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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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 …
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.
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:
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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Tim Ross / Telegraph:
WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden killed after tip-offs from Guantanamo — The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, who was interrogated using “torture” techniques, gave the United States the breakthrough that resulted in the killing of Osama bin Laden. — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) …
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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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New York Times:
Clues Gradually Led to the Location of Qaeda Chief
Clues Gradually Led to the Location of Qaeda Chief
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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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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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Maggie Fox / NationalJournal.com:
Did DNA Finger bin Laden?
Did DNA Finger bin Laden?
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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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Fox News:
Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
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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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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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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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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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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
Marc Ambinder / NationalJournal.com:
The Secret Team That Killed bin Laden
The Secret Team That Killed bin Laden
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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
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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David Sirota / Salon:
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
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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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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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Reuters:
Skeptics say bin Laden lives
Skeptics say bin Laden lives
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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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David Frum / FrumForum:
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?
Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?
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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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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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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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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
Limbaugh commends Obama, sort of
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House Officials Debate Releasing Photographs of Bin Laden's Corpse
White House Officials Debate Releasing Photographs of Bin Laden's Corpse
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Official: Bin Laden buried at sea
Official: Bin Laden buried at sea
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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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New York Times, Mediaite, ABCNEWS, Hot Air and Israel Matzav
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.
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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