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12:00 AM ET, May 2, 2011

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Dean Schabner / ABCNEWS:
Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Strike  —  Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst-ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, sources told ABC News.  —  His death brings to an end a tumultuous life that saw bin Laden go from being the carefree son of a Saudi billionaire …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
BIN LADEN DEAD, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS  —  Osama bin Laden has been killed, a United States official said Sunday night.  President Obama is expected to make an announcement on Sunday night, almost 10 years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
BBC:
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden dead - Obama  —  Bin Laden is top of the US “most wanted” list  —  Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces, President Barack Obama has said.  —  The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation based on US intelligence, the first lead of which emerged last August.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Truthdig
msnbc.com:
Osama bin Laden is dead, officials say  —  US has custody of al-Qaida leader's body, source says  —  Below:  —  WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the Saudi extremist whose al-Qaida terrorist organization killed more than 3,000 people in coordinated attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001 …
CBS News:
Osama bin Laden is dead  —  President to make surprise announcement that al Qaeda figurehead is dead  —  The founder and spiritual figurehead for al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, is dead.  —  Several officials confirmed the report to CBS News, and say that his body is currently in U.S. hands.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Sources: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead  —  WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a person familiar with the situation said late Sunday.  —  President Barack Obama was expected …
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Live Stream* Bin Laden Dead - President Obama's Statement  —  VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV  —  The live stream starts at 10:30 ET
Discussion: Big Peace
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
BREAKING: Osama Bin Laden is dead  —  (CNN) - The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night.  —  Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and This Just In
CNN:
FULL STORY  —  [Updated, 10:55 p.m. ET] A woman whose mother …
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG and Weasel Zippers
Patrick Ishmael / Hot Air:
BREAKING: BIN LADEN DEAD? Update: Killed last week; Update: Shot in the head?
Michelle Malkin:
Reports: Bin Laden killed a week ago by US missile/CIA asset/Pakistani ground operation …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Trump finds White House dinner ‘inappropriate’  —  Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump reacted to the onslaught of jokes about him by President Barack Obama and comedian Seth Meyers at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner Saturday with his own view of the events.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Trump says jokes about him by Obama, Meyers were ‘inappropriate’  —  Real estate mogul Donald Trump called jokes made about him at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner “inappropriate in certain respects.”  —  Speaking on Fox & Friends on the Sunday morning after the dinner …
Discussion: Hot Air and Fox News
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Donald Trump pushes back at prez jokes  —  Donald Trump pushed back Sunday at President Barack Obama for making him the “focus of the evening” in his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech, and laced into Saturday Night Live comedian Seth Meyers as a “stutterer” whose delivery was lacking.
Discussion: Gothamist
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
SUCKER: Obama takes bait, embiggens Donald Trump.
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Michael Bloomberg: 'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free... and I'll Lock ‘em in Detroit’  —  Something tells me that if a politician who actually had a label proposed something like this, he or she would be called anti-immigrant and probably even racist …
Discussion: Althouse and Pajamas Media
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Erin Einhorn / NY Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg has solution to immigration problem: Make them live in Detroit
Debra J. Saunders / Rasmussen Reports:
Intolerant Left Strikes Again  —  A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders  —  On April 25, gay-rights advocates — led by the Human Rights Campaign — scored a victory after the HRC applied pressure on a law firm hired to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Aljazeera:
Scepticism surrounds 'Gaddafi son's death'  —  Benghazi celebrates report of Gaddafi son's death in air strike, as UK and Italy condemn “attacks” on their embassies.  —  Libyans in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi have taken to the streets to celebrate the government's announcement …
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Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Victims of Communism Day  —  Today is May Day.  For the past several years, I have advocated that this date be transformed into Victims of Communism Day.  My 2007, 2008, and 2010 posts on the subject explain the rationale for this idea.  Here's a summary from my very first post on the subject, which remains equally valid today:
 
 
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Fox News:
Lawmakers Return From Recess to Face Budget Quagmire
Discussion: MyFox Philadelphia
Los Angeles Times:
GOP candidates try to refocus
Patrick Seybold / PlayStation Blog:
Some PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services to be Available This Week
Tim Alberta / Hotline On Call:
Gingrich To Launch Campaign Next Week
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Gethin Chamberlain / Guardian:
Apple workers treated ‘inhumanely’
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Russell Shorto / New York Times:
Marine Le Pen, France's (Kinder, Gentler) Extremist
Aljazeera:
Reports: Saleh refuses to sign exit deal
Discussion: Firedoglake and Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
BREITBART.COM:
April deadliest month for US in Iraq since 2009
Jamie Klatell / Ballot Box:
Rubio says no to a possible VP spot on the Republican ticket
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Reagan Budget Director: ‘Absolutely’ Raise Taxes, Just Like Reagan Did
New York Times:
The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse
 
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