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	Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.     Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Stories from Slate and The Slatest, your daily news companion with @JoshVoorhees. Blog | Josh Voorhees Gun Control Compromise Loses Steam Ahead of Afternoon Vote Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 11:23 AM EDT   Blog | Josh Voorhees Now Washington Has a Ricin Scare on Its Hands Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 7:09 PM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Gang of 8 Proposes a Quick Hop to Amnesty Plus a Long Road To Citizenship   Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 9:39 AM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias READ: The Gang of 8's Proposed Immigration Bill Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 9:10 AM EDT   Blog | Justin Peters Bostonians Are Coming Together, in Their Own Way Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 10:08 PM EDT   Map of the Week | Heather Brady Watch the Country Get Fatter in One Animated Map Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 9:45 AM EDT How the obesity epidemic spread across the U.S.   Politics | David Weigel A Tragic Cause Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 6:59 PM EDT Even before the facts are known, Washington is poised to speculate on the meaning of the Boston bombings.   Sports Nut | Josh Levin "They Won't Get Away With It" Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 7:13 PM EDT Four-time Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers says the bombing will not destroy the world's greatest race.   Future Tense | Will Oremus Reddit Thinks It Can Solve the Boston Bombings Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 11:20 AM EDT   Explainer | Forrest Wickman What Clues Do Explosions Leave Behind? Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 7:06 PM EDT Incredibly useful ones.   Bad Astronomy | Phil Plait Baptist Pastor: Don't Teach Religion in Public Schools! Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 10:30 AM EDT   Frame Game | William Saletan The NRA's Latest Bald-Faced Lie Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 10:55 AM EDT An NRA ad claims 80 percent of police in a poll said background checks will have no effect. That's a lie.   Blog | Josh Levin "Oh No, There's a Man Down": In Praise of Pat Summerall, Video-Game Announcer Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 9:25 PM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias The Old Case Against Fiscal Stimulus Is Still A Strong One Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 11:09 AM EDT   Blog | David Weigel Manchin-Toomey Will Be Filibustered to Death Today; NRA Supports 11th Hour Replacement from Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 10:56 AM EDT   Blog | Jamie Rich I Killed Margaret Thatcher (Sort of) Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 6:00 AM EDT   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Boston's "Man on the Roof" Captures Amateur Detectives' Attention Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 2:00 PM EDT   Blog | Emma Roller The Boston Marathon Bombs May Have Been Made Out of Pressure Cookers Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 2:54 PM EDT   Blog | David Weigel The Tea Party Organizer Who Lost a Nephew in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 4:32 PM EDT   Blog | Slate V Staff Boston Copycat Fears Spread to Other Cities (VIDEO) Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 12:58 PM EDT   Dispatches | Jeff Friedrich What Did You Do When the Bombs Went Off? Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 10:04 AM EDT Stories—both poignant and mundane—of a terrible day.   Bad Astronomy | Phil Plait Digging Out Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 8:00 AM EDT   Technology | Jeremy Stahl Thou Shalt Not Stoop to Political Point-Scoring Monday, April 15, 2013, at 11:46 PM EDT A journalist's guide to tweeting during a crisis.   BEST FEATURED STORIES Plea From a Bostonian: Stop Talking About How Flinty and Resilient We Are The Surprisingly Feminist Comedy of Louis C.K. Help! My Father Said I Was His Favorite Child in Front of My Other Siblings. The NRA's Latest Ad About Cops Is a Total Lie   Copyright 2013 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend