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
Presidential press conference coming up at 10:30 ET. Watch live.
In Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill banning cities and counties from destroying guns that have been turned over in buybacks.
The lawyer for one-time ricin suspect and forever Elvis impersonator Kevin Curtis says his house is unlivable after federal officers turned it upside down looking for ricin.
This is wild. Bilious WaPo blogger Jennifer Rubin lashes out at “jerk” Sen. Ted Cruz, says he must apologize to GOP colleagues.
And the popcorn shall passeth.
We had the first court appearance this morning for James Everett Dutschke. One take away is that, unlike like predecessor, a flat claim of true innocence does not seem to be in the cards. More shocking, it’s now alleged Dutschke is a Wayne Newton impersonator.