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Photos: Obama and the bin Laden mission

Posted May 2, 2011

Dylan Smith
TucsonSentinel.com

Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama makes a point during one in a series of meetings in the Situation Room of the White House discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon is pictured at right.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama talks with members of the national security team at the conclusion of one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1. Gen. James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is seen on the screen.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama listens during one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office before making a statement to the media about the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1. The President made a series of calls, including to former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and others, to inform them of the successful mission.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama delivers a statement in the East Room of the White House on the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1.
Pete Souza/White HouseSenior administration officials listen as President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the East Room of the White House on the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1. Seated, from left, are: James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; CIA Director Leon Panetta; Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and Vice President Joe Biden.
Pete Souza/White HousePresident Barack Obama shakes hands with Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Green Room of the White House following his statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1. CIA Director Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are pictured at left.

The White House has released behind the scenes photos of President Barack Obama and senior officials as they followed the mission to kill Osama bin Laden.

Click the photo to the right to launch a photo gallery.

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