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Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
President Obama at a news conference: The White House, like the Bush administration before it, has been accused of getting a little too cozy up with Hollywood.

Did Obama overshare with Hollywood about the bin Laden raid?

As the White House bends over backwards to help filmmakers, conservatives accuse Obama of spilling secrets so he'll be portrayed as a hero on screen

 
Osama Bin Laden : Fact Sheet
To help the CIA track down Osama bin Laden, a Pakistani doctor led a phony vaccination campaign meant to score DNA samples from kids thought to be fathered by the al Qaeda leader.

Jailed for helping to catch bin Laden: Can the U.S. rescue Dr. Shakil Afridi?

Pakistan imposes a 33-year prison sentence on a doctor who partnered with the CIA to track down the world's most wanted terrorist

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
President Obama has said that waiting out the Navy SEALs' May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound was "the longest 40 minutes of my life."

Ordering the bin Laden raid: Was it really a tough call?

Republicans insist that Obama shouldn't brag about launching a covert assault to get the al Qaeda leader because any president would have done the same

 
Osama Bin Laden : Fact Sheet
Before he was killed last year in a daring U.S. raid, Osama bin Laden considered changing al Qaeda's name to the Islamic Nation Unification Party.

The bin Laden document dump: 7 highlights

The world's most notorious terrorist was obsessed with the al Qaeda brand, killing President Obama, the Arab Spring — and Fox News

 
Osama Bin Laden : Instant Guide
California sunken-treasure hunter Bill Warren says he has unearthed 150 wrecks over the past 30 years, and aims to add Osama bin Laden's remains to that list.

Has a California treasure hunter found bin Laden's body?

Bill Warren claims to know where the terrorist mastermind was thrown overboard, and he's determined to drag up his corpse... right in the middle of the election

 
Osama Bin Laden : The List
Osama bin Laden, pictured in 1998: In years after 9/11, the al Qaeda leader reportedly fathered four children and shuttled between several homes in Pakistan.

Osama bin Laden's life on the run: 5 new revelations

Fresh details emerge on the terrorist mastermind's post-9/11 life, raising troubling questions about how the world's most wanted man evaded capture for so long

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
Kathryn Bigelow's movie about the Osama bin Laden raid is set for release on October 12, 2012, and some believe it could help boost Obama's re-election campaign.

Kathryn Bigelow's bin Laden movie: Obama campaign propaganda?

A film about the terrorist's death will be released a month before President Obama faces voters in 2012 — and one Republican is calling foul

 
Osama Bin Laden : Best Column
An abandoned plan to raid Osama bin Laden's compound would have forced Navy SEALs to sneak through town and then tunnel into the building, according to The New Yorker.

The New Yorker's 'cinematic' bin Laden raid story: 8 takeaways

The most detailed account yet of the epic raid includes juicy new tidbits on abandoned plans, bin Laden's burial at sea, and a much-hyped war dog

 
Osama Bin Laden : Controversy
59-year-old Bill Warren of southern California is on a mission to find bin Laden's remains at sea, using high-tech sonar equipment.

One man's 'psychotic' mission to retrieve bin Laden's body

Is the truth down there? That's what deep-sea treasure hunter Bill Warren wants to find out by trolling the Arabian Sea for the terrorist's remains

 
Osama Bin Laden : The List
A new e-book packages ABC News' coverage of the terrorist takedown, and reveals extra information: The al Qaeda chief's code name, for instance, was Cakebread.

Inside the bin Laden raid: 5 new takeaways

A new ABC News e-book reveals more details about the secret mission, including bin Laden's real code name, the hero war-dog's breed, and more

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
On Sunday, parishioners at a Catholic church in West Palm Beach, Fla. will pray for Osama bin Laden: "Jesus tells us, love and forgive," says pastor Gavin Badway.

Why are Floridians praying for Osama bin Laden?

A Catholic priest will comply with a Florida man's request to include Osama bin Laden's name on a prayer list at Sunday Mass

 
Osama Bin Laden : Flashback
Soldiers stand guard outside Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound: New information reveals that the SEALs who killed the terrorist ringleader ran into serious obstacles.

The 'massive' bin Laden raid leak: 5 new revelations

New details emerge about the daring commando raid, the heroic war dog's name, and why exactly the SEALs' helicopter crashed

 
Osama Bin Laden : Fact Sheet
A passport photo of Osama bin Laden's youngest wife, Amal Ahmed al-Sadah: She was shot in the leg during the raid that killed her husband.

Bin Laden's real-life Big Love troubles

The terrorist ringleader lived for five years under one roof with three wives and a dozen of kids. How did he manage?

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
Mickey Mouse and friends are trying to trademark "SEAL Team 6," apparently inspired by the commandos who took out Osama bin Laden.

Is Disney exploiting the bin Laden killing?

The Mouse House reportedly filed trademark applications on "SEAL Team 6" just two days after commandos killed the terrorist kingpin. Some nerve...

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
Osama bin Laden watches himself on TV in video footage seized by the U.S.: American commandos also reportedly found a sizable stash of porn at the terrorist's compound.

Was there really porn on bin Laden's hard drive?

Officials say they found sexually explicit videos — taboo in the Islamic world — at the terrorist's Pakistan compound. But some find that tale of hypocrisy too good to be true

 
Osama Bin Laden : The List
The cover of the New York Daily News announcing Osama bin Laden's death: After viewing photos of the terrorist's corpse, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said, "It's pretty messy."

The 'gruesome' bin Laden photos: 6 descriptions

Several members of Congress saw images of Osama bin Laden's corpse this week. Here's what they had to say

 

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