<![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Laura Meckler & Adam Entous]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=22702Author <![CDATA[Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, President Obama Says]]> Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON-- Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, President Obama said. The U.S. has his body in its possession, U.S. officials said late Sunday.

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Mr. bin Laden was killed in a joint raid in Pakistan's northwestern district of Abbottabad, some 40 miles from Islamabad, in a joint raid overnight Sunday, according to a senior Pakistani official.

The town also is home to a Pakistani military academy. Two American helicopters took part in the operation, the official said. One Pakistani helicopter involved in the raid crashed after it was hit by firing from militants.

President Barack Obama made the...]]>