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Policemen stand guard outside the compound used as a hideout by Osama bin Laden, the day after a U.S. raid killed the al Qaida leader in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Killing Bin Laden 'Like Mowing The Lawn,' Defense Official Tells Journalist

The SEAL mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden was in doubt for around a full minute after one of its helicopters crash-landed at the al-Qaida leader's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. That and other details are in Nicholas Schmidle's new account of the raid.

How Bin Laden's Death Has Affected Al-Qaida

CNN's national security analyst Peter Bergen just returned from Pakistan, where he visited the town where Osama bin Laden was killed. He talks about the various conspiracy theories surrounding bin Laden's death — and how al-Qaida has changed in recent years.

Mubarak's Trial Signals Egyptian Transition

The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak began this week, more than six months after the start of anti-government protests that ultimately proved his undoing. Hosts Scott Simon gets a recap of the first few days of the trial from NPR's Mike Shuster in Cairo.

First Black Secret Service Agent Dies At 82

Charles L. Gittens' tenure opened the door for hundreds of minority Secret Service agents who served after him. NPR's Sam Sanders reports.

Federal Money Could Be Headed to Fort Drum and Griffiss Air Force Base Despite Ban on Earmarks

By Ryan Morden, WRVO's Washington Correspondenthttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wrvo/local-wrvo-970817.mp3Washington, D.C. – This…

A trader studies his computer screen in the VIX pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange on April 27.

Oh, The Nerve: Betting On Fear In A Volatile Market

The Volatility Index — or VIX — was created in 1992 to measure market nervousness, and even trade on it. And with the stock market logging huge single-day gains and losses, the volume of VIX-related trades hit record highs this month.

Blackburn Rovers players wear T-shirts in support of Bolton Wanderers' midfielder Fabrice Muamba.

A Nation Stands Together For A Fallen Soccer Player

Last weekend, English soccer fans were looking forward to a sporting feast. They ended up taking part in a nationwide communal vigil, focused on an African-born player's fight for life.

Rick Santorum takes the phone to speak to a supporter's husband, who couldn't attend a Shreveport, La., rally, on Friday.

4 Things To Watch For In Louisiana

The four things to watch for in Louisiana are Romney's share of the vote which must be 25 percent or more for him to gain any of the delegates who are in play Saturday. Also if he gets a large enough share of Catholic and evangelical votes, that could help him get to 25 percent as well.

George Zimmerman, in a 2005 mug shot provided by the Orange County (Fla.) jail, via <em>The Miami Herald</em>. He had been accused of pushing a state alcohol agent, who was arresting a friend of Zimmerman's. He entered a "pretrial-diversion program."

Police: George Zimmerman Said He Was Knocked To Ground And Beaten

Trayvon Martin punched him on the nose and then slammed his head into a sidewalk, Zimmerman told police, according to the Orlando Sentinel. It's the most extensive account so far of the older man's claim of self defense.

The Bowery, under the shadow of the elevated train tracks in New York City, bustled at night with colored lights and cane-swirling barkers, in places such as the Lyceum Concert Garden.

Teddy Roosevelt's 'Doomed' War On New York Vice

When Teddy Roosevelt became a New York police commissioner in 1895, he vowed to clean up the city's endemic vice and corruption. It didn't exactly work out. New Yorkers liked the idea of standing up to corrupt cops, but they rebelled when Roosevelt tried to enforce a ban on Sunday drinking.

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