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• Iran delays trial of US men accused of spying
  The delay prolongs the agonizing uncertainty for the men, including Minnesota native Shane Bauer, and their families, who have been lobbying for their release.May 11, 2011
• 2 Americans held in Iran face trial Wednesday
  Two American men held in Iran for nearly 2 years will go on trial in the Tehran Revolutionary Court this week on charges of espionage.May 9, 2011
• NATO: bin Laden death won't alter afghan mission
  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the mission is to see Afghan forces take over security operations.May 8, 2011
• Obama meets commando team that killed bin Laden
  After, speaking to a sweltering hangar full of cheering soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky., Obama said: "The terrorist leader that struck our nation on 9/11 will never threaten America again."May 6, 2011
• Al-Qaida confirms Osama bin Laden's death
  Al-Qaida on Friday confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness."May 6, 2011
• Now, perhaps, it's time to declare 'Mission Accomplished' for real
  An American of Pakistani background felt a duty to stand against those who had portrayed Islam as an enemy instead of a symbol of peace.May 6, 2011
• Out of office, Bush likes being out of sight
  Passing on Obama's invitation to ground zero is sticking his the former president's desire to avoid the spotlight.May 5, 2011
• Info gathered at bin Laden compound showed interest in U.S. trains
  Al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. rail lines on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. But counterterrorism officials say they believe the planning never got beyond the initial phase and have no recent intelligence pointing to an active plot for such an attack.May 5, 2011
• Live stream: Obama at Ground Zero
  President Obama is visiting the World Trade Center site today laying a wreath and meeting with first responders and families of victims of Sept. 11, 2001.May 5, 2011
• Hear MPR award-winning reports
  MPR reports won many broadcasting awards this spring. Hear reports this hour on the deployment and return of the Red Bulls, decades of change in Austin, and central Minnesota horse farmers. The award-winning reporters heard this hour are Tom Robertson, Elizabeth Baier and Sasha Aslanian.Midday, May 5, 2011
• After Bin Laden's death, Obama visits NY
  President Obama is going to ground zero in New York Thursday. Even though he's visiting in the emotional wake of the killing of Sept 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, but the president isn't expected to change his low key demeanor.May 5, 2011
• Two generations, but shared uncertainty of deployment
  Wes Moechnig and Ole Olson will leave their lives and families behind to serve their nation in Kuwait.May 5, 2011
• Freed US hiker not returning for spy trial in Iran
  An American woman released from prison in Iran says she won't be going back to stand trial there alongside two fellow hikers charged with spying for the U.S.May 4, 2011
• Obama says he won't release bin Laden death photos
  The White House had been weighing the release of a photo, in part to offer proof that bin Laden was killed during a raid on his compound early Monday. However, officials had cautioned that the photo was gruesome and could be inflammatory.May 4, 2011
• Bin Laden mission was risky business for Obama
  The nail-biting, 40-minute clandestine operation that resulted in Osama bin Laden's death could have been a calamitous political and military failure; a bloodbath in Pakistan that left U.S. forces and scores of civilians dead or captured by America's most ferocious enemy.May 4, 2011

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