memeorandum: Official: Cellphone service shut down in Boston (Eileen Sullivan/bigstory.ap.org)

7:50 PM ET, April 15, 2013

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12 dead, nearly 50 injured after 2 explosions rock Boston Marathon, law enforcement sources confirm — BOSTON — Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers …

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New York Times:

Many Injured in Blasts Near End of Boston Marathon — A series of explosions erupted near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday. The Boston Police Department confirmed that they were looking into an explosion, but had no further comment. — The Associated Press reported …

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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:

Boston Police: No Arrests Have Been Made In Marathon Bombing (UPDATE) — A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department said no suspects have been taken into custody yet after the bombing at the Boston Marathon. — “At this time, we haven't been notified of any arrests or anyone apprehended,” the spokesperson said.

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Eileen Sullivan / bigstory.ap.org:

Official: Cellphone service shut down in Boston — You are here — Home » AP Organization » Official: Cellphone service shut down in Boston — WASHINGTON (AP) — A law enforcement official says cellphone service has been shut down in the Boston area to prevent any potential remote detonations of explosives.

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Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:

Explosions At The Boston Marathon; 2 Dead, Scores Injured — Reports are starting to come in of multiple explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon, across from the Boston Public Library on Copley Square. We're updating below. Some photos might be graphic.

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The Atlantic Online:

Photos of the Boston Marathon Bombing — Several explosions erupted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today, in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Police are reporting 2 deaths and at least 23 hurt, as authorities begin their investigation. This is a breaking news story, and I will be adding images as they become available.

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Fox News:

Multiple casualties reported after two explosions at Boston Marathon — DEVELOPING: Multiple casualties are reported after at least two explosions were heard near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Herald. — Witnesses reportedly heard booms that sounded …

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CBS News:

Deadly explosions rock Boston marathon — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — Two bombs exploded near the crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens others in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs, authorities said.

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Daily Mail:

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Up to 12 people dead and dozens more seriously injured’ as two explosions rock finish line of Boston Marathon leaving behind scene of carnage — Bloodbath in Boston as two explosions rock finish line of famous Boston Marathon as race was winding down

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Los Angeles Times:
Live updates: Obama vows ‘full weight of justice’ in Boston bombing

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CNN:
Explosions rock Boston Marathon; several injured

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CNN:
Breaking: Obama makes statement on Boston bombings

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Wall Street Journal:
Two Dead in Blasts at Boston Marathon

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Associated Press:
Bombs kill 2 at Boston Marathon

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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Explosions At The Boston Marathon

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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Explosions kill two, wound scores in terror attack at Boston Marathon

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Dallas Morning News:

Exclusive: As his presidential library debuts, George W. Bush prepares to return to public stage on his own terms … To post a comment, log into your chosen social network and then add your comment below. Your comments are subject to our Terms of Service and the privacy policy and terms of service of your social network.

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Dallas Morning News:

Exclusive: See President George W. Bush's paintings: ‘People are surprised’ — This painting, “Miss Beazley,” is a work that former President George W. Bush did of his Scottish terrier. — of — President. Governor. Artist? — More than four years after George W. Bush left the White House …

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Justin Sink / The Hill:

Gun lobbyist brags lawmakers ‘have stepped into our trap’ on background checks — The head of a national gun rights group said in an e-mail Sunday that he was supporting the Manchin-Toomey compromise on background checks and that his group's lobbyist had participated in the writing of the legislative language.

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David Kopel / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The “Pro-Gun” Provisions of Manchin-Toomey are Actually a Bonanza of Gun Control

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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Manchin-Toomey bill inching closer to 60 votes in the Senate

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

White House: Trial of Pennsylvania abortion doctor ‘unsettling’ — White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday called the trial of a Pennsylvania abortion doctor accused of performing partial-birth abortions and killing one woman “unsettling,” but ducked follow-up questions over the administration's views on the matter.

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Scott Lemieux / American Prospect:
Five Lessons from the Gosnell Abortion-Clinic Controversy

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Melinda Henneberger / She The People:
Why Kermit Gosnell hasn't been on Page One

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Is media bias to blame for lack of Gosnell coverage? Or something far more banal?

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New York Times:

Gitmo Is Killing Me — ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago. — I've been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity.

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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:

Howard Dean: Obama Might Drive Me Out Of The Democratic Party — “What the hell are they thinking?” the former DNC chair asks about Obama's proposed budget. The Democrats' civil war? — Via: Toby Talbot / AP — WASHINGTON — Howard Dean has had it with President Obama's budget proposal …

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Boston Herald:

Elizabeth Warren winning support for 2016 White House bid — By: — Just a few months into her first U.S. Senate term, Democrat Elizabeth Warren is generating increasing support among liberals as a White House contender — putting her on a potential collision course with presumed front-runner Hillary Clinton.

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Noam Scheiber / New Republic:

Get Rich or Deny Trying — One of the stars of Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union address was Jackie Bray, a single mother who was laid off in 2011 and struggled for months to find a good-paying job. Bray's luck finally turned, the president explained, when German industrial giant Siemens hired …

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Daniel Altman / Foreign Policy:

The Economics of War with North Korea — Would fighting Kim Jong Un be worth it? — What's the best way to decide how to deal with North Korea? Ask an economist, naturally. Washington, Beijing, and their allies haven't come up with any new ideas about how to deal with the unpredictable regime in Pyongyang.

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