memeorandum: What Obama's learned about talking about terror (Josh Gerstein/Politico)

10:50 AM ET, April 16, 2013

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Authorities ID person of interest as Saudi national in marathon bombings, under guard at Boston hospital — Investigators have a suspect — a Saudi Arabian national — in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, The Post has learned. — Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect …

Mark Arsenault / Boston Globe:

Three killed, more than 100 injured in marathon blast — Area is locked down as FBI leads investigation — Two bomb blasts, 12 seconds apart, rocked the finish line of the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people, including an 8-year-old Dorchester boy …

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CNN:

Tagg Romney: They messed with the wrong people — (CNN) - The perpetrator of Monday's terror bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon “messed with the wrong people,” Tagg Romney asserted in an interview Tuesday. — “It's such a cowardly act, whoever did this,” said Romney …

Discussion: Politico, The Hinterland Gazette and Post Politics

Larry Celona / New York Post:

FBI grills Saudi man in Boston bombings — ‘Smells of gunpowder’ — An FBI investigator examines a bag inside an apartment in Revere, in a building on the street where a man being questioned in the bomb attack lives. — Police took a 20-year-old Saudi national into custody near the scene …

Discussion: Riehl World News

CBS News:

Boston Marathon bombings: Suburban apartment searched — Law enforcement officers investigating the Boston marathon bombings searched an apartment in the Boston suburb of Revere, Mass. late Monday into early Tuesday, CBS Boston station WBZ-TV reports.. — Massachusetts State Police confirm …

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John Miller / CBS News:

Authorities question Saudi national in Boston attack — (CBS News) Following the twin blasts at the Boston Marathon that has claimed two lives and dozens injured, a Saudi national is being held in custody in relation to the incident who was near the scene of the blast, CBS News correspondent John Miller reported.

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MyFoxBoston:

Large police presence in Revere connected to Boston bombing — REVERE, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) - A law enforcement source tells Fox 25 that a large police presence at a home in Revere is related to the Boston Marathon bombings. — The source said that a suspicious driver was pulled …

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

One Word on the Boston Massacre — It is too early to say much about today's terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon, but one thing struck me when I watched this video, which Steve posted earlier today, as well as other videos and photos of the aftermath of the explosions:

Miketoole / CBS Boston:

Boston Marathon Bombings: Investigators Make Plea For Photos, Video — BOSTON (CBS) - Federal and local investigators are asking the public to come forward with information, photos, or video to help them track down who's responsible for the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line.

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New York Times:
Many Injured in Blasts Near End of Boston Marathon

Daily Mail: Boston Marathon bomber planted SEVEN devices but only two went off: One ‘suspect’ …

Algemeiner.com:
Boston Marathon Blasts: Doctor Credits Israelis With Helping Set Up Disaster Team (VIDEO)

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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
MASS. GOV: NO UNEXPLODED BOMBS AT BOSTON MARATHON

Discussion: AMERICAblog, The Boston Globe, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller

John Tlumacki / Boston Globe:
Two killed, including 8-year-old boy, in explosions at Boston Marathon finish line …

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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Boston Police: No Arrests Have Been Made In Marathon Bombing (UPDATE)

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Wall Street Journal:
Two Dead in Blasts at Boston Marathon

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:

What Obama's learned about talking about terror — When bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, President Barack Obama was quick to speak out — but extremely cautious about what he said. — Obama's decision to step before cameras despite sketchy information …

Discussion: CNN

Bruce Schneier / The Atlantic Online:

The Boston Marathon Bombing: Keep Calm and Carry On — An explosion erupts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, one of two explosions in an attack in Boston Monday. (Dan Lampariello/Reuters) — As the details about the bombings in Boston unfold, it'd be easy to be scared.

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Nancy Chen / WHDH-TV:

8-year-old boy killed in blast, mother and sister injured — DORCHESTER, Mass. (WHDH) — An 8-year-old boy from Dorchester was killed in the blast at the Boston Marathon. His mother and sister were also critically injured. — The family is very active in their community.

Discussion: CNN, Politico and Deadspin

Politico:

Gun control bill in peril — The tough gun-control bill that President Barack Obama wants now has little, if any, chance of passing this Congress - it's struggling in the Senate and facing outright rejection in the House. — Vice President Joe Biden worked the phones Monday to try to salvage …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Taylor Marsh, Examiner, CNN and JustOneMinute

Washington Post:
As debate begins, Senate background check proposal for gun sales lacks necessary votes

Discussion: The Hill, The Plum Line, Hot Air, Post Politics and The Fix

Politico:
Reid short of votes on gun control

Discussion: The Plum Line, The Lonely Conservative, The Right Scoop and American Spectator

Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:

Powerful Earthquake Strikes in Iran — TEHRAN — A powerful earthquake that struck southeastern Iran was felt in several countries in Asia on Tuesday, rocking buildings in the Indian capital of New Delhi, sending panicked resident of Karachi, Pakistan, fleeing into the streets and causing tremors through Persian Gulf states.

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BBC:
Major earthquake strikes south-east Iran

Discussion: NPR

Wall Street Journal:

A Bipartisan Path to Immigration Reform — Eight senators propose a comprehensive overhaul of a broken system. — This week, we join a bipartisan group of six senators to introduce comprehensive immigration-reform legislation. This is the first step in what will be a very difficult …

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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Senate Immigration Overhaul Likely to Set Off Fight

Discussion: USA Today and The Caucus

Grace Rauh / NY1.com:

NY1 Exclusive: Former Rep. Weiner Looks Back At Twitter Sex Scandal As He Weighs Mayoral Run … After nearly two years of keeping quiet, former Rep. Anthony Weiner is speaking out. — “I think I'll be spending a lot of time, here on out, saying I'm sorry,” he said.

Discussion: The Hill, Politicker and The Fix

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Strategists Assess How a Weiner Candidacy Would Shake Up the Race for Mayor

Discussion: Politicker

Scott Shane / New York Times:

U.S. Practiced Torture After 9/11, Nonpartisan Review Concludes — WASHINGTON — A nonpartisan, independent review of interrogation and detention programs in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks concludes that “it is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture” …

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