Obama: bin Laden killing 'a good day for America'

Tyler Morning Telegraph Tuesday 3rd May, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the killing of Osama bin Laden "a good day for America," President Barack Obama said Monday the world was safer without the al-Qaida terrorist and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. His administration used DNA testing to help confirm that American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed bin Laden, as U.S. officials sought to erase all doubt about the stunning news.A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden went down firing at the Navy SEALs who stormed his compound."Today we are reminded that as a nation there is nothing we can't do," Obama said of the news bound to lift his political standing and help define his presidency. He hailed the pride of those who broke out in overnight celebrations as word spread around the globe.An elite crew of American forces ...

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