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Megyn Kelly / Fox News:
Tamerlan Tsarnaev vowed to die for Islam; judge may have prematurely stopped brother's interrogation, sources say — EXCLUSIVE: The mother of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev knew as early as 2011 that her son had been radicalized and sent text messages to family in Russia suggesting …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Feds Further Investigating Role of Bomber's Wife — Law enforcement officials are carefully reexamining any possible role that Katherine Russell Tsarnaeva, the wife of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, played in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, according to three federal officials with knowledge of the investigation.
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Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
MEGYN KELLY'S SURPRISE REVELATION: FBI WAS ‘SHOCKED’ TO SEE JUDGE ‘WALTZ’ IN AND GIVE SUSPECT MIRANDA RIGHTS — Regular viewers of Fox News are used to seeing popular host Megyn Kelly on their televisions every afternoon, but on Thursday morning Kelly made a special appearance during the morning …
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Fox News:
Boston Marathon bombers' next target was Times Square, says Bloomberg — WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people and wounded at least 176 on April 15, 2013. Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, has been charged in the attack.
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Wall Street Journal:
Judge Made Miranda-Rights Call in Boston Bombing Case — FBI Wanted to Question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Further Under Public-Safety Exception — A federal judge made the call to advise the Boston bombing suspect of his Miranda rights, even though investigators apparently still wanted to question …
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bigstory.ap.org:
Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York
Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York
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U.S. News:
Officials: Boston suspects discussed second attack in Times Square
Officials: Boston suspects discussed second attack in Times Square
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New York Times:
Officer's Killing Spurred Pursuit in Boston Attack
Officer's Killing Spurred Pursuit in Boston Attack
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA pushed to add Boston bomber to terror watch list
CIA pushed to add Boston bomber to terror watch list
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Noah Shachtman / Wired:
Syrian Blood Tests Positive for Sarin Gas, U.S. Spies Say — The U.S. intelligence community has uncovered strong evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Several blood samples, taken from multiple people, have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin, an American intelligence source tells Danger Room.
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Reuters:
Some lawmakers told last week about Syria, sarin
Some lawmakers told last week about Syria, sarin
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Politico, Washington Post, The Hill and American Prospect
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
McCain: White House looking for excuses not to intervene in Syria
McCain: White House looking for excuses not to intervene in Syria
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The PJ Tatler and National Review
Michael Pearson / CNN:
U.S.: Intelligence points to small-scale use of sarin in Syria
U.S.: Intelligence points to small-scale use of sarin in Syria
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Associated Press:
Barbara Bush on Jeb run: 'We've had enough Bushes' — WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library Thursday, former first lady Barbara Bush brushed aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House in 2016.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama uses Bush library dedication ceremony to push immigration reform — Speaking at the dedication of The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Obama used the opportunity to call on Speaker John Boehner to “bring home” an immigration measure, while giving a nod to his predecessor's work on the issue.
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Harry J Enten / Guardian:
George W Bush needs more than a library to be popular again
George W Bush needs more than a library to be popular again
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Yes, George W. Bush Was a Terrible President, and No, He Wasn't Smart
Yes, George W. Bush Was a Terrible President, and No, He Wasn't Smart
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USA Today:
Five living presidents toast new Bush library
Five living presidents toast new Bush library
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama's Delicate Task at Bush Library Event
Obama's Delicate Task at Bush Library Event
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Infighting Kills Effort To “Fix” Obamacare — Eric Cantor and Ted Cruz at war. “The message sucks. We oppose Obamacare. Period. We will repeal it. Period,” a top Cruz aide tells conservatives. — Via: Mark Wilson / Getty Images — WASHINGTON — Three years …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
House Majority Leader's Quest to Soften G.O.P.'s Image Hits a Wall Within
House Majority Leader's Quest to Soften G.O.P.'s Image Hits a Wall Within
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP Freshmen Feel Left Out Of Failed Obamacare Repeal Rituals
House GOP Freshmen Feel Left Out Of Failed Obamacare Repeal Rituals
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Secret Tape: Top GOP Consultant Luntz Calls Limbaugh “Problematic” — At a talk to college students, Republican pollster Frank Luntz would only chastise Rush Limbaugh and right-wing radio off the record. — Frank Luntz, the media-friendly Republican consultant and word wiz …
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Body found in river confirmed as Sunil Tripathi - missing student wrongly linked to Boston marathon bombing — Officials in Rhode Island have confirmed that the body of a man that was found in a river running through the city of Providence is that of a student mistakenly linked with the Boston bombings last week.
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Maria Armental / The Providence Journal:
Body pulled from water in Providence ID'd as missing Brown student
Body pulled from water in Providence ID'd as missing Brown student
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Economic Policy Institute:
Guestworkers in the high-skill U.S. labor market … Executive summary — This paper reviews and analyzes the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) labor market and workforce and the supply of high-skill temporary foreign workers, who serve as “guestworkers.”
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American Prospect, Marginal Revolution, Unqualified Offerings and Real Time Economics
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
No, Congress isn't trying to exempt itself from Obamacare — There's a Politico story making the rounds that says that members of Congress are engaged in secret, sensitive negotiations to exempt themselves and their staffs from Obamacare. — Well, they were secret, anyway.
Brittny Mejia / Arizona Daily Wildcat:
‘You Deserve Rape’ sign causes controversy on UA campus — A student holding a sign that read “You deserve rape” ignited outrage across campus Tuesday, on the same day of a sexual assault awareness event, but administrators declined requests to remove him or his sign.
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James Kirchick / The Daily Beast:
The Ron Paul Institute: Be Afraid, Very Afraid — The former presidential contender is back, this time as head of a new ‘institute’ for ‘peace’ comprised of anti-Semites, 9/11 truthers, and dictator lovers. James Kirchick reports. — In December 2011, when Ron Paul was leading …
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