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The Lede:
New, Higher-Resolution Image of Boston Marathon Suspect Emerges — Shortly after finishing the Boston Marathon this week David Green, 49, was walking to meet friends when two bombs exploded in front of him as he faced east on the corner of Fairfield and Boylston Streets.
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ABCNEWS:
Teen: I Am Not the Boston Marathon Bomber — The teenage boy authorities once investigated as possibly being connected to the Boston Marathon bombing told ABC News today he was shocked to see his face pop up on television and all over social media. — Salah Barhoun, 17 …
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Bloomberg:
Boston Bombing Victim in Iconic Photo Helped Identify Attackers — FBI Releases Images of Two Boston Bombing Suspects — Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him. — Just before 3 p.m. on April 15 …
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Patterico's Pontifications, Quartz and Little Green Footballs
The Boston Globe:
One suspect in custody, another remains on the loose — WATERTOWN — One suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings has been captured, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation. Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police.
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The Moderate Voice, Bloomberg, Firedoglake, Joe. My. God., AMERICAblog and Macleans.ca
MyFoxBoston:
FBI releases images of two marathon bombing suspects — The FBI released images and surveillance video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. — In a press conference Thursday, FBI officials said the public will play a critical role in identifying the men accused of committing the bombings.
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The Gateway Pundit, Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Watertown Police Chase: Gunfire, Explosions Reported On Scanner (LIVE UPDATES) — Shortly after the fatal shooting of a police officer on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday night, a second shooting incident was reported in Watertown, Mass.
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Riehl World News, Taylor Marsh, Mashable and Mediaite
Fox News:
FBI releases video, photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspects
FBI releases video, photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspects
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Doug Ross, Blazing Cat Fur, Riehl World News, Infowars, The Reaction and Los Angeles Times
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
The Boston Bombing Witch Hunt Bags Another Innocent Kid
The Boston Bombing Witch Hunt Bags Another Innocent Kid
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New York Times:
F.B.I Releases Video of Boston Bombing Suspects
F.B.I Releases Video of Boston Bombing Suspects
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The Democratic Daily, Outside the Beltway, Crooks and Liars and Mashable
Daniel D'Addario / Salon:
Post editor on “Bag Men” cover: “We did not identify them as suspects”
Post editor on “Bag Men” cover: “We did not identify them as suspects”
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Guardian, Gawker, Mediaite, Infowars, The League of Ordinary … and Capital New York, more at Mediagazer »
Todd Eastham / Reuters:
George Soros, enigmatic financier, liberal philanthropist dies at XX — (Reuters) - George Soros, who died XXX at age XXX, was a predatory and hugely successful financier and investor, who argued paradoxically for years against the same sort of free-wheeling capitalism that made him billions.
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Taylor Bigler / The Daily Caller:
Reuters accidentally publishes George Soros obituary — Publications often prepare obituaries for famous living individuals, particularly ones who are near death. Publications don't, however, generally prematurely publish them. — Thursday evening, Reuters accidentally published …
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Patterico's Pontifications
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
On MSNBC, a Gun Debate That Fox Doesn't Seem to Worry About — President Obama hadn't finished his first sentence on Wednesday when the Fox News Channel cut away from his Rose Garden remarks about the Senate's defeat of a measure that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers.
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
The Hits and Misses of the Gun Debate on Cable News
The Hits and Misses of the Gun Debate on Cable News
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Robert Farago / The Truth About Guns:
BREAKING: President Readying Executive Orders on Gun Control — “Vice President Biden told White House allies in the gun control fight Thursday that President Obama will be announcing new executive actions on gun violence in the days after the Senate voted down a gun violence bill,” buzzfeed.com reports.
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Anne Bartlett / Post Politics:
Reid pulls gun bill from consideration
Reid pulls gun bill from consideration
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Althouse, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, The Spectacle Blog, Lynn Sweet, The Hinterland Gazette and Washington Post
Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
An Officer's Been Killed and There's a Shooter on the Loose at MIT — Updated 12:02 a.m.: MIT issued an emergency alert at 10:48 on Thursday night reporting shots fired on the university campus. MIT's school newspaper, The Tech, reports, “Shots fired near 32 Vassar St (Stata Center), police officer down.
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Senator Max Baucus / Mike Pompeo:
Pompeo writes to Senator Baucus about Obamacare “Train Wreck” — “No one in the country bears more responsibility for the complexity of this law than you.” — 107 Cannon House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515 — 511 Hart Senate Office Building — Washington, DC 20510
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National Review, Hit & Run, Hot Air, The Hill, Michelle Malkin, Great Falls Tribune and Politico
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Obamacare Has Its Problems, But It's Basically On Track
Obamacare Has Its Problems, But It's Basically On Track
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Hit & Run, The PJ Tatler, Via Meadia, The Hill and Eschaton
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Saudi student hurt in Boston bombing not a suspect, not being deported — A Saudi student questioned in connection to the bombing of the Boston Marathon is not being deported, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a House panel Thursday. — “I am unaware of anyone who is being deported …
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Little Green Footballs, The Daily Caller and BREITBART.COM
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: SAUDI NATIONAL ONCE CONSIDERED ‘PERSON OF INTEREST’ …
EXCLUSIVE: SAUDI NATIONAL ONCE CONSIDERED ‘PERSON OF INTEREST’ …
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Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Confusion over Saudis in Boston following marathon attack
Confusion over Saudis in Boston following marathon attack
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Salon, Hullabaloo and The PJ Tatler
Alliance for Justice / Justice Watch:
Scalia's latest: Unethical or merely appalling? — We've all seen it before: — Justice Antonin Scalia makes comments that are appalling in their racial insensitivity. — Justice Antonin Scalia skates right up to the line of ethical impropriety. — But this time Scalia managed …
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The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Weasel Zippers, theGrio and Law Blog
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Spencer Overton / The Huffington Post:
Justice Scalia's Latest ‘Racial Entitlement’ Remark
Justice Scalia's Latest ‘Racial Entitlement’ Remark
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, ACS Blog, msnbc.com, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and Hit & Run
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Gun debate triggered media bias — If you thought President Obama was outraged after the Senate killed the plan to expand background checks on guns, you should have seen some members of the press. — Even by the standards of today's partisan media environment, the response has been noteworthy.
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Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Explosives Detonated in Massachusetts Standoff — Two young men, armed with guns and explosives in what appeared to be backpacks, engaged in a violent standoff with dozens of police on a street in Watertown, Mass., late Thursday night, a resident said. — Andrew Kitzenburg, 29 …
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The Gateway Pundit, Ed Driscoll, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Holder gets stormy reception from House panel — The fact there is no love lost between Attorney General Eric Holder and House Republicans was on clear display again Thursday afternoon at a stormy House appropriations panel hearing which culminated with the subcommittee's chairman declaring …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Modeling the Senate's Vote on Gun Control — The failure of the Senate on Wednesday to pass a variety of gun control measures is yielding its share of second-guessing. How close was President Obama to seeing the bills meet the 60-vote super-majority required for approval?
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New York Times, Taegan Goddard's … and The Reaction
James Hohmann / Politico:
Media shrug at Boston blunders — The inaccurate report by CNN and other news organizations about an arrest in the Boston bombing case was arguably one of the most flagrant errors on a story of major national consequence in years. — When the news organizations later corrected their mistakes …
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Evan Hurst / Truth Wins Out:
Former ‘Ex-Gay’ Superstar John Paulk Finally Renounces His ‘Ex-Gay’ Past — Paulk Must Now Begin The Hard Work Of Atoning For The Damage He Has Done To LGBT People, And Anne Paulk And The Religious Right Must Stop Peddling The Lie Of The Paulks' “Fairy-Tale ‘Ex-Gay’ Marriage” Immediately, Says Truth Wins Out
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Joe. My. God. and Good As You
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Jim White / emptywheel:
John Galt Kills Texans in Massive Fertilizer Plant Explosion — Google Maps satellite view of West Fertilizer and its proximity to West Middle School, along with many houses and apartments. — Who needs pesky safety regulations or zoning laws when there is money to made running a fertilizer plant?
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CANNONFIRE, CBS Dallas and Washington Monthly
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
West Texas Fertilizer Plant Hadn't Been Inspected In The Past Five Years
West Texas Fertilizer Plant Hadn't Been Inspected In The Past Five Years
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The Week, New Republic, WFAA-TV, ABCNEWS, msnbc.com, Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic