Top of the Hour: Next Al-Qaida Leader, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Many experts say that Osama bin Laden was the figurehead of al-Qaida’s terrorist network. His death leaves an opening which will likely be filled by Ayman al-Zawahiri.

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