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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Today's Op/Ed: Should Bush get more credit for bin Laden's death? Was it a mistake to bury bin Laden at sea? The 'ridiculous' politicization of the Bin Laden kill Osama Bin Laden's Death Won't Bring Back Those He Killed Teacher Appreciation Week is Happening Now Afghanistan Vet: Post bin Laden, Foe Still Dangerous Bin Laden's Death Brings Mixed Emotions for Military Family Bin Laden's Death Doesn't Fix Afghanistan Problems OSAMA BIN LADEN'S ULTIMATE VICTORY PAKISTAN AND AMERICA: THE BAD MARRIAGE A NEW WORLD DAWNS Osama bin Laden's hideout and the Pakistan question Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of May 2, 2011 What does bin Laden's death mean for the world economy? After Osama bin Laden's death, time for a new poster child for Islam World Press Freedom Day: Don't believe the numbers, the good guys are winning Can the Big 3 U.S. carmakers overtake Japan's industry leaders? Swift action in Libya vs. years of delay in Darfur: What gives? Should Bush get more credit for bin Laden's death? Tue, 3 May 2011 05:49 am PDT The Week - President Obama ordered the mission that nailed Osama bin Laden. But some say Obama's predecessor deserves praise, too Full Story Top Was it a mistake to bury bin Laden at sea? Tue, 3 May 2011 05:17 am PDT The Week - Many are complaining about the way the U.S. sent the world's most hunted terrorist to his final resting place Full Story Top The 'ridiculous' politicization of the Bin Laden kill Tue, 3 May 2011 03:46 am PDT The Week - Presumably, almost all Americans are glad that Osama bin Laden has been relegated to the history books. So why the partisan bickering over his death? Full Story Top Osama Bin Laden's Death Won't Bring Back Those He Killed Tue, 3 May 2011 09:06 pm PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The United States considers justice to be done regarding the death of Osama bin Laden. The mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks left a wealthy family and privilege to live a life of seclusion and hate. Full Story Top Teacher Appreciation Week is Happening Now Tue, 3 May 2011 09:05 pm PDT ContributorNetwork - For a long time, teachers had to make due with a single day of appreciation. That's all changed now, though, as there is now a full week that is dedicated to saying "thanks" to teachers. The National PTA designated the first full week in May as the official Teacher Appreciation Week back in 1984. Full Story Top Afghanistan Vet: Post bin Laden, Foe Still Dangerous Tue, 3 May 2011 09:03 pm PDT ContributorNetwork - FIRST PERSON | My name is Eli Field, and, as an Army Specialist, I served in Afghanistan as an automatic rifleman with Alpha Company 2nd platoon 1/168 Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. During my tour of duty from May 2004 to May 2005, I was stationed in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Full Story Top Bin Laden's Death Brings Mixed Emotions for Military Family Tue, 3 May 2011 09:03 pm PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The news about Osama bin Laden's death was big in my house. I was on the computer when my mother messaged me to tell me that they interrupted the show she was watching with the breaking news, Osama bin Laden was confirmed dead. Full Story Top Bin Laden's Death Doesn't Fix Afghanistan Problems Tue, 3 May 2011 09:03 pm PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | For over a decade, prior to the Sept. 11 attacks and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, my education and my professional career have focused on Afghanistan. After studying Afghanistan in school, I worked with a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit focused on preventing nuclear weapons or dirty bombs from falling into the hands of terrorist organizations. Full Story Top OSAMA BIN LADEN'S ULTIMATE VICTORY Tue, 3 May 2011 05:03 pm PDT Ted Rall - Culturally Clueless and Politically Tonedeaf, U.S. Gave Bin Laden the Martyrdom He Craved Full Story Top PAKISTAN AND AMERICA: THE BAD MARRIAGE Tue, 3 May 2011 05:03 pm PDT Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- The last time I saw Abbottabad, I was in a crowd of a couple of hundred men watching a dancing bear hopping up and down and then wrestling in the dust with the owner's son. The crowd enjoyed it and stayed for the end, the collecting of coins. There was not a lot of entertainment around there; people looked and stopped at anything out of the ordinary. Full Story Top A NEW WORLD DAWNS Tue, 3 May 2011 03:05 pm PDT Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- Two years ago at an international conference for journalists in Helsinki, I happened to chat for a while with one of the very first journalists to interview Osama bin Laden. He was Hamid Mir, a big, handsome Pakistani who had seen the world's No. 1 terrorist in one of his many caves on the border between his country and Afghanistan -- and was not at all relaxed about the whole thing. Full Story Top Osama bin Laden's hideout and the Pakistan question Tue, 3 May 2011 12:45 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - How could at least some Pakistani officials not have known about the hiding place of Osama bin Laden, right under the nose of that country’s military establishment? Full Story Top Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of May 2, 2011 Tue, 3 May 2011 10:08 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Change the two-party systemIn David E. Skaggs's April 4 commentary, "Cooperation in Congress? It's in our constitutional DNA," he observes: "This constitutional scheme itself tends to drive policy to the center." Full Story Top What does bin Laden's death mean for the world economy? Tue, 3 May 2011 09:35 am PDT The Week - Sure, the terrorist's demise will have a profound impact on the fight against al Qaeda. But how will it affect us financially? Full Story Top After Osama bin Laden's death, time for a new poster child for Islam Tue, 3 May 2011 09:05 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Osama bin Laden, 54, unofficial poster-child for the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and radical Islamist movements around the world died Sunday May 1, 2011. Full Story Top World Press Freedom Day: Don't believe the numbers, the good guys are winning Tue, 3 May 2011 08:52 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Today is World Press Freedom Day, a time when editorial writers will rightly mourn the decline of freedom of expression and the alarming rise in the number of journalists and bloggers killed or incarcerated around the world. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 132 journalists were killed since 2009, and hundreds more professional and citizen journalists remain behind bars. Full Story Top Can the Big 3 U.S. carmakers overtake Japan's industry leaders? Tue, 3 May 2011 08:47 am PDT The Week - It's certainly possible, thanks to a stunning reversal of fortunes in the global auto industry, say Jeff Bennett and Neal E. Boudette in The Wall Street Journal Full Story Top Swift action in Libya vs. years of delay in Darfur: What gives? Tue, 3 May 2011 08:28 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - “Why does the world care about Libyans and not about us?” I was asked during a phone interview with a Darfuri leader recently. He told me that the displaced people in the camp he was speaking to me from had been listening to radio reports about how swiftly the world had moved to protect civilians from Muammar Qaddafi. Full Story Top

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