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Bush reacts to news of bin Laden’s death

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President Bush, center, participates in a Homeland Security Council meeting, Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, in the Cabinet Room of the White House with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, left and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) processed by IntelliTune on 19092005 173231 with script DR BOB RGB to CMYK

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Updated: May 2, 2011 4:43PM



DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush says he has congratulated President Barack Obama after hearing about the death of Osama bin Laden.

In a statement Sunday night, Bush said Obama called that U.S. forces had killed bin Laden. Bush said he also congratulated the men and women of our military and intelligence communities who devoted their lives to the mission.

Bush said, “This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001.”

He also said the U.S. “has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done. “

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