'Geronimo' codename for Osama bin Laden dead

Ocimnet - The U.S.-directed killing of Osama bin Laden continues to reverberate around the country and the world this morning.

Here's a look at the latest headlines:

The codename for Osama bin Laden -- Geronimo -- has upset Native American leaders and will be the subject of an upcoming Congressional hearing, reports ABC news.

While the hearing was scheduled before the mission, a committee aide today said the linking of the name Geronimo with the world's most wanted man is "inappropriate" and can have "devastating" impact on kids.

"The hearing was scheduled well before the Osama bin Laden operation became news, but the concerns over the linking of the name Geronimo, one of the greatest Native American heroes, with the most hated enemies of the United States is an example of the kinds of issues we intend to address at Thursday's hearing," Loretta Tuell, the committee's chief counsel said in a statement.

Multiple news organizations are reporting this morning on former President George W. Bush's decision to turn down an invite to New York's ground zero.

From CNN:

Two days after the White House announced Obama would travel to the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York, members of the press received a statement from a spokesman for the former president, saying Bush would not be attendance.

"He appreciated the invite, but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain largely out of the spotlight," spokesman David Sherzer wrote.

A senior White House official confirmed Bush #43 was, in fact, invited, and that he was "not able to come." The official added, "Which, of course, we understand."

[via - The Oregonian]