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Monday, May 09, 2011

The Two-Way

Videos Chip Into Bin Laden's 'Mystique'; Focus Continues On Pakistan's Role

A still image from video released Saturday (May 7, 2011) by the US Department of Defense shows Osama bin Laden.

May 9, 2011 ABC News reports that a senior official in Pakistan's government blames "rogue or retired" Pakistani intelligence agents for helping bin Laden hide in that country.

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Thursday, May 05, 2011

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Obama: 'When We Say We Will Never Forget, We Mean What We Say'

President Obama pauses after laying a wreath at the National Sept. 11 Memorial at Ground Zero in New York, Thursday, May 5, 2011.

May 5, 2011 Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, the president paid his respects by laying a wreath at ground zero in honor of the nearly 2,800 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Bin Laden's Protectors Got Off Relatively Few Shots, 'Times' Reports

Pakistani police guard the gate of the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces.

May 5, 2011 Administration officials have publicly said the SEAL team's members were engaged in a firefight through most of the 40 minutes they were there. They now say one man fired at the commandos. Others were killed as they resisted; before they could shoot.

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Wednesday, May 04, 2011

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Obama Decides Not To Release Photos Of Bin Laden's Body

May 4, 2011 The president's top aides had been split over whether or not to make the images public.

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On Whether Bin Laden Was Armed, Here's What Officials Said

Osama bin Laden.

May 4, 2011 In the first few hours after the world learned that Osama bin Laden was dead, most news reports said he had been involved in the firefight and at least implied that he was armed when he died. Read what officials said.

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Tuesday, May 03, 2011

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Obama's Job Approval Up 9 Points After Bin Laden's Death, Pew Poll Shows

May 3, 2011 In a national survey Monday, 56% said they approve of the way the president is handling his job and 38% said they disapprove. In a Pew poll last month, 47% approved and 45% disapproved.

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Monday, May 02, 2011

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Bin Laden's End: The Story So Far

Front pages around the world reported the news. At the Newseum in Washington, D.C., many were on display today.

May 2, 2011 It's been less than 24 hours since President Obama delivered the news that al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead — killed by U.S. forces during a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Here are some of the key developments in the story.

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Obama: Time To 'Harness' The Unity Inspired By Bin Laden's Demise

May 2, 2011 At the White House, the president told a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers that he hopes the bringing to justice of al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden draws Republicans and Democrats closer together.

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Video Of The President's Statement

President Obama as he addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House.

May 2, 2011 President Obama addressed the nation late Sunday night to announce that U.S. personnel had killed the al-Qaida leader during a raid on a compound in Pakistan.

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Sunday, May 01, 2011

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OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD; President Tells Nation 'Justice Has Been Done'

Thousands poured into New York's Times Square when they heard the news of bin Laden's death.

May 1, 2011 The man responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States was killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces, President Obama says.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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White House Releases Obama's Birth Certificate

Speaking to reporters at the White House this morning, the president decried the "carnival barkers" who have been asking for proof he was born in Hawaii.

April 27, 2011 "We do not have time for this kind of silliness," the president says of the so-called birthers movement that has been questioning — even though officials in Hawaii long ago offered evidence of the president's birth there in 1961 — where he was born.

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Protesters Interrupt Obama With Song

April 21, 2011 A few minutes into Mr. Obama's comments at a San Francisco fundraiser, a woman stood up and said, "We wrote a song for you, Mr. President." Then the group at table began to sing. As they did, they held up signs that said "Free Bradley Manning."

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Obama's Approval Rating In 'Lower Range' Of Recent Presidents, Gallup Says

President Obama, on Tuesday in Annandale, Va.

April 21, 2011 Viewed quarterly, his current rating is above those of Reagan, Carter and Clinton at the same points in their presidencies. It's below those of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and both Bushes

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Obama Outburst? Aggressive Reporter? See Complete Interview And Decide

President Obama and WFAA-TV's Brad Watson.

April 20, 2011 There's been a lot of chatter about the president's advice to a reporter that he should "let me finish my answers." And about the reporter's interruptions. But a viewing of the complete interview may have you wondering what the fuss is about.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

It's All Politics

Obama Begins Deficit Campaign With Low-Key Pitch

President Obama at today's town hall in Annandale, Va.

April 19, 2011 In his first public forum since he laid out his deficit plan in a speech last week, the president defended his proposal to roll back Bush-era tax cuts for high earners, and said he would not gut spending on education, infrastructure and research.

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