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    Times Square Bomber Sentenced to Life in Prison

    Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to charges of trying to blow up an SUV in New York’s Times Square in May of this year.  Today, he was sentenced to life in prison. Michael Wilson was in the courtroom for the New York Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to charges of trying to blow up an SUV in New York’s Times Square in May of this year. Today, he was sentenced to life in prison. Michael Wilson was in the courtroom for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Michael Wilson

      Reporter, New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Facebook, the Internet and Real Life
    1. 6:00Times Square Bomber Sentenced to Life in PrisonYou’re reading this
    2. 7:29Facebook: The Social and the Anti-Social Network
    3. 44:35History According to Glenn Beck
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