Obama promised to kill Bin Laden
By Bill Adair
Published on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 at 10:31 a.m.
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The FBI's Most Wanted list was changed to list Osama bin Laden as "Deceased."
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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Sources:
Nexis, transcript of October 2008 debate.
Researchers: Angie Drobnic Holan
Names in this article: Barack Obama
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