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12:55 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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Yahoo! News:
Second Boston Marathon victim identified: Krystle Campbell  —  A second victim in the Boston Marathon bombings has been identified: Krystle M. Campbell, a 29-year-old originally from Medford, Mass.  —  Her father, William A. Campbell Jr., told Yahoo News he's in shock that his daughter was killed.
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.
Discussion: Guardian, Gothamist, Macleans.ca and Gawker
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.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Jack Kingston urged Guard ‘take a pass’ on Boston Marathon  —  A year ago, Rep. Jack Kingston was so concerned about the National Guard's shriveling budget that he wanted it to “take a pass” on major events like “the Boston Marathon.”  —  The Georgia Republican pleaded with the guard's leaders …
Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Report: 2 escorted off Boston plane  —  Officials in Boston are taking no chances, a day after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon — including on flights out of nearby Logan Airport.  —  A plane headed to Chicago was brought back to the gate at Logan Airport, after some passengers …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Bomb Details Emerge in Boston Case
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Militia Groups Denounce Boston Marathon Attack
Discussion: Hot Air and Yahoo! News
Bridget Johnson / The PJ Tatler:
An Al-Shabaab Link to Boston Marathon Bombings?
Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
FBI SEEKS IMAGES IN BOSTON MARATHON BOMB INQUIRY
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
PHOTOS of SAUDI NATIONAL Person of Interest in Boston Custody ...Update: Saudi Ruled Out as Suspect
Kate Kowsh / New York Post:
Roommate calls Saudi national ‘quiet and clean;’ number of injuries rises to over 170
Roger Robinson / Guardian:
The Boston Marathon's spirit of openness horribly abused | Roger Robinson
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.
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Is The Reinhart-Rogoff Result Based on a Simple Spreadsheet Error?
Discussion: The Tell, ThinkProgress and Gawker
CEPR:
How Much Unemployment Was Caused by Reinhart and Rogoff's Arithmetic Mistake?
Discussion: The Dish
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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CNN:
Breaking: Envelope tests positive for ricin at Washington mail facility
Discussion: The Jawa Report
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
On Gun Control, the Dems Don't Have the Votes  —  In the wake of Newtown, the media cheered liberal politicians who thought the moment had come to cut back on the Second Amendment.  Liberal reporters gave enormous publicity to Dianne Feinstein's proposals to ban “assault weapons,” …
Discussion: Associated Press
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Gun control: Senate to vote Wednesday
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Sen. Reid rolls dice on gun bill
Discussion: CNN
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Ballot Box
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Ex-wife accuses Mark Sanford of trespassing  —  Jenny Sanford, the ex-wife of South Carolina congressional candidate and former Gov. Mark Sanford, has filed a lawsuit alleging that her husband trespassed at her home earlier this year, the Associated Press reported Tuesday evening.
Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
Mark Sanford Trespassed At Jenny Sanford's Home: Lawyer
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Susan Tran / WHDH-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: New pics from moments before, after blasts  —  BOSTON (WHDH) — Photos sent to 7News by a viewer show the scene just before and right after the bombs went off on Boylston Street.  —  7News has provided these pictures to the FBI as they continue their investigation.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
How long until we know?  —  It's been more than 24 hours since the explosions in Boston.  But while new details emerge by the hour, the question on so many people's minds remains unanswered: Who did it?  —  “The range of suspects and motives remains wide open,” FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers said …
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Al Qaeda's Recipe for Pressure-Cooker Bombs
Richard Spencer / Telegraph:
Boston Marathon bombs: al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine taught pressure cooker bomb-making techniques
Discussion: Clayton Cramer's Blog
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Senate at war over Thatcher resolution  —  Senate Republicans and Democrats are in an intense battle over the contents of a resolution to honor former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last week and will be laid to rest on Wednesday.  —  The fight has prompted Senate Foreign …
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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
Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Obama's Second Term Already Looks Like a Failure  —  President Barack Obama's second term has so far been a story of high liberal hopes and scant liberal achievements.  —  The president has been re-elected, demographic trends favor the growth of his coalition, his party has a technological edge …
 
 
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
Texas Attorney General: Democrats Pose Greater Threat To Texas Than North Korea
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Obama administration has SLASHED budget for domestic bombing prevention by 45 per cent …
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