Death of Osama bin Laden: Phone call pointed U.S. to compound — and to ‘the pacer’  —  It seemed an innocuous, catch-up phone call.  Last year Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, the pseudonym for a Pakistani known to U.S. intelligence as the main courier for Osama bin Laden, took a call from an old friend.

U.S. Demands More From Pakistan in Bin Laden Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Pakistani officials say the Obama administration has demanded the identities of some of their top intelligence operatives as the United States tries to determine whether any of them had contact with Osama bin Laden …

Weekly Address: Clean Energy Will Help Us Out-Compete and Out-Innovate the Rest of the World  —  WASHINGTON - Speaking to the American people from Indianapolis, Indiana, President Obama said that clean energy companies like Allison Transmissions will keep the economy growing, create new jobs …

Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina  —  (CNN) — An airline is investigating the removal of two imams from a flight headed to North Carolina, ostensibly because passengers felt uncomfortable with their presence of the pair — both clad in Islamic attire.

Santorum: Obama doesn't understand America  —  Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) - Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum had a ballroom packed with South Carolina Republican insiders all to himself on Friday night when he addressed the state party's annual fundraising banquet in Columbia.

Huntsman calls for ‘new thinking’ in first post-administration speech  —  Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, a likely candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, sought to explain his time working in the Obama administration in his first major speech since resigning last weekend.

FURIOUS BIN LADEN SUPPORTERS VOW TO TAKE REVENGE  —  HUNDREDS of Osama bin Laden supporters clashed with English Defence League extremists today as a “funeral service” for the assassinated terror leader sparked fury outside London's US Embassy.  —  Police stepped in to separate …

You Call That Tough?  —  The only thing missing from Preet Bharara's press conference was the blaring of trumpets.  —  It was Tuesday, and the U.S. attorney in Manhattan was proudly unveiling a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank that his office had filed that morning.

Police: IED Found Near Chester Train Tracks  —  CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) - Chester police are urging vigilance after they found an improvised explosive device, this afternoon, near Amtrak and Septa railroad tracks and the Commodore Barry Bridge.  —  Police say the device consisted of two bottles with a yellow liquid inside.

Face That Screamed War's Pain Looks Back, 6 Hard Years Later  —  MOSUL, Iraq — Until the past week, Samar Hassan had never glimpsed the photograph of her that millions had seen, never knew it had become one of the most famous images of the Iraq war.  —  “My brother was sick …

Power Struggle in Iran Enters the Mosque  —  The unprecedented power struggle between the two most powerful leaders in Iran deepened Friday, spilling out into Tehran's public prayers where the mullah leading the service indirectly criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while the crowd chanted …

The First-Person Presidency  —  Here are a few excerpts from President Obama's speech on Sunday night about the killing of Osama bin Laden.  —  “Tonight, I can report . . . And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta . . . I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden …

‘Co-ordinated attacks’ hit Afghan city  —  Taliban claims responsibility for assault on governor's compound, police buildings and intelligence offices in Kandahar.  —  Taliban fighters have launched a major assault on government buildings throughout Kandahar, the largest city in southern Afghanistan …

The Politics of Solipsism  —  The United States, as you know, was founded as a republic, not simply as a democracy.  The distinction has been lost over the past few decades, but it is an important one.  —  The believers in a democracy have unlimited faith in the character and judgment …

U.S. Tried but Failed to Kill Yemeni Cleric  —  A U.S. drone strike in Yemen Thursday was aimed at killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical cleric suspected of orchestrating terrorist attacks in the U.S, but the missile missed its target, according to Yemeni and U.S. officials.