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7:45 PM ET, April 21, 2013

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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Harris-Perry: Bombers' Muslim Faith As Relevant To Bombing As Ben Affleck Movies About Violence In Boston  —  Making the point that the Tsarnaev brothers' Muslim faith at the moment bears little relevance to the investigation into the brothers' decision to attack the Boston Marathon last week …
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NY Daily News:
Friends of accused Boston bomber taken into custody in New Bedford, Mass.  —  Azmat and Diaz — as they're known to their neighbors — were cuffed and hauled out of their apartment shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday.  —  The vanity plate on the front of the suspects' BMW SUV reads “TERRORISTA #1.
CBS News:
Boston bombing suspect in serious condition  —  (CBS News) BOSTON - We are Boston.  We are strong.  We are Boston strong.  —  That was the message of an emotional ceremony at Fenway Park before the Boston Red Sox game Saturday afternoon — and the feeling throughout the city after the capture …
Los Angeles Times:
FBI: Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev followed ‘radical Islam’  —  A sign outlining “obligatory prayers” hangs on the sanctuary at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Cambridge, Mass., where the Tsarnaev brothers had attended.  (Allen Breed / Associated Press / April 19, 2013)
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
FCC Blesses Red Sox Player's F-Bomb: He ‘Spoke From the Heart’ (Video)  —  David Ortiz's emotional Fenway Park speech included the line “This is our f—ing city!”  —  If ever there were an excuse for on-air f-bomb, this is it.  —  When the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park Saturday …
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Top Democrat Slams GOP's Islamophobia After Boston Bombing  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) smacked down Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) attempt to link Boston bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Islamic extremists based in the American Muslim community with no evidence …
Discussion: JIHADOLOGY and The Gateway Pundit
Arsen Mollayev / Associated Press:
Chechen Terrorist Group Denies Involvement In Boston Attack
Washington Post:
Conflict in the Caucasus reflected in suspect's YouTube playlist
Discussion: Infowars and New York Times
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Rogers blames Russians
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
McCaul: Older Boston suspect likely ‘received training’ on Russia trip
Discussion: Politico
nogy.net:
Republican Party of Benton County Newsletter  —  A newsletter for Members, Republican Elected Officials,  —  Candidates and Friends  —  Benton County Republican Committee Members,  —  I am very excited to announce confirmation of Governor Nikki R. Haley from South Carolina …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Arkansas Republicans: Shoot Lawmakers For Expanding Medicaid  —  Republicans in Benton County, Arkansas are not happy that their state legislators have agreed to expand Medicaid under Obamacare.  In this month's newsletter, columnist Chris Nogy encouraged his fellow Republicans to utilize …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jason Tolbert / Talk Business:   Benton County GOP Newsletter Article Suggests “Shooting” Legislators
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Lindsey Graham blames FBI for Boston bombing: ‘The ball was dropped’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday declared that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was at fault for failing to prevent last week's bombing in Boston.  —  In an interview on CNN's State of the Union …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top Conservatives Admit Boston Bombing Suspect Cannot Be Tried In Military Tribunal
Discussion: Reuters and The Other McCain
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Schumer, Graham: Boston brings urgency to immigration reform
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Macleans.ca
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Schumer, Graham spar over ‘enemy combatant’ designation for suspect
Discussion: Politico
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
No Bully in the Pulpit  —  THE graying man flashing fury in the Rose Garden on behalf of the Newtown families, the grieving man wiping away tears after speaking at the Boston memorial service, is not the same man who glided into office four years ago.  —  President Obama has watched …
Ben Goad / The Hill:
Reports: No charges expected Sunday against Boston suspect  —  The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will not be charged Sunday, according to multiple reports.  —  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, remained in serious but stable condition at an area hospital, reportedly suffering …
Discussion: USA Today
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David Catanese / The Daily Beast:
Jon Huntsman Holds His Ground as Republicans Come Around to His Views  —  His 2012 primary bid fell flat, but the party may be moving toward where Huntsman is already standing, reports David Catanese.  —  Jon Huntsman's 2012 presidential campaign was plagued by internecine feuding between advisers …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
FREEJAHAR HASHTAG HITS TWITTER AS PEOPLE SYMPATHIZE WITH BOSTON TERROR SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY PLACED BOMB THAT KILLED 8-YEAR-OLD  —  Despite the mounting evidence against him, there are actually people who believe that Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev is an innocent patsy being framed by the government.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Ed Driscoll
Alyssa Kilzer / Fox News:
I know the Boston bombers  —  The FBI released images of the pair of suspects believed to be responsible for the bombing attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  Investigators are asking for the public's help with any information leading to their whereabouts.
Suzanne Daley / New York Times:
Danes Rethink a Welfare State Ample to a Fault  —  COPENHAGEN — It began as a stunt intended to prove that hardship and poverty still existed in this small, wealthy country, but it backfired badly.  Visit a single mother of two on welfare, a liberal member of Parliament goaded …
CNN:
Legendary sportscaster Al Michaels arrested, charged with DUI  —  (CNN) — The man revered for yelling “Do you believe in miracles?” as the U.S. hockey team upset the mighty Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DUI in Southern California on Friday night, Santa Monica police said.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Rewinding History, Bush Museum Lets You Decide  —  UNIVERSITY PARK, Tex. — More than four years after leaving office, former President George W. Bush has a question for America: So what would you have done?  —  In a new brick-and-limestone museum, visitors to an interactive theater …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Discourse.net
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Stephen F. Knott / Washington Post:
George W. Bush is victim of a rush to judgment
 
 
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Newtown families ‘disgusted’ by Senate ‘cowardice’ on guns
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Boston Police commissioner on marathon investigation; Feinstein and King talk War on Terror …
Discussion: Right Turn and PoliticusUSA
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Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Americans who distrust Muslims are likelier to back the war on terror
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Ellery / Daily Mail:
Race row as Tory town tells Gove super-head: We don't want your inner-city pupils here
Discussion: Guardian and Telegraph
BBC:
London Marathon: Runners and crowds mark Boston attack
Discussion: CNN, Deadspin and msnbc.com
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems scramble to change the subject after collapse of gun control bill
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