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Security warning issued for U.S. citizens in Pakistan

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04/27/2012

ISLAMABAD—As the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden approaches, the U.S. Embassy here is warning U.S. citizens in Pakistan to take precautions during the next week, and has restricted the travel of embassy staff during that time period.

Third tallest building in Chicago enhances security, conducts fire evacuation drills

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05/16/2011

CHICAGO—Since the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 1, Thomas Begg Jr., director of security life safety for the Aon Center in Chicago, the third tallest building in the city, said he has heightened security awareness in and around the building. “We’re more vigilant and looking for things out of the ordinary,” he said

Amtrak responds to transit threats discovered at Osama bin Laden's compound

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05/09/2011

NEW YORK—Amtrak is constantly improving security, was the message Joseph Boardman conveyed during a press conference at Penn Station on May 9, after information recovered from the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden was killed revealed threats to the U.S. transit system.

Osama is dead: Now is the time to talk with your staff about terrorist threats

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05/02/2011

WASHINGTON—In the late hours of May 1, President Obama delivered the message that many Americans had been waiting nearly 10 years to hear: Osama bin Laden is dead. The U.S. military raided a compound in Pakistan where Bin Laden was hiding out, killing the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil. While the President declared that “justice has been done”, he also emphasized that it is by no means an ending.