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Capitol Lens | Twelve years ago

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama informed the nation that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been killed. In this archival photo, a crowd celebrates the news in front of the White House following the president’s address.

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