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11:45 PM ET, April 25, 2013

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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 …

Discussion: Boston Herald, Politico, Telegraph, Weasel Zippers, EBL, The PJ Tatler, NO QUARTER USA NET, Jihad Watch, The Gateway Pundit, Atlas Shrugs, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Jammie Wearing Fools, Riehl World News and “The Lid”

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.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller

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 …

Discussion: msnbc.com, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, emptywheel and National Review

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 …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers

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.

Discussion: The Verge, The PJ Tatler, Taylor Marsh, Wake up America, The Gateway Pundit, CNN and Jammie Wearing Fools

bigstory.ap.org:

Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York — You are here — Home » Boston » Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York — FILE - This combination of undated file photos shows Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19.

Discussion: New York Times, The Week, Mediaite and emptywheel

Los Angeles Times:
Boston bombs showed some expertise

Discussion: Israpundit and Washington Post

The Boston Globe:
2 separate watch lists named Boston suspect

Discussion: Reuters, Washington Post, The Week and Yahoo! News

U.S. News:
Officials: Boston suspects discussed second attack in Times Square

Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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.

Discussion: New York Times, Weekly Standard, Associated Press, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Israel Matzav, The Verge, ThinkProgress, Sky Dancing, BuzzFeed, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Guardian

Noah Rothman / Mediaite: Matthews: ‘All We Do Is Kill Arabs On International Television,’ ‘That Might Have Something To Do With Jihad’

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
McCain: White House looking for excuses not to intervene in Syria

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and National Review

Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Hagel: Syria likely used chemical weapons

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh, AEIdeas, Firedoglake, The PJ Tatler, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hinterland Gazette

Reuters:
Some lawmakers told last week about Syria, sarin

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, American Prospect and The Hill

Michael Pearson / CNN:
U.S.: Intelligence points to small-scale use of sarin in Syria

Discussion: Global Public Square, Weasel Zippers, The Lead with Jake Tapper, FP Passport and New York Times

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Yes, George W. Bush Was a Terrible President, and No, He Wasn't Smart — More than three years still remained in George W. Bush's presidency when it had already collapsed by the end of 2005. The Bush revisionism industry has thus enjoyed an unusually long period of time in which to plan …

Discussion: The Week, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Keith Hennessey, USA Today, New Republic, Gawker, Washington Monthly, Liberal Values and Balloon Juice

Donna Brazile / CNN:
Bush was great after Katrina

Discussion: PERRspectives, Althouse, TheBlaze.com and Politico

Harry J Enten / Guardian:
George W Bush needs more than a library to be popular again

Discussion: NewsBusters, Salon, Gallup and PostPartisan

Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama uses Bush library dedication ceremony to push immigration reform

Discussion: CNN and The Reaction

Associated Press:
Barbara Bush on Jeb run: 'We've had enough Bushes'

Discussion: The Impolitic, Taylor Marsh, Washington Monthly and Wonkette

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 …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, The Maddow Blog, The Hill and Talking Points Memo

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
House Majority Leader's Quest to Soften G.O.P.'s Image Hits a Wall Within

Discussion: The Maddow Blog, NewsBusters, Shakesville, The Plum Line, The Caucus, Talking Points Memo and Politico

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP Freshmen Feel Left Out Of Failed Obamacare Repeal Rituals

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wonkette and Daily Kos

Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:

Senate passes measure to end airport delays — The Senate passed a bill on Thursday evening to end air traffic controller furloughs caused by the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester that have been blamed for mounting flight delays across the country.

Discussion: Politico

Rich Lowry / Politico:
The FAA fiasco — The air traffic controller furloughs …

Discussion: CNN, Betsy's Page, The Volokh Conspiracy and Wall Street Journal

Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:

A tale of two Scarboroughs: From rabid gun rights crusader to gun control advocate — Over the past four months, former Florida Republican Rep. Joe Scarborough has used his “Morning Joe” program on MSNBC as a platform to be an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association and anyone else standing …

Discussion: Riehl World News

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.”

Discussion: Washington Post, American Prospect, Marginal Revolution, Unqualified Offerings and Real Time Economics

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 …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, NewsBusters, Daily Kos, A plain blog about politics, Mediaite, Riehl World News, The Hinterland Gazette, The Daily Caller and The Dish

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.

Discussion: Riehl World News, more at Mediagazer »

Maria Armental / The Providence Journal:
Body pulled from water in Providence ID'd as missing Brown student

Discussion: Poynter, The Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Guardian

Wall Street Journal:

Europe's Unemployment Problems Worsen — Spain and France Both Record New Highs, Adding to Pressure to Ease Up on Austerity in Favor of Economic Stimulus — Unemployment in Spain and France has jumped to new highs, data showed Thursday, lending ammunition to a growing chorus calling …

Discussion: MoneyBeat

BBC:
Spain unemployment hits record high

Discussion: Business Insider

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 …

Discussion: Via Meadia, Hot Air, National Review and The PJ Tatler

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.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Wonkette and The Raw Story

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.