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Brian Williams goes inside The Situation Room

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Brian Williams went where everyone wanted to be on the anniversary of the raid and eventual killing of Osama Bin Laden: Inside the Situation Room. In a special report on NBC’s Rock Center, Williams follows President Obama throughout the White House, recalling the events of the what Obama said is the ‘most important single day of my presidency.’
Watch a clip of the report below and learn how things were kept ‘normal’ inside the White House such as how they ate Costco and ordered pizza, so as not to alert anyone as they watched the raid unfold.

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Obama White House Puts an End to Re-enactments

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When President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin-Laden, it was not only a historic moment in the fight against terror, it also was the last presidential address ever to be reenacted for the press.  This practice has been commonplace for elected officials since the advent of public media and dates back to Harry Truman, who would repeat his radio addresses to the press.  Check out the Associated Press’s full story here.

Seth Meyers' Newsworthy Week

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Seth Meyers is on the comedic roll of a lifetime.  He played the White House Correspondents dinner like a veteran, poking fun at Washington biggies including President Obama himself.

Hours after this performance, the news about Bin-Laden’s death was released, which gave Meyers great material for his Saturday Night Live skit Weekend Update. Check out the clip below: