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President Obama tells the world that Osama bin Laden is dead

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If you were president of the United States, there is probably no greater pleasure that you’d be the one to announce the death of al-Qaeda mastermind Osama ben Laden. We are seeing images of people surrounding the White House in anticipation of the President’s statement, shouting “USA, USA”, singing the American national anthem, cheering the news of the death of America’s most wanted criminal.

The White House took its time in formulating a statement. President Obama walked to the podium of the East Room to deliver the news that Osama ben Laden had been killed, and recalled the day that changed America on 9/11. He spoke of the grief wrought on the U.S. by the attacks, and the feeling of oneness that emerged from that pain. He beckoned the American people to make an effort to regain this feeling of unity toward the end of his announcement.

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