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Low 42-47. High Tide: Sunrise: 5:37 Sunset: 7:45 Full Report: Page B15 Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Arduous journey YOON S. BYUNGLOBE STAFF Bin Laden raid capped two-year operation By Bryan Bender GLOBE STAFF WASHINGTON Dramatic details emerged yesterday of how American commandos cornered and killed Osama bin Laden in his Pakistani hideout, and President Obama pronounced the world a "better place" without the Al Qaeda leader. Praise poured in from both political parties and from around the world for the decisive action in a wealthy suburb of the Pakistani capital, a raid that marked a key achievement in the battle against terrorism. Administration officials said it was evidence of the president's resolve to remove the leadership of the terrorist network that killed nearly 3,000 people on Sept.

11, 2001. "I think we can all agree this is a good day for America," Obama said at the White House yesterday. "The world is safer." The raid by helicopter-borne Navy SEALs was the culmination of years of interrogations of captured Al Qaeda operatives at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, nearly constant surveillance from satellites and aircraft, and the steady effort of MANHUNT ENDS, Page A13 Al Qaeda deputies waiting in wings By Farah Stockman and Theo Emery GLOBE STAFF WASHINGTON Osama bin Laden's demise struck a significant blow to the global terrorist movement he spearheaded two decades years ago, but not a mortal one, US officials said yesterday, warning of potential retaliatory attacks as well as the rise of new leaders. Although no terrorist leader today has the charisma or stature of bin Laden, the officials said, his deputies and affiliates have already been far more prominent in planning attacks and spreading the message of global jihad. Recent plots against the United States the attempted attack on airliner on Christmas Day in 2009 and the attempted Times Square bombing last year were organized by the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Pakistani Tehrik-e-Paki-stan, respectively, affiliates with their own operational and funding structures.

AL QAEDA, PageA12 From left, Danielle and Carie Lemack and Christie Coombs observed a moment of silence in the Public Garden for the loved ones they lost in the 911 attacks. A15. life it -'Jit ''J JENNIFER S. ALTMAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE Flocking to ground zero Emotions were strong among the many who traveled to the site in Lower Manhattan where the towers fell. A15.

STEPHEN CHERNIN ASSOCIATED PRESS Stepped-up security New York, Boston, Washington, and other cities began conducting more visible patrols as a precaution. A13, B3. An emotional wringer for 911 families By Peter Schworm and Meghan Irons GLOBE STAFF Elinor Stout was taking a shower at home in Concord when she heard her husband shouting words she had wanted to hear for years, so many years she had lost hope she ever would. Osama bin Laden, the man behind the Sept. 1 1 terrorist attacks that killed her eldest son, was dead.

In disbelief, she ran to the television, where she watched President Obama deliver the news to the nation. As the reality washed over her, nearly a decade of loss and grief surfaced, and she wept. "We have waited so long for this," said Stout, whose son Tim was working in the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. "It has been along 10 years." Perhaps more than anyone, the families of Sept.

1 1 victims absorbed news of bin Laden's death with fierce emotions. Several said that, to them, he was not merely the architect of an event that forever scarred the American psyche but the one human responsible for cutting down the lives of loved ones. Still, after nearly a decade of waiting, it was both a moment of catharsis and a fresh realization that nothing could erase the anguish he caused. "There's relief that we finally got him," said David DeConto, a 55-year-old from Sandwich whose brother, Gerald F. DeConto, died at the Pentagon on Sept.

1 1 "But it brings back all the old emotions, and it won't bring my brother back." While bin Laden's death sparked jubilant cele- FAMILIES, Page A15 PAT GREENHOUSEGLOBE STAFF AAMIR QURESHIAFPGETTY IMAGES A franchiser of terrorism Osama bin Laden, killed in this compound, tapped into a deep yearning in some parts of the Muslim world. A14. Plaudits for the president The killing may boost Obama's popularity, but the economy is still expected to dominate the 2012 campaign. All. A teaching moment in Hub schools Students who were preschoolers when the twin towers crumbled spent the day reflecting on the event, bi.

Worldwide, a range of responses Bin Laden's death brought deep relief, hearty congratulations, and angry vows of vengeance. A12. In the news William O. Taylor dies; led Globe 19 years Inside Features B7-11 B12-13 A16 B2 B15 Business Deaths Editorials Lottery Weather Classified Legal notices B4 TWRadio, Comics, Crossword, Sudoku, KenKen, Movies, Horoscope Senator Scott Brown said he hopes to be sent to Afghanistan for his two weeks of National Guard training this summer so he can more fully understand the US mission. A6.

Thousands of Libyan mourners demanded revenge at the funeral for Moammar Khadafy's son, who was killed last week by NATO bombs. A3. The Army Corps of Engineers blasted a hole in a levee in an effort to save tiny Cairo, from flooding despite doubts that the step would be sufficient. A2. Some 10 million US renters are suffering an affordability crisis by spending more than half their monthly income on housing, a Harvard study found.

B7. The Bruins beat the Flyers, 3-2, in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in their series, while the Red Sox pounded the Angels, 9-5, for their second win in a row. CI. Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a state lawsuit alleging environmental violations at facilities in Millbury, Saugus, and North Andover.

Bl. Japan's Parliament approved $48 billion to help the nation recover from the March earthquake and tsunami, with further outlays expected to be needed in coming months. A4. Have a news tip? E-mail newstipglobe.com or call 617-929-TIPS (8477). Other contact information, B2.

By Bryan Marquard GLOBE STAFF William Osgood Taylor II, the fourth in his family to run The Boston Globe, and the Taylor who negotiated the historic sale of the newspaper to The New York Times died Sunday evening in his Boston residence. A chairman emeritus, Mr. Taylor was 78 and had succeeded his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather as publisher of the Globe, a title he held for 19 years. He died of brain cancer more than two years after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. "By any measure Pulitzer Prizes, editorial integrity, revenues, profitability, treating employees fairly, commitment to the community Bill Taylor was as good as any publisher of his generation," said Benjamin Taylor, a second cousin who succeeded Mr.

Taylor as chairman and publisher. "He did the job well, and he did it for a long time." In a succinct style that reflected his orderly ap- TAYLOR, Page AlO For breaking news, updated Globe stories, and more, visit: boston.colit 1 82 3 8 BOSTON GLOBE William Osgood Taylor II was publisher of The Boston Globe 1978-1997, an era of growth. 947 72 51.