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EXCLUSIVE: Wrestling Photo, Stunned Reactions From Former Classmates of Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Former classmates reached by Mother Jones recall the alleged Boston attacker, who remains at large.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 6:03 AM PDT
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Did Boston Bombing Suspect Post Al Qaeda Prophecy on YouTube?

A YouTube playlist could shed light on the suspect's background.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 5:27 AM PDT
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Texas Plant May Not Have Been Inspected in Years, Despite Risks

A 2011 report highlighted hazards at the fertilizer plant, including tens of thousands of pounds of anhydrous ammonia.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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A Brief History of Our Deadly Addiction to Nitrogen Fertilizer

Explosions, algae blooms, global warming. Why do we need so much ammonium nitrate again?

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Photos: Doing Time on a Southern Prison Farm

Bruce Jackson spent 15 years documenting life on the inside and the outside.

Photographs by Bruce Jackson. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.

 | Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Charts: Challenging the Myth That Guns Stop Crime

The gun lobby says guns stop millions of crimes a year. Crime data suggests it's just a fraction of that.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Things in Boston Just Got Crazier

Watertown, a city near Boston, erupted in automatic gunfire and explosions shortly after midnight Friday.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 10:49 PM PDT
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Is This the Hat Worn by Boston Bombing Suspect #1?

If so, it's a Bridgestone golf cap.

— By the MoJo News Team

 | Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:06 PM PDT
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Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Charged With Using WMD

Boston returns to normal as bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged.

— By the MoJo News Team

 | Wed Apr. 17, 2013 11:32 AM PDT
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Here's Why the NRA Won and Gabby Giffords and Mike Bloomberg Lost

Money, a tragic moment, and public support do not equal political power.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 10:54 AM PDT

While West, Texas, Burned, Its Famous Czech Bakery Kept the Kolaches Coming

Hopeful that the roof wouldn't cave in, this bakery stayed open after the blast to feed victims and responders.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 10:47 AM PDT

Agency That Investigates Plant Explosions "Grossly Mismanaged"

After plants like the one in Texas blow up, federal safety investigations can be frustratingly slow—if they happen at all.

Jim Morris and Chris Hamby, Center for Public Integrity

 | Thu Apr. 18, 2013 9:32 AM PDT

Why Did These 4 Democrats Vote No on Gun Background Checks?

Hint: Imminent reelection campaigns—and lots of local gun shops.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 8:50 AM PDT
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"Ninja Innovation" and Shiny Electronic Toys Invade Capitol Hill, Beguile Congressmen

"You got toys! I love toys," exclaimed a congressman.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 8:28 AM PDT
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Not Every Republican Hates Obama's Progressive Labor Secretary Nominee

Thomas Perez, the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, has won support from some unlikely places.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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How Bombs in Iraq Saved Lives in Boston

10 years of IEDs and shrapnel wounds taught surgeons critical lessons about trauma—and tourniquets.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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What We Know About the Huge Explosion at the West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant

Over a hundred are injured and many feared dead in the small central Texas town.

—By the MoJo news team

 | Wed Apr. 17, 2013 9:29 PM PDT
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"Shame On You!": Senate Rejects Gun Background Check Compromise

Obama tells dejected Democrats and gun-control advocates, "the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill."

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 5:45 PM PDT
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Meet the 45 Senators Who Blocked Background Checks

President Obama said that "there was no coherent argument for why we wouldn't do this. It came down to politics."

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 4:07 PM PDT
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Arab American on Boston Marathon: "Everyone in This Room Is Holding Their Breath"

The catch-22 of Monday's bombing weighed heavily at an Arab American gala in Washington on Tuesday night.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 10:28 AM PDT