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White House Will NOT Release bin Laden Photo's

Charley Barnes — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:44:05 +0000

Well, we were led to believe from Leon Panetta {head of the CIA} that the photo/s of Bin laden would be released, however, the White House has recently confirmed that they will in fact NOT show them to us.

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Osama bin Laden Covers TIME Magazine With Red X

Charley Barnes — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:55:01 +0000

Just days after President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Abbottabad, Pakistan, TIME released a preview of its latest issue, in which the terrorist leader appears with a red X over his face.

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Dam Lick Virginia – Home of Seal Team Six and Now the Talk of Virginia Beach

Charley Barnes — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:12:58 +0000

From the very beginning I had always wondered what it would be like to be the soldier who pulled the trigger on an animal like Bin Laden and sent that lead greeting card. Well, we may never know who the actual individual was but we know the folks of Dam Lick Virginia are taking a great deal of pride today in being the home of Seal Team Six.

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Sports Fans Cheer bin Laden's Death With "U-S-A!" Chant [VIDEO]

Charley Barnes — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:02:09 +0000

Most people watching 'ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball' game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets knew that the reason the crowd suddenly erupted into cheers was because they had just found out Osama Bin Laden had been shot dead by American special forces.

The players on the field, however, had no idea. "I really didn't understand what was going on there for a minute," said Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee, whose team wound up losing 2 to 1 in 14 innings.

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Northern Colorado Reacts to the Death of Osama bin Laden [VIDEO]

K99 Staff — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:35:39 +0000

How are people here in Northern Colorado reacting to the news of Osama bin Laden's death? We wanted to see and hear your reactions first-hand, so K99 hit the streets of Downtown Windsor Monday morning asking people what they thought after hearing Osama bin Laden was dead. Watch their reactions after the jump.

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FBI Updates Most Wanted Lists to Reflect Osama bin Laden's Death

Todd Harding — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:03:54 +0000

Now that Osama (Usama) bin Laden has been killed, the FBI has updated its Most Wanted Terrorists list, officially marking him as "DECEASED." Nine other terrorists remain on the list, including bin Laden's deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahiri. The FBI also updated its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list to reflect yesterday's news. Check out a direct look at the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list after the jump.

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Americans React To Osama Bin Laden's Death

Todd Harding — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:08:46 +0000

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans quickly gathered to celebrate outside the White House, and before you knew it, New Yorkers were gathering in Times Square and at Ground Zero, as well.

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Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Confirms

Kevin Mussman — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:37:37 +0000

In a stunning development, President Barack Obama confirmed late Sunday evening that Osama bin Laden, the leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed Sunday in Pakistan.

Obama made the announcement in a televised address shortly after 11:30 PM ET, about an hour after reports of bin Laden's death had made their way onto the Internet.

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