Osama Bin Laden

With Pakistan Under Fire Over Bin Laden Hideout, Officials Urge Patience

Benjy Sarlin | May 4, 2011, 10:03AM

As elite opinion rapidly sours on Pakistani's government following the revelation that Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate compound outside a major city there, key officials and regional experts are counseling patience with what they admit is a tense and difficult alliance.

While lawmakers on the relevant House and Senate committees acknowledged that bin Laden's discovery raised new questions about whether elements of Pakistan's government and military are tied to terrorism, many also warned that there are few alternative options when it comes to engaging the government. In doing so, they pushed back against growing calls from some lawmakers to review America's aid and ties to the country.

"Pakistan," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said at a press briefing Tuesday. "You can't trust them and you can't abandon them."

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Jackie Speier

Congresswoman Revealed Abortion Ahead Of Vote To Defund Planned Parenthood (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | February 18, 2011, 4:45PM

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)

Before the House voted to defund Planned Parenthood on Friday, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) revealed on the floor of the House that she herself had had an abortion procedure.

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