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Thursday, March 07, 2013  Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a "very significant victory" in the fight against al-Qaida.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner issued a statement following the final presidential debate.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, faced off in the last of three presidential debates on Monday night.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq.

Monday, September 12, 2011  There weren't many dry eyes Sunday morning at the 9/11 Memorial in front of DeWitt Town Hall.  Three fire departments, two police departments and hundreds of people honored those who lost their lives ten years ago during the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Monday, May 09, 2011  President Barack Obama says he knew that sending special forces in helicopters to get Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan compound was risky, it was the best way to make sure they had their man.

Sunday, May 08, 2011  Schumer said Sunday that he will push for the creation of a "do not ride" list for Amtrak. The list would be similar to the no-fly list that keeps those suspected of terrorism from flying into or out of the United States.

Saturday, May 07, 2011  Early Saturday afternoon, the United States Government released new videos of Osama bin Laden. US Navy SEALS seized the video during their deadly raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, where they shot the terrorist leader to death almost a week ago.  The release of this video comes just days after President Barack Obama decided not to release photos of a dead bin Laden.

Saturday, May 07, 2011  Newly released videos show Osama bin Laden inside his hideout, watching himself on television and rehearsing for terrorist propaganda videos.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  The Obama administration’s decision to not release photos from the raid on Osama bin laden’s compound in Pakistan was provoking strong reactions on Wednesday.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  From the heart of the shocking terror strike on America, President Barack Obama will try to bury the memory of Osama bin Laden by honoring those who died in the fiery Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. .

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  Brashears is part of a team of professors around the country working on a three year grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  Add the Onondaga Nation near Syracuse to the list of American Indian tribes unhappy over the use of the name Geronimo in the U.S. commando mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  It's one of the most searched items on the web right now, but if you click on Osama bin Laden death pictures you'll get several sites offered - with gruesome images that are Photoshopped.  But, beware!

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  To surf American airwaves, to read American comments on the Internet by the thousands, to walk American streets on the day after Osama bin Laden's astonishing demise meant you'd almost certainly hear some variation of a single telling word: "closure."