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Prosecuting the Boston Bombing Suspect
The suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been charged with using weapons of mass destruction. Did the FBI fail to follow up on his radicalized older brother?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been charged with using weapons of mass destruction, a charge which can carry the death penalty. We hear about his condition and how he's being treated by federal authorities. Did the FBI fail to follow up on what it knew about his radicalized older brother? What's the impact on American Muslims, now and in the future? Also, the history of Earth Day.
Banner image: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (L), who has been charged by the FBI for "using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property," is seen with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev (now deceased), in the crowd at the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013. Photo courtesy FBI
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3 storiesBoston Marathon Suspect Questioned, Unable to Speak
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lies in a hospital room with a breathing tube down his throat. But today he was charged with federal crimes that could make him eligible for the death penalty. Beth Daley reports for the Boston Globe .
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Lying in a hospital bed, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged today with using weapons of mass destruction in last week's Boston Marathon bombing. Some politicians have demanded that he not be tried in federal court but that he be designated an enemy combat, which would deprive him of his rights as an American citizen.
Read the story36 minThe History of Earth Day
The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. It was marked by more than twelve thousand events across the country with more than 35,000 speakers, including some two-thirds of the members of Congress. Millions participated.
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