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nursing did not feel quite right and i had a camera just to play with. i took a darkroom class and it was a magical experience. it was clearly a defining moment. i decided i would take the risk and try to go and study photography. >> you have won four pulitzer prizes. how often has that happened in the history of journalism? >> never, as far as i have heard. this is the first. >> what is it like winning, and how important is it for someone in your position? >> it is a prestigious honor, but it is always bittersweet, because it is for stories like the haitian earthquake. it is such a horrible disaster that your work is being honored for, so it is kind of a catch-22 situation. >> let's look at the video of you getting the award. >> so "the washington post" wins a pulitzer prize for breaking news photography. carol guzy, nikki kahn, and ricky carioti. [applause] many of you remember this scene on the news last year on january 12. we received word of a massive earthquake in haiti. we only had the sketchiest information that we had the understanding that any time tragedy strikes in the u.s., the newspaper gets involved. >> there is a haitian proverb taped to my refrigerator that says when you visit haiti, it will break your heart, and when you leave, you won't take back all the pieces. i have wept for haiti a thousand times since my first trip. nothing compared to the profound sorrow the haitian's heart has to endure every day, and especially during this latest devastating tragedy. >> i don't have a prepared speech, but i would like to thank everyone in this newsroom and the editors that worked with me on this. >> this is pretty amazing. two hours of sleep was a lot, because carol was always out there working and you felt guilty for sleeping. we just kept plugging away under incredible circumstances. it is a privilege to share this with carol and ricky. thank you. >> have you worked together when you are on a scene like haiti with the three of you? >> we went later to follow the aftermath of the story, and nikki and i were down there together. there were no communications, basically. my cellphone did not even work there. we would cross paths occasionally at the hotel. it was so chaotic, we were pretty much off in our own direction a lot of the time, trying to just collaborate with the reporters and get the pictures fast. >> how many times have you been to haiti? >> i cannot even count how many. i started when i worked at the "miami herald." i covered the little haiti neighborhood in miami and became very interested in the story of haiti. i started going when baby doc duvalier was in power. over a decade i relentlessly covered haiti. >> 1980-1988 "miami herald" and now "the washington post." let's look at the photographs. these are the photographs that won this year's pulitzer for photography. if you can remember, tell us who took what picture. >> this was nikki's picture, actually. a little back story on nikki, my boss is an amazing person who manages with a great deal of dignity and heart and humanity. we started together at the "miami herald" as baby photographers, and we shared our first pulitzer for the mudslide and now i am sharing this pulitzer with nikki. who is his wife. it is quite amazing. >> who took this next picture? >> it is hard to even look at that now. that was the morgue. it was a sea of bodies. it is just kind of indescribable. i shot a few frames and then i moved on because i thought it would be unpublishable. it was very telling because of the numbers. this is nikki's picture as well, a portrait from one of the old folks homes down there. the children and the elderly tend to suffer in any disaster are complex situation the most. this picture breaks my heart probably more than any in the whole package. >> do you have to ask them to take their picture? >> in haiti, people are so open to photographs and journalism. there doesn't seem to be any sort of restrictions about the press. in a situation like this, i think residents are really concerned about getting the word out. the need is so great that i think they realize that we had a role that was really important to their welfare. >> the picture of the feet, this woman dead. >> yes, i cannot look at these pictures without crying, actually. that is my picture. it just kind of speaks to the moment time stops for everyone. people were going about their daily lives in their pretty little high heels, maybe she was carrying her child, and the earth trembled. this is the first day we were there, the school collapsed, and there were schoolchildren still in their uniforms, crushed at their desks. this lady came and started weeping. the translator said she was saying "these are my brother's feet, and i cannot pull him out." for the folks left behind, the loss was so tremendous, it is unimaginable. this was a few weeks afterwards. rescue groups and international aid groups were coming in trying to help the sick and hungry and injured. >> this is 2008? >> this was 2010, last year. this is nikki's picture, another wrenching picture. the innocence of that little child, bruised and battered. i don't know that anyone could look at that and not be moved by it. >> what do you do with your mind when you are taking these pictures? >> for me, and every photographer is different, i think the camera is a shield many times. anyone who has to confront these situations regularly, you have to do your job. i think that shield helps during the time. there is a delayed reaction afterwards. i kind of hide behind the camera. this picture was taken weeks after, when they were still pulling bodies out of the rubble. the bodies were already decomposing, and life had to move on, but you were still smelling the stench of death everywhere. bodies lining the streets. >> one thing we who have looked at it from afar -- you just mentioned the smell. is that something you never forget? >> it gets in your nostrils and it never goes away. it is part of a whole, tremendous experience, that ash in the air and the smell of bodies. >> have all of these pictures been published? >> yes. >> but you take how many pictures to get to one that is published? >> michael says i shoot movies. everybody hates to edit my film. i shoot an awful lot of pictures. i don't want to hesitate because i believe the moment is everything in a picture. >> what about this moment? >> that ran on the front page of "the post." that is the same school with a little girl crushed at her desk that i was talking about before. these were haitian survivors that were going in and trying to reach a teacher who was trapped in the rubble alive. our driver gave him the the jack to the car and that is how they were able to save the teacher later in the day. that is the heartbreaking picture that generated a lot of response from readers. some felt it was too harsh, perhaps. i am not sure the words that were used. i think there is a danger in censoring reality sometimes, especially when a tragedy is so devastating like this earthquake was. 300,000 people died. this is pretty representative of the disaster. >> when someone goes into a country like this, where do you stay, and how do you get food when the people there cannot get it? >> i had been to haiti so many times, we knew where to head. we went to the dominican republic and drove overland to port-au-prince and were not sure the hotel still standing. we had heard from a haitian photographer who lived there who said the hotel was still standing. they provided food for the journalists. >> how prepared are you with transmission gear to get stuff back? >> it was technical hell, on top of just bearing witness to this tragedy and the physically demanding work. all my equipment crashed. the cell phones, the blackberry, nothing worked for me. i had a colleague and we traveled around together, and without him, there would not have been one picture in the paper. it was pretty amazing that nothing worked. he really saved me in that way. >> it seems like that would be a tense moment if a colleague would not give up one of the cameras. >> my cameras worked. that was the only thing that worked, but he helped me transmit and get the pictures back to the paper. that was the most important thing. >> have you ever been in a situation where nothing worked at all and you could not get a picture out? >> i have had cameras crash. we are so dependent on technical pieces of equipment. >> moving beyond haiti to some of your other photographs, we have some video here, shots of the berlin wall in czechoslovakia in 1989. you put the music on this? >> yes, it is just music in my collection. i used to do presentations to photo students, and i think it adds another dimension and makes it more powerful when you watch pictures with music or audio. >> let's watch. force ♪ ♪ >> what were the circumstances that had you there at that time? >> before the wall fell, i had been there -- our instincts were that something was happening. i had been covering the story for a little while and unfortunately came back at a bad time. >> where had you been? >> in germany. i came back to d.c., and then we immediately went right back as soon as we could get there for this monumentally historic event. it was one of those times when you put the camera down and you realize for a second that you are witnessing such amazing history. >> there is a photo of you right here on the screen. was it taken by rich lipski? >> yes. the first chunk of the wall was being taken out that day. i was trying to take pictures. i think they found me to be a little humorous. before or after that, i had been in this amazingly crushing crowd of everyone trying to see the wall, the first piece of the wall officially being lifted up. i am pretty short, and everyone was taller. i looked around and saw a really tall man with a sturdy tripod with a kind face looking at me. i tapped him on the shoulder and asked if he would put me on his shoulder so i could take pictures. i have no idea what his name was, but he was a very kind fellow. >> here are photos from kosovo and albania in 1999. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> do people notice you taking pictures of them in those moments? >> it depends on the story. kosovo, when it is such a dramatic and tense situation we are going through, i think they don't notice you as much. again, this situation, there were people actually begging us to document and record it because the ethnic cleansing, one of those situations that you wish never again was reality. they really wanted it documented. >> what were the circumstances that took you to that area of the world in 1999? >> "the post" sent us to cover it. i was in albania where the refugees were coming across the border to the camps. one of the pictures of the little baby going through the barbed wire generated more reaction from readers than just about any picture i have taken. >> why that picture? >> for some reason it resonates with people, maybe it is war and innocence in the same picture, the juxtaposition. it affects people on an emotional level. >> what did you think when you took the picture? >> it was a positive thing. the family had just come through the border. for some reason we have to follow our instincts, and i had a gut instinct. my friend and i were just standing, waiting. this family was standing there looking for the rest of their family members. when they came, it was a scene of joy. it was just a tearful, wonderful reunion amidst all this. >> were was it? >> it was in albania and they had camps set up right there. >> what is the country on the other side of that? >> kosovo. >> have you ever had a situation where someone has seen you take their picture and they come up and say they do not want that? >> all the time. we respect people's wishes. they have the right not to be photographed. we try to be sensitive. it depends on what the situation is, but we try to be sensitive and get names if we can. if someone does not want their picture used, we don't use it. what kind of bothers me sometimes are people that come up who have nothing to do with the story and you already have the trust of your subject, and they want to be photographed, and someone else decides you should not be taking their picture. it is their right to be photographed, so it should be their decision. >> 1986 was your first pulitzer at the "miami herald" for the mudslide in colombia. 1995, "the washington post," u.s. intervention in haiti. 2000, "the washington post," photographs of kosovo refugees, and 2011, photography in haiti. here are some photos about katrina and animals. explain this. >> i was sent to cover the hurricane initially, and a few weeks after the fact i started a story on the animals. in miami, during hurricane andrew, i had done a story about shelters who would not allow people to bring their pets. it was basically losing a child for people who love their animals so much. the same thing happened in katrina, only on a much grander scale. we did a small story in "the post" and i took a leave of absence to do a larger project on this issue. i was hoping to do a book, although that did not come about. it was about six months where people from all over the country donated their time to try to come down and find people's pets. it was quite emotional, like most of our stories. if i show a slide show to photographers, this is the one they cry about, inevitably, always. i guess because they are so innocent and so lost. >> how many pets do you have? >> i have three dogs, three cats, and a cockatoo. >> what is that picture? >> those are paw prints left in the muck after the hurricane. >> a lot of your shots are from above, looking down on things. >> we try to look for different angles, no matter what it is. we provide visual variety in a package. the animals, it was not a story just on the animals. a lot of these people have lost not only their homes and loved ones and their community and their jobs, the last thing they had left to hold onto was their pet. it was really important for the residents to be reunited with their animals. >> how often do these folks come to you and want a copy? >> a lot of times. these pictures i took on my own, but mostly i work for "the post," and they have copyright, so they have to go through "the washington post" to get the pictures. >> did you have a favorite among all of these? >> it is hard to say what a favorite picture is, because you are so close to the images. i have memories of taking all these. this is a picture that generated a lot of feedback from people that seem so touched by this dog who is sitting there with so much dignity, stopped, just waiting for someone to come and save him. i went back afterwards, trying to find out if someone did eventually get this dog, because there were rescue people, and all around where we were in the boat. i had to continue on with the group i was with, but they had radioed for someone to come get him, so i hope he was rescued. it is hard to look at something you photograph and leave and not be able to jump in the water and just be able to grab them. >> how much training did you get? >> i went to the art institute of fort lauderdale. it was a two-year photography program, not photojournalism. i did an internship with the "miami herald," and that is how i got the job. >> when did you give up the idea of being a nurse? >> as soon as i entered nursing school, it was almost too hands-on for me. i was afraid i would make mistakes and hurt someone. i just did not feel it was the right niche. i think nursing school teaches you a certain level of compassion that carries over into this kind of work. >> when i went though some of your photographs before, i noticed in one copy somewhere, you said you had a meltdown in 2002. is that something you can tell us more about? does it have something to do with seeing all this tragedy? >> absolutely. it was triggered by a bad romantic break up. that was probably the catalyst, and i had just been covering kosovo at the same time, but once the floodgates opened, it was posttraumatic stress, no question. a lot of the wailing women and dead children, it is like everything came back to me so vividly. i think it is because i was so frenetically going from one story to another and working, working, working for so many years, just bouncing to all these hot spots, that i never processed the emotional toll. i am pretty sensitive in general, but like i said, the camera can be a shield and it can hold back your emotions for a while. but you cannot see all these horrible things without feeling it on some level. i had a pretty good meltdown. >> so what do you do now, if you are going from story to story, you know that you are sensitive, do you build in any down time or some way to be away from it? >> i am trying. i learned a little more about coping mechanisms and did some therapy, and i don't cover the same stories that i used to. there are a lot of international disasters and conflicts situations and i have not covered that much except haiti recently. there are conflicts at home that can be emotional, too. i am obviously coping better than i was at that moment and time years ago. i've learned i have to deal with that at the moment and not let it build up. >> your editor comes to you and says i want to go to the 1996 democratic convention, or i want you to go down to haiti and to the aftermath of the earthquake. what happens to you when you hear either one of those? >> the great thing about being a journalist is the variety that we get to experience, so many different parts of the human condition on so many different levels. haiti had been part of my heart for so long. i have not been traveling for a long time because my mother has alzheimer's. so the earthquake that happened in haiti, i would not have gone. >> here is the 1996 shoot at the democratic convention. ♪ [playing "macarena"] >> black and white? >> we were probably the last to take up color. black and white was what i shot for most of my career. >> what would you rather shoot? >> probably black and white. now i am so used to doing digital and color, that is just how we do it. when you convert the picture, i think it has a different kind of power. i think it affects people on a more visceral level when there is no distraction from the harmony of the story in the photo. >> when do you look at a photo and say "that is just what i wanted?" >> probably never. i miss more than i get. i feel like it is such a responsibility to tell the story that i take it pretty hard missing it. once in a while there are "wow" moments. you step back and hope it's sharp. >> when you look at a photograph, the composition includes what? >> the artistic expression of photography almost becomes second nature when you are working this long as a journalist. what i do is try to tell stories with visuals instead of words. i am basically writing paragraphs with images. it is hard to get it in one photograph. i try to get a lot of different pieces, whether it is little details, whatever the emotion is. i try to do a complete package almost with everything. >> before we look at the sierra leone photos, set it up. what year was this? >> i am so bad with years. it was right after katrina. 2006, it must have been. i had just been to sierra leone and done a story on war amputees who came to d.c. for prosthetic limbs. i had followed this group of mostly children. i am godmother to one now. i had been there on a personal trip with one girl. mortality is an important issue that is under-reported. in sierra leone, one in eight women die in childbirth for avoidable reasons. >> what is that? >> she arrived in a taxi at the hospital, a maternity hospital in freetown. i think that was her aunt who brought her in, and she was just screaming in pain. she eventually died following an emergency c-section at the hospital. she bled to death right in front of me. >> this photo? >> again, is the same hospital. we spent some time in their rural hospitals. we decided it was better to go to the hospitals where the women were coming in seeking help. that was her first and final look at her baby that was born before she died. >> why did they let you in the room? >> we had talked to the director of the hospital about going to do the story, and they definitely wanted attention to be brought on this issue that is kind of hidden in the shadows of other global health issues. >> what is that contraption? >> they had nothing. in order to elevate the bed because she was hemorrhaging, they could not just do it like we would, and crank it up. they had to pile up chairs and stools and whatever they could find to elevate it. >> and this is one of the best hospitals in sierra leone? >> absolutely. it is the maternity hospital. >> what about conditions of cleanliness and all that? >> it was horrible. we leave this to the white house as president obama expected to make an announcement about osama bin laden. >> i will report to the united states and world that osama bin laden has been killed, a terrorist responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. it was nearly 10 years ago that a bright september day was darkened by the worse attack on history. images are seared into our memory. hijacked planes in the september sky, pentagon from flight 93 in pennsylvania, and there was more heart break and de-structoin. and yet there were worse with families and children to grow up without their mother or father, nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. in 2001, the american people came together, we offered our neighbors a hand and the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each other, on that day, no matter where we came from or what god we prayed to or what race or ethnicity, we were united as one family. and we were united to protect our nation and to bring this attack to justice. we learned that the 9/11 attacks were headed by osama bin laden, and we went to war against al-qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends and allies. over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and other professionals, we made great strides in that effort. we disrupted terrorist attacks and in afghanistan we removed the taliban government that had given al-qaeda safe haven, and we worked to kill scores of al-qaeda terrorists that were part of the 9/11 plot. yet osama bin laden escaped across the border and shortly after taking office, i directed the director of the c.i.a., to make the killing or capture of bin laden the top priority of our war against al-qaeda. even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle and defeat his network. and then last august, after painstaking work, i was briefed on a possible lead to bin laden, it was far from certain and i met with our team with the information that we had located bin laden in pakistan. and finally last week, i determined we had enough intelligence to take action and to authorize bringing bin laden to justice. and today under my direction, we launched direction in that compound. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. over two decades, bin laden has affected us and today's mark of killing of bin laden is one effort, we must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad. as we do, we must reconfirm that the united states is not and never will be at war with islam. i made clear as president bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war was not against muslims but that bin laden was a mass murderer of muslims. over the years i have repeatedly made clear we would take action in pakistan if we knew where bin laden was. that is what we have done. but it's important to note that our counterterrorism with pakistan helped lead us to bin laden and the compound he was hiding. indeed bin laden had declared war against pakistan as well. tonight i called president of pakistan and they agreed that this is a good and historic day for both nations. and going forward it's essential that pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al-qaeda and its affiliates. the american people do not choose this fight, it came to our shores and after the slaughter of our citizens. after 10 years of struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the cost of war. these efforts weigh on me every time i as commender and chief have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one. or look in the eyes of a service member who has been gravely wounded. so americans understand the cost of war, but we will not tolerate our security threatened or stand idly by when others are killed. we will be relentless and true to the values that make us who we are. and on nights like this one, we can say to the family who is lost members to al-qaeda's terror, justice has been done. tonight we give thanks to those who have achieved this outcome. american people do not see their work or know their names, but tonight they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of pursuit of justice. we give thanks to the men that carried out this act and they are a part of a generation that has bore the heaviest share of the burden since that september day. and finally, let me say to the families that lost loved ones on 9/11. we have never forgot your loss and do what would can do to prevent this attack on our shores. this is a testament of the greatness of our country and the determination of the american people. the cause of securing our country is not complete. but tonight we once again reminded that america can do whatever we set our mind to. that is the story of our history. whether it's the pursuit of the prosperity of our people, or the struggle of equality for all citizens. our commitment to stand up for our values abroad and the sacrifices to make our world a better place. let us remember that we can do these things not just of wealth or power, but who we are, one nation, under god, indivisible, for liberty and justice for all. thank you, and may god bless you, and may god bless the united states of america. >> the president from the east room of the white house at 11:45 eastern time in the announcement that osama bin laden has been killed, and we want to use this opportunity to get your reactions to the events tonight. give us a call, for those in the eastern or central time zones, again the headline at this hour, and a statement from the president that osama bin laden was killed as we approach the 10th anniversary of the attacks in pennsylvania and in new york city. and tonight we report that osama bin laden has been killed. to get your reaction, the numbers to call, good evening, where are you phoning from? caller: (inaudible) it's a fantastic thing (inaudible) >> and now to the president again from the eastern room of the white house that osama bin laden has been captured and killed. >> good evening. tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that has killed osama bin laden, a leader of al-qaeda that is responsible for the murders of thousands of innocent men, women and children. it was nearly 10 years ago that we were darkened by the worse attack in our history. the images are seared into our memory, planes into a cloudless september sky with twin towers collapsing and smoke from the pentagon, and flight 93 in pennsylvania where reaction of civilians saved more heart break and destruction. and yet we know those images that were unseen to the world. empty plates at the dinner table, children who would grow up without a mother or father, nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. the american people came together and we offered our neighbors a hand and the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to evening, and our love of community and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, no matter what god we prayed to, we were united as one american family. and we were also united in our resolve, to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. we quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al-qaeda, headed by osama bin laden, that openly had admitted that he was committed to harm those around the world. over the last 10 years, thanks to the hireless effort of the military and other countless officials, we made efforts. and we removed will taliban government that had given al-qaeda a safe haven, and we killed scores of terrorists including many that were part of the september 11 plot. yet osama bin laden escaped into pakistan. and meanwhile al-qaeda continued to operate along that border and through the affiliates along the border. when i took office, i made capturing bin laden a top priority and to continue to disrupt him and defeat his network. and then last august, i was briefed on a possible lead of bin laden, it was uncertain but we followed it to ground. and i met with our security team with the information that we had located bin laden hiding in a compound deep in pakistan. and finally last week, i determined we had enough information to take action and to bring bin laden to justice. today under my direction, the united states operated against that compound in pakistan. a strong team of americans carried out that operation with no americans harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties, after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. for over two decades, bin laden has been al-qaeda's symbol, and the death of bin laden marks the most achievement to date to defeat al-qaeda. it does not mark the end of the effort, frthere is no doubt the will continue attacks. we must remain vigilant at home and abroad. and a as we do, we make clear that our war is not against islam. bin laden was not a muslim leader but murderer those and others. so this should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity. over the years i have made clear that we would take action in pakistan if we knew where bin laden was. that's what we have done. and it's important to know that cooperation with pakistan helped lead us to bin laden. indeed bin laden had declared war against pakistan as well. tonight i called the president of pakistan and with counterparts, they agree this is a good and historic day for both nations. going forward it's essential that pakistan join us in these efforts. americans did not choose this fight, it came to our shores with the slaughter of our citizens. after 10 years of struggle and sacrifice, we know well the cost of war. these efforts weigh on me every time as i, as commander in chief, have to sign a letter to a family who has lost a loved one or look in the eyes of a soldier who has been wounded. so americans understand the cost of war. yet we will not stand idly by when ours are killed. we will be relentless and true to the values who make us who we are. and on nights like this one, we can say to the families who have lost loved ones to al-qaeda's terror, justice has been done. tonight we give thanks to the countless intelligence and officials who have worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. the american people do not see their work, nor know their names. but tonight they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice. we give thanks to the men who carried out this operation, for they exempified courage of those who defend our country and have shared the burden since that september day. and finally let me say to the families who lost loved one on 9/11, we never forget your loss, and tonight let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11. i know that times have frayed and this is an achievement to country and the determination of the american people. and tonight we are once again reminded that america can do whatever we set our mind to. that is the story of our history. whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people or the struggle of equality for citizens and the sacrifices to make the world a safer place. let us remember we can do these things not just of wealth or power, but because who we are, one nation, under god, indivisible for all, thank you and may god bless you and may god bless america. >> in a statement from the east room at the white house that took place about 15 minutes ago, president obama confirming that osama bin laden has been captured and killed in the u.s. operation, this as we approach the 10th year anniversary, we want to use this occasion to get your reaction, and coming up shortly, we have will a live broadcast of how this story is developing. the numbers to call for eastern and central time zones, and for those in the mountain/pacific time zones. some immediate reactions, the chair of the homeland security committee, in 2001, president bush said we would act as one and not falter. president bush deserves credit for putting action behind those words and action and president obama for continuing that action. and more reports, to respect this operation and carried on it out with no injuries inside the compound. let's hear you you, good evening. go ahead, caller. caller: yes, i think it's funny, i think that the u.s. has to change their (inaudible) to the middle east. and i think it's a farce, the whole al-qaeda thing is a myth and the people that are knowledgeable about the effort that it's collaborated and he was last spotted in pakistan in a hospital. and there is no proof of the lack of degree that we see on the front of the pentagon. i think that al-qaeda doesn't exist. and it doesn't have anything to do with al-qaeda that has something to do with the c.i.a. and we need to see the u.s. to change their focus on the middle east. they are outside of the times, and people are knowledgeable and they know it's a myth and farce and just narration and president obama is reporting the crime. >> thank you and next caller. caller: i am excited that we did catch osama bin laden. i am really pleased with all the efforts that the bush administration and the obama administration has really put into finding this man. and being that i am only 22 years of age, i was in the eighth grade when the 2001 attacks happened. and i am very pleased that the government has done all they can to put forth the

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