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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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TPMDC:
White House: Osama Bin Laden Used Wife 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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The Huffington Post, Washington Post and Little Green Footballs
New York Times:
Detective Work on Courier Led to Breakthrough on Bin Laden — WASHINGTON — After years of dead ends and promising leads gone cold, the big break came last August. — A trusted courier of Osama bin Laden's whom American spies had been hunting for years was finally located in a compound 35 miles north …
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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 …
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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.
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Limbaugh: ‘We Need To Open The Program Today By Congratulating President Obama’ — Amidst all the revelry on Twitter last night, tons of people were voicing their concerns that the death of Osama bin Laden would inevitably be twisted for political gain, that some person would force …
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 and Runnin' Scared
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Killing of bin Laden: What are the consequences? — 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 — express unadulterated ecstacy …
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.
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.
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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David Frum / FrumForum:
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now? — So much to say about the long-awaited visiting of justice upon Osama bin Laden. — But there's one effect on US domestic politics that deserves a thought: — Here's hoping that we have at last seen the end of this ugly insinuation …
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CNN, Jack & Jill Politics and Outside the Beltway
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Joe Scarborough: Obama's Base Didn't Want Him To Catch Bin Laden — With the announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death last night, President Obama secured a decade-long goal in eliminating a mass murderer and global terrorist. While his leadership behind the accomplishment has spurred …
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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The Blaze
Radley Balko / The Agitator:
He Won — In The Looming Tower, the Pulitzer-winning history …
He Won — In The Looming Tower, the Pulitzer-winning history …
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Democracy in America and Outside the Beltway
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Muslim world reaction mixed
Muslim world reaction mixed
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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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ThinkProgress, Firedoglake, TPMDC and Little Green Footballs, more at Mediagazer »
David Sirota / Salon:
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
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Washington Post, National Review, Opinion L.A. and Firedoglake
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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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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Wonk Room and melissaclouthier's Diary
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
40 Minutes That Changed the World: Inside the Operation That Brought Bin Laden Down
40 Minutes That Changed the World: Inside the Operation That Brought Bin Laden Down
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Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
Osama Bin Laden's Death Could Be a Great Time To Declare Victory In The “War On Terror”
Osama Bin Laden's Death Could Be a Great Time To Declare Victory In The “War On Terror”
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Media Matters for America, Reuters, Hullabaloo, New York Times, NationalJournal.com, Moonbattery and The Moderate Voice
Robert W. Johnson / Politics:
Meet The ‘Seal Team 6’, The Bad-Asses Who Killed Osama Bin Laden
Meet The ‘Seal Team 6’, The Bad-Asses Who Killed Osama 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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Outside the Beltway
Ashfaq Ahmed / Gulf News:
World | Other World Stories — Compound in Pakistan was once a safe house
World | Other World Stories — Compound in Pakistan was once a safe house
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Pajamas Media, 1 The Long War Journal, Weasel Zippers, Hit & Run and The Gateway Pundit
The Hill:
White House: ‘Inconceivable’ bin Laden had no Pakistani support
White House: ‘Inconceivable’ bin Laden had no Pakistani support
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Firedoglake, USA Today, Talking Points Memo and TPMDC
Hillel Fendel / Arutz Sheva:
Arabs Riot in Jerusalem Over Bin Laden's Demise, Hamas Angry
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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Elliott Abrams, Yglesias and Los Angeles Times
The Atlantic Online:
A Defense of Pakistan — I'm receiving a good deal of mail …
A Defense of Pakistan — I'm receiving a good deal of mail …
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Swampland, Ben Smith's Blog and News Desk
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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Pajamas Media, Israel Matzav and Questions and Observations
David Brody / The Brody File:
Obama's Bin Laden Speech Misses Mark
Obama's Bin Laden Speech Misses Mark
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The Note:
Donald Trump Congratulates Obama On Osama Bin Laden Killing, Asks For End To ‘Party Politics’ Debate …
Donald Trump Congratulates Obama On Osama Bin Laden Killing, Asks For End To ‘Party Politics’ Debate …
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The Politico, Ben Smith's Blog, ABCNEWS, timpawlenty.com, Inside TV and Political Punch
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
The White House:
Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Killing of Osama bin Laden
Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Killing of Osama bin Laden
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Graham questions decision to dispose of bin Laden's body
Graham questions decision to dispose of bin Laden's body
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The Hill, Telegraph, Ballot Box, Runnin' Scared and NO QUARTER
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Getting Osama bin Laden: How the mission went down
Getting Osama bin Laden: How the mission went down
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Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
Safe Haven Myth Should Die With Bin Laden
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Thank God for President Obama’ — You heard that right: “Thank God for President Obama,” Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show Monday afternoon. — “Ladies and gentlemen, we need to open the program today by congratulating President Obama,” Limbaugh said Monday afternoon at the start of his show.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
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New York Times, The Note, CNN, National Review and Foreign Policy
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.
Glen Johnson / Boston Globe:
Brown heading for Afghanistan — UPDATED — Senator Scott Brown issued a statement this morning saying he has requested to conduct his annual National Guard training in Afghanistan. … Brown has been in the Guard since 1979, but he has never been deployed to a war zone.
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