HEADLINES

1. Obama will not release bin Laden photos

   President Obama tells '60 Minutes' that he has decided not to release photos of Osama bin Laden's body, CBS News reported Wednesday.
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2. The Fix: The power of political images

   Why the debate over whether to release a photo of Osama bin Laden is politically important.
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3. Study: Americans as divided as ever

   Across the political spectrum, Americans are more ideological in their political views, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
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4. It's special elections season

   It's that time of year again — time for the incredible, over-analyzed special elections.
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5. Bush will not join Obama at Ground Zero

   Former President George W. Bush, who has largely stayed away from politics since returning to Texas in 2009, has praised Obama and his administration for hunting down bin Laden, but opted not to attend Thursday's event.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

President Barack Obama on the decision to not release photos of Osama bin Laden:

"I think that Americans and people around the world are glad that he is gone. But we don't need to spike the football. And I think that given the graphic nature of these photos, it would create some national security risk."

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COMMENT OF THE DAY

ncarvill1, on William Branigin's "Obama says he won't release bin Laden photos" story:

Good, because showing that picture would be the U.S. lowering its standards for those that like and enjoy gruesome, bloody bodies. I am sure the pic will get out somehow, but not because of Obama. If folks do not want to believe bin Laden is dead, so bit it. He's dead.

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Q&A DISCUSSIONS

Former Navy SEAL Stew Smith was online at 11:30 a.m. ET yesterday to discuss the logistics of bringing down bin Laden:

Q: But we are a society of laws. What was the legal basis for going into another country and assassinating a person?

Stew Smith:

Good question - depends on how you define WAR.

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MULTIMEDIA

Video: Obama chooses not to release bin Laden photos

White House press secretary Jay Carney read an excerpt of President Obama's interview with Steve Kroft on "60 Minutes" on why he decided to not release photos of Osama bin Laden.