Bin Laden's death marks psychological triumph

State Department warns of heightened possibility of terror attacks
Monday, May 2, 2011 | 7:54 a.m. CDT; updated 10:54 a.m. CDT, Monday, May 2, 2011

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.

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