memeorandum: When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat? (Jocelyn Noveck/Associated Press)

8:30 AM ET, May 5, 2011

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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 …

Discussion: The Last Tradition, Guardian and FrumForum

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 …

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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 …

Discussion: Associated Press, Politics, The Huffington Post, Andrew Bolt, Weasel Zippers, Fox News and protein wisdom

Quinnipiac University:

Obama Gets 6-Point Spike After Bin Laden Dies, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Score On Economy And Reelection Unchanged — American voters approve 52 - 40 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, his highest score in almost two years and up from a 46 …

Discussion: The Politico, Ballot Box and Hotline On Call

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Good Grief... Now the CIA Admits There Was “No Live Video Feed” During Osama Raid — Good Grief... 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.

Discussion: Bookworm Room, Pajamas Media and The Lonely Conservative

Wall Street Journal:

Signs Point to Pakistan Link — U.S. Probe of Aid to bin Laden Likely to Focus on Islamabad's Military and Spy Services — U.S. and European intelligence officials increasingly believe active or retired Pakistani military or intelligence officials provided some measure of aid …

Discussion: The Other McCain, Pat Dollard, Hot Air, CNN, The Politico, FrumForum and Mediaite

Chris Allbritton / Yahoo! News Canada:

Photos show three dead men at bin Laden raid house — ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - 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.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Guardian, iOwnTheWorld.com, Pajamas Media, Online NewsHour and New York Times

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, Hot Air, TalkLeft, Bloomberg and The Politico

New York Times:

Account Tells of One-Sided Battle in Bin Laden Raid — WASHINGTON — President Obama decided Wednesday not to release graphic photographs of Osama bin Laden's corpse, as new details emerged about the raid on Bin Laden's fortified compound that differed from the administration's initial account of the 40-minute operation.

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 …

Discussion: International Business Times, Pajamas Media and American Power

Spiegel Online:
Merkel Comments on Bin Laden Killing Draw Criticism

Discussion: ProfessorBainbridge.com, Yglesias, BLACKFIVE and Weasel Zippers

Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
In Bin Laden's Compound, Seals' All-Star Team

Discussion: Betsy's Page and AMERICAblog News

Russell Berman / The Hill:
No House resolution honoring military's bin Laden mission

Discussion: Hullabaloo

CNN:
Senators misled by likely fake bin Laden photos

Discussion: msnbc.com, Swampland, This Just In and TalkLeft

Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?

Discussion: American Glob and CNN

Laura Caroe / The Sun:
Hero dog helped snare Osama

Discussion: Right Wing News and Gothamist

Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Bush feels Obama ignoring ex-president's role in Osama Bin Laden strike for ‘victory lap’: source

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Gothamist

John / Power Line:
“SEALs shot bin Laden because they thought he might be reaching for a weapon”

Discussion: The Politico, Minneapolis Star Tribune and NationalJournal.com

Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:
How Much Does a Typical Navy SEAL Earn?

Discussion: Online NewsHour and UNCOVERAGE.net

Spiegel Online:
‘Europeans Find the Ground Zero Celebrations Somewhat Embarrassing’

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, The Blaze, neo-neocon and Pajamas Media

The Note:
Congress to Examine “Inappropriate” and “Devastating” Use of “Geronimo” Codename in bin Laden Mission

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Cynthia Needham / Boston Globe:
Brown admits he was fooled by fake pictures of bin Laden body

Discussion: The Hill, Hotline On Call, Verum Serum and msnbc.com

Nicholas Ballasy / CNSNews:
Hoyer: 'There's Absolute Proof' Bin Laden's Dead, No Need to Release Death Photo

Discussion: American Thinker

Guardian:
Osama bin Laden hideout ‘worth far less than US claimed’

Discussion: Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mudville Gazette, Don Surber, Mediaite, LewRockwell.com Blog and The Daily Beast

NGO Monitor Research:
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CONDEMNS BIN LADEN KILLING: ODIOUS IMMORAL EQUIVALENCE

Discussion: Washington Times, The Jawa Report, American Power, The Volokh Conspiracy, Rasmussen Reports, Israel Matzav, Pirate's Cove and The Hill

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:

Budget talks: Republicans offer to seek common ground with Democrats — Senior Republicans conceded Wednesday that a deal is unlikely on a contentious plan to overhaul Medicare and offered to open budget talks with the White House by focusing on areas where both parties can agree, such as cutting farm subsidies.

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Diane Webber / The Politico:
Eric Cantor: I'm still with Paul Ryan on Medicare

Discussion: National Review

Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House Democrats will force vote Thursday on repealing oil-tax subsidy

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Alexander Burns / The Politico:

Tim Pawlenty prepares for his moment — Five Republicans will share the stage in Greenville, S.C., on Thursday for the first debate of the 2012 presidential primaries. — But really, the night is all about Tim Pawlenty. — He won't have the chance to spar with top-tier rivals, since the biggest names are skipping the event.

David Weigel / Weigel:
The Line-Up for the First Republican Presidential Primary Debate: Cain, Johnson, Paul, Pawlenty, Santorum

Discussion: Wonkette and Gawker

Wall Street Journal:

GOP, White House Talk Deal on Debt — GOP leaders and the White House are discussing a deal that would enact strict deficit targets and some spending cuts to win Republican votes for lifting the ceiling on how much the federal government can borrow. — The deal would defer contentious decisions …

Discussion: Politics and Calculated Risk

Reuters:
Treasury suggests $2 trillion U.S. debt cap raise: sources

Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com and National Review

The Jewish Week:

Tony Kushner Responds to CUNY Board Decision — To Chairperson Benno Schmidt and the Board of Trustees: — At the May 2 public meeting of the CUNY Board of Trustees, which was broadcast on CUNY television and radio, Trustee Jeffrey S. Weisenfeld delivered a grotesque caricature …

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community

Patrick Healy / New York Times:
CUNY Blocks Honor for Tony Kushner

Discussion: Salon, Israel Matzav and The Agitator

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.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Big Journalism and Weasel Zippers, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Washington Post, The Note, The New Republic, The Volokh Conspiracy and Liberal Values

Sean D. Naylor / Army Times:

Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk — The helicopters that flew the Navy SEALs on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden were a radar-evading variant of the special operations MH-60 Black Hawk, according to a retired special operations aviator. — The helicopter's low-observable technology …

Discussion: Danger Room, Guardian and Pajamas Media