Tasteofcountry.com reports country stars comments range from Sara Evans, "So proud of our American soldiers for the incredible job they did in taking out Bin Laden! Praise the Lord! Thank you!" to Josh Thompson, "God Bless the U.S.A.! I hope the news is true." The mastermind behind the attacks on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center, was killed along with four others (including his son) Sunday, May 1, in a raid led by the U.S. military at a compound in Pakistan. U.S. President Obama quickly called the media together for a special announcement last night saying "...the United States has conducted an operation that has killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda and a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children." Here's the President's statement to the nation in full.

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