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Welcome to Reuters.com's live coverage of an announcement by President Obama. He will announce that Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by U.S. authorities, U.S. officials said on Sunday night. www.reuters.com

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:05:32 AM
U.S. officials said that after searching in vain for the al Qaeda leader since he disappeared in Afghanistan in late 2001, the Saudi-born extremist is dead and his body recovered.

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:09:36 AM
Reuters reporting that the price of gold is easing in response to bin Laden reports.

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:11:28 AM
From a tweet by CNN's Anderson Cooper: Ed henry of CNN reporting Osama killed in mansion outside Islamabad.

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:13:16 AM
Bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia in 1957, one of more than 50 children of millionaire businessman Mohamed bin Laden, he lost his father while still a boy -- killed in a plane crash, apparently due to an error by his American pilot.

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:15:38 AM
Back in September 2011, George W. Bush said: I want justice. And there's an old poster out West, I recall, that said, 'Wanted, Dead or Alive.'"

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:18:10 AM
CNN shows images of crowds gathered outside the White House singing the "The Star-Spangled Banner"

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:21:00 AM
In this Daily Show clip from 2006, Jon Stewart asked former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf point blank "Where is Osama bin Laden?": www.thedailyshow.com

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:23:23 AM
Osama bin Laden: 9/11 author who defied Bush, Obama t.co

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:23:37 AM
Osama Bin Laden killed by U.S. personnel, his body in U.S. custody: source

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:29:19 AM
How much will the U.S. market be up on Monday?

by Lauren Young 5/2/2011 3:29:28 AM
I actually think this is Twitter's defining moment.

by Lauren Young 5/2/2011 3:32:15 AM
Most wanted

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:32:39 AM
@Lauren: Expand, please, I am seeing very little on Twitter of actual use.

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:32:39 AM
Looks like the press conference is about to begin

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:34:09 AM
Morgan Spurlock's 2008 satire underlined the frustration at the failure to capture bin Laden: www.imdb.com

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:34:28 AM
Reports this was related to Bin Laden started at about 10:00 p.m. on Twitter. Lots of chatter.

by Lauren Young 5/2/2011 3:34:31 AM
This development will surely incite violence from the radical Muslim community. I hope not but a central figure such as Bin Laden certainly had a loyal following. Nevertheless, I pray all will be well.

by googledat 5/2/2011 3:34:37 AM
NYT: How the Osama announcement leaked out mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:34:44 AM
Plus, I follow all major news orgs, so I got to see the wave on Twitter.

by Lauren Young 5/2/2011 3:34:57 AM
Obama confirms that bin Laden is dead

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:36:33 AM
Obama says U.S. led operation killed bin Laden

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:37:36 AM
Obama says made killing or capture of bin Laden top priority in war on terror

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:39:52 AM
Bin Laden
was killed after a firefight, Obama says

by Reuters.com 5/2/2011 3:40:16 AM
Obama says Bin Laden was hiding in compound in Pakistan

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:40:20 AM
Perfect conference... and streamer

by Matnigro 5/2/2011 3:40:25 AM
this means we get to leave the graveyard of empires today. We get to bring our troops home, and stop bleeding money

by evildadunit@yahoo.com 5/2/2011 3:40:27 AM
So now, we hear Obama's sole purpose was to find and kill Bin Laden.. Hmmmm.

by ChFxPro 5/2/2011 3:41:32 AM
U.S. has custody of bin Laden's body

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:41:33 AM
amen sista

by brycemckinney11@hotmail.com 5/2/2011 3:42:07 AM
Obama: Death of bin Laden is most significant achievement to date against al Qaeda

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:42:11 AM
Obama reiterates as Bush said, U.S. is not at war against Islam

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:42:38 AM
Obama says counter-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead to bin Laden

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:43:08 AM
Obama: Justice has been done

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:43:28 AM
I do not care who ordered, how it happened but I'm glad it's done. Great job Mr. Pres!

by Jesse B 5/2/2011 3:44:16 AM
For now it's for sure that US army will leave Iraq..

by Taviinhu Izpaukiie 5/2/2011 3:44:19 AM
In a bloody mansion in Islamabad? We invaded the wrong country...doh!

by Andrea V 5/2/2011 3:44:41 AM
What next? if this true. A wave of Terror that will be coming soon

by NotSure 5/2/2011 3:44:43 AM
I thought Trump found him??

by Joe 5/2/2011 3:44:48 AM
Not really, but its a win

by evildadunit@yahoo.com 5/2/2011 3:44:51 AM
Is there any information about other casualties of the operation?

by Concerned1000000 5/2/2011 3:44:53 AM
"Justice has been done" almost certainly a deliberate echo of Bush's words in 2011.

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:45:02 AM
@concerned: Have not yet seen any reports.

by james.ledbetter 5/2/2011 3:45:23 AM
Pakistan's ISI confirms bin Laden killed -Senior intelligence official

by Stephanie Ditta 5/2/2011 3:45:51 AM
yeah, i think that now Obama had just said what Bush said in the begining!

by Taviinhu Izpaukiie 5/2/2011 3:46:32 AM

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