Obama vows to rein in bin Laden

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama, looking to chart a US foreign policy course far removed from the Bush administration's path, said he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that would deny the Al-Qaida leader the chance to become a martyr.

Obama's remarks on Wednesday followed a meeting with his new team of national security advisers.

The comments marked another push by the first-term Illinois senator to battle criticism by presidential rival John McCain and other Republicans that he lacks the national security expertise needed to become president. McCain has highlighted his own experience as a longtime senator and former prisoner-of-war in Vietnam.