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Obama: Bin Laden Had A 'Support Network' Inside Pakistan (VIDEO)

Osama bin Laden had assistance from a support network established within Pakistan, President Obama said in an in-depth interview with CBS 60 Minutes on Sunday raising questions about the trustworthiness of one of America's key anti-terror allies in the region.

In a more than 30 minute interview, Obama said the conspicuousness of bin Laden's Pakistan safe house raised questions about how much was known, and by whom, within Pakistan. And, Obama said, both the U.S. and Pakistan had some investigating to do to root out the source.

"We think that there had to be some sort of support network for bin Laden inside of Pakistan," Obama said. "But we don't know who or what that support network was."

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Topics: 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan

Barack Obama

Obama On 60 Minutes: Election Was 'Referendum On The Economy' (VIDEO)


President Barack Obama on 60 Minutes

In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired yesterday, President Obama said that "first and foremost" the election "was a referendum on the economy."

But, he said, there were other factors at play as well: "I think the Republicans were successful in creating a picture of the Obama Administration as one that was contrary to those common sense Main Street values about the size of government."

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Topics: 2010 elections, 60 Minutes, Barack Obama, Economy

Barack Obama

60 Minutes To Obama: Have You Lost Your Mojo?


President Obama on 60 Minutes

President Obama filmed an interview with CBS's Steve Kroft for 60 Minutes that will air this Sunday. In a clip of the interview released today, Kroft asks Obama if he's lost his "mojo," and how he accounts for the Democrats' losses on Tuesday.

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Topics: 2010 elections, 60 Minutes, Barack Obama