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Osama bin Laden raid: Four fresh twists in the story
Figuring out precisely what took place at the Osama bin Laden compound in the early hours of the US commando team strike has led to some bracing twists and turns in the narrative. At a Pentagon briefing Friday, reporters ribbed military officials, saying they were looking forward to hearing the fifth and newest version of how the operation to strike the terrorist mastermind unfolded.
Here are the four latest plot turns in the bin Laden story:
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In Pictures: Bin Laden's terror legacy
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In Pictures: Yemen protests
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In Pictures: Colombia's FARC rebels
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NRA’s LaPierre doesn’t back down from ‘crazy’ guns-in-schools proposal
On Sunday, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre repeated his claim that 'the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.' Opponents of armed guards in schools pushed back, but passing stricter gun control laws is an uphill fight.
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39 people killed in clashes in Kenyan village
The tit-for-tat cycle of killings may be related to a redrawing of political boundaries and next year's general elections, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Kenya said in late August.
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Chapter & Verse
The rifle: Its history and its place in the futureHistorian Alexander Rose chronicles the history of a ubiquitous and deadly weapon.
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Sandy Hook tragedy: Pro-gun senator says it's time to ban assault rifles (+video)
The support of pro-gun Democrats, such as West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, is boosting prospects for a new drive to ban semi-automatic weapons and high-ammunition clips.
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Elementary school shooting: What gun control laws might US voters support? (+video)
An elementary school shooting spree in Connecticut, in which 20 children were killed, could focus attention on gun control laws. Polls show Americans are open to limited forms of gun control.
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Cover Story
Inside the mind of Iran's Khamenei (+video)Why Iran's iron ayatollah distrusts the US and what that means for nuclear talks and the possibility of war with the West.
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The Dutch woman who ran away with Colombia's FARC
Tanja Nijmeijer moved to Colombia in 2002 where she joined the FARC guerrillas in their fight against the Colombian state. She will be a part of their negotiating team during peace talks in Cuba this month.
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In Libya, a patchwork of militias keeping the peace, and straining it
The murders of US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi last month were a reminder that militias can make for poor security forces.
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16-year-old Mexican hit man, 'El Nino,' linked to 50 murders
A 16-year-old confessed to Mexican police that he took part in executions while working for a drug cartel.
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New Jersey supermarket shooter was employee, ex-Marine
A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation identified him as Terence Tyler, an ex-Marine who was discharged in 2010.
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Change Agent
Arts center helps youths in Bogota shun guns, drugsAn arts center, run by a Colombian non-governmental organization, works with former child soldiers – leftist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries – to help them return to civilian life.
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Focus
Sudan's struggling government offers to go '100 percent Islamic'The government faces new pressures from the loss of territory and oil revenue to South Sudan, but the push for an Islamic constitution has much older roots.
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Aleppo short on weapons, medical supplies as Syria's next big battle looms
The expected Syrian government offensive hasn't begun in earnest, but Aleppo's rebel-held neighborhoods are being pounded by shelling and gunfire and clinics are filling up with wounded.
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Obama and Romney address gun control after Colorado massacre
Their pointed comments revived a debate — if briefly — that has faded to the background in national politics and been virtually non-existent in this year's close presidential race.
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Obama calls for better background checks on gun buyers
President Obama made a statement in favor of gun control, saying large-scale shootings, as well as every-day crime, need to be combatted.
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'Dark Knight' arrests in three separate incidents after Colorado shooting
A Maine man was arrested after watching 'The Dark Knight Rises' and he said was going to shoot a former employer. In California, a man was arrested at a showing of 'Dark Knight' when he made a threat.
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On Syrian border, artillery thumps in shadows of medieval castle
Syrian rebel fighters have taken refuge in an old crusader castle and villages on the Lebanese side of the border, drawing Syrian Army fire.
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Model plane plot: Physics grad intent on attacking US 'snake' to plead guilty (+video)
The Massachusetts resident, who planned to use explosive-laden model planes to attack the US Capitol and Pentagon, told undercover FBI agents he hoped to 'severely disrupt … the head and heart of the snake.'
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Amid Iraq violence, journalists struggle about government control
Car-bomb attacks killed dozens in Iraq today, a reminder of the dangers that continue to lurk in the country. Local journalists are struggling with government restrictions on covering their country.
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French journalist released by FARC says captors were respectful (+video)
Romeo Langlois, who was captured by FARC 33 days ago and released Wednesday, criticized the rebels for using his release as propaganda, but also empathized with their plight.
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Latin America Monitor
Slain American's legacy continues in NicaraguaBen Linder, the only US citizen killed by US-backed contras during Nicaragua’s war in the 1980s, continues to inspire a new generation of foreign activists working with the country's poor.
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Florida-style 'Stand Your Ground' gun laws sub impulse for intelligent thinking
Even as George Zimmerman stands trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, many Americans argue these laws make us safe. I've had pistols held to my head from Bosnia to Beirut. Your best self-defense is your tongue. Those who put their faith in guns will ultimately be outgunned.
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'Survivalist' murder suspect goes to ground in huge earthen 'bug out' bunker
The survivalist movement is aimed toward apocalypse and social meltdown. But for some, the end game is one of their own making, as seems to be the case with accused murderer Peter Keller, holed up in an earthen fort.
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Into the jungle on the hunt for Joseph Kony
The Kony 2012 campaign has made Joseph Kony infamous. But for the Ugandan troops hunting him in the jungles of central Africa, finding him remains a mammoth task.
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Terrorism & Security
Arms dealer Viktor Bout, blamed for arming Al Qaeda, receives 25 years in prison (+video)An angry Moscow has vowed to repatriate Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout, whom a US court convicted of conspiring to kill American citizens.
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