Boston Bombing Suspects Planned to Detonate Bombs on July 4

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The Boston Marathon Bombing suspects planned to detonate the devices on July 4 but opted for the race because that’s when they finished making the explosives, the USA Today reports. During a hospital interview with the surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev suggested the brothers finished making the bomb sooner than they had expected…

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Virginia Gov. McDonnell Faces Uncertain Future As FBI Investigates Gifts

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The political future of Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell is at a stake as the FBI investigates gifts he received from a maker of dietary supplements, Bloomberg reports. The company, Star Scientific, spent $2,268 on a getaway vacation for the governor, $15,000 for catering at his daughter’s wedding and $100,000 on campaign contribution…

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Justice Department Plans Early Release for Sick, Aging Inmates to Save Money, Prison Space

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The Justice Department has devised a plan to address overcrowded jails by granting early release to some sick and aging inmates, the Washington Times reports. The new so-called “compassionate release rules” would save the Justice Department about $3.2 million. But the Justice Department cautioned “that releasing inmates … could result in some…

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Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws

By Lois Beckett ProPublica In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight. Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims…

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