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The 'Manhunt' To Capture Osama Bin Laden

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May 1, 2012 • Journalist Peter Bergen outlines the decade-long search for the al-Qaida leader in his new book Manhunt. Bergen is the only journalist to gain access to bin Laden's Abbottabad compound before it was razed by the Pakistani government.

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Almost One Year After Bin Laden's Death, Pakistan Deports His Family

April 27, 2012 • Next Wednesday marks one year since U.S. Navy SEALs raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed the al-Qaida leader. His three wives, children and grandchildren have been sent to Saudi Arabia.

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Bin Laden's Wives, Daughters Sentenced To 45 Days Detention, Deportation

April 2, 2012 • The three women and two of bin Laden's older daughters were convicted of living illegally in Pakistan. Two of the wives are thought to be from Saudi Arabia, one from Yemen. They've all been fined about $114 each as well.

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Bin Laden Fathered 4 Children, Hid In 5 Safe Houses While On Run, Wife Says

March 30, 2012 • His youngest wife has given investigators the most detailed account yet of where the al-Qaida leader was in the years between the 2001 terrorist attacks and his death in May 2011, The New York Times reports.

Report: Bin Laden Tried To Organize Plot To Kill Obama And Petraeus

March 16, 2012 • Washington Post columnist has been shown some of the documents seized during the raid that ended with the al-Qaida leader's death. The plot didn't get far, officials tell him, but underscores bin Laden's desire to strike the U.S. again.

Al-Qaida Makes Al-Zawahri It New Leader

June 16, 2011 • Osama bin Laden's longtime No. 2 assumes the leadership position in the wake of the al-Qaida leader's death.

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Al-Qaida's Paper Trail: A 'Treasure Trove' For U.S.

May 31, 2011 • From its earliest days, al-Qaida leaders insisted on receipts for everything from floppy disks to explosives. Experts say that was the influence of Osama bin Laden, who earned an undergraduate degree in economics and public administration. That obsession with record-keeping has come back to haunt the organization.

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Pakistan: The Critical Partner Where Many Insist Bin Laden Is Alive

May 27, 2011 • Even as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the killing of Osama bin Laden a "turning point" in U.S.-Pakistani relations, many there are insisting that the al-Qaida leader is still alive.

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Pakistan Agrees To Let CIA Search Bin Laden's Compound

May 26, 2011 • According to The Washington Post, the team will be looking for materials that the al-Qaida leader and his follows might have hidden at the site.

After Bin Laden's Death, Who Will Lead Al-Qaida?

May 18, 2011 • Following the death of Osama bin Laden, there are many questions about who will lead al-Qaida. One of the terrorist network's most active branches is in Yemen. It's known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula or AQAP. The U.S., with troves of evidence from the raid on bin Laden's compound, is trying to find out more about AQAP. Robert Siegel speaks with Gregory Johnsen, scholar and blogger on Yemen issues. Johnsen discusses revelations from evidence found at Osama bin Laden's compound.

Gates: No Proof, But 'Somebody' In Pakistan 'Had To Know' About Bin Laden

May 18, 2011 • It's just supposition at this point, the defense secretary concedes. But he and other U.S. officials believe there were people in Pakistan who knew the al-Qaida leader was living there.

Ex-Egyptian Special Forces Colonel Is Al-Qaida's Interim Leader, CNN Reports

May 18, 2011 • Saif al-Adel is "a seasoned operator, he has experience, he has the bona fides within the organization," one expert tells NPR.

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One View: Corrupt As It Is, Pakistan Does Not Want To Keep Crisis Going

May 17, 2011 • Anatol Lieven, author of the new book Pakistan: A Hard Country, argues that Pakistan has been hurt more by the ongoing war on terrorism than it's been helped by billions of dollars in U.S. military aid.

What Panetta Told McCain About Bin Laden And 'Enhanced Interrogation'

May 16, 2011 • "There was no one essential ... piece of information that led us" to the al-Qaida leader, the CIA chief said in a letter. And some detainees subjected to "enhanced interrogation" lied about key information — the identity of a bin Laden courier.

Presence Of His Family Likely Helped Bring Down Bin Laden

May 16, 2011 • "One of the signatures of bin Laden's presence was an extended family and I think that's one of the building blocks that built the evidentiary case to find him," says journalist and bin Laden expert Peter Bergen.

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Kerry Seeks To Smooth Fraught U.S.-Pakistan Ties

May 16, 2011 • With American-Pakistani relations at a crossroads, U.S. Sen. John Kerry attempted Monday to calm the fury generated in Pakistan when U.S. forces landed undetected and killed Osama bin Laden. Kerry said a stalled dialogue had at least restarted, with candor.

Report: U.S., Pakistan Agree To Work Together Against 'High Value Targets'

May 16, 2011 • Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan have been more strained than ever since a team of American commandos swept into Abbottabad, Pakistan, two weeks ago and killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Pakistan was not told of the raid.

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One Last Battle: Spinning Bin Laden's Legacy

May 14, 2011 • Almost as important as finding and killing the al-Qaida leader was what came afterward: telling the story of the operation in such a way that U.S. interests were advanced. Strategic communication efforts have not always been handled all that skillfully, and managing this story was no exception.

p*rnography Found At Bin Laden's Compound, Sources Tell Reuters

May 13, 2011 • The wire service says it was told that the p*rnography "consists of modern, electronically recorded video and is fairly extensive" and that the sources "said they did not know if bin Laden himself had acquired or viewed the materials."

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Key Republican: Success In Afghanistan May Mean Including Taliban

May 13, 2011 • The U.S. goal should be stability and that might mean giving the Taliban control or influence in the southern part of the country, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) says. President Obama is known to listen to the influential senator.

Inhofe Adds Details About What's Shown In Bin Laden Death Photos

May 12, 2011 • The senator says he has seen nine "pretty graphic" photos. Less graphic images of the al-Qaida leader's remains being prepared for burial at sea should be released, he says. Administration officials fear the photos could be used as propaganda tools.