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Chicagoan to run 35th straight Boston Marathon

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Correction: Boston Marathon-Field story

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

US troops in Afghanistan hosting ‘shadow’ marathon

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** FILE ** Bill Iffrig, 78, lies on the ground as police officers react to a second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Iffrig, of Lake Stevens, Wash., was running his third Boston Marathon and near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, John Tlumacki)

Boston Marathon bombing hero cop dies; Obama was set to honor his bravery in May

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Report soon on FBI custody death of Chechen man

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Report soon on FBI custody death of Chechen man

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Federal prosecutors say they will seek death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect

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Left to right: State Department officials Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Mark Thompson, Foreign Service Officer and former Deputy Chief of Mission/Charg&#195;&#710; d&#195;&#173;Affairs in Libya Gregory Hicks, and Diplomatic Security Officer and former Regional Security Officer in Libya Eric Nordstrom are sworn in to testify before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (Andrew Geraci/The Washington Times)

The Wrap: From the Benghazi whistleblowers to Arias’ death wish, the week that was

The Washington Times

“As our nation recovers, it is imperative that we understand what happened,” said House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael T. McCaul. (Associated Press)

House committee to start hearings on Boston bombings

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

This undated photo found on the VK page of Dias Kadyrbayev shows Kadyrbayev, left, with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, at an unknown location. Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, two college buddies of Tsarnaev from Kazakhstan, were jailed by immigration authorities the day after his Tsarnaev's capture. They are not suspects, but are being held for violating their student visas by not regularly attending classes, Kadyrbayev’s lawyer, Robert Stahl said. They are being detained at a county jail in Boston. (AP Photo/VK)

Three charged with trying to thwart Boston bomb investigation, were pals of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

An unidentified Boston Marathon runner is comforted as she cries in the aftermath of two blasts which exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

‘Happiness index’ finds day of Boston bombing was Twitter’s saddest day in 5 years

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this photo taken Wednesday, April 24, 2013, a security guard checks the backpack of a fan entering AT&T Park before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. Major League Baseball's previously scheduled security meeting in New York took on added importance in the aftermath of the marathon bombs. Each team sets its own security standards, although clubs might consider cutting the size of the general major league limitation on bags from 16x16x8 inches to something less.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Preakness bans backpacks, duffel bags in new security measures

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Jihadists don’t take oaths seriously

The Washington Times

President Obama demonizes corporate money yet relied on some of the country's largest for his $44 million inaugural gala.

NORTH: Lost in the fog of denial

By Oliver North - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Asfhaq Parvez Kayani on April 24, 2013, in Brussels. The trilateral meeting is to discuss regional security issues, and the 2014 withdrawal of NATO combat forces from Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Russia never replied to U.S. requests for more info on Tsarnaev warning

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks at Wednesday's memorial service for fallen MIT Officer Sean Collier, fatally shot during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers. With bagpipes wailing, the line of mourners stretched for a half-mile.

Russia never replied to U.S. requests for more info on Tsarnaev warning

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Tamerlan Tsarnaev (left) and his brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Blind Eye: Conciliatory FBI policies toward Islamism hampered probe into Boston bombers

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

** FILE ** Agents of the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives check suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for explosives and give him medical attention after his capture in Watertown,

Boston bombing investigation reveals intelligence failures

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Runner Bob Leonard captured pictures of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on April 15, 2013, in Boston. Tamerlan Tsarnaev (third from left), who was dubbed Suspect No. 1, and his brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was dubbed Suspect No. 2 by law enforcement, are pictured approximately 10 to 20 minutes before the blasts. (AP Photo/Bob Leonard)

Feds fly to Dagestan to interview Boston bombing suspect’s family

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times