April Shows another Face of Cruelty: news from mid April 2013

• On Monday afternoon, April 15, bombs exploded killing three and wounding 180, in Boston, MA near the finish line of the city's famous annual marathon. Everyone has been praising the city worker's excellent response to the disaster. The President has said it was by definition a terrorist act since it was a multiple blast timed, first one and then after a moment, another. No answer as to who or why it happened has been determined. By Wednesday night, Chris Hayes on his new weeknight show gets you up to date and turns the mirror back on the media botching it.
• Within a couple days reports came from the statehouse in Mississippi and then at the Capitol in Washington, of letters having arrived, containing Ricin, a lethal poison. The letters were postmarked April 8. A suspect has been apprehended. No one was hurt.
• Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Senate held a vote on expanding background checks for gun buyers. It was defeated 54-46 due to the filibuster rules currently in place. Sen. McConnell from KY, leader of the minority in the senate won this round and I hear posted this on his facebook page.
• Last night, a fire in a fertilizer factory spread and blew up some vats of ammonia, in West, TX near Waco. The fire has been extensive with at least 5 and maybe up to 15 dead and 120 hurt with that number expected to increase.
• The wife of  a former Kauffman County, TX justice of the peace has been charged along with her husband in the murder of a former District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife and another Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse. It's now reported that the accused, Eric Williams wanted revenge for being fired from his job for stealing office computers. And got his wife to do it.
• Meanwhile there's this budget mess.
• The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart seemed especially relevant last night. 
• Kansas State budget gets rated worst budget in country. Leaders don't treat the state economy like an experiment! Scientists don't either.
• Here's a graphic on 1.185 million gallons of oil spilled in 13 spills in the last 30 days and why