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KilledinMonday’sbombings
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MartinRichard
8,Boston
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Warveteranswhowalkedtoraisemoneybecamefirstresponders
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Blastprobe‘wideopen’
30agencieslook
everywherefor
cluestosuspects
andmotives
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Computerglitch
grounds670
Americanflights
Outagesdelaythousands
offliers;airlineexpectsto
beontracktoday.
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andAamerMadhani
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PatSummerall,
voiceofNFL,
diesatage82
Broadcaster’s
lifewasfullof
highs,lows.
Almost
orphanedas
ababy,he
overcamea
clubfootto
playfootball
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BOSTON
Asmallarmyoffederaland
locallawenforcementauthorities
launchedabroadinvestigationinto
thedeadlybombingsthatripped
throughcrowdsgatheredatthefin-
ishlineoftheBostonMarathon.
Yetfromtherandompieceslefton
anasphaltkillingfield,whichBoston
PoliceCommissionerEdDavisde-
scribedasthe“mostcomplexcrime
sceneinthehistoryorourdepart-
ment,”authoritiesbelievetheyhave
learnedcriticalinformationabout
themakeupofdevicesthatleftthree
deadand176otherswounded.
Thedevices,accordingtoBoston
FBIchiefRichardDesLauriers,are
believedtohavebeenassembledin
commonkitchenpressurecookers
filledwithBBpelletsandnailfrag-
mentsthatcuta
bloodyswathof
destruction
throughcrowds
ofspectatorsat
theracesite.
Despite the
smallcluesin-
vestigatorshave
found,thereweremanymoreques-
tionsthananswers.
Oicials,includingPresidentOba-
mawhowillbetravelingtothecity
Thursdayforaninterfaithmemorial
service,acknowledgedTuesdaythat
itwasnotknownwhethertheattack
wastheworkofinternationalordo-
mesticterrorgroups—orperhapsa
lonewolfwhosuddenlyburstonthe
scenefromsomewherefarofthena-
tionalgrid.
Neitherwasthereanimmediate
motiveforanassaultthatnowtakes
itsplaceonthecalendarasanother
terribleAprildayinAmerica,along-
sidetheanniversariesforOklahoma
City,ColumbineandVirginiaTech.
DesLaurierssaidlateTuesdayaf-
ternoonthatthe“heavy”explosives
werebelievedtohavebeenconcealed
in“dark-colorednylonbackpacks”
carriedandplacednearthefinish
linewheretheyweredetonatedas
crowdscheeredrunnersstreaming
acrossthefinishline.
TheFBIoicialsaidthebomb
fragmentshavebeenshippedtothe
agency’slaboratoryinQuantico,Va.,
forfurtherreview,butDesLauriers
cautionedthattheinquirywas“still
initsinfancy”andthattherewereno
immediatesuspectsintheattack.
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HundredsofpeopleturnedoutatSt.AnnParishNeponsetintheDorchesterneighborhoodofBostonfora
candlelightvigilforMartinRichard,8,whowaskilledinMonday’sattack.
Tributesflowfromnear,far
Sportingworldunites
tohonorcity,victims
RushinRockand
RollHallofFame
It’sthefirstprogressive-
rockbandtobehonored.
Ihopethis“opensthe
doorsforbandslikethe
MoodyBluesandKing
Crimson,”saysguitarist
AlexLifeson.Interview,
2D
diumsaid,“UnitedWeStand.”
Thesongalsowasplayedbefore
thestartoftheRedSox-Cleve-
landIndiansgame.
Runners inSunday’s
LondonMarathon,where
securitywillbetighter
thanever,arebeingasked
tocrossthefinishline
withtheirhandsovertheir
hearts.The hashtag
#handsoverheartswentvi-
ralTuesdayafterbeing
tweetedbySPAT,aBrit-
ishrunningorganization.
Therewillbeamoment
ofsilencebeforethemara-
thon.Organizersareencour-
agingrunnerstowearablack
ribbonalongwiththeirrace
number.
“Wewanttoshowoursupport
forourfriendsandcolleaguesin
Bostonatthisdiiculttimeforthe
globalrunningcommunity,”Lon-
donracedirectorHughBrasher
said.
“Wearedeterminedtodeliveran
amazingeventthatwillfo-
cusononeofthecorepil-
lars of the London
Marathon,whichis‘to
havefunandprovide
somehappinessanda
senseofachievement
inatroubledworld.’”
Marathonorganiz-
ersarereviewingsecu-
rityplansfortheraceby
more37,000runners.
LondonMarathon
chiefexecutiveNick
Bitelsaidinastate-
ment, “TheLondon
Marathonwillbein
contactwithallofits
runners,throughtheire-
mail,andtheywillhear
fromusonadailybasis.”
Hedidnotelaborateonspecificse-
curitymeasures.
Incollegebaseball,theLouisville
CardinalsworeaU.S.flagontheir
numeralsandalogoinsupportof
Boston.Vanderbiltworered,white
andbluetohonorfirstresponders.
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Sportsteams,marathonrunners
andfansareunitinginaglobal
showofsupportaftertheexplo-
sionsattheBostonMarathon.
InBoston,theCelticscanceled
Tuesdaynight’shomegameagainst
theIndianaPacers,butnotoutof
securityfears,CelticsPresident
RichGothamsaid.
“Ourvenueisgoingtobesafe
whenweplayournextgame.The
notionofplayingabasketballgame
adaylaterdidn’tfeelright.Some
thingsarebiggerthanbasketball.”
AtYankeeStadiumintheBronx,
fansswayedarminarmtoNeilDia-
mond’s
SweetCaroline,
thesigna-
turesongplayedatarchrivalRed
Soxgames,asatributetoBoston’s
tragedy.AsignoutsideYankeeSta-
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Workerswhospendatotalof:
catedthesubstancewas
ricin,thestatementsaid.
“Thematerialisisbeing
forwardedtoanaccredited
laboratory for further
analysis,”accordingtothe
statementauthorizedby
ChiefKimDine.
Dine’sstatementalsoin-
dicatedthattheFBIwasin-
volvedintheinvestigation.
“Thisisanongoingin-
vestigation;thisisacon-
trolledeventatanof-sitefacility.
OperationsattheCapitolcomplex
havenotbeenafectedasaresultof
thepreliminaryinvestigation,’’Dine’s
statementsaid.
FBIspokesmanPaulBressonsaid
afieldtestontheletterproduced
mixedresults,sotheletterwasre-
ferredtoalaboratoryfora
more conclusive
examination.
Ricin,apoisonfromthe
samebeanusedincastor
oil,mustbeingestedtobe
fatal,saysMiltonLeiten-
berg,aUniversityofMary-
landbioterrorismexpert.
WickersaidTuesdayeve-
ningthereisan“ongoing
investigation”andthathe
wantstothanklawenforce-
mentoicialsforkeepingtheCapitol
complexsafe.Senatorswerebriefed
onthematterinaclosed-doormeet-
ingTuesdaynight.Comingadayaf-
tertwoblastskilledthreepeopleand
woundedmorethan170attheBos-
tonMarathon,thericin-taintedlet-
terspurredrenewedfearsabout
terrorism,buttherewasnoapparent
connectionbetweentheletterand
thebombing.
Sen.ClaireMcCaskill,D-Mo.,said
authoritieshaveasuspect,butshe
didnotsayifanarresthadbeen
made.TerranceGainer,theSenate
sergeant-at-arms,saidinane-mailed
messagetoSenateoicesthattheen-
velopehadnoobvioussuspicious
outsidemarkings,boreaMemphis
postmarkandhadnoreturnaddress.
“Weweretoldit’snotasdeadlyas
anthrax,butit’sstillveryserious,”
saidSenateMajorityWhipDickDur-
bin,D-Ill.Theletterwasintercepted
atasuburbanPrinceGeorge’sCoun-
ty,Md.,mailfacility.“Everything
that’ssenttous,everythingthat’s
mailedtous,isroasted,toasted,
slicedandopened,”Durbinsaid.
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Aletteraddressedto
Sen.RogerWicker,R-Miss.,tested
positiveforricinpoisoninaprelimi-
naryexamination,butitisundergo-
ingmoredefinitiveanalysisbefore
theresultisconfirmed,accordingto
astatementissuedbyU.S.Capitol
PolicelateTuesday.
Theenvelope,whichwasinter-
ceptedatanof-siteCapitolmailfa-
cility,wasfoundtocontaina“white
granularsubstance’’andwasquaran-
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WASHINGTON/WORLD
Demsneedvotesongunbackgroundchecks
Reidremainsconfident
billhasmomentum,
supportofAmericans
cantmomentum.”Tuesdaynight,he
scheduledvotesonbackground
checksandeightotheramendments
forthisafternoon.Eachamendment
willrequire60votes.Itwasunclear
wheresupporterswouldfindthe60
votestostopafilibusteronback-
groundchecks.
Supporterscalledinformercon-
gresswomanGabrielleGifordsto
rallythevotesforthebackground
checkplan,unveiledlastweekasthe
keycompromisethatledtheSenate
tovoteonthelegislation.Thecom-
promise,struckbySens.JoeMan-
chin,D-W.Va.,andPatToomey,
R-Pa.,wouldexpandbackground
checkstogunshowsandtheInternet
butstillexemptprivatesales.
Lastweek,aftertheManchin-Too-
“AmIsayingit’salloverwith,
done,wegotthevotes?”Reidsaid.
“No,butwecertainlyfeelwehavethe
windatourback.TheAmericanpeo-
pleagreewithus.Thisisn’ta51-49
deal....TheAmericanpeoplesupport
backgroundchecks.”
ReidspokeafteraDemocraticlun-
cheonthat,hesaid,featuredatearful
pleafromManchinfortheSenateto
passthedeal.
Gifords,whowasshotinthehead
duringameetingwithconstituents
outsideaTucson-areasupermarket
in2011,madetheroundsofCapitol
Hillwithherhusband,formerastro-
nautMarkKelly.Kellysaidhe’slook-
ingtowinoverswingsenatorsby
havingthemmeetfacetofacewith
Gifordsandothervictimsofgunvio-
lence.“I’mnotcompletelypessimis-
tic.Twoweeksago,thislegislation
wasdead,”Kellysaid.Heacknowl-
edgedsetbackssincethen.
Chiefamongthem:Gifords’friend
andhomestatesenator,JefFlake,R-
Ariz.,cameoutagainstthecompro-
misebecauseitcoversanyadvertised
sale—even,hesaid,ifit’sjustposted
onanoicebulletinboard.“Itsimply
goestoofar,”FlakesaidonhisFace-
bookpage.
Nevertheless,Kellysaid,heex-
pectstoughergunlawstopasseven-
tually,eventhough“itmighttake
someelectioncycles.”
“Wecertainlyfeel
wehavethewindat
ourback.”
SenateMajorityLeaderHarryReid
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SenateDemocrats
scrambledTuesdaytoshoreupsup-
portforabipartisandealonback-
groundchecksforgunsalesasit
becamecleartheydidnothave
enoughvotestopassit.
SenateMajorityLeaderHarry
Reid,D-Nev.,saidtheeforttopass
gun-controllegislationhas“signifi-
meydealwasreleased,16Republi-
cansvotedtoallowtheSenateto
consideragun-controlbill.Only
threeofthem—Toomey,MarkKirk,
R-Ill.,andSusanCollins,R-Maine—
saytheyplantovoteforthecompro-
misebackgroundcheckplan.That
leavestheeforteightvotesshort.
Mixedreviewsfor‘GangofEight’immigrationbill
Criticismflows
fromopponents
—andsupporters
torofNumbersUSA,agroupthat
helpedsinkthelastattemptto
changethenation’simmigrationlaws
in2007andistryingtodothesame
thistime.
Withsomanycomponentsinthe
far-reachingbill,reactionsvaried
TuesdayaftertheSenate’s“Gangof
Eight”releaseddetailsoftheirpro-
posal.Theyplanonformallyfiling
thebillTuesday,andareplanninga
newsconferencetounveilthelegisla-
tiontoday.
PresidentObamaweighedin
Tuesdayafterreceivingabriefing
fromtwomembersoftheGangof
Eight:Sen.CharlesSchumer,D-N.Y.,
andSen.JohnMcCain,R-Ariz.The
presidentsaidthebillwasfilledwith
“common-sensestepsthatthema-
jorityofAmericanssup-
port”andpledgedhis
supporttogettingitpassed
throughCongress.
Asidefromopeningthe
doortolegalstatusforthe
nation’sestimated11mil-
lionunauthorizedimmi-
grants,Becksays,thebill
addsevenmorecompeti-
tionforunemployedAmer-
icansbybringinginahuge
influxofforeignworkers
throughvisasforhigh-techandlow-
skilledworkers.
“Everypoliticianthathasrunfor
oiceoverthelast10yearshassaid,
‘Jobs.JobsareNo.1.’Andyet,every-
thinginthisbillisaboutbringingin
morepeopletocompeteforAmeri-
canjobs,”Becksaid.
Yetmanybusinessand
laborgroupshaveendorsed
theplan.WhentheGangof
Eightholdsitsnewsconfer-
enceannouncingthebill,
theywillbejoinedbybusi-
nessleaders,likethehead
oftheU.S.Chamberof
Commerce,aswellaslabor
leadersfromtheAFL-CIO
andSEIU.
Immigrantandreligious
groupsthathaveworkedongetting
peoplewhoareintheUSAillegally
onapathtocitizenshipareworried
abouttheobstaclestheplancreates.
Unauthorizedimmigrantscould
gettemporarylegalstatuswithinsix
monthsofthebillpassing,butmost
wouldhavetowait10yearsandpay
morethan$2,000infinesandpenal-
tiesbeforetheycouldapplyfora
greencard.Theyalsohadtohavear-
rivedintheU.S.beforeDec.31,2011.
BishopRicardoMcClin,pastorof
theChurchofGodRestorationin
Kissimmee,Fla.,saidhewaspleased
theGangofEight’sprogress.
“Unfortunately,theproposedleg-
islationfallsshortbyplacingunnec-
essaryobstaclesanddelaysinthe
pathtocitizenshipandcouldunfairly
excludesomeofthe11millionaspir-
ingAmericanswhoareourneigh-
bors,friends,familyandfellow
worshipers,”saidMcClin,amember
ofthePICONationalNetwork,a
groupthatworkswith1,000religious
congregations.
AlanGomez
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WhenRoyBeckfinal-
lysawthedetailsofanimmigration
dealbrokeredbyabipartisangroup
ofsenatorsonTuesday,theoutspo-
kenopponentofgrantinglegalstatus
tothenation’sunauthorizedimmi-
grantshadahardtimefindingthe
rightwordstoexpresshimself.
“Ijustneverexpectedthebilltobe
thisbad,”saidBeck,executivedirec-
CHURCHOFGOD
RicardoMcClin
Celebrations
markIsraeli
independence
Survivalover
65yearsseen
as‘miracle’
anddemandsovereigntyoverthere-
gion.Tuesday,IsraeliPrimeMinister
BenjaminNetanyahureiteratedhis
supportforaPalestinianstate,pro-
videditstermsandbordersarenego-
tiatedwithIsraelperpreviouspacts
madewithPalestinianleaders.
“Weeagerlydesirepeace,”hetold
foreigndiplomatsandreligiouslead-
ersatPresidentShimonPeres’home.
“Weknowwherewewanttoget
to:twostatesfortwopeople.Itisthe
diferenceswehavetonegotiate,and
theyarenegotiable,”Peressaid.“I
thinkthetimehasarrivedtoover-
comethediferencesbetweenus.”
PeressentcondolencestoPresi-
dentObamaandtheAmericanpeo-
pleinthewakeofthebombingat
Boston’smarathon.“Whenitcomes
toeventslikethis,allofusareone
family.Wefeelapartofthepeople
whopaidsuchahighprice.Godbless
them,”hesaid.
Israel’sIndependenceDaydirectly
followsRemembranceDay,whenthe
countrymournsthosewhohavedied
initswars.“Wedonotforget,even
forasecond,thatweareherethanks
tothefallen,”Netanhayusaid.
DefenseMinisterMosheYa’alon
warned against complacency.
ThoughIsraelhasthrivedandstood
fastinthefaceofenemies,hesaid,it
stillfacesmajorthreatsfromthean-
ti-IsraelterrorgroupHamasinGaza
andIran’snuclearprogram.“There
arestillmanywhorefusetorecog-
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TELAVIV
,
ISRAEL
AsherLeviwasa
22-year-oldcompanycommander
whenArabarmiesattackedanewly
bornIsraeltodestroyitonedayafter
itspeopledeclaredtheirindepend-
encefromBritishrule.
HefoughtagainsttheJordanian
ArabLegionatLatrun,ahilltopwest
ofJerusalem,whereArielSharon,
whowouldlaterbecomeprimemin-
ister,wasoneofhisplatooncom-
manders.Sixty-fiveyears later,
consideringhowoutgunnedandout-
mannedtheyoungstatewas,Levire-
gardsIsrael’sexistenceasa“miracle.”
Morethan1millionpeoplespent
thedayattendingbarbecuesatparks
andpublicgatheringstocelebrateIn-
dependenceDay.Israel’sblueand
whiteflagflutteredfromwindows.
Airforcejetsstreakedacrossthe
skiesofJerusalemandTelAviv.
Thewarofindependenceandsub-
sequentArabattacksleftIsraelin
controlofvastterritory.Millionsof
PalestiniansliveintheWestBank
DUSANVRANIC,AP
IsraeliswatchanairshowduringIndependenceDayinTelAvivonTuesday.Israel’sannualobservation
commemorated65yearssincethefoundingofthestatein1948.
nizeourrighttoaJewishnational
home...forcingustofightbackand
cuttheirintentionsshort,”hesaid.
Israel’sfirstprimeminister,David
BenGurion,declaredthestateofIs-
raelonMay14,1948,whenmembers
of theprovisional government
markedtheendoftheBritishMan-
dateinPalestinebysigningadeclara-
tionofindependenceinTelAviv.
OnMay15,theArabarmiesof
Egypt,Syria,Jordan,Iraq,SaudiAra-
biaandLebanoninvadedtheJewish
state.TheArabforcesweremuch
larger thanIsrael’sandbetter
equipped,buttheJewswerewell-or-
ganizedandwell-trained.
Afterseveralcease-firesandpro-
longedbattles,fightingoiciallyend-
edinJanuary1949.Israelheldthe
5,600squaremilesallottedtoitbya
UnitedNationspartitionplan,plusit
wonanadditional2,500square
miles.Transjordan,laternamedJor-
dan,heldEastJerusalemandthe
WestBank;EgyptheldGaza.The
ArabstatesrefusedtorecognizeIsra-
el’sexistenceandremainedinastate
ofwarwiththeJewishstatefor
years.EgyptandJordanhavesince
madepeacewithIsrael.Itwasthe
bloodiestofIsrael’swars.Nearly
6,400fighterswerekilledinaction.
“Ofcourse,wehopeforpeace,”
saidwaitressSharonYa’ari,25.“But
tonightwejustcelebratethatweare
here,intheland,afteralltheobsta-
clesthatweface.”
ManyPalestiniansmarkIsrael’s
independencewithNakbaDay–
translatedas“CatastropheDay.”
DuringthefirstArabIsraeliWar,
600,000to760,000PalestinianArabs
fledorwereexpelled.“Israeliinde-
pendencemeansforPalestiniansthe
displacementfromtheirhomes,their
lands,theirvillages,fromanyspace
thattheyhaveemotionalattachment
to,”saidManarMakhoulofBidal,a
groupthatpromotestherightsof
Palestinianrefugees.
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MinnesotaRep.MicheleBach-
mann,a2012Republicanpresiden-
tialcontender,wasthefourth-largest
Houserecipientofcampaigndona-
tionsduringthefirstthreemonthsof
thisyear,newfilingsshows.
Thefour-termcongresswoman
raisednearly$675,000,rankingbe-
hindHouseSpeakerJohnBoehner
andMajorityLeaderEricCantor,
whocollected$1.4millionandnearly
$961,000,respectively,intheirmain
campaignaccounts.
AnotherRepublican,GeorgiaRep.
JackKingston,wasinthirdplace,
raisingnearly$844,000.Heisweigh-
ingaSenatebidtoreplaceretiring
Sen.SaxbyChambliss,R-Ga.
Thebiggestcampaignrecipient
amongDemocrats:Rep.SteveIsrael,
D-N.Y.,whochairsthecampaign
committeeworkingtoelectDemo-
cratstotheHouse.Hereported
$568,000incontributions.Freshman
Rep.JoeGarciahadthesecond-larg-
esthaulamongDemocrats,raising
morethan$550,000.
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Nearlythreedozenpeoplewere
chargedTuesdayinwhatinvestiga-
torssaidwasaRussianorganized-
crimeoperationthatincludedillegal,
high-stakespokergamesfortherich
andfamousandthreatsofviolenceto
makecustomerspaytheirdebts.
FederalauthoritiesinNewYork
Citydidn’treleasenamesbutsaidthe
pokerplayersincludedproathletes,
HollywoodcelebritiesandWall
Streetexecutives.Noneofthemwere
charged.
Themoney-launderinginvestiga-
tionledtoarrestsTuesdayinNew
York,LosAngeles,Miamiandelse-
where.TherealsowereFBIraidsata
$6millionapartmentinTrumpTow-
eronFifthAvenueandaprestigious
MadisonAvenueartgalleryowned
bytwoofthedefendants.GeorgeVe-
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Amajorearthquakeflattened
homesandoicesonbothsidesof
theIran-PakistanborderTuesday,
rattlingbuildingsasfarawayasNew
DelhiandDubaiandkillingdozensof
people,including34inonePakistani
town.
Theearthquakewasthesecondto
hitIraninlessthanaweek,butitwas
notimmediatelyclearhowmany
peoplewerekilledinIran.Iranian
statemediasaidatleast46people
werekilled,butlaterIranianreports
oferedafarmilderpicture.Thedis-
crepanciescouldnotbeimmediately
reconciled.
Pakistansaid34werekilledandat
least80peoplewereinjuredinthe
NorthKorealashedoutagain
TuesdayatSouthKoreaoverapro-
testinSeoulagainsttheNorth’slead-
ersamidacontinuingcrisisbetween
thetwocountries.
TheSouthKoreanmilitaryre-
mainsonalertonedayafterthestart
ofacelebrationinNorthKorea’scap-
italofPyongyangmarkingthe101st
birthdayofitsfounderfollowing
weeksofhostilethreats.
NorthKoreademandedTuesday
thatiftheSouth’sauthorities“truly
wantdialogueandnegotiations,they
shouldapologizeforallanti-(North
Korea)hostileacts,”saidKCNA,the
NorthKoreanstatenewsagency.
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NATION
FAA’s149towerclosuresstillago
Cost-savingefort
landsatnation’s
smallestairports
USANow
Whatwe’re
following
workers.Thoseafectedwillloseone
daypertwo-weekpayperiodfrom
April21toSept.30.
Theagencyalsoplanstoeliminate
midnightshiftsat60towersstarting
thissummer.ButLaHoodsaid“safe-
tywillnotbecompromised.”
AUSATODAYanalysisApril5re-
portedthataircraftcollisionshave
killedanaverageof30peopleper
yearsince1982.The871controllers
losingfederalfundingdirected8mil-
lionplanesperyear.
HuertasaidtheFAAhasreduced
travel,trainingandtechnologyser-
vices.Hesaidabout10%ofcontrol-
lerswillbecut,whichcouldresultin
90-minutedelaysduringthebusiest
timesatthebusiestairports.
“Theseareaseriesofbadchoices,”
Huertasaid.
Afterahandfulofcitiessuedto
blocktheclosures,atradegroup
calledtheContractTowerAssocia-
tionfiledafederallawsuitApril4.
Sen.KellyAyotte,R-N.H.,asked
forwrittenjustificationwhyatower
inNashuawillclosewhileanotherin
Lebanonwouldstayopen.Sen.Maria
Cantwell,D-Wash.,saidFAAcuts
seemedharsher thaninother
departments.
“You’vebeendealingwiththisina
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TheFederalAviation
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planstoclose149smallair-traic
controltowersacrossthenationas
partofmandatedspendingcuts.
“Wedon’thavethemoneytokeep
themopen,”TransportationSecre-
taryRayLaHoodtoldtheHouseAp-
propriations subcommittee on
transportationTuesday.“It’sabig
headacheforus.”
TheFAAonApril5postponedthe
closuresuntilJune15.LaHoodsaid
thedelaywasmostlysolawyers
couldreviewthedecisionsandgive
localgovernmentsachancetofind
themoneytokeepthemopen.
PresidentObama’sproposedbud-
getfortheyearstartingOct.1would
restorefundingforthetowers,but
Congresswouldhavetoagree.
“Iknowthediicultyinannounc-
ingthatanairport(tower)isgoingto
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Air-traiccontrollerAbrahamO'Keefetalkstoapilotonapproach
attheEaston,Md.,airport,whichissettoclosebecauseofcutbacks.
close,particularlyinruralAmerica,”
LaHoodsaid.
FAAAdministratorMichaelHuer-
tatoldtheSenatetransportation
committeethatabout50communi-
tieshaveoferedtopaytokeeptheir
towersoperating.
TheFAAdecidedtoclosetowersat
thesmallestairportstosave$33mil-
liontowardthe$637millionitmust
cutbySept.30.Thefirststepwasto
closetowersatairportsthataverage
fewerthan27commercialtakeofs
andlandingsaday.
TheFAAalsoisstillplanningupto
11daysoffurloughsforits47,000
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Thecaseof‘BabyVeronica’
createsSupremeCourtdivide
Chiefjustice,
Scaliasquare
ofonNative
Americanlaw
wasclearlyleaningtowardtheadop-
tivecouple,MelanieandMattCapo-
bianco.Itappearedhehadsome
conservativejusticesonhisside.
Thechiefjustice,whosetwochil-
drenareadopted,notedBrownhad
notshowninterestinfatherhoodor
childsupportuntiltheadoption.He
saidthelawgivesunduepreference
toNativeAmericanbloodlines,no
matterhowmarginal.
WhenCharlesRothfeld,Brown’s
lawyer,saidthefatheroriginallyhad
been“excited”byhisfiancée’spreg-
nancyin2009,Robertschimedin,
“Sohewasexcitedbyit;hejustdidn’t
wanttotakeanyresponsibility.”
Thatwasoneofthearguments
presentedbyLisaBlatt,theCapo-
biancos’lawyer,whosaidthelawwas
meanttokeepNativeAmericanfam-
iliestogether—nottocreatefamilies
fromabiologicalparentafterthe
fact.Shearguedthatthelawisracial-
lydiscriminatory—inefectbanning
adoptionsofNativeAmericanchil-
drenbyanyonewho’snotNative
American.
Perhapssensingthatamajorityon
thecourtwasleaningagainsther,
Blattconcludedbysaying,“You’re
basicallyrelegatingthechild...toa
pieceofpropertywithasignthat
says, ‘Indian.Keepof.Donot
disturb.’”
Itwasnotclearhowthecourtwill
decidethecase,mostlikelybyJune.
JusticeStephenBreyerdidnotap-
pearasconvincedashisthreeliberal
colleaguesthatthelawshouldbe
upheld.
Byfavoringbiologyovercustody
andsupport,hesaid,thelawcould
turnchildrenovertorapistsor
spermdonors—aspecterhesaidhe
found“disturbing,asapersonand
alsoasajudge.”
Italsowasn’tclearwhereJustice
AnthonyKennedywouldendup.
EarlierTuesday,heshowedonce
againwhyhe’sthelinchpintomore
courtrulingsthananyofhiscol-
leagues,joininga5-4liberalmajority
ononerulinganda5-4conservative
majorityonanother.
“Theseconsiderationsarewhydo-
mesticrelationsposethehardest
problemsforjudges,”Kennedysaid.
“Ourdomesticrelationsjudges,allby
themselveseveryday,havethesedif-
ficultproblems.Ifwecouldappoint
KingSolomon,whowasthefirstdo-
mesticrelationsjudge,asspecial
master,wecoulddoit.Butwecan’t
doit.”
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releasesitsso-called
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rizeseconomicconditionsat
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thecountry.Checkitoutat
usatoday.com/money
.
RichardWolf
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Oneisthebiological
fatherofninechildren.Theotheris
theadoptivefatheroftwo.
SittingsidebysideasalwaysTues-
dayontheSupremeCourt,Justice
AntoninScaliaandChiefJustice
JohnRobertscouldnothavebeen
furtherapartonanemotionally
chargedcaseinvolvingthecustodyof
a3½-yearoldgirl.
Theiropposingreactionstothe
samesetoffactsilluminatedthe
wrenchingdecisionfacingthejus-
ticesinararecasethatgivesthem
thepowertodecidewhogets‘Baby
Veronica’—theadoptivecouplewho
raisedherfor27monthsorthebio-
logicalfathertowhomstatecourts
grantedcustody15monthsago.
ThattheninejusticesoftheSu-
premeCourtarepresidingoverthe
typeofcasenormallyreservedfor
FamilyCourtreflectstheunusual
circumstances.Theyhavejurisdic-
tionbecauseVeronicais3/256th
Cherokee,andtheIndianChildWel-
fareActwaspassedbyCongressin
1978topreventtheinvoluntary
breakupofNativeAmericanfamilies
andtribes.
Onlyoncebeforehasthelawbeen
testedatthenation’shighestcourt.
Nearlyaquarter-centuryago,the
courttookNativeAmericantwins
fromtheiradoptivefamilyandhand-
edthembacktoatribalcouncilina
caseScaliarecentlycalledthetough-
estinhis26yearsonthebench.
Thenewcaseappearsjustas
wrenching,iffornootherreason
thanVeronicaisacuteandapparent-
lyresilientlittlegirlwhowasgivenby
herbirthmothertoheradoptivepar-
entsinSouthCarolina,thensentto
herfatherinOklahomabecauseof
Congressandthecourts.
Althoughmoststatelawswould
breakinfavoroftheadoptiveparents
—giventheirinvolvementduringthe
pregnancy,birthandearlyyearsvs.
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Join
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rum
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chatasour
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ander
and
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tacklethe
MTVMovieAwards
,from
outrageousmomentstothe
bestnewtrailers.Theyalso
discussthe
CannesFilmFes-
tival
aheadofThursday’s
listingofthisyear’sfilms.The
chatbeginsat3p.m.ETto-
dayat
usatoday.com/life
.
COURTESYOFMELANIECAPOBIANCO
MelanieCapobianco’sadopteddaughterVeronicatrick-or-treatsin
October2011inCharleston,S.C.
thegirl’sappointedguardian,soani-
matedthathetrippedoverthefrac-
tion“3/256th”andresortedto“1%.”
“Asaresultofthat,herwhole
worldchanges,”Clementsaid.
Tuesday,Scaliadidn’tseemtornat
all.“Thisguyisthefatherofthe
child,andthey’retakingthechild
awayfromhimeventhoughhewants
it,”hesaidsomewhatincredulously,
referringtoDustenBrown.
Whether theadoptivecouple
wouldmakebetterparentsisn’trele-
vantundertermsofthestatute,Sca-
liasaid.“Iknowalotofkidsthat
wouldbebetterofwithdiferent
parents,”hequipped.
WhileScaliaappearedtoalign
himselfwiththecourt’sthreefemale
justicesinfavorofthefather,Roberts
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NFLdrafthopefulre-enlists
inMarinesafterBoston
thefather’sabsence—thecounty
andstatecourtsinSouthCarolina
gavetheedgetothedadbecauseof
theuniquefederallawinvolved.
ThatleftPaulClement,aformer
U.S.solicitorgeneralrepresenting
Mostteen-drinkingdeathsaren’ttraffic-related
coholpoisoningsand15%other
causes.
“Asparents,wearedefinitely
awareofthedangersofdrinkingand
driving,”saysMADDnationalpresi-
dentJanWithers.“Ithinkwe’renot
aseducatedaboutallthedangers
thatdrinkingbeforeage21canbere-
latedto.Andthey’revery,veryreal.”
MADDandNationwideInsurance
commissionedtheanalysisfortheir
thirdannualPowerTalk21dayon
Sundaywhenparentsareencour-
agedtostarttalkingwiththeirchil-
drenaboutalcohol.
It’snevertoolatetobeginthat
conversation,saysRobTurrisi,pro-
fessorinbehavioralhealthandpre-
ventionat PennsylvaniaState
University.Theparentsofevena
highschoolseniorwhodrinksocca-
sionallyornotatallcanpreventthat
childfrombecomingaheavydrinker
incollege;parentsofateenwho
drinksheavilyasahighschoolsenior
canreversethatpatternwhenthe
childgetstocollege,hesays.
Thekey:parentshavingcaring,
thoughtful,ongoingconversations
aboutunderagedrinking.“Thereare
tworeallyimportantsocialinflu-
encesonayoungperson’slife,”says
Turrisi,whohasresearchedunder-
agedrinkingformorethan20years.
HedevelopedMADD’sfreehand-
book
PowerofParents
,whichcanbe
obtainedatmadd.org/powertalk21,
asaguideforparents.“Thefirstis
theirfriends,andweknowallabout
peerinfluence.Thesecondmostim-
portantinfluenceistheirparents.
Parentscanbereallyimpressive.”
TheSubstanceAbuseandMental
HealthServicesAdministration’s
2011NationalSurveyonDrugUse
andHealthfoundone-quarterof
peopleages12-20—9.7million—re-
porteddrinkingwithintheprevious
month.Amongthosewhodidnotil-
legallybuyboozethemselves,par-
ents,guardiansorotheradultfamily
memberssupplieditto21.4%ofthe
underagedrinkers.
Manyparentsmistakenlybelieve
thatexposingtheirteenagerstoalco-
holinthesafetyofhomewhiletaking
awaythecarkeysisagoodpreventa-
tiveapproach,saysBillWindsor,Na-
tionwide’sassociatevicepresidentof
consumersafety.
“Parentsthink,Iftheydoithere,
theywon’tdoitsomewhereelse,but
that’sjustnotthecase,”hesays.“It’s
importantforparentstoknowthat
thereisasignificantdangerhere,and
itgoesdeeperthanjusttakingaway
thecarkeys.”
Turrisi’sresearchshowsthatkids
whodrinkperformworseinschool,
getpregnantathigherratesandhave
higherratesofalcoholismlaterin
life,Windsorsays.
LarryCopeland
@ByLarryCopeland
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DEATHSRELATEDTO
UNDERAGEDRINKING
Whenitcomestoteensandalco-
hol,drunkendrivingisfarfromthe
onlythingthatshouldconcern
parents.
That’sthemessagefromMADD,
whosenewanalysisofalcohol-relat-
eddeathsamongpeople15-20esti-
mates that 68%of fatalities
connectedtounderagedrinkingare
nottraicrelated.
MothersAgainstDrunkDriving
analyzed2010datafromtheFBI,the
NationalHighwayTraicSafetyAd-
ministrationandtheCentersforDis-
easeControlandPreventionon
deathsrelatedtounderagealcohol
use.Itestimatesthat32%ofthese
deathsweretraicfatalities;30%
werehomicides,14%suicides,9%al-
Trafficdeaths
Homicides
Suicides
Otherpoisonings
Alcoholpoisonings
Drownings
Fires
Falls
Other
1,155
1,082
501
318
308
126
33
30
33
Source
MADDestimatesof2010analysisof
dataonunderagedrinkers(15-20)fromthe
NationalHighwayTraicSafetyAdministra-
tion,FBIandCentersforDiseaseControland
Prevention.
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WEDNESDAY,APRIL17,2013
BOMBINGSINBOSTON
City
fights
tofind
footing
Makeshiftmemorial
appearsassecurity,
grieftightengrip
JohnBacon,MelanieEversley
andSusanDavis
USATODAY
BOSTON
Thisrattledcityisgrappling
withthepainofrememberingits
dead,astrongpolicepresenceonits
streetsandafirmresolvetohealand
moveforward.
Onedayaftertwobombsrocked
theBostonMarathonandthenerves
ofresidentsandtourists,police
promised“significantlyenhanced”
securityatbusandtrainstationsand
airports.Themayorpromisedthe
citywon’tbeintimidatedbyterror.
“We’regoingtomakesurethecity
pullstogether,”MayorThomasMe-
ninosaidTuesday.“Boston’sastrong
city....Bostonwillovercome.”
DistrictAttorneyDanielConley
said,“Inthepast24hours,thecityof
Bostonhasshownstrength,compas-
sionanddeterminationtoseejustice
done.”
TheSalvationArmydeployedfour
mobilekitchenstoprovidefood,
drinks,andemotionalandspiritual
care.TheArmoryoftheFirstCorps
ofCadetsindowntownBoston,
knownasthe“Castle,”becameastag-
ingareaforrunnerslookingfortheir
gearbags,tryingtofindlostphones
andpassportsortryingtomaketrav-
elarrangements.
ValerieKelly,28,aschoolteacher
wholivesinBoston,stoppedinatthe
armory.Shesaidtheracecoursehad
DARRENMCCOLLESTER,GETTYIMAGES
InvestigatorsinwhitejumpsuitsworkthecrimesceneonBoylstonStreetfollowingMonday’sbombattackattheBostonMarathon.
‘Someoneknowswhodidthis’
ritycamerasatbusinessesthrough-
outthe12-blockcrimescenearea.
Inaddition,hundredsofpotential
witnesseshadbeeninterviewedin
thehoursaftertheblasts,includinga
Saudinationalwhoinvestigators
closelyquestionedatalocalhospital
wherehearrivedafterleavingthe
bombingscene.Twolawenforce-
mentoicialssaidhewasnotconsid-
eredasuspect.
“Wewereluckythatthebomber
wasnotmoresophisticatedanddid
notcreateamorepowerfulbomb,”
saidBradleyBuckles,whoservedas
thedirectoroftheBureauofAlcohol,
Tobacco,FirearmsandExplosives
from1999to2004.
Buckles,whooversawthebureau’s
9/11response,comparedtheBoston
bombingtothe1996Olympicbomb-
inginAtlanta.Inthatcase,EricRu-
dolphleftaknapsackthatlater
exploded,killingonepersonandin-
juringmorethan100.“Thesetypesof
devicescanbeconstructedbyalmost
anyone,”Bucklessaid.
OnTuesday,meanwhile,Ehsanul-
lahEhsan,aspokesmanfortheTali-
baninPakistan,toldtheAFPnews
agencythatitwasnotinvolvedinthe
attack.ThePakistaniTalibanhad
claimedresponsibilityforthe2010
TimesSquarebombplot.
TheBostonMarathonbombingis
theeighthattackagainstamarathon
andthefirstintheUnitedStates,ac-
cordingtoreportreleasedtodaybya
federallyfundedresearchgroupat
theUniversityofMaryland.
Themostrecentattackoccurred
inApril2008nearthecrowdedstart-
inglineatamarathoninColombo,
thelargestcityinSriLanka.Thesui-
cidebombingkilled14civiliansand
injured83people,accordingtothe
NationalConsortiumfortheStudyof
TerrorismandResponsestoTerror-
ism.TheattacksinColomboandin
Bostonaretheonlyonestokillpeo-
pleatamarathon.
v
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“Therangeofsuspectsandmo-
tivesiswideopen,”saidDesLauriers,
whoseagencyisleadingaprobein-
volvingsome30lawenforcement
agenciesand1,000investigators.
Thoughtherehavebeennoimme-
diatearrests,hesaidauthoritieswere
moving“methodically,carefullyyet
withasenseofurgency.”
Nogroupsorindividualshave
claimedresponsibilityforthecrime.
“Someoneknowswhodidthis,”
DesLaurierssaid.
Aseparatelawenforcementoi-
cial,whowasnotauthorizedtocom-
mentpublicly,saidgunpowderalso
wasusedintheexplosives’construc-
tion.DesLauriersandGeneMarquez,
BureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,Fire-
armsandExplosivesdirectorinBos-
ton,declinedtocommentonthe
presenceofgunpowder.Anotherlaw
enforcementoicial,alsonotautho-
rizedtocommentpublicly,saidcir-
cuitboardmaterialthatmayhave
assistedintheuseofatimingdevice
wasamongtheitemsrecoveredfrom
thecrimescene.
Crudepressurecookerdevices
werethesubjectofseparateU.S.De-
partmentofHomelandSecuritybul-
letinsin2004and2010,outlining
their“frequent”useinAfghanistan,
India,NepalandPakistan.Whilenot
commonlydeployedintheU.S.,at
leastoneofthedevicesrecoveredin
thefoiledMay2010attemptedcar
bombinginNewYork’sTimesSquare
“incorporatedapressurecooker”
alongwithfireworks,accordingto
the2010DHSbulletin.
Instructionsforsimilardevices
alsohavebeenpublishedbyal-Qaeda
initsEnglish-language
Inspire
maga-
zine,whichhasrepeatedlyurgedU.S.
residentstotakeuparmsagainstthe
government.
Despitethestylisticlinkstoal-
QaedaandextremistsinAfghanistan,
U.S.investigators,however,havere-
frainedfromattributingtheattackto
anyoneterrorgroupinpartbecause
“Boston’sa
strongcity.
...Bostonwill
overcome.”
MayorThomasMenino
WINSLOWTOWNSON,AP
FBIagentsgatherTuesdaynearthefinishlineoftheBostonMara-
thonwherebombsrippedthroughthecrowdMonday.
beenclosedbeforeshecouldfinish
therace.Fortunately,noneofher
studentswaitingatthefinishlineto
greetherwasinjured.
“Itwasreallyhardtoregister.You
worksohardforthismomentofglo-
ry,andyou’regoingthroughsomany
emotions,”shesaid.“Thenyougo
fromthattoyoucan’tfinish,and
thenyouimmediatelygofromthatto
‘OhmyGod,aremyfamilyandstu-
dentsOK?’”
Still,thereweresmallsignsofare-
turntonormalcy.Thesealedcrime
scenecenteredattheintersectionof
BoylstonandExeterstreetsshrank
from15blocksto12.Planes,trains
andbuseswererunningatornear
normalschedules.AirlinesatLogan
InternationalAirportwerewaiving
changefeesforcustomersscheduled
toflyinthenextfewdays.
Somerunners,theirgaitalittleof
fromthebrutalrunadaybefore,
tookrecoveryrunstoworkoutthe
kinks.Others,wearingtheblue-and-
yellowrunningjacketsissuedtorun-
ners,walkedthestreetsofBackBay,
aboutaquarter-milefromthefinish
line.Theymadetheirwaypastaline
ofBostonpolice,statepolice,federal
agentsandbarricades.
Ahandfulofpeopleinbusiness
clothesmovedalongsidewalks,al-
thoughmanybusinesseswereclosed
andthemoodwassubdued.
OnTuesdayevening,severalhun-
dredpeoplegatheredinBostonCom-
montohonorthebombingvictims.
Itwasoneofseveralcommemorative
eventsscheduledthisweek,includ-
ingavisitThursdaybyPresident
Obama.
AnacappellachorussangtheNa-
tionalAnthemand
GodBlessAmeri-
ca
beforeasignreading“PeaceHere
andEverywhere.”
DavidAgeecouldn’tfindamemo-
rialforthevictimsofthebombing,so
hedecidedtomakeone.Ashe
walkedthesecurityperimeter,he
sawafamiliarface:EliotTatelman,
recognizedfrom40yearsofTVads
forhisfurniturestores,Jordan’s.
Theygotbundlesofflowersatanear-
byshopandlaidthematthecorner
ofBoylstonandArlingtonstreets.
“Iwatchthemarathoneveryyear,”
Tatelmansaid.“Mykidsruninit.I
wouldhavebeenstandingright
wherethebombswentof,andthis
yeartheydidn’trunsoIwasn’tthere.
Toseethisstreetlikethiswhenyou
livehere,it’sjustanunbelievable
feeling.Itmakesyouappreciateev-
eryday.”
thebomb-makinginformationhas
beencirculatedsobroadly.
“Ourmissionisclear,”DesLauriers
saidearlierTuesday,“tobringtojus-
ticethoseresponsibleforthemara-
thonbombing....Wewillgotothe
endsoftheearthtofindthesubjects
responsibleforthiscrime.”
Thepowerofthedeviceswasde-
scribedindetailbyphysicianswho
tendedtothevictims.GeorgeVelma-
hos,chiefoftraumasurgeryatMas-
sachusettsGeneralHospitalsaid
someoftheinjurieswere“traumatic
amputations,”inwhichtheblasts
nearlyblewofonevictims’legs.
Velmahoshadsaidthatallofthe
victimshad“10,20,30,40piecesof
shrapnelembeddedintheirbodies,
mostlyintheirlegs,butashighupas
theirnecks.”Hehaddescribedthe
shrapnelaspea-sizedpelletsand
nailsstrippedoftheirheads.
MassachusettsGov.DevalPatrick
emphasizedTuesdaythatthetwoex-
plodeddevicesweretheonlyonesin-
volvedintheattack.Hesaidno
unexplodeddeviceswerefound.
Atabriefinghostedbyfederaland
localauthorities,oicialsdeclinedto
elaborateonthecourseoftheirin-
vestigation,buttheydidissueanur-
gentappealforthepublictocome
forwardwithvideosandphotostak-
ennearthecrimescenetohelpassist
possiblyinidentifyingthoserespon-
siblefortheblast.Already,authori-
tieshavebeenprovidedhoursof
videoandthousandsofphotographs.
DesLaurierssaidadditionalforensic
teamswerebeingdispatchedtothe
citytoassistinanalyzingthegrowing
mountainofmaterial.
Emphasizingthepotentialimpor-
tanceofthematerial,Davissaidthe
crimescene—becauseofitsproximi-
tytothemarathonfinishline—may
havebeenthe“mostphotographed
location”inthenationMonday.Im-
mediatelyafterthebombing,Davis
saidoicersseizedsurveillancevideo
fromanundisclosednumberofsecu-
Contributing:YamicheAlcindorandTom
Frank.
Intheaftermath,
manyask:Why?
withgood,workingtogetherto
buildanevermorejust,freeandse-
curesocietyforgenerationsyetto
come.”
O’Malley,whoofereduphisown
statementofdeepsorrowandpray-
er,isonhiswaybacktoBostonfrom
avisittotheMiddleEast.
OnTuesday,hecalledtheRev.
SeanConnor,pastorofSt.AnnPar-
ishinDorchester,toexpresshis
prayersandconcernforthefamily
ofMartinRichard,the8-year-old
boykilledinthebombings.
Thearchdiocesesetupa
Webpageforupdating
prayerandvigiltimesand
locations.A7:30p.m.can-
dlelightvigilwasplannedat
St.Ann.
Christianswouldfind
helpandhopeinChristand
“standinsolidaritywith
ourecumenicalandinter-
faithcolleaguesinthecom-
mitmenttowitnessthe
greaterpowerofgoodin
oursocietyandtoworkto-
getherforhealing,”O’Malleysaid.
EdStetzer,aBaptistpastorand
presidentofLifeWayResearch,a
Christianresearchagencybasedin
Asearchforanswers
amongbelievers
CathyLynnGrossman
USATODAY
I
ntheaftermathoftheBoston
Marathonattack,thevoicesof
faith—fromthepopetoclergy
acrossthecountrytothemil-
lionsunnamedwhoturnedtotheir
Godforcomfort—areaskingthe
eternalquestion:Why?
PopeFrancis sent
wordTuesdaytoCardi-
nalSeanO’Malley,arch-
bishopofBoston,thathe
was“deeplygrieved”by
theattack.TheVatican
saidFrancis “invokes
God’speaceuponthe
dead, his consolation
uponthesufering,and
hisstrengthuponall
thoseengagedinthecon-
tinuingworkofreliefand
response.”
Francisalsoprayedthatallwould
be“unitedinaresolvenottobe
overcomebyevil,buttocombatevil
ROBERTDEUTSCH,USATODAY
GirlscryatthesceneofthebombingsonBoylstonStreetonTuesday.
Nashville,bloggedMondaythatthe
tragedydrivesustocryoutasitsays
intheBible,“Comequickly,Lord,
andsetthingsright.”
BenjaminDavid,rabbiofAdath
Emanu-ElinMountLaurel,N.J.,
andScottWeiner,seniorrabbiof
TempleIsraelofNewRochelle,N.Y.,
hadjustcompletedthemarathon
onMondaybeforetheblasts.
Therabbisareco-foundersof
TheRunningRabbis,whichencour-
agesclergyandcongregantstorun
forcharity,andtheyranfortheDa-
na-FarberCancerInstitute.
DavidtoldaPhiladelphiaJewish
paper,
TheJewishExponent
,that
beyondtheviolenceofMonday’sat-
tack,“whatIalsosawwasadayof
togethernessandcommunityand
caringandsupport—muchlikethe
marathonitself.”
“Everymarathonisaboutcele-
bratingthehumanspiritandsup-
portingoneanother.It’sabout
peoplefromaroundthecountryand
aroundtheworld,fromdiferent
backgroundsanddiferentreligions
runningtogether.”
“Tragedyreducesthingstothe
mostprimalandmostimportant
factors,”David said. “Family,
friends,communityandwhat
strangersneedhelp.”
AFP/GETTYIMAGES
PopeFranciswas
‘deeplygrieved.’
Contributing:CooperAllen,DavidLeon
Moore,BenMutzabaughandCathyLynn
Grossman;theAssociatedPress
 NEWS
5A
USATODAY
WEDNESDAY,APRIL17,2013
BOMBINGSINBOSTON
IMPACTOFABOMBBLAST
TheexplosionsatthefinishlineoftheBostonMarathononMondaykilledatleastthreepeopleandinjuredscoresmore.Suchexplosionsproduceblastwavesthatmovefasterthan
thespeedofsoundandcanhavedamagingefectsonthehumanbody,rangingfromfracturestosignificantinternalinjuries.Alookatthetollofsuchattacksandcausesforconcern.
MAGNITUDEOFDOMESTICBOMBINGS
2,977
Top10bombingsintheU.S.inchronologicalorder:
Deaths Injured
6
168
3
40
11
2
11
20
45
58
75
100+
1
100+
1
143
Bath
Consolidated
School
(Lansing,Mich.)
May18,1927
111
170
New
York
LaGuardia
Airport
Dec.29,1975
Chicago
Haymarket
Square
May4,1886
LosAngeles
Times
building
Oct.1,1910
WallStreet
NewYork
City
Sept.16,1920
680+
1
Boston
Marathon
April15,2013
Atlanta
Centennial
OlympicPark
July27,1996
1,042
OklahomaCity
AlfredP.Murrah
Federal
Building
April19,1995
WorldTrade
Center1
Feb.26,1993
6,000+
1
1–Numbersareapproximate
WorldTradeCenter,
PentagonandPennsylvania
Sept.11,2001
BLASTINJURIESTOTHEHUMANBODY
SPEEDOFTHEBLAST
Upto19,013mph
Pressurewavefromexplosion
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Bullet
2,768mph
Muzzlevelocityofabulletfiredfrom
a.243WinchesterSuperShortMagnum
Quarternary
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Over-pressurized
force(blastwave)
contractsand
expandsinternal
organsinjuring
lungs,intestines,
middleearand
thebrain.
Includesallother
injuriesincluding
crushinjuries,
burns,asphyxia,
exacerbations
ofchronicillness
andpost-traumatic
stressinjury.
Displacement
ofvictimbyblast
windcancause
fractures,blunt/
penetrating
traumaand
amputations.
Injuryfromflying
debrisandbomb
fragmentsincludes
bodypenetration
andbluntforce
traumaand
amputations.
Explosivesareinstantlyconvertedtohotgasesandthesecreateablastwave
ofsuper-compressedairthattravelsatsupersonicspeed.Theprocesslastsonly
afractionofasecondandtheairmoleculesaresocompressedthatthewave
producedislikeasolidobject.Theblastwavecanbounceoffsurfacesandeven
amplify.
PREVENTIONONTHESTREET
Themosteffectivedeterrentistobealerttoyoursurroundingsandreportanythingoutoftheordinary.
Unattendedpackagesandvehiclesorsuspiciouspeoplecouldbecauseforconcern.
Backpacks/suitcases/packages
Couldcontainexplosives.
Manholecovers
Securedtoprevent
bombsbeingplaced
underground.
Trashcans
Removedso
explosivescan’t
beplacedthere.
Installblast-resistant
trashcontainers.
People
Wearingbulky
clothingcould
concealabomb
orweapon.
Carryingvideo
equipment,filming
buildings,loitering.
Trucks/vans/cars
Mailboxes
Securedto
prevent
bombsbeing
placedthere.
Unattendedvehiclesparkedillegallyorwherelarge
numbersofpeoplegathercouldcontainexplosives.
Sources
CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,DistrictofColumbiaHomelandSecurityandEmergencyManagementAgency,USATODAYresearch
FRANKPOMPA,JERRYMOSEMAK,JANETLOEHRKE,TORYHARGRO,JOANMURPHY,DENNYGAINERANDANNECAREY,USATODAY
Tragedy
cuts‘big
dreams’
short
Injuriesreminiscent
ofbattlefieldsinIraq
Bostondoctorssay
scale,severityunlike
anytheyhaveseen
werenoindicationsofradiationor
usageofbiologicalweaponry,Walls
said.
JefBauman,saidonFacebook
thathis27-year-oldson,JefBauman
Jr.,hadtohavebothlowerlimbsre-
movedatBostonMedicalCenterbe-
causeofextensivevascularandbone
damageandanothersurgerybecause
offluidinhisabdomen.
Baumansaidhissonwasthereto
watchhisgirlfriendrun.Shewasnot
hurt.Hesaidhissonwasinthe
wrongplaceatthewrongtime.
GeorgeVelmahos,chiefoftrauma
surgeryatMassachusettsGeneral
Hospital,saideightofthemostseri-
ouslywoundedatthefacilitywerein
stableconditionintheintensivecare
unit.
Mosthadinjuriesdescribedas
“traumaticamputations,”inwhich
G.JeffreyMacDonald
andGaryStrauss
USATODAY
Communitymourns
8-year-oldboy,
restaurantworker
ElitesurgeonsatprestigiousBos-
tonhospitalsaretreatinginjuries
typicallyseenbyfielddoctorsinwar
zones.
“Thinkofitasan(improvisedex-
plosivedevice),justlikeyouhear
aboutintheMiddleEast,”saidMi-
chaelZinner,chiefofsurgeryat
BrighamandWomen’sHospital
(BWH),wheresomeofthe176
woundedfromtheBostonMarathon
attacksarebeingtreated.“Theblast
occursatthelowestlevels
ofwhereveritis,andthe
impactisatthelower
extremities.”
AtBostonMedicalCen-
ter,fivepatientsinjuredin
thebombingsreceived
amputationsatthehospi-
tal,accordingtoTrauma
ProgramManagerJoseph
Blansfield,aregistered
nurseatBostonMedical.
Twoofthemhadtohave
boththeirlegsamputated.
Doctorsdescribed“hor-
rific”injuriesonascale
andseverityunlikeany
physicians had seen
before.
WhatBlansfieldhas
seenthisweek,hesaid,re-
sembleswhathesawinIraqduring
hisyearaschiefnurseinacombat
supporthospital.
“It’sdisturbinglysimilar,”Blans-
fieldsaid.“Tohavewhatisessentially
animprovisedexplosivedevicedeto-
natedinalargecrowd,maiming
scoresofinnocentpeople,isdisturb-
inglysimilar.Itcreateslotsofhavoc
withwoundsandcreatesfeelingsof
insecurityandterror.”
RonWalls,chairmanofemergency
medicineatBWH,describedcom-
plextissuewounds.Onepatienthad
adenseconcentrationofhalf-inch
carpenter-typenailslodgedinlower
extremities.Threeothershadsmall,
round,metallicobjects,similarto
ballbearings,lodgedintissues.There
MelanieEversley
andHayaElNasser
USATODAY
ROBERTDEUTSCH,USATODAY
AmakeshiftmemorialhassprungupneartheintersectionofBoylstonandArling-
tonstreetsinBoston,beyondthemarathonfinishlinewheretheblastsoccurred.
BOSTON
Themoodoutsidethegray
wood-framehouseonCarruthStreet
inDorchesterwheretheRichard
familyliveswasquietandsomber
Tuesday.Anoccasionalneighbor,
evenstrangers,approachedwith
flowersandballoonsandsetthemon
thefrontsteps.Onegroup—two
adultsandtwochildren—leftbal-
loonsandheldontooneanotheras
theywalkedaway.
TheRichard family
representssomeofthe
tragicfacesoftheBoston
Marathonattack.
MartinRichard,8,was
pronounceddeadatthe
scene,oneofthreepeople
killedMondayandthe
firstidentifiedfatality.His
mother,DeniseRichard,
and6-year-old sister,
Jane, were seriously
injured.
Anotherfatalitywasidentifiedas
KrystleCampbell,29,arestaurant
managerfromArlington,Mass.The
third—stillpubliclyunidentified—
wasafemaleBostonUniversitygrad-
uatestudentwatchingatthefinish
line,theuniversitysaid.TheChinese
ConsulateinNewYorkCitysaidshe
isaChinesenational.Hernamewas
notyetbeingreleased,pendingper-
missionfromherfamily.
Martin’sfather,BillRichard,re-
leasedastatementTuesday:“My
dearsonMartinhasdiedfrominju-
riessustainedintheattackonBos-
ton.Mywifeanddaughterareboth
recoveringfromseriousinjuries.We
thankourfamilyandfriends,those
weknowandthosewehavenever
met,fortheirthoughtsandprayers.I
askthatyoucontinuetoprayformy
familyaswerememberMartin.”
BillRichardisarunnerbutwas
notrunningthismarathon.Instead,
heandhisfamily,includingolder
brotherHenry,10,werespectators.
Theylefttheirviewingspottogetice
creamandreturnedtothefinishline
beforetheblasts.
“Theywerelookingin
thecrowdastherunners
werecomingtoseeifthey
couldidentifysomeof
theirfriendswhenthe
bombhit,”saidU.S.Rep.
StephenLynch,D-Mass.,
whohasbeenfriends
withtheRichardsfor
morethantwodecades.
Hesaidtheyaredoing
betterthanexpectedand
arerallyingaroundJane.
Tuesdayevening,hundredsgath-
eredinaDorchesterparkforavigil
foryoungMartinandhisfamilythat
waspunctuatedwithtearsandhugs.
“Hehadanamazingsmile,”said
JoeConway,recallinghowthelittle
boyoftencametohisicecreamshop.
TheRichardsspendalotoftime
together,saidneighborLilyHuynh,
whooftenseetheparentsandHenry
outrunningtogether.
AtChristmas,thefamilywalks
throughtheneighborhoodwithother
membersoftheirchurch,theAll
Saintsparish, andsingscarols,
Huynhsaid.Huynhsaidherdaugh-
terisfriendswithJaneRichard.
“Theyarereallynice,”saidHuynh,
apharmacist.“They’reveryfriendly
people.”
TheNeighborhoodHouseCharter
School,theschoolMartinandJane
haveattendedandwhereDenise
Richardhasservedasthelibrarian,
providedcounselingTuesdayforstu-
dents,stafandthecommunity.
“Hewasabright,energeticyoung
boywhohadbigdreamsandhigh
hopesforhisfuture,”Headmaster
KevinAndrewssaidofMartin.“We
areheartbrokenbyhisloss....They
areawonderfulfamilyandrepresent
theverybestthiscityhastoofer.”
Campbellhadworkedasaman-
ageratJimmy’sSteerHouseinAr-
lington,Mass.,onlyafewmonths,
butshehadleftanimpressionasa
hard-working,cheerfulfriend.
“Shewasanamazingperson—
fun-loving,cheerful,hardworker,”
saidco-managerSheenaParent.
“Youcouldn’taskforabetter
daughter.Ican’tbelievethishashap-
pened,”saidCampbell’sweeping
mother,Patty.
Newsday
reportedthatCampbell’s
father,William,toldthemhisdaugh-
terhadgonetoneartheendofthe
marathon’scoursetotakepicturesof
afriend’sboyfriendashecrossedthe
finishline.Itsaiddoctorsinitially
confusedhisdaughterandthefriend,
sayinghisdaughterwasbeingoper-
atedon.Whenhewenttoseethe
woman,thepapersaid,hetolddoc-
torsshewasnothisdaughter.Ade-
tectivelaterproducedaphotoof
Krystleandsaidshehaddied.
CHARLESKRUPA,AP
Medicalrespondersrunaninjuredman
pastthefinishlineofBostonMarathon
followinganexplosionMondayinBoston.
AP
MartinRichard,8.
theblastnearlyblewoflegs.The
doctors,Velmahossaid,“justcom-
pletedwhatthebombhaddone.”
Allofthepatientshadlostasig-
nificantamountofblood,hesaid,
thoughaquickresponseatthescene
probablysavedtheirlives.Allhad
“10,20,30,40piecesofshrapnelem-
beddedintheirbodies,mostlyin
theirlegs,butashighupastheir
necks,”Velmahossaid,describingthe
shrapnelaspea-sizedpelletsand
nailsstrippedoftheirheads.
“Therearestillthingstobedone,
butIexpecttheoutcometobeopti-
mal,”hesaid.”
ElNasserreportedfromMcLean,Va.
Contributing:ChuckRaaschinMcLean;
theAssociatedPress.
Contributing:KarenWeintraub
andStephanieHaven
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