At 11:35 p.m. ET Sunday, the White House's Twitter feed posted a quote from President Barack Obama that confirmed Osama bin Laden's death. But before Obama uttered those words, Twitter was abuzz with speculation and subsequent confirmation from officials and news outlets. Click through this gallery for a chronological look (starting with slide two) at how things transpired on Twitter.
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