Many questions, few answers on how much Pakistan knew

(CNN) -- What did Pakistan know?

That question is high on the minds of many, after a small team of American forces stealthily flew into the town of Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden -- all without telling Pakistani authorities, at least until U.S. forces had left the country with the al Qaeda leader's body.

According to U.S. officials, the United States decided not to trust Pakistan in advance with sensitive information on bin Laden's whereabouts. What remains unclear is what Pakistani authorities knew about his presence down the street from a major military installation and just 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital of Islamabad.

A Pakistani intelligence official said Monday that information on bin Laden and the people in the compound where he stayed "slipped from" its authorities' "radar" over the months. The official claimed, while in Abbottabad, bin Laden had an "invisible footprint" and wasn't in contact with other militant networks.

Obama, top officials watch raid unfold in real time

Yet some in the United States have suggested that Pakistan -- like Sudan and Afghanistan before -- may have harbored bin Laden, believing that someone in power there knew where he was and seemingly did nothing about it.

"I think it's inconceivable that bin Laden did not have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time," White House counterterrorism adviser Tom Brennan said Monday. "But I am not going to speculate about what type of support he might have had on an official basis inside of Pakistan."

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Saddle Up For A Wild Western Ride, L'Amour Style

The gun-slinging glory of Louis L'Amour Westerns might be romanticized past the point of reality, but not even American history scholar Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman can resist the pull of their ruggedly glamorous adventures that sweep across the Great Plains.

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No Monday Launch For Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space shuttle Endeavour's launch is off until probably the end of the week.

On Sunday, NASA officials said there was no way Endeavour could blast off Monday on its final voyage. A new launch date was not set. But officials said it appeared that the work needed to repair a faulty heater system in the shuttle would push the launch to the end of the week, at best.

Endeavour's commander, Mark Kelly, is married to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. She arrived at Kennedy Space Center last week in hopes of seeing her husband rocket into orbit. But Friday's launch attempt was called off because of the heater trouble.

A NASA spokesman says technicians and engineers will replace a switchbox in Endeavour's engine compartment. Two days of testing are required, for the repair.

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'Brood 19' Cicadas Poised To Swarm The South

They've been developing underground for 13 years, and now billions of Brood 19 cicadas are set to emerge with a bang, or a buzz in states including Georgia, South Carolina and Oklahoma. American Entomologist Editor-in-Chief Gene Kritsky lays out what we can expect with host Linda Wertheimer.

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U.S. anticipates 'threats of retaliation'

(CNN) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security expects "threats of retaliation" from al Qaeda in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death, a department official told CNN early Monday.

"We certainly anticipate threats of retaliation -- this is an organization that declared war on the United States more than a decade ago. Threats from al Qaeda are not a new phenomenon," the official said.

The United States put American diplomatic facilities around the world on high alert and issued a global travel warning for Americans shortly after President Barack Obama announced that the terrorist leader had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. special operations forces.

"Given the uncertainty and volatility of the current situation, U.S. citizens in areas where recent events could cause anti-American violence are strongly urged to limit their travel outside of their homes and hotels and avoid mass gatherings and demonstrations," the State Department said in a worldwide travel warning issued early Monday. "U.S. citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and be aware of their surroundings at all times."

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