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12:50 PM ET, April 17, 2013

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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.
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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.
CNN:
Boston Marathon bombs have hallmarks of ‘lone wolf’ devices, experts say  —  (CNN) — The devices used in the Boston Marathon attack Monday are typical of the “lone wolf:” the solo terrorist who builds a bomb on his own by following a widely available formula.
Amy Davidson / News Desk:
The Saudi Marathon Man  —  A twenty-year-old man who had been watching the Boston Marathon had his body torn into by the force of a bomb.  He wasn't alone; a hundred and seventy-six people were injured.  But he was the only one who, while in the hospital being treated for his wounds …
Ben Levine / Deadspin:
I Watched The Marathon Bombing From Above. These Are My Photos.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
IS THIS THE BOMBER?  Man With Black Backpack Before Bombing - Then Without Backpack Moments Before Blast
Discussion: Riehl World News and Doug Ross
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Suspicious letter addressed to Obama  —  (CNN) - A letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a “suspicious substance” has been intercepted at the White House's off-site mail facility, a Secret Service spokesman said Wednesday.  The letter arrived Tuesday …
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CNN:
Suspicious letter for Obama intercepted, Secret Service says  —  Washington (CNN) — White House mail handlers identified a “suspicious substance” in a letter sent to President Barack Obama the same day one suspected of containing the poison ricin was found in a Senate mailroom, the Secret Service said Wednesday.
Fox News:
Letter sent to Obama tests positive for ricin, FBI says  —  The FBI has confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has “preliminarily tested positive” for ricin, a day after lawmakers said another letter sent to the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Roger Wicker tested positive for the same substance.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
New poison letter sent to Obama; suspicious packages 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 …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Portions of Senate office buildings evacuated
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Letter sent to Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin
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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Talking Points Memo:
Kelly Ayotte Will Oppose Senate Gun Background Checks Deal  —  Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) said Wednesday that she will oppose a Senate deal proposing to expand background checks on the purchases of firearms known as the Manchin-Toomey admendment.  —  “I believe that restricting the rights …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
NBC: Manchin Concedes That Background Checks ‘Will Not Get The Votes’
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Bring on the Next Marathon
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Hit & Run
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Why Boston Bombings Might Be Scarier Than 9/11
Bruce Smith / bigstory.ap.org:
AP: Ex-wife says former SC Gov. Sanford trespassed  —  You are here  —  Home » United States House of Representatives » AP: Ex-wife says former SC Gov. Sanford trespassed  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford must appear in court two days …
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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.
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Why Republicans Suddenly Became Afraid Of Their Own Budget Shadow  —  Republicans spent the last four years criticizing Senate Democrats for failing to pass a budget resolution, and for operating outside of what's known as “regular order” on Capitol Hill, resorting instead to informal processes and “back room deals.”
Discussion: Washington Post and Booman Tribune
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
House Dems show better first-quarter fundraising than at-risk Republicans
Paul Krugman:
Further Further Thoughts On Death By Excel  —  A few somewhat unrelated notes on the Reinhart-Rogoff fiasco:  —  1. I thought I remembered another recent Excel disaster — and sure enough, spreadsheet coding played a role in the London Whale disaster at JP Morgan:
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
NBC News: More Search Warrants Could Be Issued Wednesday  —  Federal prosecutors are preparing more search warrants in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, and those warrants could be issued as early as Wednesday, NBC News' Michael Isikoff reported Wednesday on MSNBC's “The Daily Rundown.”
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
CNN:
New Zealand's Parliament votes to legalize same-sex marriage  —  (CNN) — New Zealand is set to become the one of the latest nations to allow same-sex marriage after the country's Parliament passed a bill legalizing the practice Wednesday.  —  Parliament voted 77-44 on the bill's third reading …
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Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Paul considering White House bid  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a star among Tea-Party voters, said Wednesday that he is considering a presidential bid in 2016 and will decide next year.  —  “I want to be part of the national debate.  Being considered is something that allows me to have a larger microphone …
Discussion: Politico, CNN and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Bearing Arms: Internet Gun Sites Ease Illegal Sales  —  The want ads posted by the anonymous buyer on Armslist.com, a sprawling free classified ads Web site for guns, telegraphed urgency.  —  Feb. 20: “Got 250 cash for a good handgun something.reliable.”  —  Feb. 27: “I got 200 250 cashlooking …
Rep. Peter T. Hansen / susan the bruce:
Vagina's and Children First!  —  The NH House recently passed HB 135, a bill aimed at repealing parts of the so-called Stand Your Ground law that was passed by the last legislature.  —  A great deal of hysteria has ensued.  One would think that the many urgent problems that beset our state …
WFAA-TV:
Wife of former Kaufman County JP arrested on capital murder charge  —  KAUFMAN - Kim Williams, the 46-year-old wife of former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams, was arrested and charged with capital murder.  —  Authorities have not revealed whether the charge is related to her husband's arrest.
Discussion: NPR and The Raw Story
 
 
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