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Osama bin Laden is the founder of the terrorist organization Al Qa'eda and was the most wanted terrorist by US government authorities. Bin Laden was the supposed mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US and was in hiding for nearly a decade. In 9/11 over 3,000 people died. He was killed on May 1, 2011 by the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and four men, including Osama, died in the attack. No American was wounded or killed. President Obama ordered the attack after receiving intelligence of bin Laden's location in a compound in Pakistan.

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It does not pollute and is a very cost-effective energy source.

The country entered a depression.

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To take advantage of lower labor costs

Operation Desert Storm,the Persian Gulf War, was not an attack on American interests by Al-Qaeda.

Kennedy performed much better on television than Richard Nixon did during the 1960 presidential debates.

The nation that was invaded by the Soviet Union in the late 1970's was Afghanistan.

the cost of nuclear fuel was low - Apex

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The U.S. government increased its investment in researching alternative fuel sources.