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11:10 PM ET, May 4, 2011

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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Obama: I won't release bin Laden death photos  —  In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won't release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death.  —  Video of the comments will appear on the CBS “Evening News” on Wednesday.
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Reuters:
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEATH AND INJURY BELOW  —  Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the U.S. assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan show three dead men lying in pools of blood, but no weapons.  —  The photos, taken …
The Note:
Congress to Examine “Inappropriate” and “Devastating” Use of “Geronimo” Codename in bin Laden Mission  —  ABC News' Matthew Jaffe (@jaffematt) reports:  —  The Senate Indian Affairs committee will hold a hearing Thursday on racist Native American stereotypes, a hearing that will now also address …
Spiegel Online:
Merkel Comments on Bin Laden Killing Draw Criticism  —  On Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “glad” about the killing of Osama bin Laden.  Now, though, criticism of the comment is mounting — even within her own party.  German Foreign Minister Westerwelle, meanwhile …
Discussion: Yglesias, BLACKFIVE and Weasel Zippers
Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. / The Jawa Report:
Photo: Dead Man at bin Laden Compound Had ... WATER GUN???  (UPDATED: 2nd Photo Added) **Sticky**  —  Toy water gun?  —  Photos showing three dead bodies at Osama bin Laden's compound were sold to Reuters by a Pakistani security official.  Reuters has copyrighted the pictures so won't allow us …
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Reuters, AP photojournalists describe staging of Obama photo taken after TV announcement of bin Laden's death  —  The White House continues to debate whether to release photos showing Osama bin Laden's body.  In theory, the photos would be proof to any doubters that the terrorist is dead.
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Top Secret Stealth Helicopter Program Revealed in Osama Bin Laden Raid: Experts  —  Before an elite team of U.S. Navy SEALs executed a daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden, the commandos were able to silently sneak up on their elusive target thanks to what aviation analysts said were top secret …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
TX Teacher Suspended After Telling Muslim Student 'I Bet You're Grieving'  —  A Texas high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave following an incident where he allegedly told a 9th grade Muslim girl in his algebra class “I bet that you're grieving” on Monday following the death of Osama bin Laden.
Gene Lavanchy / Morning:
Sen. Brown's bin Laden photo gaffe  —  (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - UPDATE: Scott Brown tells FOX25 - “The photo that I saw and that a lot of other people saw is not authentic.”  —  U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is heading to Afghanistan for his annual training as a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Osama bin Laden dead: Blackout during raid on bin Laden compound  —  The head of the CIA admitted yesterday that there was no live video footage of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound as further doubts emerged about the US version of events.  —  Leon Panetta, director of the CIA …
New York Times:
For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid
Cynthia Needham / Boston Globe:
Brown admits he was fooled by fake pictures of bin Laden body
Discussion: Verum Serum, msnbc.com and The Hill
CNN:
Senators misled by likely fake bin Laden photos
Mushtaq Yusufzai / Alarabiya.net English:
Bin Laden's daughter confirms her father shot dead by US Special Forces in Pakistan
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Gates, Clinton Advising President to Not Release OBL Photograph; Obama Increasingly Concerned No Good Would Come from It
Popular Mechanics:
Osama bin Laden's DNA: How Sure Is 99.9 Percent Sure?
Discussion: Top of the Ticket
Jason Burke / Guardian:
Osama bin Laden's daughter witnessed his death, says Pakistani official
Discussion: TalkLeft and Outside the Beltway
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP Intelligence chief on photo debate: ‘Bin Laden is not a trophy’
Robert Costa / National Review:   Peter King's Take  —  'I almost missed the call," …
The Atlantic Online:
The Situation Room Meme: The Shortest Route From Bin Laden to Lulz
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Death Photos Will Not Be Released by President Obama
Discussion: The Hill and Truthdig
Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:
How Much Does a Typical Navy SEAL Earn?  —  What did the Navy SEALs who cornered Osama bin Laden get for pulling off such a risky mission?  Their weekly paychecks.  —  The estimated salary for a Navy SEAL — with over a dozen years of experience and an E-7 pay grade — is about $54,000 …
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Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Navy SEALs Who Captured, Killed Osama Bin Laden Return to United States  —  The elite Navy SEAL fighters responsible for capturing and killing Osama bin Laden returned to the United States today.  Before their return, a trove of information seized by the SEALS arrived at a FBI laboratory.
Discussion: msnbc.com, CBS News and TalkLeft
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology  —  OVERVIEW  —  With the economy still struggling and the nation involved in multiple military operations overseas, the public's political mood is fractious.  In this environment, many political attitudes have become more doctrinaire at both ends …
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The Big Republican Budget Lie  —  It's becoming pretty clear how Republicans plan to defend their budget.  They're going to lie about it.  —  I'm referring specifically to the way they and their supporters describe the budget's treatment of Medicare and Medicaid - and how those proposals compare …
 
 
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