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WASHINGTON – Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen.
Obama administration to appeal healthcare ruling
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Surprise Palestinian unity deal challenges Israel
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Economy slowed by high gas prices, bad weather
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Libyan rebels bear down on Gadhafi hometown
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Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies
TOKYO – Opera singer Norio Ohga complained about the quality of Sony tape recorders before he was hired by the company, developed the compact disc and championed its superior sound. Love of music steered the former Sony chairman's career and in turn, he transformed the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and entertainment empire. ... Full story
lundi 2 mai 2011
Inside the raid that killed bin Laden
Posted by Unknown on 07:50
WASHINGTON – Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen.
How Obama's focused pursuit of bin Laden paid off
Posted by Unknown on 07:49
At approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday, President Obama announced to the nation that on his orders U.S forces had killed Osama Bin Laden. His reputation for lawyerly inaction may never recover.
Pakistan Taliban threaten attacks after bin Laden's killing
Posted by Unknown on 07:48
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban threatened attacks against government leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan army and the United States on Monday, after the killing of Osama bin Laden in the country.
Americans gather joyfully to mark bin Laden death
Posted by Unknown on 07:47
NEW YORK – Joyous at the release of a decade's frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant gatherings across the nation to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden — cheering, waving flags and belting the national anthem.
Ground zero, more familiar these past 10 years for bagpipes playing "Amazing Grace" and solemn speeches and arguments over what to build to honor the Sept. 11 dead, became, for the first time, a place of revelry.
Why the U.S. acted alone
Posted by Unknown on 07:45
Osama bin Laden’s cave turned out to be a mansion. The desolate mountains where he was hiding proved, in the end, to be the pleasant little hill town of Abbottabad, only 30 miles from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. He’s been holed up, and on Sunday was at last gunned down, in the biggest house around. He lived with relatives and an entourage behind high walls topped with barbed wire, in a community that’s also home to several Pakistani army units. A military academy is just a few hundred yards down the road.
After bin Laden: A stronger America
Posted by Unknown on 07:44
President Obama walked down an empty corridor to the East Room of the White House on Sunday night to announce the killing of Osama bin Laden. It was like he was walking out of a forgotten dream. Remember that quest we began nearly 10 years ago? Remember "dead or alive"?
US kills Osama bin Laden decade after 9/11 attacks
Posted by Unknown on 07:43
WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.
