late Sunday. — President Barack Obama was expected …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
BREAKING: Osama Bin Laden is dead — (CNN) - The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. — Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
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Michelle Malkin:
Reports: Bin Laden killed a week ago today by US missile/CIA asset/Pakistani ground operation, confirmed tonight, body is ours, Obama announces “JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE” — News breaking all over the place tonight that Osama bin Laden was killed and that his body is in US possession.
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CBS News:
Osama bin Laden is dead — President to make surprise announcement that al Qaeda figurehead is dead — The founder and spiritual figurehead for al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, is dead. — Several officials confirmed the report to CBS News, and say that his body is currently in U.S. hands.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
U.S. FORCES KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN.... Nearly 10 years after the terrorism …
U.S. FORCES KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN.... Nearly 10 years after the terrorism …
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Associated Press:
Osama bin Laden killed in CIA operation, Obama tells nation
Osama bin Laden killed in CIA operation, Obama tells nation
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
How the bin Laden Announcement Leaked Out
How the bin Laden Announcement Leaked Out
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Thomas Ferdousi / Pundit Press:
Obama Speech Transcript, May 1st about Osama bin Laden Death
Obama Speech Transcript, May 1st about Osama bin Laden Death
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Guardian:
Osama bin Laden is dead, Obama says
Osama bin Laden is dead, Obama says
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Bin Laden dead
CNN:
Osama bin Laden is dead, sources say
Osama bin Laden is dead, sources say
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Trump finds White House dinner ‘inappropriate’ — Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump reacted to the onslaught of jokes about him by President Barack Obama and comedian Seth Meyers at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner Saturday with his own view of the events.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Trump says jokes about him by Obama, Meyers were ‘inappropriate’ — Real estate mogul Donald Trump called jokes made about him at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner “inappropriate in certain respects.” — Speaking on Fox & Friends on the Sunday morning after the dinner …
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Jada Yuan / New York Magazine:
Trump Reacts to Mockery From President Obama and Seth Meyers: ‘Not the Greatest’ [Updated]
Trump Reacts to Mockery From President Obama and Seth Meyers: ‘Not the Greatest’ [Updated]
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
SUCKER: Obama takes bait, embiggens Donald Trump.
SUCKER: Obama takes bait, embiggens Donald Trump.
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
McCain: Trump not a “serious” candidate
McCain: Trump not a “serious” candidate
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
DONALD TRUMP: OBAMA WON'T JOKE ABOUT ME
DONALD TRUMP: OBAMA WON'T JOKE ABOUT ME
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Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Michael Bloomberg: 'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free... and I'll Lock ‘em in Detroit’ — Something tells me that if a politician who actually had a label proposed something like this, he or she would be called anti-immigrant and probably even racist …
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Erin Einhorn / NY Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg has solution to immigration problem: Make them live in Detroit
Mayor Bloomberg has solution to immigration problem: Make them live in Detroit
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