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Justice Department says no arrest in Boston investigation — After the explosion: Moment-by-moment — (CNN) — Investigators scrambling to solve the fatal bombings at the Boston Marathon want to question a man seen on video as a possible suspect in the attack, two official sources with knowledge of the investigation said Wednesday.
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The Boston Globe:
Image shows suspect carrying, perhaps dropping, black bag — Investigators are ‘very close’ in the investigation, said the official, who declined to be named — A sign was taped to a barricade near the bombing site Wednesday. — An official briefed on the Boston Marathon bombing investigation …
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FBI:
No Arrest Made in Bombing Investigation … Contrary to widespread reporting, no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack. Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate.
Daily Mail:
Boston bomber is caught on camera: FBI reveals store footage shows ‘dark-skinned man in backwards hat’ planting second explosive moments before blasts tore through marathon crowds — Shows the ‘dark-skinned’ suspect walking towards the mail box, dropping a package and walking away
Miketoole / CBS Boston:
CBS News: Possible Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombings Identified — BOSTON (CBS) - After a flurry of conflicting media reports Wednesday afternoon, federal, state and local authorities said there has been no arrest in the Boston Marathon bombings. — “Despite reports to the contrary …
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Los Angeles Times:
Videos point to 2 suspects in Boston Marathon bombing — Investigators comb through Boylston Street just beyond the finish line of the Boston Marathon, two days after two bombs exploded. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press / April 17, 2013) — Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Authorities Eye Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombings
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Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:
Reports: Boston Bombing Suspect ID'd in New Video — ‘Arrest Has Been Made’
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David Sirota / Salon:
Let's hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American
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Tom Watkins / CNN:
Authorities arrest suspect in Boston bombings, source says
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CNN:
Boston Marathon bombs have hallmarks of ‘lone wolf’ devices, experts say
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Ben Levine / Deadspin:
I Watched The Marathon Bombing From Above. These Are My Photos.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate rejects background checks on gun purchases in 54-46 vote — The Senate delivered a devastating blow to President Obama's agenda to regulate guns Wednesday by defeating a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks. — It failed by a vote of 54 to 46, with 5 Democrats voting against it.
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Associated Press:
Senate rejects gun background checks — WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected a compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases, dealing a blow to the core of legislative efforts to curb massacres such as the one at a Connecticut school in December. — President Obama will speak in the Rose Garden at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Gun control: Senate rejects background checks deal — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks on gun sales, handing President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders a major defeat on one of the key pieces of the president's second-term agenda.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Background Checks Die At The Hands Of Senate Filibuster — The Senate voted 54-46 on Wednesday afternoon for bipartisan legislation to expand background checks to gun shows and Internet sales, falling short of the 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster.
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Talking Points Memo:
NRA Celebrates Failure Of Background Check Bill In Senate
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Senate Votes Down Background Check Bill
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Meredith Shiner / Roll Call:
Senate Torpedoes Background Check Deal
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Drive for Gun Control Blocked in Senate
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Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Gun background check compromise, assault weapon ban fail in Senate
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans pull plug on Mark Sanford — National Republicans are pulling the plug on Mark Sanford's suddenly besieged congressional campaign, POLITICO has learned — a potentially fatal blow to the former South Carolina governor's dramatic comeback bid. — Blindsided by news …
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Sarah Mimms / NationalJournal.com:
Mark Sanford Attacks Elizabeth Colbert Busch in First General Election Ad
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Move Over “Obama Phone,” Say ‘Hola!’ to the Marco Rubio Immigration Phone, AKA MarcoPhone — With the new ‘Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act’ finally being filed in the U.S. Senate, concerns over how much money the immigration reform bill will cost …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Tom Friedman Continues His Journey To Insanity (The Terrorists Win) — Times columnist and global raconteur Tom Friedman outdoes himself as he tries to put the Boston bombing into perspective: — Bring on the Next Marathon — By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN — ...
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
New poison letter sent to Obama; police clear packages found at Capitol — Authorities said Wednesday they had intercepted a letter to the White House that tested positive for ricin poison. — The Secret Service acknowledged the letter addressed to President Obama contained a suspicious substance …
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Alleged McConnell Bugger Visited White House — Days before Progress Kentucky launched a Twitter offensive against Mitch McConnell, its executive director met with White House officials. — Via: J. Scott Applewhite / AP — WASHINGTON — The head of a group accused of illegally taping private meetings …
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Tanya Eiserer / Crime Blog:
Updated: Wife of ex-JP confesses, says her husband shot former Kaufman DA, his wife and top prosecutor — Kim Williams' Facebook profile photo, believed to be quite dated. (Facebook) — Update 12:25 p.m.: Kim Williams' arrest warrant says she confessed to the entire plot, explaining her role and saying her husband was the shooter.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
‘Daily News’ doctored front-page photo from Boston bombing — Detail from the original photo (left) and the News' version. via Charles Apple — Looking for answers for nypost.com, Rupert Murdoch and Col Allan rely on a standby general: Jesse Angelo — The New York Post was derided Tuesday …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Dancing on the graves of ‘old media’ — With Twitter in a furor over the latest conflicting reports on the Boston bombing investigation, a television industry executive sends the following email:
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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
Hey Reddit, Enough Boston Bombing Vigilantism — It's only the illusion that what we do online is not as significant as what we do offline that allows this to go on. — If there's one thing we want to believe about the Boston bombing, it's that someone saw the perpetrator.
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CNN:
Obama: ‘This was a pretty shameful day in Washington’ — (CNN) - President Barack Obama lashed out Wednesday at those in the U.S. Senate who voted against a compromise proposal to expand background checks on firearms sales, saying those who defeated the legislation “decided it wasn't worth it.”
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O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Senator asserts homosexuality poses health risks to heterosexuals (AUDIO) — A Republican senator today asserted homosexuality hurts him and his family in “multiple ways"- prompting an openly gay senator to call the statements “ignorant.” — Senator Dennis Guth of Klemme gave a speech …
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