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Daily Mail:
Obama took SIXTEEN HOURS to make up his mind about Bin Laden mission — Outpouring of emotion on streets down to ‘the same sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11’ Obama told members of Congress — Barack Obama kept military commanders hanging by declaring he would ‘sleep on it’ before taking 16 hours …
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Bush declines NYC invite — Former President George W. Bush has declined to visit Ground Zero on Thursday. — AP Photo — Former President George W. Bush has turned down President Barack Obama's invitation to join him at ground zero on Thursday, citing his desire to avoid the media glare.
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Skulking Towards bin Laden: Obama Overridden by Military and Intel Officials in Takeout of OBL? — As Obama continues to politicize and mine the takedown of Osama Bin Laden and the outrageous “Islamic burial” that followed, new details emerge of his reluctance and refusal to sign off on the mission.
Sara Reardon / ScienceInsider:
Geographers Had Predicted Osama's Possible Whereabouts — Could Osama bin Laden have been found faster if the CIA had followed the advice of ecosystem geographers from the University of California, Los Angeles? Probably not, but the predictions of UCLA geographer Thomas Gillespie, who …
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Issues / Socyberty:
White House Insider: Obama Hesitated - Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden — “What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him -and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound.”
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bush declines Obama invite to Thursday's Ground Zero event — No reason given, but I think we can guess. … Only two possibilities. One: Bush recognizes that this is, more or less, an Obama campaign commercial and would rather not be part of it. Two: Bush doesn't want to encroach …
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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Telegraph, Citing WikiLeaks: Break In Hunt for Bin Ladin May Have Been Provided By Not Only Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, But by Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Performed On An Al Qaeda Operative Captured in Iraq — Via Hot Air, which excerpts the meat of the thing. — Full article at the Telegraph.
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Telegraph:
WikiLeaks: Bin Laden's courier ‘trained 9/11 hijack team’ — The courier who led American special forces to Osama bin Laden's hideout was an al-Qaeda computer expert who helped train the 9/11 hijack team, according to leaked US government files. — A section on the file …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Public “Relieved” By bin Laden's Death, Obama's Job Approval Rises — OVERVIEW — The public is reacting to the killing of Osama bin Laden with relief, happiness and pride. And Americans overwhelmingly credit the U.S. military and the CIA for the success of the operation.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Back Bin Laden Mission; Credit Military, CIA Most — Eight in 10 say killing of bin Laden was extremely or very important to U.S. — PRINCETON, NJ — More than 9 in 10 Americans approve of the U.S. military action that killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday, and 79% say his killing is “extremely” or “very important” to the U.S.
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
White House modifies Osama bin Laden account — The White House backed away Monday evening from key details in its narrative about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, including claims by senior U.S. officials that the Al Qaeda leader had a weapon and may have fired it during a gun battle with U.S. forces.
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New York Times:
Harsh Methods of Questioning Debated Again — WASHINGTON — Did brutal interrogations produce the crucial intelligence that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden? — As intelligence officials disclosed the trail of evidence that led to the compound in Pakistan where Bin Laden was hiding …
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Massimo Calabresi / Swampland:
CIA Chief Breaks Silence: Pakistan Would Have Jeopardized bin Laden Raid, ‘Impressive’ Intel Captured — In his first interview since commanding the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, CIA chief Leon Panetta tells TIME that U.S. officials feared that Pakistan could have undermined the operation by leaking word to its targets.
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Little Green Footballs:
Pamela Geller: A Military Coup Forced Obama to Act — DERPAccording to Pamela “Shrieking Harpy” Geller, President Obama only acted against Osama bin Laden because there was a military coup. — Yes, she really did write that: SKULKING TOWARDS BIN LADEN: OBAMA OVERRIDDEN BY MILITARY AND INTEL OFFICIALS IN TAKEOUT OF OBL????!!
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
RICE'S LIMITED VIEW OF HISTORY.... I'm going to hope she just misspoke …
Ynetnews:
J'lem imam: Obama will soon hang
J'lem imam: Obama will soon hang
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Joe Picard / The Hill:
Pelosi thanks President Bush for his role in bin Laden's destruction
Pelosi thanks President Bush for his role in bin Laden's destruction
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The Lonely Conservative and Wake up America
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Obama Gets Osama: Goodbye Vietnam
Obama Gets Osama: Goodbye Vietnam
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msnbc.com:
Attorney general tells Congress that operation into Pakistan was legal
Attorney general tells Congress that operation into Pakistan was legal
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Stu Kreisman / The Huffington Post:
Why The Bin Laden Death Photos Should Be Seen by Everyone
Why The Bin Laden Death Photos Should Be Seen by Everyone
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The Jawa Report
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
White House Corrects Bin Laden Narrative
White House Corrects Bin Laden Narrative
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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
The Slippery Story of the bin Laden Kill
The Slippery Story of the bin Laden Kill
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New York Times:
U.S. Says Bin Laden Lacked Weapons When Shot in Raid
U.S. Says Bin Laden Lacked Weapons When Shot in Raid
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Politics and New York Magazine
Spiegel Online:
Was Bin Laden's Killing Legal?
Was Bin Laden's Killing Legal?
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Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden's Death Picture Readied for Release
Osama Bin Laden's Death Picture Readied for Release
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The Atlantic Online:
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Sticks With Bin Laden
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Sticks With Bin Laden
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Hot Air, National Review and Pajamas Media
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
A Change in Perception — The news about Osama bin Laden …
A Change in Perception — The news about Osama bin Laden …
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msnbc.com, The Daily Dish and Mother Jones
The Atlantic Online:
Scapegoating Pakistan (Cont'd.)
Scapegoating Pakistan (Cont'd.)
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RealClearWorld, The Reality-Based Community, Eunomia and The Other McCain
Political Correction RSS:
Condoleezza Rice: Bush's Bullhorn Speech “Probably The Most Important Moment Maybe In American History”
Condoleezza Rice: Bush's Bullhorn Speech “Probably The Most Important Moment Maybe In American History”
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
White House Can't Get Its Story Straight on How Osama Bin Laden Was Killed
White House Can't Get Its Story Straight on How Osama Bin Laden Was Killed
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tpmmuckraker …, sisu, Michelle Malkin, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, The League of Ordinary … and The Camp Of The Saints
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Bin Laden killing gives Obama boost on terrorism & Afghanistan approval
CNN Poll: Bin Laden killing gives Obama boost on terrorism & Afghanistan approval
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Was killing bin Laden legal?
Was killing bin Laden legal?
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Ron Paul: Troops should come home now that bin Laden is dead
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Jon Huntsman takes step toward 2012 bid — Former China Ambassador Jon Huntsman took his first step toward a presidential run Tuesday, creating a federal political action committee that will allow him to travel and raise money in the weeks before he's expected to formally announce a bid.
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Lineup set for first GOP debate; big names take a pass
Lineup set for first GOP debate; big names take a pass
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Ballot Box, The Politico and Hotline On Call
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
South Carolina presidential debate still on, with or without candidates
South Carolina presidential debate still on, with or without candidates
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Hit & Run and Indecision Forever
The Atlantic Online:
Out of Osama's Death, a Fake Quotation Is Born — Shortly after I posted my piece on feeling curiously un-thrilled about Bin Laden's death, the following quote came across my twitter feed: … I admire the sentiment. But something about it just strikes me as off, like that great Marx quote …
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation
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CNN:
Even more details on the OBL photos — From CNN's National Political Correspondent Jessica Yellin — A Senior US Official tells CNN 10 hard drives, 5 computers and more than 100 storage devices which includes discs, DVDs and thumb drives were taken from the compound.