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Information sharing before bombings under review

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Tuesday his counterterrorism bureaucracy "did what it was supposed to be doing" before the Boston Marathon bombing as his top intelligence official began a review into whether sensitive information was adequately

Information sharing before bombings under review

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

Obama administration simplifies health care form

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The first draft was as mind-numbing and complex as tax forms. Now the Obama administration is unveiling a simplified application for health insurance benefits under the federal health care overhaul. Details to be released Tuesday include

Obama administration simplifies health care form

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

Mother of bomb suspects insists sons are innocent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By DAVID CARUSO, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MAX SEDDONAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she's no terrorist. But Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is drawing increased attention after federal officials say

Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. But in the days after bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon's crowded streets

Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that helped them carry out the attack. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is

Mentally deficient immigrant detainees get counsel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal officials are implementing a new policy that guarantees legal counsel to detained immigrants who can't represent themselves because of severe mental disorders or conditions that render them mentally incompetent. The national

Mentally deficient immigrant detainees get counsel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

Officials: Dead bomber name in terrorism database

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The CIA made the request