Boston Marathon Winner Is American Immigrant, Eric Holder Expects More Clemency for Drug Offenders, Ukraine Says Photos Prove Russian Meddling: P.M. Links

  • The first person to cross the finish line at the
    Boston Marathon is Meb Keflezighi, an American immigrant from
    Ethiopia. He’s the first American citizen to win
    since 1983
  • Presumably coming down from a 4/20 buzz, Attorney General Eric
    Holder announced that the Justice Department is setting more

    lenient guidelines
    for drug offenders and anticipates
    “receiv[ing] thousands of additional applications for
    clemency.” 
  • Ukrainian officials claim that they possess photographic
    proof
    that the militant separatists in the east are undercover
    Russian troops.
  • The Boy Scouts of America revoked one Seattle troop’s charter
    after finding out that their leader
    is gay
    .
  • America’s hobbling economy is forcing more people to live with
    their parents, but it’s not just those recent college debt slaves:
    the number of
    middle-aged people
    moving back home is surging.
  • First Lady Michelle Obama today waxed philosophical on food.
    She
    questioned,
    “How would you appreciate vegetables if you never
    had chocolate?” Her wisdom is that “splurging is the key to
    life.” 

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