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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Harris-Perry: Bombers' Muslim Faith As Relevant To Bombing As Ben Affleck Movies About Violence In Boston — Making the point that the Tsarnaev brothers' Muslim faith at the moment bears little relevance to the investigation into the brothers' decision to attack the Boston Marathon last week …
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NY Daily News:
Friends of accused Boston bomber taken into custody in New Bedford, Mass. — Azmat and Diaz — as they're known to their neighbors — were cuffed and hauled out of their apartment shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday. — The vanity plate on the front of the suspects' BMW SUV reads “TERRORISTA #1.
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Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers and Power Line
CBS News:
Boston bombing suspect in serious condition — (CBS News) BOSTON - We are Boston. We are strong. We are Boston strong. — That was the message of an emotional ceremony at Fenway Park before the Boston Red Sox game Saturday afternoon — and the feeling throughout the city after the capture …
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Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
FCC Blesses Red Sox Player's F-Bomb: He ‘Spoke From the Heart’ (Video) — David Ortiz's emotional Fenway Park speech included the line “This is our f—ing city!” — If ever there were an excuse for on-air f-bomb, this is it. — When the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park Saturday …
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Christopher Bucktin / Mirror.co.uk:
Boston bombers: FBI hunting 12-strong terrorist “sleeper cell” linked to brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — Police believe the pair were specially trained to carry out the devastating attack — Covered boat: Fugitive was found in back yard — The FBI was last night hunting …
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Los Angeles Times:
FBI: Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev followed ‘radical Islam’ — A sign outlining “obligatory prayers” hangs on the sanctuary at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Cambridge, Mass., where the Tsarnaev brothers had attended. (Allen Breed / Associated Press / April 19, 2013)
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Top Democrat Slams GOP's Islamophobia After Boston Bombing — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) smacked down Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) attempt to link Boston bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Islamic extremists based in the American Muslim community with no evidence …
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JIHADOLOGY and The Gateway Pundit
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top Conservatives Admit Boston Bombing Suspect Cannot Be Tried In Military Tribunal
Top Conservatives Admit Boston Bombing Suspect Cannot Be Tried In Military Tribunal
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Reuters and The Other McCain
Washington Post:
Conflict in the Caucasus reflected in suspect's YouTube playlist
Conflict in the Caucasus reflected in suspect's YouTube playlist
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Infowars and New York Times
Daily Mail:
Owners of ‘Terrorista #1’ BMW taken into custody over Boston bombings AGAIN: Feds arrest two men …
Owners of ‘Terrorista #1’ BMW taken into custody over Boston bombings AGAIN: Feds arrest two men …
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Scared Monkeys, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, The Hinterland Gazette and No More Mister Nice Blog
Wall Street Journal:
Focus Turns to Hunt for Bombing Motive
Focus Turns to Hunt for Bombing Motive
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Red Alert Politics, New York Times and Atlas Shrugs
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
McCaul: Older Boston suspect likely ‘received training’ on Russia trip
McCaul: Older Boston suspect likely ‘received training’ on Russia trip
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Politico
nogy.net:
Republican Party of Benton County Newsletter — A newsletter for Members, Republican Elected Officials, — Candidates and Friends — Benton County Republican Committee Members, — I am very excited to announce confirmation of Governor Nikki R. Haley from South Carolina …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Arkansas Republicans: Shoot Lawmakers For Expanding Medicaid — Republicans in Benton County, Arkansas are not happy that their state legislators have agreed to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. In this month's newsletter, columnist Chris Nogy encouraged his fellow Republicans to utilize …
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The Moderate Voice
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Rogers blames Russians — The FBI did a “very thorough job” of checking out Tamerlan Tsarnaev after being tipped off to his potential extremism, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, blaming Russia for failing to provide any further information.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The PJ Tatler
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Schumer, Graham spar over ‘enemy combatant’ designation for suspect
Schumer, Graham spar over ‘enemy combatant’ designation for suspect
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Politico
Ashley Killough / CNN:
House Homeland Security chairman believes suspect trained in Russia
House Homeland Security chairman believes suspect trained in Russia
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Politico, Foreign Policy and The Hill
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
No Bully in the Pulpit — THE graying man flashing fury in the Rose Garden on behalf of the Newtown families, the grieving man wiping away tears after speaking at the Boston memorial service, is not the same man who glided into office four years ago. — President Obama has watched …
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Washington Monthly, Via Meadia, Althouse, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Daily Kos
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Koch Brothers Making Play for Tribune's Newspapers — Three years ago, Charles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists and supporters of libertarian causes, held a seminar of like-minded, wealthy political donors at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colo. They laid out a three-pronged …
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Koch Brothers Plan To Buy Up Eight Major Newspapers
Koch Brothers Plan To Buy Up Eight Major Newspapers
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Sky Dancing and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Suzanne Daley / New York Times:
Danes Rethink a Welfare State Ample to a Fault — COPENHAGEN — It began as a stunt intended to prove that hardship and poverty still existed in this small, wealthy country, but it backfired badly. Visit a single mother of two on welfare, a liberal member of Parliament goaded …
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Firedoglake, The Spectacle Blog and neo-neocon
Alyssa Kilzer / Fox News:
I know the Boston bombers — The FBI released images of the pair of suspects believed to be responsible for the bombing attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Investigators are asking for the public's help with any information leading to their whereabouts.
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Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
FREEJAHAR HASHTAG HITS TWITTER AS PEOPLE SYMPATHIZE WITH BOSTON TERROR SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY PLACED BOMB THAT KILLED 8-YEAR-OLD — Despite the mounting evidence against him, there are actually people who believe that Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev is an innocent patsy being framed by the government.
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Weasel Zippers and Ed Driscoll
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Gang of Eight senators: Boston is reason for urgency on immigration reform — The Boston Marathon tragedy is a reason for Congress to move faster - not slower - to overhaul the nation's immigration system, according to two co-authors of a Senate reform package.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems scramble to change the subject after collapse of gun control bill
Dems scramble to change the subject after collapse of gun control bill
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The Hope For America
Ruth O'Brien:
A Day of Terror — I always know it's my birthday when things start blowing up. A close friend from Germany would telephone, and for the life of me, I was flattered and impressed: How did she remember? That was until I recalled that the New York Times covered the Jewish cemetery in Iselin …
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New York Times, Right Wing News, Weasel Zippers and Right Turn
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Rewinding History, Bush Museum Lets You Decide — UNIVERSITY PARK, Tex. — More than four years after leaving office, former President George W. Bush has a question for America: So what would you have done? — In a new brick-and-limestone museum, visitors to an interactive theater …
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Hullabaloo and Discourse.net
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Stephen F. Knott / Washington Post:
George W. Bush is victim of a rush to judgment
George W. Bush is victim of a rush to judgment
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The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune, Ed Driscoll and Althouse