Tuscon Shooting

Why Would Dems Take Money from an Organization That Wants to Behead Them?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Tuscon Shooting, Trayvon Martin, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Stand Your Ground, David Keene, National Rifle Association, Ted Nugent, Alec, Nancy Pelosi, Grover Norquist, Republican Party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nra, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

How can any Democrat take money from the NRA or accept their endorsement? It's bad enough that the NRA has been in bed with Republicans for decades. Now Ted Nugent is leveraging his position as NRA board member/spokesperson to incite violence against them and their president.

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Sarah Palin: The Prevailing Ignorance And Staggering Genius Of Race-Baiting Tactics

Edward Wyckoff Williams | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Super Pac, Tuscon Shooting, Bv-Politics, Sean Hannity, President Barack Obama, Power & Politics, Sarah Palin, Fox News, Racism, Gabrielle Giffords, Race Baiting, Race, Barack Obama, Black Voices News
Edward Wyckoff Williams

The nation has rightly called into question Rush Limbaugh's recent verbal attacks on women; now it is time to shed light on Sarah Palin's subversive attacks on African Americans.

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Obama Reacts To Giffords' Resignation

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: House of Representatives, Politics, Jan Brewer, Congress, Tuscon Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords Recovery, Gabby Giffords Resigns, Gabrielle Giffords, Joe Biden, Arizona, Kirsten Gillibrand, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Barack Obama, Gabby Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Resigns, Video, Politics News

On Sunday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who nearly lost her life in a tragic shooting in Tuscon last January, announced that she would step down...

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9-Year Old Killed In Tucson Shooting Continues To Inspire Change Through Her Foundation

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Christina Taylor-Green Foundation, Roxanna Green, Christina Taylor Green, Video, Tuscon Shooting, John Green, Christina Taylor Green Funeral, Impact News

Christina-Taylor Green was memorialized on the one-year anniversary of the Tucson, Ariz., shooting as a young girl with big plans to change the world....

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Lighting A Candle For Victims Of Gunfire

Colin and Andrew Goddard | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Brady Campaign, Gun Violence, Tuscon Shooting, Virginia Tech, Guns, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords, Impact News
Colin and Andrew Goddard

Today, Jan. 8, 2012, we will join with thousands of Americans to light a candle in remembrance and honor of the six killed and 13 who survived the mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz., exactly one year ago.

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Giffords Faces Big Decision

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 03.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — The signals are strong. One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on a mission to return to the job she so ...

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New Details Emerge In Trial Of Giffords Shooting Suspect

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Video, Daniel Hernandez, Shooting, Tuscon, Tuscon Shooting, Jared Lee Loughner, Gabrielle Giffords, Jan. 8 Shooting, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Politics News

PHOENIX -- Prosecutors asked a court to dismiss an appeal by the Tucson shooting rampage suspect over his forced medication with psychotropic drugs. ...

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WATCH: ABC Releases First Promo For Gabrielle Giffords Interview

Posted 01.03.2012

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ABC has released its first commercial for its highly-anticipated special with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, who was gravely injured in the Tuc...

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Aides Urge Longtime Giffords Friend To Run For Senate

AP | By JACQUES BILLEAUD and KEVIN FREKING | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Arizona Shooting, Richard Carmona, Video, Tuscon Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords Recovery, Arizona Democratic Party, Elections 2012, Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Surgeon General, Don Bivens, Arizona Senate, Politics News

By JACQUES BILLEAUD AND KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' aides have urged former Surgeon General Richard Carm...

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Arizona Republican Weighs Possible Run For Giffords Seat In 2012

AP | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Politics News, Video, Tuscon Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords Recovery, Frank Antenori Gabrielle Giffords, Elections 2012, Gabrielle Giffords, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Frank Antenori, Exploratory Committee, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Politics News

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Republican Arizona state senator says he has formed an exploratory committee to examine a possible run next year for the congr...

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Lawyers Back In Court Over Tucson Shooting Suspect's Meds

AP | WALTER BERRY | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Springfield, Tuscon Shooting, Schizophrenia, Psychotropic Drugs, Gabrielle Giffords, Tuscon Arizona, Jared Lee Loughner, Crime News

PHOENIX — Lawyers for Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Lee Loughner asked a federal court again Wednesday to stop his forcible medication a...

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Jennifer Bendery

Giffords' Husband Says Focus For Now Is Family, Not Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 08.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz), said Friday he's not interested in running for public office. At least, not any...

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On the Road with the Fix Gun Checks Tour

Tristine Skyler | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Laws, Center for Disease Control, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Tuscon Shooting, Firearms, Fixed Gun Checks Tour, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Tristine Skyler

The digital, constantly updating number on a mobile billboard truck reads 4,109. That is 4,109 people murdered in preventable, illegal gun deaths since the Tucson shooting this past January.

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Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Scholarship Awarded To Emma McMahon

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Christina Taylor Green, Video, Tuscon Shooting, Impact News

Six months after an assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords took the lives of six people in Tucson, Ariz., a scholarship has been awarded in ...

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WTC Steel Statue To Honor Youngest Tucson Shooting Victim

AP | By KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- A piece of World Trade Center steel is being molded into an angel in the memory of a girl who was born on Sept. 11, 2001, and died in a ba...

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Jared Loughner Pleads Not Guilty To Expanded Indictment

Reuters | Tim Gaynor | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 9, 2011 11:12:21 PM By Tim Gaynor TUCSON, Ariz(Reuters) - Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty Wednesday ...

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Mental Health Given Low Budget Priority

The Center for Public Integrity | Amy Biegelsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentally Ill, Mental Health, Mental-Treatment, Tuscon Shooting, Jared Lee Loughner, Mental Health Problems, Budget, Gabrielle Giffords, Medicaid, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Jared Loughner, US News, Home News

By Amy Biegelsen The Center for Public Integrity It's been two months now since Jared Lee Loughner opened fire outside a Tucson, Ariz. shopping cente...

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Child Killed In Arizona Shooting Honored With Charity Baseball Game

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Shooting, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Christina-Taylor Green, Charity Baseball, Christina-Taylor Green Baseball Game, Arizona, Tuscon Shooting, Chicago Impact, Arizona Shootings, Chicago News

TUCSON, Ariz. — This was one spring training trip Ozzie Guillen and several other big leaguers gladly took. The Chicago White Sox and Arizona D...

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Photo Released Of Gabrielle Giffords On Morning Of Shooting

AP/The Huffington Post | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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TO SEE THE PHOTO FROM GIFFORDS' FACEBOOK PAGE, CLICK HERE. PHOENIX (AP) -- A photo taken of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shortly before a shooting rampa...

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SOTU 2011: Will Obama Go High... or Dry?

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Obama State of the Union, Tuscon Shooting, President Barack Obama, Obama SOTU, Sotu, Sotu 2011, State of the Union, Politics News
Charles D. Ellison

Given the high economic stakes and a new political environment dominated by demanding Tea Party Republicans, the president will have to set a new standard and higher pitch for his 2011 SOTU address.

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When Tragedy Inspires Love

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Tuscon Shooting, Arizona Shooting, Sargent Shriver, Tragedy Love, Video, Healthy Living News
Kari Henley

Gabrielle Giffords smiled, Sargent Shriver was honored in a memorial service Saturday, and our nation is experiencing a wave of open-heartedness that offers such a refreshing change from the exhaustive finger-pointing of politics.

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Obama's Mission: Make Boehner Cry

Jim Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Ronald Reagan, Tuscon Shooting, John Boehner, Fdr, Franklin Roosevelt, Joe Biden, Piers Morgan, Barack Obama, State of the Union, Politics News
Jim Kennedy

The State of the Union can become the start of a campaign that ends not with an election in 2012, but with a restoration of the public's confidence in themselves, their leaders and America's future.

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Charity In The Face Of Tragedy: Donation Funds Honor Arizona Shooting Victims

Posted 05.25.2011

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Philanthropy is playing an important role in helping people in Tucson -- and across the country -- respond to the mass shooting there. The family of ...

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After Tucson: Stricter Gun Laws Aren't the Answer

Dan Baum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Shooting, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Tucson Shooting, Tucson, Gun Violence, Gun Control Laws, Guns, Tuscon Shooting, Arizona, Marijuana, Politics News
Dan Baum

It's very hard to demonstrate that most gun-control laws have ever saved a life. It's a hard thing to accept, but the people who are inclined to do bad things with guns will always be able to get them.

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A Chance to Change the Way We Look at Mental Illness

Bassey Ikpi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tuscon Shooting, Mental Illness, Health Care, Jared Loughner, Paranoid Schizophrenia, Mental Health, Home News
Bassey Ikpi

Perhaps if the public attitude toward the mentally ill changes, those who feel out of touch with this world won't feel the need to hide in shadows, dealing with the disease on their own.

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