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Obama promised to kill Bin Laden

The FBI's Most Wanted list was changed to list Osama bin Laden as "Deceased." The FBI's Most Wanted list was changed to list Osama bin Laden as "Deceased."

The FBI's Most Wanted list was changed to list Osama bin Laden as "Deceased."

Bill Adair
By Bill Adair May 2, 2011

As news leaked out that Osama bin Laden had been killed, PolitiFact readers pointed out President Obama's vow to kill him during an October 2008 debate. They also asked PolitiFact National to add it to its Obameter and rate it Promise Kept.

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