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Mon, May 02 2011 01:19:31

President Obama: Tonight we can say justice was served.

A look at the social media updates before and after the White House announcement that Osama Bin Laden is dead.

  1. Associated Press, New York Times and Fox News were among the first to report that Osama Bin Laden was dead.
  2. foxnews
    #BreakingNews: White House says #Obama will make a statement at 10: 30 p.m. ET but did not offer any details about the topic
    foxnews
    Sun, May 01 2011 22:16:22
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  3. nytimes
    NYT NEWS ALERT: Osama bin Laden Is Dead, White House Says
    nytimes
    Sun, May 01 2011 22:44:02
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  4. Source: Al-Qaida Head Bin Laden Dead
    AssociatedPress
    Sun, May 01 2011 23:21:32
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  5. Shortly after, President Barack Obama addresses the reports on twitter.
  6. From there, the buzz began to grow into a roar.
  7. Hey_Its_Yeni
    Osama Bin Laden is DEAD!!
    Hey_Its_Yeni
    Sun, May 01 2011 22:46:11
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  8. AnnaTarkov
    I hope Ben Bernanke is getting busy printing the reward money. $10 Million, wasn't it?
    AnnaTarkov
    Sun, May 01 2011 22:47:08
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  9. NZAfro
    R.I.P Osama Bin Laden - World Hide And Go Seek Champion (2001 - 2011)
    NZAfro
    Sun, May 01 2011 22:49:48
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  10. Q_Rich16
    Osama bin laden is dead..soo does that mean GAS is gonna go down??
    Q_Rich16
    Sun, May 01 2011 22:51:54
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  11. Look at Obama's face when Seth Meyers made the joke about Bin Laden last night. Meme-creators, go to town. http://twitpic.com/4s777w
    NewYorkObserver
    Sun, May 01 2011 23:16:18
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  12. jimformanKING5
    9/11 widow on my flight. In tears. Comforted by entire cabin. Life altering event to see.
    jimformanKING5
    Sun, May 01 2011 23:18:52
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  13. Prepping camera for the President's OBL Speech
    raypride
    Sun, May 01 2011 23:22:55
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  14. After President Obama Addressed the nation, the responses continued and included pictures of Americans celebrating all over.
  15. jesus
    Sorry, you're at the wrong gate, Osama.
    jesus
    Sun, May 01 2011 23:45:54
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  16. Huh. No wonder it took so long- all this time we were looking for 'Osama' http://twitpic.com/4s7k8x
    sethgreen
    Sun, May 01 2011 23:43:40
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  17. CrazyDog69
    Never have I been so happy to see a presidential interuption speech....lol
    CrazyDog69
    Mon, May 02 2011 00:49:43
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  18. Ground zero on the day osama died, http://yfrog.com/h4d72rzj
    cup_of_joePA
    Mon, May 02 2011 00:53:47
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