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Protestors call on Obama to
reject Keystone XL pipeline
CNN, by Stacey Samuel
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Posted By:NorthernDog, 11/19/2012 9:11:04 AM
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| Washington -- Less than two weeks after Barack Obama won his re-election campaign, protesters gathered Sunday to call on the president and his administration to reject the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and to act on climate change. While Republican candidate Mitt Romney said he would support construction of the 1,700-mile pipeline, for the jobs he said the pipeline would create, Obama in the past has rejected rapid approval, citing what he called the "arbitrary nature" of the deadline Republicans proposed for passage and the need for sufficient time for the State Department to gather information
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Other countries must just laugh at us for having tons of energy resources that our government refuses to let us use.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
kanphil, 11/19/2012 9:46:32 AM (No. 9023448)
A real leader would tell them to go to aitch and go forward with this pipeline, which would pose no more hazard than the hundreds of pipelines which have been operating for decades across every segment of our land.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
grampagasman, 11/19/2012 10:02:08 AM (No. 9023475)
Gee, I couldn´t see this coming!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Reality, 11/19/2012 10:30:53 AM (No. 9023521)
Have we really become Venezuala where one crazy dictator makes all the decisions.
Where has the rule of law and congressiobnal action gone?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
paulfromTexas, 11/19/2012 10:55:25 AM (No. 9023555)
We certainly would not want to disrupt any of the 25 THOUSAND miles of pipelines which already cross the "Sands" there.
What a bunch of trumped up nonsense.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Conservativegirl, 11/19/2012 11:23:19 AM (No. 9023592)
Screw "The Sands", go around ´em. Don´t tell me there isn´t continuous private property (with a few zigs and zags) from the Canada/North Dakota border and Houston. Zippy can´t control private property usage. At least not yet anyway.
Girl´s Hubby
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No Miranda rights for now
for bombing suspect
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Politico, by Josh Gerstein
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/19/2013 10:25:57 PM
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The Boston Marathon bombing suspect captured Friday night will not be immediately read his Miranda rights, a Justice Department official said. The announcement came as a debate broke out among lawmakers, lawyers and political activists over whether the suspect, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, should be prosecuted in a civilian criminal court or subjected to military interrogation and over when and whether Tsarnaev should be told about his right to an attorney. (Snip) The Obama administration appeared to be taking a middle course, holding off on advising Tsarnaev of his rights, but still directing him into the criminal justice system for prosecution.
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Chechnya: How a remote Russian
republic became linked with terrorism
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Christian Science Monitor, by Fred Weir
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/19/2013 9:43:49 PM
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Moscow - The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are said to be two brothers from Chechnya, a mountainous and mainly Muslim republic in southern Russia that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns by Moscow´s forces for the past 200 years. Though Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev have spent most of their lives outside of Chechnya, their postings on YouTube and the Russian-language VKontakte social media site illustrate a proud attachment to their ancestral homeland and offer many hints that both identified closely with Chechnya´s defiant and fiercely independent mountain warrior traditions. Where is Chechnya?
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Cheers erupt on streets of
Watertown after suspect´s arrest
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CNN, by Staff*
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/19/2013 9:39:53 PM
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Watertown, Massachusetts -- First there was a burst of gunfire. Then a series of blasts. Then, less than an hour later, cheers. After nearly 24 hours of a massive manhunt for one Boston Marathon bombing suspect that terrorized several cities and riveted a nation, the shouting and applause on the streets of Watertown, Massachusetts, was a welcome sign of victory. Police shouted, "Yay!" Neighbors clapped. "Is that him?" someone asked as an official in a law enforcement vehicle drove by the crowd. A person inside the vehicle said "Yes" -- and the crowd of residents erupts
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My boys have been framed,
father of Boston suspects says
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Reuters, by Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/19/2013 8:19:04 PM
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A man who identified himself as the father of two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings said on Friday he believed his sons had been framed and pleaded with police to spare his younger son who was still on the run. U.S. police said they killed Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and were conducting a massive search for his brother and suspected accomplice, Dzhokhar, 19, on Friday after the bombings killed three people and wounded 176. Both ethnic Chechens, the brothers lived in Russia´s volatile Dagestan region, which borders Chechnya, more than a decade
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Boston suspect´s web page venerates
Islam, Chechen independence
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Reuters, by Peter Graff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/19/2013 3:18:36 PM
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Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev posted links to Islamic websites and others calling for Chechen independence on what appears to be his page on a Russian language social networking site. Abusive comments in Russian and English were flooding onto Tsarnaev´s page on VK, a Russian-language social media site, on Friday after he was identified as a suspect in the bombing of the Boston marathon. Police launched a massive manhunt for Tsarnaev, 19, after killing his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a shootout overnight. On the site, the younger Tsarnaev identifies himself as a 2011 graduate of Cambridge Rindge
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Russia´s Chechnya, Caucasus:
A breeding ground for terror
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USA Today, by Ray Locker
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/19/2013 8:21:09 AM
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MOSCOW — Chechnya, the Russian republic believed to be connected to the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects, has been the scene of terrorism and related violence since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union. Militants from Chechnya and other restive regions in Russia´s volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings and hostage-takings for more than 20 years. The allegations of ties to Monday´s Boston bombings are the first connection of terror attacks in the United States. Predominantly Muslim, Chechnya declared independence from Russia in November 1991. A full-scale separatist war broke out in 1994
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The Problem With Identifying
a Suspect as "Dark-Skinned"
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Slate, by Hanna Rosin
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/18/2013 11:44:51 AM
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John King of CNN caused a frenzy today when he was the first to report that a possible suspect in the Boston bombings was in custody. King told his colleague Wolf Blitzer that a law enforcement source had given him one bit of physical description: The suspect was “dark skinned.” “A physical description was given to me of the suspect, Wolf. I want to be very careful here because this is very sensitive information, but the description given to me is a dark-skinned individual,” King said, according to the Daily Caller. “And I want to just stop there.
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Jobs, factory data point
to slowing economy
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Reuters, by Lucia Mutikani
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/18/2013 11:37:00 AM
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WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week and factory activity in the nation´s Mid-Atlantic region cooled in April, further signs of a moderation in economic growth. The softening growth outlook was also underscored by another report on Thursday showing a gauge of future economic activity fell in March for the first time in seven months. They were the latest data to indicate a step-back in the economy after a brisk start to the year as tighter fiscal policy began to weigh. "The evidence is mounting that the economy lost momentum
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Boston poses new turf for
Obama as "consoler-in-chief"
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CBS News, by Lindsey Boerma
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/18/2013 9:02:40 AM
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Americans as a people "refuse to be terrorized," President Obama assured Tuesday, one day after twin bombs at the Boston Marathon left three of them dead and more than 100 others seriously wounded. On Thursday morning he arrives in Boston for an interfaith vigil honoring the victims of an attack being termed an act of "terror" but about which otherwise little is yet understood. (Snip) Now, anew in his second term, the president stands on a stage set that begs that tried-and-true consoler costume, but offers a script yet unknown to him: No defined suspects, no cut-and-dried crime scene
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Heitkamp votes against
expanded gun sale checks
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Dickinson Press [West Dickinson, ND], by Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/18/2013 8:48:03 AM
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BISMARCK — North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says she could not support a measure to tighten restrictions on the sale of guns because it would have placed undue burdens on law-abiding people. A measure to expand background checks for the sale of guns failed in the Senate. Heitkamp was one of five Democrats who voted against it. In a statement, Heitkamp says she has thought a lot about the background-check measure and heard from North Dakotans. She says she voted to protect Second Amendment rights. Heitkamp says she believes the focus of gun safety should be on mental health issues
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Price of fame: Performers
and sports stars die younger
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Reuters, by Belinda Goldsmith
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/17/2013 10:50:00 PM
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LONDON - The price of fame can be high with an international study on Thursday finding that people who enjoy successful entertainment or sporting careers tend to die younger. Researchers Richard Epstein and Catherine Epstein said the study, based on analysing 1,000 New York Times obituaries from 2009-2011, found film, music, stage performers and sports people died at an average age of 77.2 years. This compared to an average lifespan of 78.5 years for creative workers, 81.7 for professionals and academics, and 83 years for people in business, military and political careers.
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Apple shares fall below $400
on fears of slowing sales
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BBC News [UK], by Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/17/2013 10:46:09 PM
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Shares of Apple dipped below the $400 mark for the first time since December 2011 amid concerns over slowing sales. Its shares fell as low as $398.11 in Wednesday trading, before ending the day down 5.5% at $402.80. The concerns were triggered after one of its suppliers, Cirrus Logic, which makes sound components for the iPhone and iPad, reported a decline in sales. With Apple due to release its latest quarterly results next week, some fear the numbers may be underwhelming. According to various estimates, demand from Apple accounts for nearly 90% of Cirrus´s revenue.
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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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Source: Suspect 2 shot, is
down in Watertown neighborhood
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WFXT-TV [Boston, MA], by Staff
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Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 4/19/2013 7:09:43 PM
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Watertown, Mass.– A number of gun shots were fired near Franklin Street in Watertown Friday night and it was believed that suspect number 2 in the Boston Marathon bombings had been shot. FOX 25's Bob Ward reported that as many 30 shots were fired in the neighborhood. Ward reported that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man known as suspect 2, was shot by police. It was not immediately known if Tsarnaev was killed. A bomb squad could be seen responding to the scene. A massive police presence was also in the area. FOX 25's Jarrod Holbrook reported that Tsarnaev was seen in a boat with a canvas
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Suspect 1 dead, search is on
for suspect 2 in Watertown
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WFXT-TV [Boston, MA] & Fox News, by Staff
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Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 4/19/2013 4:15:42 AM
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Boston--FOX 25 has confirmed suspect #1 in the Boston Marathon bombings is dead and the search for suspect #2 is ongoing. FOX 25 has confirmed through sources that suspect #1 is dead and police are searching for suspect #2. Mass. State Police asked Watertown residents not to answer the door unless it is an announced police official. Police in Watertown, Mass., began searching for a heavily armed suspect who may have been involved in the shooting death of an MIT police officer after reportedly taking another suspect into custody early Friday. Local reports say the suspects threw and
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Schumer: Do not ‘jump to conclusions’
about connection between Boston
attacks, immigration
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Daily Caller, by Alexis Levinson
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/19/2013 12:49:40 PM
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WASHINGTON — New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer admonished colleagues not to “try to conflate” the immigration reform bill that the Senate is considering with the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the perpetrators of which have been identified as immigrants. “I’d like to ask that all of us not jump to conclusions regarding the events in Boston or try to conflate those events with this legislation,” Schumer said Friday at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the immigration bill. As the hearing was happening, the Boston metropolitan area was on lockdown, as police attempted to
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Boston Marathon bombs: live
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Telegraph [UK], by Raf Sanchez
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/19/2013 6:52:32 AM
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Latest 11.42 (06.42) The two suspects may be foreign nationals, according to NBC´s Pete Williams. Quote They were legal permanent residents... They were in this country legally, at least a year. They appear to be from Turkey, possibly Chechens from Turkey. That seems to be the nationality here. We´re told they were not students, in their early twenties. One 20, one 21. We don´t have their names yet. The Associated Press has also said the suspects are from Russian region near Chechnya, and had lived in the US at least one year. 11.25 (06.25) A woman in Watertown has snipers
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The Insanity of
blaming Islam
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The Week, by Mark Ambinder
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Posted By: Fiesta del sol- 4/19/2013 5:30:45 PM
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We are still speculating about virtually everything right now, but I feel as though I need to explain why I find the quick and easy conversation about Muslims being radicalized in America to be so illogical and laced with bigotry. Of course, there is a global violent jihadist movement, loosely organized, that wants to recruit young men to influence policies at home and abroad and perhaps usher in the global caliphate. That ideology motivates some Muslims to kill innocent people.But you´re allowed to be a radical Muslim in America.
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A growing sense that we´re not
getting the truth about Boston bombing
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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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Griner Reveals That She’s Gay
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CBS Sports, by Staff
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Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 4/19/2013 1:39:43 PM
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Waco - Baylor star Brittney Griner has revealed she’s a lesbian. The Bears center, who was picked No. 1 overall in the recent WNBA Draft (to the Phoenix Mercury) and is considered by many to be an all-time great in women’s college basketball, casually explained her sexual orientation to Sports Illustrated. Griner was asked by SI’s Maggie Gray on the difference between men’s and women’s sports when it comes to acceptance of sexual orientation; why the WNBA has been able to often embrace many lesbians within their sport, while male sports in America still waits on its first publicly gay player.
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´My children were set up,´ father claims
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Associated Press *, by Staff
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Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 4/19/2013 12:34:59 PM
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Two brothers of Chechen origin suspected of staging the Boston marathon bombings, one of whom has been shot dead by police, are innocent of any crime, the Interfax news agency quotes a man identified as their father as saying. ‘‘In my opinion, my children were set up by the secret services because they are practising Muslims,’’ Anzor Tsarnaev told the Interfax news agency on Friday (Snip) On the site, he describes himself as speaking Chechen as well as English and Russian. His world view is described as ‘‘Islam’’ and he says his personal goal is ‘‘career and money.’’
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Allen West: Can we investigate
radical Islamic terror now?
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Washington Times, by Cheryl K. Chumley
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 4/19/2013 1:06:46 PM
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Former Florida Rep. Allen West issued a scathing statement on his Facebook page Friday, in response to the ongoing manhunt for one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. “Let me be very clear. The terrorist attack in Boston and evolving events indicate we have a domestic radical Islamic terror problem in America,” he wrote. “No more excuses. No more apologies. We are in a war of ideological wills and we shall prevail.”
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Boston Shooting, Robbery,
Car Chase, Manhunt (Photos)
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Business Insider, by Alyson Shontell, Mandi Woodruff*
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/19/2013 6:01:23 AM
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A shocking series of events on Thursday night and Friday morning left one Boston bombing suspect dead and the other on the run. Below are some images from the night. Please note that exact details are scare. Two men — later identified as the bombing suspects — are also suspected of fatally shooting an MIT Police Officer on Thurday night. An image from the crime scene was posted to Twitter by The Tech, below:(Photos)
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