From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

America deals with an act of terror.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

The daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Given what we now know about what took place, the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism.

But the president says the American people refused to be terrorized by two bombs that killed three and

wounded dozens at yesterday's Boston Marathon. The crime scene is 12 blocks long in the heart of a city

still in a state of shock.

There have been no arrests and no one has claimed responsibility.

We'll talk to Bostonians and update the investigation.

What can be learned from the history of terrorism in the United States?

On reporter's notebook later on, the unanimous conclusion of a bipartisan Blue Ribbon Task Force,

the U.S. engaged in illegal torture after September 11th.

First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll meet back with To the Poet. At least three are dead and 176 wounded in what President Obama calls an act of terrorism.

We'll update yesterday's bombing at the Boston Marathon, including the impact on a historic American city.

On reporter's notebook, President Bush authorized torture in violation of U.S. law and international treaties with no justification.

We'll talk with a retired general who served on an independent bipartisan investigative task force.

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