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10:20 AM ET, April 17, 2013

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David Sirota / Salon:
Let's hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American  —  There is a double standard: White terrorists are dealt with as lone wolves, Islamists are existential threats  —  As we now move into the official Political Aftermath period of the Boston bombing — the period that will determine …
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Dale Russell / Atlanta News, Weather …:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Boston Marathon bomb  —  The bomb that exploded at the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon sent shock waves across the country.  Crime scene photos obtained exclusively by FOX 5 Atlanta are the first look at what is left of the first deadly device.
Tim Rohan / New York Times:
In Grisly Image, a Father Sees His Son  —  BOSTON — When Jeff Bauman woke up in a hospital bed on Tuesday, an air tube was down his throat, both of his legs had been amputated at the knee, and his father was by his side.  He tried to talk, but he could not.
Chris Buckley / New York Times:
China Mourns the Death of a Student in Boston Blast  —  HONG KONG - Mourning for a Chinese student who was the third victim killed in the Boston Marathon bombing rippled across her home country on Wednesday, when Internet sites and news reports described and celebrated a young woman whose ambitions …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Bring on the Next Marathon
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Hit & Run
Bloomberg:
Bombing Hit Close to Home as Obama Aide E-Mails Mom
Discussion: Politico
Scott Malone / Reuters:
Boston bomb probe looking at pressure cooker, backpacks
Discussion: Riehl World News and The Week
Yahoo! News:
Second Boston Marathon victim identified: Krystle Campbell
nbcmiami.com:
Sen. Manchin: Background Checks Won't Survive Today's Vote  —  Potential GOP supporters out front on immigration won't risk second battle with conservative base on guns, Manchin tells NBC News..  —  In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey …
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Sen. Joe Manchin Tells Reporters His Expanded Background Checks Amendment Will Fail In The Senate Today  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told reporters on Wednesday that the compromise legislation he crafted with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to expand background checks for gun purchasers does …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
NBC: Manchin Concedes That Background Checks ‘Will Not Get The Votes’  —  Amid growing Republican opposition to a bipartisan proposal that would expand background checks for gun purchases, one of the measure's chief sponsors acknowledged Wednesday that it will fail in the Senate — at least for now.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
First Read:
First Thoughts: Background-check measure expected to fall short
Discussion: Marist Poll and The Hill
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
On Gun Control, the Dems Don't Have the Votes
Discussion: Associated Press
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Manchin Accuses NRA Of Lying About Background Checks, Says Bill Is Likely To Fail
Jon Schuppe / nbcnewyork.com:
Anthony Weiner at 2nd Place in Democratic Mayoral Poll by NBC New York/Marist
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Sen. Reid rolls dice on gun bill
CNN:
Vote to decide fate of gun background checks, some semiautomatics
New York Times:
Senate Sets Flurry of Crucial Votes on Gun Measures, Some Expanding Rights
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Gun control: Senate to vote Wednesday
Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
AP: Ex-wife says former SC Gov. Sanford trespassed  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer says ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford trespassed at his ex-wife's home and he has been ordered to appear in court two days after his special congressional election.  —  Documents acquired …
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The Post and Courier:
Jenny Sanford accuses Mark Sanford of trespassing at Sullivan's Island home  —  Republican congressional candidate Mark Sanford is accused of trespassing at his ex-wife's home and faces a court appearance two days after the 1st District special election, according to published reports that surfaced late Tuesday night.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Ex-wife accuses Mark Sanford of trespassing
Mike Konczal / nextnewdeal.net:
Researchers Finally Replicated Reinhart-Rogoff, and There Are Serious Problems.  —  In 2010, economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff released a paper, “Growth in a Time of Debt.”  Their “main result is that...median growth rates for countries with public debt over 90 percent of GDP …
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Paul Krugman:
Reinhart-Rogoff, Continued  —  I was going to post something sort of kind of defending Reinhart-Rogoff in the wake of the new revelations — not their results, which I never believed, nor their failure to carefully test their results for robustness, but rather their motives.
Tim Fernholz / Quartz:
How influential was the Rogoff-Reinhart study warning that high debt kills growth?
Discussion: Business Insider and Brad DeLong
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Letter sent to Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin  —  An envelope sent to the U.S. Senate office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) included a substance that has tested positive for Ricin, two sources say.  —  It was not immediately clear when the envelope was received.
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Why Boston Bombings Might Be Scarier Than 9/11  —  Killing Americans at play resonates differently than attacks on economic and military targets.  —  Call it “terrorism” if a label helps you make sense of this madness.  Find who did it and squash him—or them—with what President Obama called “the full weight of justice.”
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Financial Times:
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Discussion: Marginal Revolution
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
IS THIS THE BOMBER?  Man With Black Backpack Before Bombing - Then Without Backpack Moments Before Blast  —  These photos from yesterday's marathon were forwarded to me from a trusted source and came from a Japanese Flickr account.  —  This photo here shows the Boston crowd before the bombing... And then after the bombing.
Discussion: Doug Ross and Riehl World News
New York Times:
Thatcher Funeral Draws Dignitaries and Complaints  —  LONDON — A horse-drawn gun carriage bore the coffin of Margaret Thatcher to St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday for a ceremonial funeral that divided British opinion, much as the former prime minister known as the Iron Lady stirred deep …
 
 
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New York Times:
Belgian Police Arrest 6 on Charges of Recruiting for Syrian Insurgency
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CNN:
Senators formally file immigration bill
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Candidate Disparages Gays in Paraguay, Stirring Dispute
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
Roofers union calls for Obamacare's repeal
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Boston aftermath: No bipartisan moment?
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Eight Potholes for ‘Gang of Eight’ Immigration Bill
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Lawmakers grill FDA chief on outbreak
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