Monday, May 2, 2011

Obama: Bin Laden's death a 'good day' for America (AP)

Obama: Bin Laden's death a 'good day' for America (AP)

Obama: Bin Laden's death a 'good day' for America (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:58 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden before he awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Private First Class Anthony T. KahoÍohanohano and U.S. Army Private First Class Henry Svehla for conspicuous gallantry during the Korean War, Monday, May 2, 2011, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Proudly declaring the killing of Osama bin Laden "a good day for America," President Barack Obama said Monday the world was a safer place without the world's most hunted terrorist. DNA testing helped confirm that American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. officials said, seeking to erase any doubt about the news that riveted the globe.

World: Bin Laden's death sparks relief, outrage (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT

A man shows an extra edition of a Japanese newspaper in Tokyo Monday, May 2, 2011, reporting Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was killed in an operation led by U.S. forces. Japanese headlines read: Is Bin Laden dead? His remains were taken custody, said President. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - News of Osama bin Laden's death stirred strong emotions Monday, from a profound sense of relief across much of the globe to outrage among sympathizers who vowed to avenge the al-Qaida leader.

AP sources: US used 'multiple methods' to ID body (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011 file photo, Osama bin Laden is seen at an undisclosed location in this television image. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Al Jazeera, File)AP - The U.S. used multiple means to confirm the identity of Osama bin Laden during and after the firefight in which he was killed, before placing his body in the North Arabian Sea from aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier, senior U.S. officials said Monday.

Bin Laden hid in Pakistan city laden with military (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:32 PM PDT

An image made from Geo TV video shows flames at what is thought to be the compound where terror mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Abbatabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/GEO TV) TV OUT, NO SALESAP - The death of Osama bin Laden in a fortress-like compound on the outskirts of a Pakistani city that is home to three army regiments and thousands of soldiers raises questions over whether Pakistani security forces knew the whereabouts of the world's most wanted man.

Army Corps is close to decision on Missouri levee (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT

A bridge over the Ohio River to Kentucky is closed Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Cairo, Ill. The mayor of the town at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers says that most of the city's remaining residents have heeded a mandatory evacuation order, prompted by river water seeping up through the ground behind a levee. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Officials are close to a final decision on whether to blast open a Mississippi River levee in a bid to protect the Illinois town of Cairo (KAY-row) from rising floodwaters.

Mourners demand revenge in Libya after NATO strike (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 PM PDT

In this photo made on a government organized tour, a supporter reacts during funeral ceremony for members Gadhafi family in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, May 2, 2011. A NATO missile strike in Tripoli killed Gadhafi's son Seif al-Arab and his three young grandchildren. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - Libyans shouting for revenge buried Moammar Gadhafi's second youngest son to the thundering sound of anti-aircraft fire Monday, as South Africa warned that the NATO bombing that killed him would only bring more violence.

Obama honors 2 Army privates killed in Korean War (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT

President Barack Obama awards posthumously the Medal of Honor to Dorothy Mathews, the sister of Pfc. Henry Svehla, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - When President Barack Obama expressed his pride in America's men and women in uniform, he was speaking about those who hours earlier had killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and those who six decades earlier had given their lives in the Korean War.

Govt borrowing goes on under GOP, Obama plans (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Cong. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) arrives for his town hall meeting about his Federal budget plan,Thursday April 28, 2011 at the Waterford Village Hall. in 'Waterford, Wis. (AP Photo/The Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg)AP - It's all but impossible to glean from the political rhetoric, but government borrowing will grow by trillions of dollars over the next decade if the budget backed by House Republicans translates into law.

Study: Ancient 'Nutcracker Man' really ate grass (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:33 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows the skull of Paranthropus boisei, known for decades as Nutcracker Man because of its large, flat teeth. Nutcracker man didn't eat nuts after all. After a half-century of referring to an ancient hominin as Nutcracker Man because of his large teeth and powerful jaw, scientists now conclude that Paranthropus boisei actually chewed grasses instead. (AP Photo/David Brill, National Museums of Kenya)AP - Nutcracker Man didn't eat nuts after all.

Study: Duerson had brain damage at time of suicide (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Dr. Robert Stern, right, and Chris Nowinski, left, confer before answering a reporter's question at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy news conference about the finding of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in the brain of former NFL player Dave Duerson in Boston, Monday morning, May 2, 2011. Duerson committed suicide in February. Dr. Robert Cantu, MD, is at center. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who committed suicide in February, had "moderately advanced" brain damage related to blows to the head, according to the researcher who made the diagnosis.

World on alert after U.S. kills bin Laden (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Osama bin-Laden is seen addressing a news conference in Afghanistan in this May 26, 1998 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - World leaders warned of revenge attacks after Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. assault in Pakistan on Monday that brought to a dramatic end the long manhunt for the al Qaeda leader who had become the most powerful symbol of Islamist militancy.

Pakistan vital to defeating al Qaeda: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Pakistan's High Commissioner, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, speaks during a memorial service for the Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, at the Pakistan High Commission in London January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - The U.S.-Pakistani relationship is vital to defeating al Qaeda, the White House said on Monday, but acknowledged "differences of opinion" between the two governments over fighting Islamic militants.

Obama says world a better place with bin Laden dead (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday the world was a better place after the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Suspicious package investigated in NY's Times Square (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Reuters - New York City authorities briefly shut down a street in Times Square after investigating a suspicious package on Monday which turned out not to be dangerous, the city's fire department said.

Inconceivable Osama had no support in Pakistan: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan speaks to the press after President Barack Obama made a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - A top White House official said it was "inconceivable" Osama bin Laden had not had a support system to help him inside Pakistan, but he declined to speculate if there had been any official Pakistani aid.

Leading activist seized in Syrian roundup (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:18 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A supporter of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad holds aloft a photograph of the president at Hamidiya market in Damascus April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled al-HaririReuters - Security forces on Monday rounded up hundreds of pro-democracy sympathizers, including prominent human rights campaigner Diana for the second time during Syria's uprising, witnesses said.

Nasdaq and ICE going hostile in bid for NYSE (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc will take their $11.1 billion takeover bid for NYSE Euronext straight to the exchange operator's shareholders with a tender offer.

Gaddafi's son mourned, NATO hits Misrata outskirts (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT

A rebel fighter gestures next to his comrade at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Dehiba May 1, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Crowds chanting support for Muammar Gaddafi gathered in Tripoli on Monday for the funeral of his son, killed in a NATO air strike that has raised questions about the West's role in the uprising against the Libyan leader.

Bin Laden dead as America rejoices (AFP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been shot dead deep inside Pakistan in a night-time helicopter raid by US covert forces, ending a decade-long manhunt for the mastermind of the September 11 attacks.(AFP/File)AFP - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead deep inside Pakistan in a night-time helicopter raid by US commandos, ending a decade-long manhunt for the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.

Death of bin Laden: Live report (AFP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Bin Laden supporters shout anti-US slogans during a protest in Quetta, northwest Pakistan the day after the Al-Qaeda chief is killed in a raid byUS Special Forces.(AFP/Banaras Khan)AFP - 1900 GMT: President Barack Obama's spokesman Jay Carney wraps up a White House briefing featuring senior US officials. Here is a recap of the information they disclosed about the operation that killed Al-Qaeda mastermind chief Osama bin Laden:
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