Bin Laden Dead, President Obama Says  —  WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a firefight with United States forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Obama announced.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

U.S. FORCES KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN.... Nearly 10 years after the terrorism of Sept. 11, the man responsible for orchestrating the attack has been killed.  —  In just a few moments, President Obama will announce that Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces.  More soon.

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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.

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.

The Most Wanted Face of Terrorism  —  Osama bin Laden, who was killed in Pakistan on Sunday, was a son of the Saudi elite whose radical, violent campaign to recreate a seventh-century Muslim empire redefined the threat of terrorism for the 21st century.  —  With the attacks on the World Trade Center …

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.

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.