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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
The 11 Most Mystifying Things the Tsarnaev Brothers Did — On Monday, it became official: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged with “use of a weapon of mass destruction” and “malicious destruction of property resulting in death” for his alleged role in last Monday's bombing of the Boston marathon.
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Spencer Ackerman / Wired:
Here's Why Tsarnaev Was Charged With Using a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, was charged today with using a weapon of mass destruction. It's yet another circumstance where the legal and colloquial definitions of “weapon of mass destruction” are at odds.
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The United States Department of Justice:
Suspect in Boston Marathon Attack Charged with Using a Weapon of Mass Destruction — Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Cambridge, Mass., has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property …
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Emily Bazelon / Slate:
John McCain and Lindsey Graham's ludicrous, harmful campaign to get him declared one. — Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be declared an enemy combatant. — A group of Republican senators, led by Lindsey Graham and John McCain …
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Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress:
42 Million People Watched Last Hour Of Manhunt For Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
42 Million People Watched Last Hour Of Manhunt For Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Unsealed Complaint and Affidavit - U.S. v Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Unsealed Complaint and Affidavit - U.S. v Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Conservative Paranoid Mind
The Conservative Paranoid Mind
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New York Times:
Bomb Suspect Is Charged and Will Be Tried in Civilian Court
Bomb Suspect Is Charged and Will Be Tried in Civilian Court
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Boston Globe:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bombing suspect, charged in a sealed complaint in federal court
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bombing suspect, charged in a sealed complaint in federal court
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Greg Weston / CBC News:
Alleged terror plot thwarted by arrests in Ontario, Quebec — RCMP to outline joint operation involving CSIS, U.S. authorities and local police at 3:30 ET — Canadian police and intelligence agencies will announce later today they have thwarted a plot to carry out a major terrorist attack …
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CNN:
Canadian police: 2 arrested in al Qaeda-supported terror plot
Canadian police: 2 arrested in al Qaeda-supported terror plot
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Greg Weston / CBC News:
Alleged terror plot targeting Via train thwarted
Alleged terror plot targeting Via train thwarted
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Matthew Keys on Reuters firing: ‘I assume they were looking for an out’ — Matthew Keys said his firing from Reuters “wasn't unexpected” — and while the company told him they “did not agree with” some of the coverage he did on his own about the Boston bombings and did not mention the indictment against him …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Reuters fires Matthew Keys
Reuters fires Matthew Keys
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Michele McPhee / ABCNEWS:
Boston Bomb Suspect Eyed in Connection to 2011 Triple Murder — In the wake of the revelations about the violent nature of accused marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, investigators in the Boston suburbs tell ABC News they are probing whether he may have been involved in an unsolved grisly triple homicide …
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Susan Page / Associated Press:
USA TODAY Poll: Public support for gun control ebbs — WASHINGTON — Four months after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a USA TODAY Poll finds support for a new gun-control law ebbing as prospects for passage on Capitol Hill seem to fade.
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New York Times:
A Moment in Boston — “In front of us, there was a flash of glass and smoke that came across where we were walking on the sidewalk.” — Ms. Carmona and her husband, Paul, work on the organizing committee of the Austin Marathon. She ran the Boston Marathon in 2011, but this year was supporting Paul …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Colbert Busch expands lead — PPP's newest poll on the special election in South Carolina finds Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch expanding her lead to 9 points over Mark Sanford at 50/41. Green Party candidate Eugene Platt polls at 3%. — Colbert Busch's lead is on the rise for several reasons.
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Zack Colman / E2-Wire:
EPA balks at State's ‘insufficient’ review of Keystone XL route — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) objected Monday to the State Department's draft review of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline route, saying it included “insufficient information” on environmental issues.
Associated Press:
Havens, First Woodstock Singer, Dies of Heart Attack — NEW YORK (AP) — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72. — Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement. He was born in Brooklyn.
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
‘This Is CNN?’ Stewart Destroys His Favorite Target After A Chaotic End To A Terrible Week In Boston — Another week of The Daily Show brought another round of Jon Stewart eviscerating CNN for its Boston Marathon bombing coverage Monday night. The host picked up where he left off last week …
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Immigration reform could be bonanza for Democrats — The immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation's political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if current trends hold …
David Carr / New York Times:
The Pressure to Be the TV News Leader Tarnishes a Big Brand — Like a lot of Americans, when I woke up on Friday morning and found out there was a manhunt in the Boston area for the remaining suspect in Monday's bombing at the marathon, I turned on CNN. — It's a common impulse, although less common than it used to be.
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Brad Plumer / Wonkblog:
Everything you need to know about the Senate's online sales-tax bill — This week, the Senate is considering a bill that would give states the ability to require large Internet retailers like Amazon to collect sales taxes on all purchases and send the revenue to the appropriate locality.
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Rand Paul:
Sen. Paul Issues Letter to Majority Leader Reid Regarding Consideration of Immigration Bill — In the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings, focus should be on National Security — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rubio: Immigration bill should take Boston attack into account
Rubio: Immigration bill should take Boston attack into account
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