In this May 7, 2011 photo provided by NBC News, White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon appears on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington. Donilon said the material seized from Osama bin Laden's... (Associated Press) 
 
 The United States wants access to three widows of Osama bin Laden being held by Pakistani authorities, something that could help answer questions about whether any officials knew the al-Qaida chief was living in the country, a top American official said. 
 
 Pakistan authorities were not immediately available for comment Sunday on the demand, which could be a fresh sticking point between the two countries. U.S.-Pakistani relations were frayed before the unilateral U.S. raid, and appear to have worsened since. 
 
 Information from the three women left behind in the house after American commandos killed bin Laden could also reveal the day-to-day life of bin Laden, what he has done since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the workings of al-Qaida. Several children were also taken into custody, some or all of them believed to be bin Laden's. 
 
 The al-Qaida chief was found in a large house close to a military academy in the army town of Abbottabad where he had been living for up to six years. His location raised suspicions that some Pakistani authorities, possibly elements of the powerful army and intelligence services, could have been colluding with him. 
 
 U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told NBC's "Meet the Press" that Washington had seen no evidence that the government was colluding with bin Laden. But he said that Pakistani authorities "need to provide us with intelligence, by the way, from the compound that they've gathered, including access to Osama bin Laden's three wives." 
 
 Donilon also said Pakistani authorities had collected other evidence from the house which the United States wanted to "work with them on assessing." The commandos seized a large and valuable intelligence haul that included videos, telephone numbers and documents, according to U.S. officials. 
 
 The Pakistani government has strongly denied it knew of bin Laden's whereabouts, but Western governments have long regarded Islamabad with suspicion. Its armed forces have historical _ some would say ongoing _ links with Islamist militants, which they used as proxies in Afghanistan and India. 
 
 The American commandos killed bin Laden and up to four other people, including one of his sons, at the compound. 
 
 They took the body of bin Laden and quickly buried it at sea. 
 
 At least three women, identified by Pakistan and U.S. officials as bin Laden's wives, and several children were left behind at the compound. Pakistani officials have given little information, some of it conflicting, about the identities of the women and children, their numbers and what they allegedly have been saying. 

 Cheney gives Obama high marks 
 
 Former Vice President Dick Cheney is giving to President Barack Obama for his handling of Osama bin Laden - a sharp contrast to comments from earlier in Obama's administration. 
 
 "You’ve got to give him a lot of credit for making the decision to have SEAL Team Six conduct the raid that got bin Laden," Cheney said from a pre-taped interview in his home on "Fox News Sunday." "There's no question that was his responsibility, and I think he handled it well. I give him high marks for making that decision." 
 
 But Cheney said he remains concerned that the Obama administration has stopped using some of the enhanced interrogation techniques first instituted under the Bush administration. 
 
 "I’m still concerned that a lot of the techniques we used to keep the country safe for seven years have been taken off the table," Cheney said. "It’s not clear to me today if we still have an interrogation program to put someone through." 
 
 Cheney said the Obama administration should be willing to use waterboarding and other enhanced techniques. 
 
 "I would advocate it," Cheney said. "I would be a strong supporter of it."
– President Obama got rare praise from Dick Cheney today, as the former VP lauded the Osama decision on Fox News Sunday, reports Politico. "You’ve got to give him a lot of credit," said Cheney. "I give him high marks for making that decision." But Cheney also worried that the US is letting its guard down by easing off on the use of waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation" techniques. "I would advocate it," he said. "I would be a strong supporter of it." Other odds and ends from AP and Politico: Pakistan: National Security Adviser Tom Donilon said he's seen no evidence that Pakistan hid bin Laden but expected full cooperation in an investigation. Former defense chief Donald Rumsfeld said "it's possible" Pakistan didn't know. "You go from the Pentagon up the Potomac River and look at those big estates up there with gated walls and trees and hidden from sight, we don’t know what is going on there." Pakistan denies: Ambassador Husain Haqqani said his nation did not protect bin Laden. "Were there cracks through which things fell through? Absolutely, and we will investigate that and get to the bottom of that." 50-50: Donilon said Obama figured there was a 50% chance bin Laden was in the compound when he made his decision. He also said the US wants access to the three bin Laden widows detained by Pakistan. Rudy running? Asked whether he's considering a 2012 bid, Rudy Giuliani answered, "Not right this moment, but yes I am."