Breakthrough in Boston Bombing | Report: U.S. Tortured

NEWS UPDATE - April 17, 2013
Breakthrough in Boston Bombing | Bipartisan Report: U.S. Tortured | Anti-Fracking Activists Face Jail

Bipartisan Report Concludes There's No Doubt U.S. Tortured, Violated Law

Alex Kane, AlterNet

A bipartisan review sets the record straight on the Bush administration's torture program after 9/11. READ MORE»

Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation May Have Found Suspect: Conflicting Reports About Whether an Arrest Has Been Made

Janet Allon, AlterNet

48 hours after the attack, authorities say they have made a major breakthrough in tracking down a perpetrator. READ MORE»

Watch: Stewart and Colbert Give Their Love to Boston

AlterNet

The fake news duo took time out of their opening segments to pay tribute to Boston. READ MORE»

Fighting Threat to Beautiful Lake Region, "Seneca Lake 12" Anti-Fracking Activists Face Jail for Civil Disobedience

By Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

Activists were protesting a company's plans to store billions of barrels of fracking gas in salt caverns below a lake. READ MORE»

InsideClimate News Wins Pulitizer: Small Org Nabs Big Prize

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet

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Headscratcher: Houston Teacher's Defense Against Child Molestation Charges: 'I'm racist!'

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

First-grade teacher says she would not have fondled 7-year-old student because she does not like black children. READ MORE»

Watch: Fox News Interrogates Roommate of Saudi Non-Suspect

AlterNet

"Let me go to school, dude!" READ MORE»

Off the Wall Argument: Texas Republican Says Boston Bombing Should Slow Immigration Bill

By Igor Volsky, Think Progress

Gohmert's logic is that radical Islamists are trained to act "Hispanic." Never mind that there's no evidence bomber was Islamic. READ MORE»

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