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CIA says bin Laden isolated, just surviving

Nov. 13, 2008
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden is isolated from al Qaeda and spending much of his energy merely surviving, the head of the CIA said on Thursday. CIA Director Michael Hayden said hunting down bin Laden remains his agency's priority. "He is putting a lot of energy into his...
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CIA director: Bin Laden alive

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Terror leader Osama bin Laden is alive, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Thursday in a speech in Washington.
Obama teams vows to nab bin Laden

Obama teams vows to nab bin Laden

WASHINGTON, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Members of Barack Obama's team vowed the incoming U.S. administration would ramp up the pursuit of fugitive al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Spain denies bin Laden's son asylum appeal

MADRID, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Spain has again rejected asylum for one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's 19 sons, a government spokesman said Saturday.

Bin Laden son denied asylum in Spain

MADRID, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Omar bin Laden, a son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, has been turned down in his request for asylum in Spain.

Bin Laden son denied asylum in Spain

MADRID, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Spain has denied political asylum for one of Osama bin laden's 19 sons, a government official said Wednesday.

Omar bin Laden asks Spain for asylum

MADRID, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Omar bin Laden, son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, was seeking asylum Tuesday in Spain, officials said.

White House: No surprises about bin Laden

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The capture of Osama bin Laden, or any other surprise, isn't expected before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, a White House spokesman said Friday.

U.S. agencies wait for bin Laden message

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence agencies expect al-Qaida to release a message from Osama bin Laden just before or after next week's presidential election, ABC News reports.

Nine killed by U.S. missile in Pakistan

BANNU, Pakistan, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. missile killed nine people Friday at an Islamic school in Pakistan where a suspected militant leader was thought to be staying, an analyst says.

Bin Laden's election silence debated

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida observers are puzzled as to why Osama bin Laden has not issued any statements regarding the upcoming U.S. presidential election, experts say.

GOP leader: Obama, bin Laden alike

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is like al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden because they both have terrorist "friends," a GOP leader says.

Obama: We will take bin Laden out

NASHVILLE, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Democrat Barack Obama, in the presidential debate Tuesday, said the U.S. military should attack terrorists in Pakistan if the Pakistani government won't do it.

Pakistan reportedly almost caught Zawahiri

CAIRO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Osama bin Laden's top deputy eluded Pakistani troops in the country's tribal areas after they got close to his hideout, another Islamist leader says.

Bin Laden's prowess as poet examined

DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Osama bin Laden's pre-Sept. 11, 2001, popularity and prowess as a poet is the subject of an upcoming academic work, a California professor says.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch