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Lawmakers ask who knew what about bomb suspect

By KIMBERLY DOZIER, DAVID CRARY and DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Lawmakers are asking tough questions about how the government tracked suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev when he traveled to Russia last year, renewing criticism from after the Sept. 11 attacks that

Did brotherly bond play role in Boston bombings?

By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It's a vexing puzzle about the Boston Marathon bombings: The younger of the two accused brothers hardly seemed headed for a monumental act of violence. How could he team up with his older brother to do this? Nobody knows for sure, but some

Bomb suspect influenced by mysterious radical

By ADAM GOLDMAN, ERIC TUCKER and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a strict strain of Islam, family

From outsiders to bombing suspects in Boston

By LARA JAKES and EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sought to embrace American lives after emigrating from Russia - joining a boxing club, winning a scholarship and even seeking U.S. citizenship. But their uncle last week angrily called them "losers"