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As runners prepare to tackle the Boston Marathon a year after the bombing at the finish line, security is being beefed up to prevent any copycat attacks.

As runners prepare to tackle the Boston Marathon a year after the bombing at the finish line, security is being beefed up to prevent any copycat attacks. The number of police officers protecting the marathon will be double last year's, and spectators will not be allowed to bring backpacks or other items such as strollers. Mark Strassmann reports.

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After 11 surgeries, John Odom was the last Boston bombing victim to return home. He was in such bad shape when he arrived at the hospital that his doctor, Jeffrey Kalish, told his wife to prepare for the worst

After 11 surgeries, John Odom was the last Boston bombing victim to return home. He was in such bad shape when he arrived at the hospital that his doctor, Jeffrey Kalish, told his wife to prepare for the worst. Elaine Quijano reports on the efforts made to save Odom, and the miraculous recovery that followed.

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5/13: Philadelphia abortion doctor guilty of murder; Cleveland officer, dispatcher describe discovery of missing women

Dr. Kermit Gosnell left the courthouse a convicted murderer, in a prison jumpsuit and handcuffs. Prosecutors said Gosnell delivered babies alive, then cut their spinal cords with scissors. He could learn next week if he'll get the death penalty or life in prison; also, as executive director of the Richmond, Va., Tea Party, Laurence Nordvig says he thought for two years the tea party had been singled out by the IRS for an unusual and highly political investigation; and a Cleveland police officer and a police dispatcher describe the discovery of Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus inside the Cleveland horror house.

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