Monday's Daily Brief: Sequester Furloughs Kick In; Boston Bombing Suspects Did Not Have Gun Licenses

Monday, April 22, 2013 Sequester Furloughs Kick In, Flight Delays Appear POLITICS Boston Bombing Suspects Did Not Have Gun Licenses CRIME Boston Suspect Reportedly Awake, Responding To Questions In Writing GREEN Poll Shows How Americans' Attitudes On The Environment Have Changed Since First Earth Day MEDIA Local NBC Anchor Suspended After Major Gaffe CELEBRITY Reese Witherspoon Is 'Deeply Embarrassed' After Arrest BLOG POSTS Anthony D. Romero: The Constitution Applies to All Americans, No Matter What They Are Accused Of It all began in Boston -- when a group of brave colonists resisted the yoke of a despotic king and sought freedom. Protecting Tsarnaev's constitutional rights is the best tribute we could give to the storied legacy of that great city where our freedoms and rights first took hold. Marlo Thomas: 12 Ways to Be Green for Earth Day, and Every Day Climate change is one of those topics that practically dares you to step up to it. We know it exists and we know it's critical, but it's so enormous that it's hard to wrap your head around it. We see the receding ice caps and dwindling numbers of polar bears; we see the cyclones, floods, droughts and hurricanes -- yet somehow where it's all headed seems so far away. Simi Singh Juneja: He Could Be My Son He could be my son: the oval face; the close-set dark eyes; the curly black hair; tall and lanky. My son was born in 1993, same as the Boston Bomber suspect. As a mother of a swarthy young man, I'm always vigilant about the similarities in appearance of a terrorism suspect. John Pavley: Big Brother, Little Brother, Social Brother This week, starting with the tragic and sensless bombing of the Boston Marathon on Monday, through a riveting manhunt for two fugitive brothers, and ending in the death of one and apprehension of the other, Social Brother showed us just how powerful his genie (Internet+mobile+social+photography) has become. Frances Beinecke: Earth Day 2013: Say No to KXL Tar Sands Pipeline It's not in our national interest. It's a profit scheme for big oil. It would feed our addiction to fossil fuels, accelerate climate change and put our heartland farmers, ranchers and communities at risk. It needs to be denied.

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