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CNN:
Sources: Possible suspect sought in Boston bombing — 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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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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Daily Mail and Weasel Zippers
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.
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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Boston Globe and American Power
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
CBS News: Possible Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombings Identified
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Authorities Eye Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombings
Reports: Authorities Eye Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombings
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Associated Press, Weasel Zippers and The Hill
Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:
Reports: Boston Bombing Suspect ID'd in New Video — ‘Arrest Has Been Made’
Reports: Boston Bombing Suspect ID'd in New Video — ‘Arrest Has Been Made’
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Yahoo! News and Mediaite
Tom Watkins / CNN:
Authorities arrest suspect in Boston bombings, source says
Authorities arrest suspect in Boston bombings, source says
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Denise Lavoie / bigstory.ap.org:
Conflicting reports of arrest in Boston bombings
Conflicting reports of arrest in Boston bombings
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Reuters and Towleroad News #gay
This Just In:
Sources: Possible suspects sought in Boston blasts
Sources: Possible suspects sought in Boston blasts
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CNN, Mediaite, Business Insider and The Week
Ben Levine / Deadspin:
I Watched The Marathon Bombing From Above. These Are My Photos.
I Watched The Marathon Bombing From Above. These Are My Photos.
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New York Post, The American Conservative and The Gateway Pundit
Gabrielle Giffords / New York Times:
A Senate in the Gun Lobby's Grip — SENATORS say they fear the N.R.A. and the gun lobby. But I think that fear must be nothing compared to the fear the first graders in Sandy Hook Elementary School felt as their lives ended in a hail of bullets. The fear that those children who survived …
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Politico, CNN, American Power, BOR and msnbc.com
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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.
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
At Pivotal Point in Presidency, Obama Routed on Gun Control — But GOP victory could backfire if empowered and ignored voters revolt. — Blame the gun lobby. Blame Republicans. Blame a handful of skittish Democrats who gave the GOP cover. Blame the entire band of demagogues who killed …
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Roll Call, National Review, The Michael Bane Blog, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Instapundit and Hot Air
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Drive for Gun Control Blocked in Senate — WASHINGTON — A wrenching national search for solutions to the violence that left 20 children dead in Newtown, Conn., in December all but ended Wednesday after the Senate defeated several gun-related measures. — In rapid succession …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: Senate gun-control vote-a-rama; Update: Toomey/Manchin fails, 54/46; Update …
Open thread: Senate gun-control vote-a-rama; Update: Toomey/Manchin fails, 54/46; Update …
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The Daily Caller, Hit & Run, Mediaite, JustOneMinute and Patterico's Pontifications
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Background Checks Die At The Hands Of Senate Filibuster
Background Checks Die At The Hands Of Senate Filibuster
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Weasel Zippers
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Senate Votes Down Background Check Bill
Senate Votes Down Background Check Bill
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Post Politics and The Raw Story
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Gun control: Senate rejects background checks deal
Gun control: Senate rejects background checks deal
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The Plum Line and White House Dossier
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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Washington Post:
GOP abandons Mark Sanford; ex-wife says sons ‘upset’ over encounter with former mistress — Following revelations that his ex-wife accused him of trespassing on her property earlier this year, former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford (R) has lost the support of his national party.
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Post Politics, Washington Monthly, Dependable Renegade, The Greenroom and msnbc.com
Sarah Mimms / NationalJournal.com:
Mark Sanford Attacks Elizabeth Colbert Busch in First General Election Ad
Mark Sanford Attacks Elizabeth Colbert Busch in First General Election Ad
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Politico, Post Politics, First Read, The Week, Outside the Beltway, The Fix, Hot Air and CNN
U.S. News:
Feds arrest suspect in ricin-positive letters sent to Obama, senator — The ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker were both postmarked April 8 and sent from Memphis, Tenn., signed “I am KC and I approve this message.” A third letter went to Michigan Sen. Carl Levin.
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CNN:
Officials: Arrest made in ricin scare
Officials: Arrest made in ricin scare
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Business Insider, U.S. News, Mediaite, Towleroad News #gay and Taylor Marsh
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Texas teacher claims she couldn't have fondled black student because she's racist — A teacher in Texas has invoked her own racism in a defense against charges that she fondled an African-American student in her first grade class at Northwest Preparatory Academy Charter School in Humble.
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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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BuzzFeed, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, Post Politics, National Review, The PJ Tatler, Washington Monthly and Mediaite
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
High Schooler Protests ‘Slut-Shaming’ Abstinence Assembly Despite Alleged Threats From Her Principal — A West Virginia high school student is filing an injunction against her principal, who she claims is threatening to punish her for speaking out against a factually inaccurate abstinence assembly at her school.
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Friendly Atheist and BuzzFeed
James Hohmann / Politico:
Ron Paul Institute opens amid split with Rand — 'He has his opinions. You'll have to ask him where he disagrees. Not me,' says Ron Paul. AP Photo — Close — Ron Paul made an impassioned plea for shuttering Guantanamo Bay Wednesday at a launch event for his new Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.
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CNN and LewRockwell.com Blog
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Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Paul considering White House bid
Paul considering White House bid
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CNN, Politico, The National Memo, Firedoglake, The Raw Story and Gawker
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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Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard, Riehl World News and Washington Free Beacon
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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New York Times and Hit & Run
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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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