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April 27, 2015

Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyer urges jury to spare his life

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer

BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev urged a jury Monday to spare the young man's life, portraying him as "a good kid" who was led

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