It looks like the feds have come up empty on their initial search of accused ricin mailer Paul Kevin Curtis. No evidence of ricin in the home and nothing suspicious on his computers. Doesn’t mean they won’t find it obviously. But this guy didn’t strike me as a master of tradecraft. So curious.
Late Update: To up the awesomeness, through his attorney, Curtis says that J. Everett Dutschke, a martial arts instructor with whom Curtis is apparently engaged in a ‘feud’, may have tried to frame him.
In other words, we have now moved into the full Southern Gothic phase of this investigation.
Tsaraev charged. Read the complaint here.
Late Update: Seems Tsarnaev’s wounds may have been somewhat more extensive than other reports suggest. The complaint said “apparent gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs, and hand.”
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“The man pointed a firearm at the [carjacking] victim and stated, ‘Did you hear about the Boston explosion?’ and ‘I did that.’ The man removed the magazine from his gun and showed the victim that it had a bullet in it, and then reinserted the magazine. The man then stated, ‘I am serious.'”
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The complaint suggests that the carjacking victim escaped rather than being freed.
Former GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe testifies about difficulties getting a visa for his gay immigrant soon-to-be-husband.
Sen. Grassley goes off over (accurate) charges he and others are exploiting the Boston bombings to try to derail immigration reform. Watch.
Rand Paul has already concluded, based on available information, that the Boston bombings represent a failure of our immigration system.
Grassley and Schumer get in heated exchange over the politicization of the Boston bombings to derail immigration reform. Watch.
Immigration reform opponents (and some who were hedging) are using the Boston bombings as a foothold to try to derail reform.