THE contest is set between Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez to replace John Kerry in the Senate. It’s not a race like when Scott Brown was running, with Gomez against reproductive rights, but also says he’s against overturning Roe v. Wade, and for Social Security cuts. It’s more like Mitt Romney’s resurrection. The question is [...]
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Dzhokar Tsarnaev Awake, Responding to Questions in Writing
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is awake and responding sporadically in writing to questions, authorities said. Investigators are asking about other cell members and other unexploded bombs, law enforcement sources told ABC News. [ABC News] IT DIDN’T take traveling to a foreign country for Dzhokar Tsarnaev to be radicalized, though there is evidence that [...]
BOSTON TERRORIST DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV IN CUSTODY, IS ALIVE *Updated*
Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info. — Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013 CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody. — Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013 IT’S OVER. Suspect 2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is [...]
BOSTON LOCKDOWN: Suspect 1 Dead, Suspect 2 Believed Cornered *Updated*
UPDATE 3: ABC News spoke to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s father from his home in the Russian city of Makhachkala, who leveled a warning, a threat to U.S. law enforcement. “Give up. Give up. You have a bright future ahead of you. Come home to Russia,” the dad said. The father warned, however, “If they killed him, [...]
MSNBC Rises with Riveting Reporting: Uncle of Suspect, “Turn Yourself In”
“…He put a shame… He put a shame on the Tsarni family. He put a shame on the entire Chechnyan ethnicity. … Turn yourself in.” – Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of Tsarnaev brothers FROM THE moment MSNBC coverage of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack began, NBC News Pete Williams has led the cable pack, which has [...]
Suspect 1, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Profile Emerges [Video] *Updated*
Authorities identified one suspect as 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnayev, who was killed in a confrontation with police in Watertown, Mass., according to a U.S. law-enforcement official. [Wall Street Journal] THE PROFILE that’s emerging of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Suspect 1 (who is dead), is chilling, but not nearly complete. But caution is needed, because now we’re into the [...]
Explosions, Shooting, Chaotic Scene in Boston Area *Updated*
Update: The scene I describe below happened in the wee hours of Friday. No one reporting the events knew at the time that the individuals involved were Suspect 1, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and Suspect 2, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. What evolved from there was Boston being put in lockdown, Suspect 1 dead, Suspect 2 believed cornered. CAMBRIDGE — [...]
Scott Brown Out, Will Tagg Romney Jump In?
WILL TAGG run? Calls for Romney, 42, to join in the short campaign to replace Secretary of State John F. Kerry have increased since the Herald first reported heavyweight Republicans are urging both Romney and his mother, Ann, to get in. The eldest son of former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney already has statewide [...]
Kerry’s Farewell, Cites Money in Politics, and a Word About Gov. Patrick [Full Remarks - Video]
SENATOR KERRY said so long to the Senate today. What he said about money won’t make it through the cacophony, but nothing is changing our democratic republic more. I also want to say that Gov. Deval Patrick is a schmuck. I’ve never cared much for Patrick and I care even less now. No offense to [...]
Reddit and Tech Genius Aaron Schwartz Commits Suicide in Midst of Criminal Prosecution
Aaron’s death is not simply a personal tragedy. It is the product of a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach. Decisions made by officials in the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s office and at MIT contributed to his death. The US Attorney’s office pursued an exceptionally harsh array of charges, carrying potentially over 30 [...]
News Desk: Barney Frank Wants to Be Interim Senator, Asks Patrick to Appoint him to John Kerry’s Seat [Video]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I’ve told the governor I would now like, frankly, to do that [serve as interim senator].” [Politico] GOV. PATRICK should do just that, appoint former Rep. Barney Frank to John Kerry’s seat until the special election, which will likely take place this coming [...]
News Desk: Markey’s In
“I have decided to run for the US Senate because this fight is too important,” Markey said in a statement to the Globe. “There is so much at stake.” Two other Bay State congressmen, Michael E. Capuano of Somerville and Stephen F. Lynch of South Boston, both Democrats, have also expressed interest in seeking Kerry’s [...]
News Desk: Marijuana War Joined Through Victory
The Rocky Mountain High just got a whole lot higher. On Tuesday night, Amendment 64 — the measure seeking the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults — was passed by Colorado voters, making Colorado the first state to end marijuana prohibition in the United States. [Huffington Post] IT IS official. We’ve got to [...]
Meningitis Outbreak from Massachusetts: Speed Put Above Public Safety
THE NEED to deliver quickly put over public safety is blowing the minds of the medical industry and destroying scientific credibility, while scaring the bejeezus out of the public. The meningitis outbreak is casting a dark shadow on the economics of science in the modern era. From ABC News today: In the shameful steroid contamination [...]
Bill Clinton’s Email Pitch for Elizabeth Warren
WHAT BETTER time to send out a fundraising pitch? After Scott Brown’s over the top debate performance, and on the big debate day happening in Colorado. President Clinton’s email text is below. Most people don’t think of Massachusetts as a swing state. But electing a Democrat at the top of the ticket isn’t enough. This [...]
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