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.

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)

Schumer, Graham: Boston brings urgency to 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.  —  Some conservatives on Capitol Hill …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Jon Huntsman Holds His Ground as Republicans Come Around to His Views  —  His 2012 primary bid fell flat, but the party may be moving toward where Huntsman is already standing, reports David Catanese.  —  Jon Huntsman's 2012 presidential campaign was plagued by internecine feuding between advisers …

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.

Koch Brothers Plan To Buy Up Eight Major Newspapers  —  The billionaire oil moguls Charles and David Koch are pushing ahead with their plans to purchase several news outlets across the United States, according to a detailed report in the New York Times on Sunday.

Legendary sportscaster Al Michaels arrested, charged with DUI  —  (CNN) — The man revered for yelling “Do you believe in miracles?” as the U.S. hockey team upset the mighty Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DUI in Southern California on Friday night, Santa Monica police said.

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 …

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 …