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Tom Watkins / CNN:
Justice Department says no arrest in Boston investigation — (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday] — Investigators in Washington and Boston denied Wednesday that an arrest had been made in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. They had earlier said there was “substantial” progress in the case.
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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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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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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Authorities Eye Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombings — A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been identified by authorities after analyzing video footage, CNN's John King reported on air Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reported that authorities have an image showing a suspect …
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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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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.
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Chris Buckley / New York Times:
China Mourns the Death of a Student in Boston Blast — HONG KONG - Mourning for a Chinese student who was the third victim killed in the Boston Marathon bombing rippled across her home country on Wednesday, when Internet sites and news reports described and celebrated a young woman whose ambitions …
Ben Levine / Deadspin:
I Watched The Marathon Bombing From Above. These Are My Photos.
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Amy Davidson / News Desk:
The Saudi Marathon Man
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Tom Watkins / CNN:
Authorities arrest suspect in Boston bombings, source says
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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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Justin Sink / The Hill:
New poison letter sent to Obama; police clear 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 …
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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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Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Secret Service: Ricin-Laced Letter to Obama Has Been Found
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Fox News:
Letter sent to Obama tests positive for ricin, FBI says
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CNN:
Ricin scare rattles Washington
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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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The Post and Courier:
Jenny Sanford accuses Mark Sanford of trespassing at Sullivan's Island home
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Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
AP: Ex-wife says former SC Gov. Sanford trespassed
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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
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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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Scott Wong / Politico:
Claire McCaskill: If Boston bombings are terrorism, why not Sandy Hook? — If President Barack Obama and the U.S. government consider the perpetrator of the Boston bombings a terrorist, then why not the shooter who killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School?
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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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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Says Bombings Reveal Danger Of Immigration Bill: ‘Radical Islamists...Are Trained To Act Hispanic’ — During an appearance on CSPAN's Washington Journal on Wednesday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed that this week's bombings of the Boston Marathon should give pause …
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Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Louie Gohmert: Radical Islamists Being Trained To ‘Act Like Hispanic’
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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 …
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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:
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Janet Adamy / Washington Wire:
Roofer Union Calls for Repeal of Obama Health Law — A labor union representing roofers is reversing course and calling for repeal of the federal health law, citing concerns the law will raise its cost for insuring members. — Organized labor was instrumental in getting the Affordable Care Act passed …
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Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
Roofers union calls for Obamacare's repeal
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Michael Deacon / Telegraph:
Margaret Thatcher funeral procession: How applause drowned out the jeers — Michael Deacon reports on the funeral procession for Baroness Thatcher, as crowds crammed the streets from Trafalgar Square to St Paul's. — It seemed to come out of nowhere. No one knew who'd started it - perhaps it was purely instinctual.
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Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
Patti Davis, Daughter Of Nancy Reagan, Says Her Mother Supports Gay Marriage — Patti Davis, the daughter of former President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, made headlines two weeks ago when she said her father would have backed same-sex marriage.
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