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PHILADELPHIA – The daring secret mission to get Osama bin Laden by elite U.S. forces will be told in the pages of a new graphic novel that aims to shed more light — with a bit of creative license — on the event. Written by retired U.S. Marine Capt. Dale Dye and Julia Dye, the 88-page hardcover “Code Word: Geronimo” takes a look at the mission that is free from politics, a move the authors said was aimed at keeping the focus on those who planned, conducted and executed the raid. IDW Publishing said a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the American Veterans Center. “People from all parties and from more than one administration made this all possible,” Julia Dye told The Associated Press. “It’s an American celebration.” The Killing of Osama bin Laden It was also a quick process adapting the real-life event for the book, illustrated by artists Gerry Kissell and Amin Amat, and set for release Sept. 6, less than a week before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Julia Dye called the work necessary for the nation, particularly having had to live “within the shadow” of bin Laden for so long. “We knew that at some point some great journalist or novelist or some great writer will get into this and produce the tell-all...

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(CBS News) ATHENS – Greece is broke, and it agreed to big cuts in government spending in return for a bailout by other European countries. However, because that austerity deal was so hated by Greeks, the government fell. The country will vote for a new parliament Sunday. The question is: Will a new government abandon the bailout agreement, 바카라사이트 undermining the euro currency and the European Union? Why would Greeks risk that? Dr. Chris Rokkas is a top cardiologist at Attikon hospital, but these days the U.S.-trained surgeon rarely sets foot in an operating room, which is bad news for Georgia Scambi, who needs surgery urgently. “She is in serious risk for developing a fatal heart attack at this point,” Dr. Rokkas said. More in Europe in Crisis If he were in a hospital in America, Dr. Rokkas would have operated within 24 hours. One week later, however, he’s still waiting for the right equipment. Greece’s bureaucratic healthcare system has always been inefficient, but austerity measures introduced in the wake of the financial crisis have cut public health spending by 25 percent — $12 billion — bringing the system to its knees. Europe debt meltdown: How did we get here?Euro crisis: How to protect your moneyWhat will happen if Greece leaves the euro? Doctors and nurses have seen their paychecks slashed by nearly a third. There are major shortages...

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It featured a couple of owls standing guard over the promise “Coming Soon.” It linked to a countdown clock on a YouTube screen where the announcement would go global

Harry Potter is entering the digital age with lots of new material for fans looking for a fix. The release of an online reading experience called “Pottermore” shows the creator of the wildly successful series, J.K. Rowling, still has a few tricks up her sleeve. J.K. Rowling unveils “Pottermore” websiteJ.K. Rowling launches mysterious new websiteJK Rowling to reveal secret of ‘Pottermore’ CBS News Correspondent Charlie D’Agata reports the online interactive game goes through the Harry Potter universe, where users with magical names can find new material from Rowling. Rowling has written 18,000 words on Potter for the interactive site, which promises to immerse users in her world of wizards, combining elements of computer games, social networking and an online store. Fans, D’Agata explained, can become characters in their own story and their own wands, and are assigned houses at the wizard school of Hogwarts after answering a few questions to figure out their personalities. Rowling says the site includes “information I have been hoarding for years” about the books’ characters and settings. “(It’s) a way I can be creative in a medium that didn’t exist when I started the books back in 1990,” Rowling told reporters, a way to incorporate the thousands of “stories, drawings, ideas, suggestions” she still receives from fans, four years after the last Potter book was published. The website is free, but it’s also the...

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