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10:30 AM ET, May 5, 2011

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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 …
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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 …
Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Bush feels Obama ignoring ex-president's role in Osama Bin Laden strike for ‘victory lap’: source  —  WASHINGTON - George W. Bush won't be at Ground Zero with President Obama Thursday in part because he feels his team is getting short shrift in the decade-long manhunt for Osama Bin Laden.
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 …
Mark Halperin / Reuters:
Five Mistakes the Obama Administration Has Made in the Aftermath of Bin Laden Killing  —  Aftermath can be heck.  —  The White House's brilliant conceptualization and execution of the plan to bring Osama bin Laden to justice has, in the last 48 hours, been complicated by mistakes.
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 …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
In Bin Laden's Compound, Seals' All-Star Team  —  WASHINGTON — There were 79 people on the assault team that killed Osama bin Laden, but in the end, the success of the mission turned on some two dozen men who landed inside the Qaeda leader's compound, fought their way to his bedroom and shot …
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 …
Laura Caroe / The Sun:
Hero dog helped snare Osama  —  A FEARLESS four-legged recruit joined US Special Forces as they stormed Osama Bin Laden's secret lair.  —  The explosive-sniffing dog was strapped to an assault team member as they took on one of their greatest challenges to date.
Discussion: Right Wing News and Gothamist
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.
Brent Lang / The Wrap:
Michael Moore: Bin Laden Wasn't Killed, He Was Executed
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Hillary Clinton: Administration will stand by Pakistan
Discussion: CNN
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Obama: I won't release bin Laden death photos
Russell Berman / The Hill:
No House resolution honoring military's bin Laden mission
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
White House, Holder: Killing of bin Laden legal as ‘national self-defense’
Telegraph:
Osama bin Laden's wife recovering in hospital
Discussion: Guardian, New York Times and FrumForum
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?
Discussion: American Glob
The Note:
Congress to Examine “Inappropriate” and “Devastating” Use of “Geronimo” Codename in bin Laden Mission
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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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 …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Joe Biden Steps Into Debt Ceiling Void As Outlines Of Deal Materialize
Discussion: CRFB.org and Hullabaloo
Erik Wasson / The Hill:   Biden's debt talks open Thursday with parties split on new taxes
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile  —  The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.  —  The plan is a part of the administration's …
Fox News:
GOP Hopefuls Get Ready to Rumble in First 2012 Presidential Debate  —  Republicans jockeying for position to challenge President Obama next year will have their first showdown Thursday night in South Carolina, a state that has held the first presidential primary in the South since 1980 …
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Tim Pawlenty / The Daily Caller:
The first step towards getting America back on track
Discussion: GOP 12
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
AP, Reuters sitting out S.C. debate
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
CUNY Blocks Honor for Tony Kushner  —  In a rare move, the trustees of the City University of New York have voted to shelve an honorary degree that one of its campuses, John Jay College, planned to award to Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of “Angels in America.”
Discussion: Salon and Israel Matzav
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The Jewish Week:
Tony Kushner Responds to CUNY Board Decision
Donald J. Boudreaux / Wall Street Journal:
If Supermarkets Were Like Public Schools  —  What if groceries were paid for by taxes, and you were assigned a store based on where you live?  —  Teachers unions and their political allies argue that market forces can't supply quality education.  According to them, only our existing system …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
Mike Huckabee's Ready-Made Campaign  —  Jon Huntsman has had one for months.  Mitch Daniels effectively has one, too.  And as it turns out, so, now, does Mike Huckabee.  It's become the strangest phenomenon of the 2012 GOP primary: The campaign-in-waiting.  —  The reasons they've formed are varied.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Jump Due to Anomalies
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama to address troops at Kentucky's Fort Campbell
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
KGTV-TV:
Terrorist Group Setting Up Operations Near Border
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Martin Fackler / New York Times:
Workers Enter Japan's Crippled Reactor Building
Discussion: New York Magazine
Brett Arends / Yahoo! Finance:
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Discussion: The Greenroom
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Gas prices threaten ‘bin Laden bounce’
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Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:
India Ambassador Roemer Said to Be Considered for Next U.S. Commerce Chief
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
 Earlier Items: 
Times of India:
India had twice told US about Osama's likely presence close to Islamabad
Sean D. Naylor / Army Times:
Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk
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