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Bin Laden hideout location 'raises questions'

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers patrol near the compound in Abbottabad in which al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden hid out before he was killed in a Sunday raid by U.S. special forces. Osama bin Laden's presence in an elaborately fortified  million-dollar compound   "raises questions" about what Pakistani officials might have known about the al-Qaida leader's presence prior to Sunday's raid, the top White House counterterrorism adviser said Monday.




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In Pakistan, embarrassed silence on bin Laden

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Pakistan faced enormous embarrassment Monday after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Special Forces, raising questions about its military and intelligence community.

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US: Record 312 twisters in single day

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Bright reds, oranges and yellows show tracks of where rotation was strongest as detected by NWS Doppler radars during the tornado outbreak last week.It looks like last week's tornado outbreak was the biggest on record for a single 24-hour period, federal experts said Monday.




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Video: Obama awards Medal of Honor to privates killed in Korean War

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

In a moving White House ceremony, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to two Korean War veterans: Army PFC Henry Svehla, and Army PFC Anthony T Kaho'ohanohano (Nightly News)In a moving White House ceremony, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to two Korean War veterans: Army PFC Henry Svehla, and Army PFC Anthony T Kaho'ohanohano (Nightly News)




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Posted: 02 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Swiss: Gadhafi clique stashed $416 million

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Switzerland said Monday it had found 360 million Swiss francs, nearly $416 million, of potentially illegal assets linked to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his circle.

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Levee to be blown up, flooded dam spills

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Water flows over the Wappapello Lake emergency spillway on the St. Francis River in Wayne County, Mo., on Monday. Several roads have been closed in southeast Missouri after heavy overnight rains pushed lakes and streams out of their banks.Water spilled over a Missouri dam, forcing road closures, while the Army Corps of Engineers gave the go-ahead to blow up a levee in another county.




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Rat causes fatal car crash, Miami rescue says

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT

One person was killed and five others injured after a rat caused a car crash in Miami Sunday night, authorities said.

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Pearl Harbor visitors now get Japanese view

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial look at a display April 15 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The new museum now includes snapshots of life in 1930s Japan — a significant departure from the old collection.Visitors to Pearl Harbor are now seeing snapshots of life in 1930s Japan as they stroll through the new museum — a significant departure from the old collection devoted to one of worst foreign attacks ever on American soil.




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Bin Laden's death unites Internet town square

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Bin Laden's death , first rumored on Twitter , then confirmed by the president, has the distinction of inspiring the most spontaneous and robust virtual town square for Internet Americans of all stripes.Bin Laden's death , first rumored on Twitter , then confirmed by the president, has the distinction of inspiring the most spontaneous and robust virtual town square for Internet Americans of all stripes.




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Video: Relief, anger flood the Arab world

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

May 2: While Americans and many of their allies celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden, in the Arab world emotions are mixed. Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara discusses. (Other)While Americans and many of their allies celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden, in the Arab world emotions are mixed. Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara discusses. (Mitchell Reports)




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Video: Will the US continue to aid Pakistan?

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:39 AM PDT

May 2: Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks about the U.S. relationship with Pakistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death. (Other)Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks about the U.S. relationship with Pakistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death. (Mitchell Reports)




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Bin Laden death rekindles interrogation debate

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:18 PM PDT

Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, left, and Mohammed al-Qahtani were among the "high-profile" detainees subjected to so-called "enhanced" interrogation techniques.The trail that led to Osama bin Laden in Pakistan began years earlier with aggressive interrogations of al-Qaida detainees at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and CIA "black site" prisons overseas, according to U.S. officials. NBC News' Michael Isikoff reports.




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Posted: 02 May 2011 04:18 PM PDT

Ethics of assassination: Was it right to kill bin Laden?

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT

When the news of Osama bin Laden's death was announced, joy erupted across the United States. But some are quietly asking  if we condone killing without a trial? Is assassination ever an ethical act?  In this case, it is, writes ethicist Art Caplan.

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Video: Bin Laden buried at sea

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:52 AM PDT

May 2: A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has buried at sea, adhering to the Muslim tradition that bodies must be buried within 24 hours. Msnbc's Thomas Roberts reports.  (Other)A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has buried at sea, adhering to the Muslim tradition that bodies must be buried within 24 hours. Msnbc's Thomas Roberts reports. (msnbc tv)




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GM SUVs probed for bad fuel gauges

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Federal regulators are investigating 865,000 GM sport utility vehicles for potential faulty fuel gauges that could mistakenly tell drivers their vehicles have more gas than they do.

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Manufacturing increases for the 21st month

Posted: 02 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Manufacturing activity grew for the 21st straight month in April, fueled by a weak dollar that has made U.S. goods cheaper overseas.

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Plane hits 2 cars, fence — and nearly house

Posted: 02 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT

May 2: The pilot of a small twin-engine plane died when the aircraft crashed just after take-off in Florida. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (Other)A twin-engine cargo plane crashed into two vehicles before stopping just short of a Miami-area house where it caught fire Monday morning.




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Posted: 02 May 2011 09:35 AM PDT

Photos, graphics and satellite images of the compound where Osama bid Laden was hiding in Pakistan.Photos, graphics and satellite images of the compound where Osama bid Laden was hiding in Pakistan.




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