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April 18, 2013 | | GOOFS CNN, the Associated Press, the Boston Globe—the reporting errors out of Boston after the marathon blasts are piling up. And so is the finger-wagging on Twitter. But isn't the outrage here a bit selective and dishonest? By Michael Moynihan. MARATHON MEMORIAL In a moving interfaith service Thursday, President Obama joined city and church dignitaries to honor the victims of the marathon bombings early this week. Hundreds gathered outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End, where Obama addressed the city on behalf of the American people: "Every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city ... Because after all, it's our beloved city too." The president spoke about the remarkable unity and spirit of the city in the wake of the attack and the country's resolve to bring those behind the attack to justice. He also touted the heroes who ran toward danger during the attack. "This time next year, the world will return to this great American city to run harder and cheer louder for the 118th Boston Marathon," he concluded, adding, "Bet on it." HORRIFIC ACCIDENT The search for survivors at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, continued Thursday following a massive blast that killed as many as five and injured 160. The blast, which erupted around 8 p.m., was allegedly triggered by a fire at the plant. After conducting door-to-door searches in the area early Thursday, rescue workers turned to the rubble itself to search for survivors. Experts worry that flames still smoldering in the leveled plant may set off further explosions as well as the emission of hazardous gases into the town, roughly half of which was evacuated overnight. A spokesman for the Texas Public Department of Safety said the damage was comparable to the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City. JUST SAY NO Paul Kevin Curtis, the Mississippi man accused of mailing ricin-positive letters to the president—and other national leaders—has been formally charged, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The 45-year-old part-time Elvis impersonator sent the poison-filled letters in hopes of exposing what he believed to be a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market. Curtis's letters, intended for President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), were intercepted before arrival. Officials confirmed Thursday that both letters had tested positive for ricin. "To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance," Curtis wrote.
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