Barack Obama

President Obama's address, live from the White House Rose Garden.

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans quickly gathered to celebrate outside the White House, and before you knew it, New Yorkers were gathering in Times Square and at Ground Zero, as well. We've pulled together photos from this truly historic mom

President Obama announced the news late Sunday evening.  The New York Times reports that the Al Qaeda leader was killed in a firefight during an operation he (Obama) ordered inside Pakistan, ending a 10 year manhunt for the world’s most wanted terrorist. American officials were in possession of his body, he said. CNN reports in the video after the jump, that this will indeed make US relations wi