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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Pakistani Taliban have denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people and injured more than 140

Friday, August 19, 2011  A local soldier's platoon is out of supplies.  A Geneva mother is trying to get people to donate supplies to the troops overseas.

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.

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.

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  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."

Monday, May 03, 2010  The search to find out who planted a car bomb that fizzled out in crowded Times Square took an international turn Monday as investigators said they were seeking a potential suspect who had recently traveled to Pakistan and had used cash to buy the SUV from a Connecticut man.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010  The Taliban's top military commander has been captured in Pakistan in a joint operation by Pakistani and U.S. intelligence forces, The New York Times reported.

Friday, December 11, 2009  A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaida operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan.