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CBS: Investigators Recover Bombing Suspect's Laptop Computer

On Thursday, CBS reporter Elaine Quijano told CBS This Morning that “sources tell CBS news the laptop [belonging to Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev] has been recovered.” Investigators will be scouring through the contents of the laptop to determine if it

CBS: Investigators Recover Bombing Suspect's Laptop Computer

Gomez, Markey Win Primaries in Massachusetts Senate Special Election

Gabriel Gomez, a 47 year old former Navy Seal turned business investor, won a convincing upset victory in Tuesday’s Republican primary in the Massachusetts special election to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the United States Senate. On the

Gomez, Markey Win Primaries in Massachusetts Senate Special Election

MA Legislative Committee Receives Tsarnaev Family Welfare Records

The Boston Herald reported on Monday that the Massachusetts State House Post Audit and Oversight Committee has now received 500 pages of Tsarnaev family welfare records from the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance.  State Representative David Linsky (D), the committee

MA Legislative Committee Receives Tsarnaev Family Welfare Records

Investigators Find Female DNA on Bomb Used in Boston Attack

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that “[i]nvestigators have found female DNA on at least one of the bombs used in the Boston Marathon attacks.” It is unknown at this time whose DNA it may be “or whether that

Investigators Find Female DNA on Bomb Used in Boston Attack

FedEx CEO: 'Oil Has Become a Geopolitical Weapon'

On Thursday Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx, a company that consumes “over 1.5 billion gallons” of gasoline per year, told a gathering at the libertarian oriented Cato Institute that “oil has become a geopolitical weapon of choice, both for U.S. interests and against U.S.

FedEx CEO: 'Oil Has Become a Geopolitical Weapon'

Bombing Suspect's Wife, Daughter on Welfare While He Traveled to Russia

Deceased Boston bombing “Suspect 1” Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s American born wife and young daughter were on food stamps and Aid to Families with Dependent Children in Massachusetts during the six months he traveled to and stayed in Russia in early 2012.  The Boston

Bombing Suspect's Wife, Daughter on Welfare While He Traveled to Russia

Bombing Suspect Assault Case Records Made Public

On Wednesday, the Cambridge Massachusetts District Court made records of the assault case brought against now-deceased suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev public. Earlier in the week, the Committee for Public Council Services, the Massachusetts public defender’s office, had filed

Bombing Suspect Assault Case Records Made Public

CNN: Bombing Suspects' Mother on Terror Watch List Since 2011

CNN reported on Friday that Zubeidat Tsarnaev, the mother of Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was placed on the federal government’s terror watch list in 2011.  According to CNN, Tsarnaev was added to the list in response to warnings

CNN: Bombing Suspects' Mother on Terror Watch List Since 2011

Harry Reid: Immigration Bill Will Improve National Security

In a letter to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) claimed that passing the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill will improve the national security of the United States.  According to Reid, “[t]he bipartisan immigration reform

Harry Reid: Immigration Bill Will Improve National Security

Tsarnaev Brothers' Mother Demonstrated Islamic Fundamentalism

As law enforcement and media continues to explore the reportedly religious motivations of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the respectively slain and captive suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, the fundamentalist faith of their mother provides extra insight into their religious

Tsarnaev Brothers' Mother Demonstrated Islamic Fundamentalism

Lawyer for Tsarnaev Widow Issues Statement

The lawyer for Katherine Russell Tsarnaev, the widow of Boston bombing ‘Suspect 1’ Tamerlan Tsarnaev, issued a statement Tuesday on her behalf. It said, in part, that “she is doing everything she can to assist with the investigation.” The statement was

Lawyer for Tsarnaev Widow Issues Statement

RNC First Quarter Fundraising Down 27% From 2009

On Friday, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, announced the RNC raised $18.02 million during the first quarter of 2013, 27% less than the $25.2 million in receipts the RNC reported in the first quarter of 2009. Both reports were filed to

RNC First Quarter Fundraising Down 27% From 2009

Boston Herald: Tamerlan Tsarnaev Received Welfare Benefits

On Tuesday, Massachusetts Health and Human Services spokesperson Alec Loftus confirmed to the Boston Herald that deceased Boston bombing ‘Suspect 1’ Tamerlan Tsarnaev received welfare benefits from the state until 2012: State officials confirmed last night that Tsarnaev, slain in

Boston Herald: Tamerlan Tsarnaev Received Welfare Benefits

Police: Bombing Suspect #1 Confessed to 2009 Assault; Case Dismissed

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the now-deceased Suspect 1 in the Boston Marathon bombing, was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend by the Cambridge, Massachusetts Police on July 28, 2009 after he confessed to officers who arrived on the scene.  “I slapped her,” Tsarnaev

Police: Bombing Suspect #1 Confessed to 2009 Assault; Case Dismissed

Older Brother's Amazon Wish List Includes Books on Chechnya, Fake IDs

An Amazon user with the profile name “Tamerlan” whose purchasing profile comes up when the supposed email address of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is entered into Amazon’s “Find Someone’s Wish List” search engine compiled a list of books to purchase which may shed some

Older Brother's Amazon Wish List Includes Books on Chechnya, Fake IDs

Report: FBI Press Conference at 5 PM Today on Boston Bombing

Megyn Kelly of Fox News reported on Thursday that Richard DesLauriers, the FBI’s Special Agent in Charge of the Boston office and head of the Joint Terrorism Task Force of Boston investigating the Boston Marathon bombings, will hold a press

Report: FBI Press Conference at 5 PM Today on Boston Bombing

First Responders, Medical Personnel Save Lives in Boston 'War Zone'

As the search for suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday that caused three deaths and 175 casualties continued, the superb performance of first responders, medical professionals, and Boston’s hospital personnel appears to have saved the lives

First Responders, Medical Personnel Save Lives in Boston 'War Zone'

Alleged McConnell Eavesdropper Was 2012 DNC Delegate

According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Shawn Reilly, Executive Director of Progress Kentucky and one of two left wing activists alleged by Jacob Conway to have made the surreptitious recording of aides to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), was a delegate to the 2012 Democratic

Alleged McConnell Eavesdropper Was 2012 DNC Delegate

DC Consultants Honor Romney On-line Media Consultants for 2012 Campaign

Last Friday, the American Association of Political Consultants honored Targeted Victory, the consulting firm that was paid more than $96 million by the Republican National Committee and the Romney campaign during the 2012 election cycle. The AAPC is the largest association of

DC Consultants Honor Romney On-line Media Consultants for 2012 Campaign

Alleged McConnell Eavesdropper Organized Occupy Louisville

Curtis Morrison, one of two left wing activists associated with Progress Kentucky that Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee member Jacob Conway alleges made the surreptitious recording of a private campaign meeting of Senator Mitch McConnell, was one of the organizers of

Alleged McConnell Eavesdropper Organized Occupy Louisville

Stepdaughter of Slain DA: Murder Was 'Domestic Terrorism'

On Monday, local Dallas television station CBS 11 reported that Christina Foreman, stepdaughter of slain Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and daughter of his murdered wife Cynthia McLelland, called their killings “domestic terrorism.” Foreman told CBS 11 “somebody used the word

Stepdaughter of Slain DA: Murder Was 'Domestic Terrorism'

Steep Decline in Wisconsin Public Union Membership

In 2011,  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a law that allowed state and local public employees to opt out of paying dues into public unions, required higher payments into health care and retirement pensions, and also stipulated that public unions

Steep Decline in Wisconsin Public Union Membership

Conservatives Hit RNC for 'Professional Right' Comment

Conservative leaders responded strongly late Friday to remarks made by Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Mike Shields on Tuesday about “the professional right.”  RNC Spokesperson Sean Spicer clarified those remarks to Breitbart News, explaining that Shields “was trying – albeit somewhat in artfully –

Conservatives Hit RNC for 'Professional Right' Comment

RNC Spokesman: Chief of Staff's Remarks 'Inartful'

Sean Spicer, Director of Communications at the Republican National Committee, told Breitbart News Friday that the comments RNC Chief of Staff Mike Shields made on Tuesday about “the professional right” and the conservative grassroots were “inartful.” “Mike was attempting to

RNC Spokesman: Chief of Staff's Remarks 'Inartful'

RNC Declares War on Conservative Grassroots

At a meeting of the Ripon Society held in Washington, D.C.’s exclusive Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, new Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Mike Shields effectively declared war on the conservative grassroots. In a strong attack, Shields coined a

RNC Declares War on Conservative Grassroots

West Virginia Sheriff Shot Dead While Eating Lunch in Patrol Car

On Wednesday,  Walter Eugene Crum, Sheriff of Mingo County, West Virginia, was shot dead while eating lunch in his patrol car just a few blocks from the Mingo County Courthouse. The suspect, Tennis Melvin Maynard, age 37, fled the scene

West Virginia Sheriff Shot Dead While Eating Lunch in Patrol Car

Suspect in Colorado Shooting Spree Released from Prison Four Years Early

Evan Spencer Ebel, the now deceased suspect in the March 19 murder of Colorado Corrections Chief Tom Clements, was let out of a Colorado state prison four years early, Colorado authorities acknowledged on Monday. Ebel was released on January 28, 2013, rather than

Suspect in Colorado Shooting Spree Released from Prison Four Years Early

Obama Could Learn from Pope Francis's Modesty

Tuesday’s report that Pope Francis has chosen to live in a modest two-room apartment within the Vatican rather than the more spacious ten-room Papal Apartment on the top floor of the Apostolic Palace offers a stark contrast to the numerous reports

Obama Could Learn from Pope Francis's Modesty

Christian Demonstrators Kidnapped, Tortured at Egyptian Mosque

President Obama’s policy of support for the Arab Spring demonstrations that brought down the governments of Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and Libya in 2011 was supposed to usher in a new era of democratic reform in the Middle East. Instead, it

Christian Demonstrators Kidnapped, Tortured at Egyptian Mosque