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The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun reports that federal authorities have charged Demetrius "Van" Crocker of McKenzie, Tenn., with attempting to obtain Sarin nerve gas and C-4 explosives for the purposes of launching attacks on federal buildings. "It would be a good thing if somebody could detonate some sort of weapon of mass destruction in Washington, D.C., while both the U.S. Congress and Senate were in session," Crocker told an undercover federal agent. (While we're on the subject, thanks to Washington writer Joshua Foer for reminding those of us who have chosen to raise our children in the Washington area that there's a big ol' target on our backs.)