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Bethesda Man Sentenced On Explosives Charge

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By Bill Redlin

A 20-year-old man from Bethesda will be spending more than five years in federal prison for possessing bomb-making chemicals.

Collin McKenzie-Gude pleaded guilty to the charge in September. But prosecutors say the young man had planned to kill President Barack Obama. A former friend testified McKenzie-Gude disliked Mr. Obama's gun control views.

As U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte handed down the sentence on Tuesday, he said he hopes the case sends a message that what McKenzie-Gude was doing, collecting weapons, and chemicals, and coming up with assault plans, was not play-acting and could have had serious consequences.

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Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0

London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.
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Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0

London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.
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Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes

As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, outrage has been building on Capitol Hill and beyond over the military's failure to repair a system that has placed service members in more danger of sexual assault than of battlefield injury.
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Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads

The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.

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