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'His tail is wagging again!'
Owner of arthritic dog Schoep
who touched the world shares
intimate pictures of his recovery
Daily Mail [UK], by Emily Anne Epstein
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 9/26/2012 6:58:24 AM
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| The stunning photograph of a man lulling his arthritic dog to sleep in Lake Superior has touched so many people that John Unger, 49, and his dog Schoep, 19, have started a foundation to help other dogs in need. The Schoep Legacy Foundation has raised more than $25,000 to help low-income families care for their aging dogs thanks to donations from people as far away as Saudi Arabia and Japan, all inspired by the gorgeous image. Mr Unger's good friend Hannah Stonehouse Hudson, who is a professional photographer, captured the heartbreaking moment between the man and his aging rescue dog
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Comments:
Big "Awww!"
Big Kleenex.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
chance_232, 9/26/2012 7:27:04 AM (No. 8890711)
If you want a measure of a man's character, look to how he treats his animals and how animals respond to him.
This man will be crushed his his dog's time finally comes, and I feel for him.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
slickbgone, 9/26/2012 7:43:57 AM (No. 8890732)
Love this photo.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
angelesgift, 9/26/2012 8:32:34 AM (No. 8890804)
When I saw this sweet photo months ago, it meant a lot to me because of losing both my older dogs last year. Any death becomes bearable when you can remember the good things and smile sometimes, instead of only mourning the loss and cry. I put up photos of my sweet boys around my computer and thank God I had them for a time. What a blessing Mr. Unger has more quality time with his beloved dog.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
tivadoc, 9/26/2012 8:53:48 AM (No. 8890847)
Unconditional love is given freely and taken at a very high price.
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lil dotty, 9/26/2012 10:13:33 AM (No. 8891043)
A man and his dog. The pic shows the depth of devotion and trust which forms the bond for these two.
A wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. Dogs are best friends, too.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 9/26/2012 10:38:30 AM (No. 8891120)
I lost it......
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
shepsmum, 9/26/2012 11:05:05 AM (No. 8891193)
Awww....my Shep will be 15 in a few weeks. This hits home: my best friend is also a rescue, and a couple of weeks ago his back legs collapsed. We went right to the vet and he's doing much better on medication. I am looking forward to spending more time with him, and will do whatever I can to help him and make sure he doesn't suffer but will not put him through anything (like surgery)that would be for my sake. Mr. Unger may have one-upped me though: Lake Superior is COLD! Not sure I could stand it.
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jimmyfoxhound, 9/26/2012 11:07:18 AM (No. 8891200)
ohhh man, I miss my dog soooo much. This is why I never got another one. The pain of losing them is too much.
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karo, 9/26/2012 2:22:18 PM (No. 8891624)
These stories get me every time! My little tabby cat is 19 and thankfully still pretty spry. Glad that Schoep is doing better.
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Debunking austerity claims makes
no difference to Europe´s
monks and zealots
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Telegraph [UK], by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/18/2013 6:24:29 PM
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Yet another pillar of the austerity edifice has crumbled. As many readers will have seen, fresh research has refuted the famous Reinhart-Rogoff paper showing a cliff-edge fall in growth to minus 0.1pc once public debt reaches 90pc of GDP. This was the paper seized upon by Tea Party Republicans, scorched-earth Schaublerians and Rehnites in Europe, our own dear Chancellor George Osborne, and Austro-liquidationists the world over, to back calls for draconian, pro-cyclical, fiscal tightening. [Snip] In fact the average growth rate for the 20 developed countries in the study is plus 2.2pc. Big difference.
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A day that changed the 1st
Congressional District race
for Mark Sanford
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Post & Courier [Charleston, SC], by Robert Behre, Schuyler Kropf
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/18/2013 7:52:43 AM
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If Mark Sanford’s quest for redemption falls short in the 1st Congressional District race, he may well point to a stunning 24 hours as the turning point. Sanford’s promising chance at beating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the Republican-leaning district began to fray at the edges Tuesday night when fresh details about his messy family life leaked out. More unflattering information about his personal life emerged Wednesday, followed by a decision by the National Republican Congressional Committee to back away from the former two-term governor and ex-congressman.
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Greece farm shooting:
30 injured in pay dispute
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BBC News [UK], by Staff
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/18/2013 6:48:35 AM
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About 30 migrant workers have been injured in a shooting on a strawberry farm in Greece after requesting salaries that had not been paid. The migrants--mainly from Bangladesh--were shot at by at least one farm supervisor, in a Peloponnesian village in southern Greece. Several of the workers have been taken to hospital but none are in a critical condition. The owner of the farm in Nea Manolada and one foreman have been arrested. Nea Manolada, about 260km (160 miles) west of Athens, is an area where thousands of migrant workers are employed. Around 200 workers had gathered to request their
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Barack Obama can´t pass gun control
despite 90 per cent support. Truly,
he is a lame-duck president
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Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/18/2013 6:42:40 AM
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Yesterday, the most modest of gun control proposals died in the Senate. It would have expanded background checks to people purchasing weapons at gun shows and online sales, enjoyed 90 per cent support among the public and came on the back of the tragedy at Newtown. Yet, despite all that it had going for it, the Toomey-Manchin bill raised just 54 votes--six short of the number necessary for passage. “This is a pretty shameful day for Washington,” said Obama afterwards. It wasn’t exactly a red letter day for him, either. Why did the no-brainer bill fail? Four reasons:
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A moving funeral, but Britain is now
a country where behaviour that
was once unthinkable is now routine
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Daily Mail [UK], by Melanie Phillips
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/18/2013 4:26:54 AM
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What was so moving, in the end, was that Baroness Thatcher was buried as a simple Christian. Borne on a gun-carriage to St Paul’s cathedral as a great warrior statesman, Margaret Hilda went as a humble human soul to meet her ultimate fate, as must we all. But what a faith she had, blazing out in those magnificent, soaring hymns and readings that she had apparently so carefully chosen. [Snip] Sure, the protests that had been threatened for the funeral, by people whose gross disrespect for the dead suggests an equivalent and alarming contempt for the living, were kept at
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Texas fertiliser plant explosion: live
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Telegraph [UK], by Chris Irvine
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Up to 70 people are feared dead after a massive explosion likened to a nuclear blast ripped through a fertiliser plant in West, near Waco, Texas. Latest 8.42 (2.42) Police have said that they do not know what the cause of the fire was at the plant, but say they cannot rule out criminal activity. 8.27 (2.27) April 16 coincidentally marks the anniversary of the Texas City Disaster, when a large cargo ship being loaded with tons of ammonium nitrate caught fire and exploded. In all, 576 people died in Texas City over April 16 and 17, 1947.
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Boston Marathon bombs: latest
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Telegraph [UK], by Raf Sanchez, Chris Irvine
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/17/2013 3:14:01 PM
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Latest 20.00 (15.00) The FBI has just put out this statement from Boston, ticking off the media: Quote Contrary to widespread reporting, no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack. Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.
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Iron granddaughter: Amanda Thatcher
captivates Britain as she gives pitch perfect
reading after jetting in from USA
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Daily Mail [UK], by Rob Cooper
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/17/2013 8:06:24 AM
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Margaret Thatcher´s only granddaughter paid tribute to the former Prime Minister with a clear and heartfelt reading at her funeral today. Speaking with a pronounced American accent, Amanda Thatcher, 19, read from the book of Ephesians to mourners in St Paul´s Cathedral. The teenager showed how she takes after her grandmother as she spoke with self-assurance and confidence during the service in front of the Queen, former Prime Ministers and foreign dignitaries. [Snip] Standing close to her grandmother´s coffin which had a Union Jack draped over it, she read the reading which had been chosen by Mrs Thatcher before her
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The send-off Baroness Thatcher deserved:
The Queen joins 2,000 mourners from 170
countries at stunning St Paul´s funeral service
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Daily Mail [UK], by Martin Robinson, Simon Tomlinson
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/17/2013 7:51:12 AM
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Baroness Thatcher was today honoured with a sombre but spectacular funeral ceremony that paid tribute to the ‘courage and perseverance’ of Britain´s greatest peacetime prime minister. An estimated 250,000 mourners lined the streets to pay tribute to the UK´s one and only female political leader, and broke into spontaneous applause, cheers and whistles of support rang around the streets of London as the coffin passed them. Mourners also threw white roses in the path of the gun carriage that carried Lady Thatcher through the capital. The widespread protests and disorder that had been predicted failed to happen, with only a
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Margaret Thatcher funeral: live coverage
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Telegraph [UK], by Joel Gunter, Matthew Holehouse
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Latest 10.44am As the procession moves forward, a gun salute is fired at one-minute intervals from the Tower of London. Among the three 105mm light guns operated by the Honourable Artillery Company are two that were used in the Falklands, which were last fired in anger at Goose Green and the final assault on Port Stanley. [Snip] 10.40am As the gun carriage moves into Fleet Street, flowers are thrown on the coffin by the crowds. The carriage is followed by military personnel from regiments sent to the Falkland Islands by Lady Thatcher.
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Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/18/2013 6:42:40 AM
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Yesterday, the most modest of gun control proposals died in the Senate. It would have expanded background checks to people purchasing weapons at gun shows and online sales, enjoyed 90 per cent support among the public and came on the back of the tragedy at Newtown. Yet, despite all that it had going for it, the Toomey-Manchin bill raised just 54 votes--six short of the number necessary for passage. “This is a pretty shameful day for Washington,” said Obama afterwards. It wasn’t exactly a red letter day for him, either. Why did the no-brainer bill fail? Four reasons:
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Obama angrily denounces
gun-rights groups as willful liars
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Washington Times, by Dave Boyer
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Posted By: Desert Fox- 4/17/2013 6:37:42 PM
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President Obama angrily blamed the defeat Wednesday of his centerpiece gun-control proposal on lies spread by the National Rifle Association, calling it “a pretty shameful day for Washington.” “The gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill,” Mr. Obama said in the White House rose garden about 90 minutes after the vote. “It came down to politics.” As he spoke, Mr. Obama was surrounded by family members of victims of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. Also with him was former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona, wounded in an assassination attempt.
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Boston Marathon bombings
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Washington Examiner, by Brian Hughes
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Authorities on Tuesday revealed little new information about the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon, the most high-profile bombing on U.S. soil in more than a decade and a tragedy that presents a new test for President Obama. Obama, like all Americans, is standing by, waiting for answers as to who planted two bombs improvised from pressure cookers at the finish line of the storied race, and why. Three Americans were killed in Monday´s attack and more than 170 others were injured. "Anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror," Obama said,
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Senate rejects background checks
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The Senate delivered a devastating blow to President Obama’s agenda to regulate guns Wednesday by defeating a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks. It failed by a vote of 54 to 46, with 5 Democrats voting against it. Only 4 Republicans supported it. Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor (Ark.), Max Baucus (Mont.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Mark Begich (Alaska) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) voted against it. Reid supported the measure but voted against it to preserve his ability to bring the measure up again. GOP Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Susan Collins (Maine), Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Mark Kirk
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A growing sense that we´re not
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American Thinker, by Thomas Lifson
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 4/18/2013 10:48:34 AM
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While the media are bearing the brunt of public skepticism over the handling of the Boston bombing, the behavior of government is also eroding public trust. Yesterday´s promised but cancelled news briefing is just one symptom. Andrew McCarthy of PJM notes that "Misinformation rather than enlightenment has been the order of the day in the investigation of Monday´s terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon," and that part of it is the natural outgrowth of the desire of investigators to keep the details of their investigations secret, so as not to alert suspects.
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Mark Kelly says senators voted
down gun legislation ‘out of fear’
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Washington Post, by Philip Rucker
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Posted By: toledo- 4/18/2013 11:50:49 AM
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Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on Thursday upbraided senators who voted against gun legislation by saying they voted “out of fear.” ”If that vote had been a secret ballot, I bet you it would have passed with 80 votes,” Kelly told reporters. He was referencing the compromise authored by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to expand background checks for gun buyers. It failed to advance in the Senate, with a vote Wednesday afternoon of 54 to 46.
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A Stirring Send-Off For
the Iron Lady – And No
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PJ Media, by Mike McNally
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 4/17/2013 11:39:38 PM
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After all the controversy – it was too much, and too expensive; it would be marred by protests – this morning’s funeral for Lady Thatcher in London was a splendid and memorable affair, which did her memory, and her country, proud. It was a moving, dignified and pitch-perfect occasion: unmistakably British, and a fitting send-off for the country’s greatest post-war prime minister. Big Ben fell silent – for the first time since the funeral of wartime leader Winston Churchill – and tens of thousands of admirers lined the streets to applaud Lady Thatcher’s coffin
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CNN: Pressure Cooker Bomb
´Right Wing´ Signature
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Breitbart´s Big Journalism, by Lee Stranahan
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Posted By: Fiesta del sol- 4/17/2013 8:56:39 AM
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An article published on CNN´s website makes an unproven claim that pressure cooker bombs like the ones used at the Boston Marathon terror attack are a ´signature´ of ´right-wing extremists.´ The article was co-written by Jennifer Roland and Peter Bergen. Bergen is the CNN ananlyst made the claim that right-wing extremists could be behind the bombing less than two hours after it took place. The article says (emphasis added) :A senior U.S. counterterrorism investigator told CNN that pressure cooker bombs have also been a signature of extreme right-wing individuals in the
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Let’s hope the Boston Marathon
bomber is a white American
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SALON, by David Sirota
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Posted By: STLstudent- 4/17/2013 7:38:32 AM
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As we now move into the official Political Aftermath period of the Boston bombing — the period that will determine the long-term legislative fallout of the atrocity — the dynamics of privilege will undoubtedly influence the nation’s collective reaction to the attacks. That’s because privilege tends to determine: 1) which groups are — and are not — collectively denigrated or targeted for the unlawful actions of individuals; and 2) how big and politically game-changing the overall reaction ends up being.
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Obama: Gun lobby ´lied´ about
background check bill
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Associated Press, by Staff
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Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 4/17/2013 6:09:57 PM
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Washington — President Barack Obama says the Senate’s opposition to a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers marks a “shameful day” in Washington. He says a minority of senators decided “it wasn’t worth it” to protect the nation’s children. Obama spoke in the Rose Garden shortly after the Senate vote rejecting a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers. (Snip) The president pinned the blame for the measures failure, though five Democrats also opposed the plan. He also said the gun lobby and its allies “willfully lied” about background check bill.
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Misinformation and Anxiety in
Boston Terrorism Investigation
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PJ Media, by Andrew C. McCarthy
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 4/17/2013 10:38:32 PM
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Misinformation rather than enlightenment has been the order of the day in the investigation of Monday’s terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon. The anxiety stemming from the attack and the stream of inaccurate news about it is further freighted, moreover, by the FBI’s confirmation that two letters addressed to top political officials — President Obama and Senator Richard Wicker (R., MS) — tested positive for ricin, a deadly poison. As noted below, a man identified as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, Mississippi, has reportedly been arrested in connection with the mailings. Early this afternoon, massive confusion
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