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Boston Herald:
Jury sentences Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for marathon attack — Photo by: — AP file photo — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a jury ruled today, should be put to death. — A jury's ruling today to sentence marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death is “justice” and a warning Boston …
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James Alan Fox / USA Today:
Tsarnaev death expensive justice: James Fox — We don't need to kill to make a point. — After 10 grueling weeks of testimony, with over 100 witnesses taking the stand and over 700 exhibits being entered into the record, the long-anticipated verdict is finally in: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev …
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Allen B. West and Crime and Consequences Blog
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Sentence Reached for Dzhokar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon Bombing — BOSTON — The jury has reached a decision on a life-or-death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon, the worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Given Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Given Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing
CNN:
Story highlights — (CNN)U.S. Special Operations forces killed a senior ISIS commander during a daring raid intended to capture him in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday, U.S. government officials said. — The ISIS commander, Abu Sayyaf, was killed after he fought capture in the raid at al-Omar …
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Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
US COMMANDOS KILL SENIOR IS COMMANDER IN SYRIA RAID — BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. commandos mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria overnight, killing a senior Islamic State commander in a firefight, capturing his wife and rescuing a Yazidi woman held as a slave, the Pentagon said Saturday.
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CNN:
Story highlights — (CNN)One of three conductors aboard the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia this week told investigators she heard the locomotive's engineer say the train had been struck by an object, National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said Friday.
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New York Times:
Amtrak Train Possibly Hit Before Wreck — PHILADELPHIA — The Amtrak train that derailed Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring more than 200, may have been struck by an object before it careened off the tracks, an assistant conductor on the train told investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Prairie Weather, The Week and The Gateway Pundit
Doug Hughes / Washington Post:
I flew a gyrocopter onto the Capitol Lawn to save our democracy — When I return to Washington for my arraignment in federal court this week, it will be by car, not gyrocopter. My flying days are over, perhaps forever. Accepting responsibility for my actions means I accept their consequences, which I always took seriously.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obamas worth millions, disclosure forms reveal — President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's assets total somewhere between $1.9 million and $6.9 million, according to financial disclosure forms released Friday by the White House. — The bulk of the Obamas' wealth is invested …
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Obamas' Net Worth as Much as $6.9 Million, U.S. Filing Says
Obamas' Net Worth as Much as $6.9 Million, U.S. Filing Says
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Hinterland Gazette
Bobby Blanchard / The Texas Tribune:
In Gay Marriage Battle, the Clock Beats Cecil Bell … When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, ruling it unconstitutional to deny federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples, Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, found himself agreeing with Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion.
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Wall Street Journal:
Clintons Received More Than $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014 — Campaign official says Hillary Clinton received more than $5 million from book ‘Hard Choices’ — WASHINGTON—Hillary and Bill Clinton earned more than $25 million in the past year and a half delivering more than 100 paid speeches …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP chairman: No ObamaCare extension if court cripples law — House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) said Thursday that he does not support an idea backed by Senate Republican leadership to temporarily extend ObamaCare subsidies if the Supreme Court cripples the law.
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Politico:
PATRIOT Act spying programs on death watch
PATRIOT Act spying programs on death watch
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Judith Miller And James O'Keefe Discuss Ethics In Journalism (VIDEO) — Ex-New York Times reporter Judith Miller and rightwing guerilla filmmaker James O'Keefe filmed an hour-long discussion trying to answer the question that has persisted through their careers: “Why do they hate us?”
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Emily Zanotti / American Spectator:
James O'Keefe and Judith Miller Talk Press Freedom
James O'Keefe and Judith Miller Talk Press Freedom
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Ursula Halligan / The Irish Times:
Referendum led me to tell truth about myself — ‘For me, there was no first kiss; no wedding. And until a short time ago no hope of these’ — “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” - Martin Luther King. — I was a good Catholic girl …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Hillary Wants the Power to Ban Books and Movies that Criticize Her — Hillary Clinton says that as president, she would have a litmus test for Supreme Court nominees: they must promise to vote to overturn the Citizens United case. — It is easy to understand why Hillary isn't fond of Citizens United.
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