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Osama bin Laden dead but what about al Qaeda?
CNN's American Morning speaks with, CNN national security contributor, Fran Townsend, CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank and CNN terrorism analyst and former CIA officer Gary Bernsten about moving forward with the war on terrorism after Osama bin Laden's death.
Osama Bin Laden dead
(CNN) - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, is dead, officials said - almost 10 years after the attacks that killed about 3,000 people.
The founder and leader of al Qaeda was killed by U.S. forces Monday in a mansion in Abbottabad, north of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, along with other family members, a senior U.S. official told CNN.
In an address to the nation Sunday night, U.S. President Barack Obama called bin Laden's death "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda."
"Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan," Obama said. "A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body." Read More
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CNN Heroes: Free wheelchairs give new life to rural Mexicans
Toluca, Mexico (CNN) - For decades, Richard St. Denis has advocated for the rights of Americans who, like him, are living with a disability.
But the attorney from Colorado saw his life shift in 1997, when he was invited to speak in Mexico.
"I was asked to bring one wheelchair to give to somebody," he remembers. "As I was waiting for the program to begin, I was shocked to see people using branches for crutches, being pushed in wheelbarrows and crawling."
The lone wheelchair went to Leti Elizale Marcial, a 17-year-old suffering from polio. She had never walked a day in her life, and she was carried around daily by her mother.
"I saw how happy she was, but I looked around and saw the other people that had nothing," St. Denis said. "Their life was going to be exactly the same, and one wheelchair was not enough. I just felt someone had to come and help."
So once a year from 1997 until 2004, St. Denis would load a van with 10 to 15 donated wheelchairs and drive 30 hours - from Colorado to Mexico - to distribute them to people with disabilities.
Now, he has a permanent residence in the country and a nonprofit,World Access Project, that provides custom-fit wheelchairs, walkers and canes to people in rural Mexican communities.
Royal wedding watched by thousands in Hyde Park
Over 200,000 people gathered in London's Hyde Park to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. American Morning’s Kiran Chetry talks to four excited young fans.
Princess Diana's legacy to live on through William and Kate
American Morning's Kiran Chetry talks to Lana Marks, close friend of the late Princess Diana, about the Princess's legacy and what role her memory will play in Prince William's wedding Friday.
Meet our royal wedding ireporters
Jason Sauter entered CNN's royal wedding ireporter contest for his girlfriend, Nancy Vidarte who is a huge fan of the royals. He won and now they are in London getting to witness the royal festivities firsthand. They speak to CNN's Kiran Chetry about their excitement.
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