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9:40 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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Mushtaq Yusufzai / Alarabiya.net English:
Bin Laden's daughter confirms her father shot dead by US Special Forces in Pakistan  —  Senior Pakistani security officials said Osama bin Laden's daughter had confirmed her father was captured alive and shot dead by the US Special Forces during the first few minutes of the operation carried …
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Gates, Clinton Advising President to Not Release OBL Photograph; Obama Increasingly Concerned No Good Would Come from It  —  President Obama is increasingly doubtful that there's a compelling reason to release a photograph of Osama bin Laden's corpse, ABC News has learned.
New York Times:
For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid  —  Support for President Obama has risen sharply following the killing of Osama bin Laden by American military forces in Pakistan, with a majority now approving of his overall job performance, as well as his handling of foreign policy …
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.
Mitchell Landsberg / Los Angeles Times:
Dalai Lama suggests Osama bin Laden's death was justified  —  Speaking at USC, the Buddhist spiritual leader says of the Al Qaeda chief's assassination: 'Forgiveness doesn't mean forget what happened.'  —  As the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama says he practices compassion …
Discussion: Boing Boing, Swampland, Salon and Truthdig
Eli Lake / Washington Times:
‘Emir’ bin Laden oversaw al Qaeda from compound  —  Raid provides new insight into terrorist group's operations  —  SCAVENGERS: Pakistani youngsters collect pieces thought to be from a U.S. helicopter in a wheat field outside Osama bin Laden's hide-out in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.
Cynthia Needham / Boston Globe:
Brown admits he was fooled by fake pictures of bin Laden body
Popular Mechanics:
Osama bin Laden's DNA: How Sure Is 99.9 Percent Sure?
Discussion: Top of the Ticket
The Atlantic Online:
The Situation Room Meme: The Shortest Route From Bin Laden to Lulz
Jason Burke / Guardian:
Osama bin Laden's daughter witnessed his death, says Pakistani official
Discussion: TalkLeft and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Osama Bin Laden had cash, was ready to flee
Cynthia Cisneros / KTRK-TV:
Teacher disciplined over comment to Muslim student
Discussion: The Raw Story
Robert Costa / National Review:   Peter King's Take  —  'I almost missed the call," …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP Intelligence chief on photo debate: ‘Bin Laden is not a trophy’
The Atlantic Online:
Youth Culture  —  A significant number of teens didn't know …
Discussion: The Agitator and The Other McCain
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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Toby Harnden / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Joe Biden opens his mouth about US Navy SEALs  —  Since President Barack Obama announced that “a small team of Americans” had killed Osama bin Laden, US government officials have carefully stuck to the line that they will not talk about which units were involved.  —  Obama did not say it was the SEALs.
Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Navy SEALs Who Captured, Killed Osama Bin Laden Return to United States
Discussion: TalkLeft
Quinnipiac University:
Ok For Romney, Huckabee But No Way For Palin, Trump, U.S. Voters Tell Quinnipiac University National Poll; No Clear Leader In Gop Presidential Pack  —  By healthy margins, American voters say they would consider or be enthusiastic about backing former governors Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee for president …
 
 
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