The AP is projecting Rep. Ed Markey over Rep. Steven Lynch in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Markey will face Republican Gabriel Gomez in the June general election.
So it sounds like the takeaway is if you’re going to send ricin letters to the President, don’t buy your castor beans on eBay or pay with PayPal. Also, don’t text word to friends to start throwing away the evidence after you’re already the suspect.
Life’s hard, especially when you’re dumb.
Hezbollah warns of foreign intervention, tells Syrian regime, we’ve got your back.
Catch up on all the stories you may have missed if you weren’t watching cable news all day:
Russian agents apparently had Tamerlan Tsarnaev under surveillance last year during his six month trip to Russia. But they lost track of him after a Canadian jihadist – who the Russians believed he was associated with – was killed by Russian police.
From the AP: “After Plotnikov [the Russian-Canadian] was killed, Tsarnaev left suddenly for the U.S., not waiting to pick up his new Russian passport — ostensibly one of his main reasons for coming to Russia. The official said his sudden departure was considered suspicious.” Read More
An interesting look at how the consequences of Bush v Gore – which Justice O’Connor now thinks may have been a mistake – played an outsized role in quickly undoing her judicial legacy.
I feel like maybe a half to a third of trouble pols get into end up being with supplement/vitamin makers. Here’s the latest, with VA Gov. Bob McDonnell. Here’s what you need to know.
Yesterday there was a lot of discussion of this poll which appeared to show a sharp drop-off in support for senators who voted against the recent background checks bill. But there was something else that was in some ways even more eye-popping hiding there in plain site. Freshman Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is really, really unpopular. Read More