- White House backs off claims bin Laden was armed, used human shield.
- The operation, blow by blow.
- Obama mulls releasing photo of bin Laden’s body.
- Did the U.S. really need closure or comfort in his death?
Miscellany
Moment of Triumph: ‘Visual on Geronimo’
The people who gathered Sunday in the Situation Room know all about high-pressure situations. But this was something else. For 40 minutes, the President and his senior aides could do nothing but watch the video screens and listen …
Osama Gone, And Now…
This is, of course, a great day for the world, especially the U.S., our special operations teams and our President, whose crisp and appropriate decision-making when it came to the use of force was once again on display here. I …
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Political Vindication in Obama’s Bin Laden Speech
This is an exciting day–I can’t remember ever feeling jubilant about someone’s death before–and it’s probably lame to start dissecting the politics. Especially since the basic politics are no-duh obvious: This is a really great day for President Obama. But since this is supposed to be a blog about politics, and the dissections have …
Morning Must Reads: Bin Laden
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- Death arrives for the master terrorist.
After Bin Laden: A Stronger America
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 …
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Morning Must Reads: Outside
- Some Senate Dems join GOP threats to vote against the debt limit increase without accompanying deficit reduction measures.
- Those with reelection campaigns looming are talking about it a lot.
- Obama visits storm ravaged south.
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