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Tom Watkins / CNN:
Authorities arrest suspect in Boston bombings, source says — New evidence photos from Boston — (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday ] — An arrest has been made in the Boston bombings investigation based on two videos showing images of the suspect, a federal law enforcement source told CNN's Fran Townsend.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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 …
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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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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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Ricin found on letter to Obama; police give Hill offices all-clear
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Letter sent to Obama tests positive for ricin, officials say
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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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New York Times:
Reid Says He Will Vote for Assault Weapons Ban
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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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Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
AP: Ex-wife says former SC Gov. Sanford trespassed
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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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Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Louie Gohmert: Radical Islamists Being Trained To ‘Act Like Hispanic’ — Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) warned Wednesday that “radical Islamists” are being “trained to act like Hispanic[s]” and cross the U.S.-Mexico border. — “We know Al Qaeda has camps over with the drug cartels …
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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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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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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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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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New York Times:
Thatcher Funeral Draws Dignitaries and Complaints — LONDON — A horse-drawn gun carriage bore the coffin of Margaret Thatcher to St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday for a ceremonial funeral that divided British opinion, much as the former prime minister known as the Iron Lady stirred deep …
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Michael Deacon / Telegraph:
Margaret Thatcher funeral procession: How applause drowned out the jeers
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Art Jahnke / Boston University:
Grad Student Killed in Blasts — Lingzi Lu (GRS'15) was one of three fatalities in the Boston Marathon bombings. Photo courtesy of Flickr contributor Musi_Zhang — One of the victims killed by blasts at the Boston Marathon on Monday has been identified as a Boston University graduate student.
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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 …
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