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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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The Politico, Taylor Marsh, Balloon Juice, Right Wing News and newsfeed.time.com
Brent Lang / The Wrap:
Michael Moore: Bin Laden Wasn't Killed, He Was Executed — Osama bin Laden wasn't killed by a Navy SEAL team — he was straight up executed, Michael Moore told TheWrap on Wednesday. — The “Fahrenheit 9/11” director has been setting Twitter aflame Wednesday afternoon urging the Obama administration …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Raiders Encountered False Door, Found Small Arsenal in Compound — New revelations about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden reveal that the SEAL raiders encountered a false door and found a small arsenal of weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle in bin Laden's bedroom.
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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 …
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Reuters:
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEATH AND INJURY BELOW
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEATH AND INJURY BELOW
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Sean D. Naylor / Army Times:
Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk
Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk
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Tanya Somanader / American Prospect:
What We Got From Waterboarding — Claiming Osama bin Laden's death …
What We Got From Waterboarding — Claiming Osama bin Laden's death …
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Washington Post:
In killing Osama bin Laden, U.S. had the law on its side
In killing Osama bin Laden, U.S. had the law on its side
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama Gets 6-Point Spike After Bin Laden Dies, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds …
Obama Gets 6-Point Spike After Bin Laden Dies, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds …
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Washington Post:
White House goes silent on bin Laden raid
White House goes silent on bin Laden raid
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Spiegel Online:
‘Europeans Find the Ground Zero Celebrations Somewhat Embarrassing’
‘Europeans Find the Ground Zero Celebrations Somewhat Embarrassing’
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
House intel chairman: Let all lawmakers see bin Laden pics
House intel chairman: Let all lawmakers see bin Laden pics
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Washington Post:
Obama will not release bin Laden photos, White House says
Obama will not release bin Laden photos, White House says
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
No House resolution honoring military's bin Laden mission
No House resolution honoring military's bin Laden mission
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New York Times:
Account Tells of One-Sided Battle in Bin Laden Raid
Account Tells of One-Sided Battle in Bin Laden Raid
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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 …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BACKING AWAY FROM MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION.... Just last week …
BACKING AWAY FROM MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION.... Just last week …
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Diane Webber / The Politico:
Eric Cantor: I'm still with Paul Ryan on Medicare
Eric Cantor: I'm still with Paul Ryan on Medicare
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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 …
Bloomberg:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Jump Due to Anomalies — The number of claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, pushed up by auto-plant shutdowns and other unusual events that seasonal variations failed to take into account, the Labor Department said.
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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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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Does this make Obama invincible?
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
AP, Reuters sitting out S.C. debate
AP, Reuters sitting out S.C. debate
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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.”
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KGTV-TV:
Terrorist Group Setting Up Operations Near Border — Hezbollah Considered To Be More Advanced Than Al-Qaida — SAN DIEGO — A terrorist organization whose home base is in the Middle East has established another home base across the border in Mexico. — “They are recognized by many experts …
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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 …
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Toby Young / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Jay Carney is floundering under pressure, say Washington insiders — There is increasing concern in Washington that Jay Carney, the new White House Press Secretary, isn't up to the job. Even when faced with an innocuous question that requires only that he trot out the official line …
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