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Boston bombings a sad reminder of past domestic terror attacks
As investigators seek to determine who killed three people and injured at least 176 using two bombs at Boston Marathon, domestic terrorism will be one of many theories discussed in a broad manhunt. But don’t expect talk about specific groups.
Constitution Check: Does the Second Amendment need to be amended?
With gun control in the news, Lyle Denniston looks at the argument that a new constitutional amendment would be the only way to satisfy groups on both sides of the issue.
King’s indignant message in “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Jonathan Rieder from Barnard College looks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and how its values reflected the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence without mentioning those documents directly.
10 facts about Thomas Jefferson for his 270th birthday
Thomas Jefferson is celebrating the big 2-7-0 this week, and we have 10 interesting facts about the intellectually curious Founding Father.
What happens next with gun control in the Senate?
The Senate will debate new gun control laws and the Second Amendment for at least the next two weeks, so what should people expect in the historic debate?
