The Sept. 11 attacks and Osama bin Laden triggered a new industry centered around airport security. Now, his death has triggered an uptick in the funny T-shirt business.
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Obama’s Poker Face: President Reacts to Bin Laden Joke at Correspondents’ Dinner
Having ordered the raid on bin Laden’s hideout Friday, Obama kept the secret well-guarded even when Seth Meyers joked about it Saturday.
Timeline: How the U.S. Found and Killed Osama bin Laden
Details of America’s plan to find and kill Osama bin Laden are still emerging. Here’s what reports have told us so far:
At New York’s Ground Zero: Crowds, Chaos and Some Closure
There was perhaps no place more fitting to go than the place where it all began. As President Obama wrapped up his remarks, confirming the death of public enemy No.1, Osama bin Laden, a few people started to gather at New York’s …
Watch: President Obama Announces Death of Osama Bin Laden
President Obama confirmed late on Sunday the death of al-Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden. Reportedly killed in Pakistan, Bin Laden’s body has now reportedly been buried at sea. Watch the President’s statement here.
Trumped-Up Laughs: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Roasts The Donald
President Obama may have edged out Seth Meyers in laughs Saturday night as both funnymen ripped on the issues of the past year – and especially the past week.
Quotes: Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Contains Plenty of F-Bombs
”We build a school, we build a road. They blow up the road. They blow up the school…We build again, in the meantime we can’t get a f—ing school built in Brooklyn.”
–DONALD TRUMP, real estate mogul and potential 2012 …
Proposed U.S. Passport Questionnaire Asks About Baptism, Circumcision
The State Department has proposed a new questionnaire form for U.S. Citizens who cannot supply a valid birth certificate.
The Most Ridiculous Disses to Obama’s Birth Certificate Release
Obama can’t catch a break.
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill May Ban Tennessee Teachers From Discussing Homosexuality
Because if you don’t talk about something, it doesn’t exist, right?
From Not Factual to Non-Existent: Jon Kyl’s Remark Stricken from Congressional Record
The mistruth that was “not intended to be a factual statement” is now nowhere to be found on the official Congressional minutes.
Quotes: Barack Obama on Mark Zuckerberg’s Wardrobe
“My name is Barack Obama, and I’m the guy that got Mark [Zuckerberg] to wear a jacket and tie.”
— PRESIDENT OBAMA, during an interview with founder Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook’s headquarters on Wednesday (via Huffington Post. …