Former U.S. Rep Finished Marathon Moments Before Blast: ‘I’ve Never Been So Close To Death’ | Talking Points Memo

Former Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) had just finished the Boston Marathon, what she described as “one of my best races ever.” Waiting for her sister to cross the finish line, Schmidt borrowed someone’s cell phone to notify her husband about her performance. Minutes later, she heard an explosion and turned around to see several people “without limbs.”


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