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Giffords' Husband:
In Sickness, Awaiting Health

Jan 12, 2011 7:53 AM CST

Giffords' Husband: In Sickness, Awaiting Health

Mark Kelly keeps vigil by wife's side in newly released photos

(Newser) - Mark Kelly probably never thought marriage to the adventurous Gabrielle Giffords would mean days spent keeping vigil in an Arizona hospital room, but that's just what he's doing in these newly released photos, the first of Giffords since the shooting. The two photos, which show her hand being held by...

Seeking Solace, Tucson
Honors Victims at Mass

Jan 12, 2011 4:15 AM CST

Seeking Solace, Tucson Honors Victims at Mass

Hundreds gather to seek comfort

(Newser) - Tucson's citizens gathered by the hundreds last night, crowded under the roof of the Catholic church where Christina Taylor Green used to sing in the choir to pay homage to her and the other victims of Saturday's shootings just blocks from where they took place. "I know she is...

Loughner Evaded His Father
Just Before Shooting

Jan 11, 2011 8:01 PM CST

Loughner Evaded His Father Just Before Shooting

Jared Lee ran off as dad asked about his black bag

(Newser) - Investigators today revealed more disturbing details about the events leading up to the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, including a handwritten note in the suspect's home with the words "Die, bitch." On the day of the shooting, a mumbling Jared Lee Loughner ran into the desert near...

Glock Sales Surge
After Arizona Spree

Jan 11, 2011 6:35 PM CST

Glock Sales Surge After Arizona Spree

Gun shop owners see big jump after assault

(Newser) - In the any-publicity-is good-publicity-department: Sales of semiautomatic Glock pistols like that used in the Gabrielle Giffords shooting have spiked in Arizona and across the nation in the days following the attack, reports Bloomberg . One-day sales of the $500 Glocks were up 60% in Arizona when comparing Jan. 10 of this...

Most Americans Say Politics
Played No Role in Shooting

Jan 11, 2011 5:39 PM CST

Most Americans Say Politics Played No Role in Shooting

Nearly 6 in 10 don't blame rhetoric, says CBS poll

(Newser) - Pundits aside , most Americans don't actually think the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was caused by inflammatory political rhetoric, CBS News reports. Of 673 people polled on the issue, 57% said political discourse had nothing to do with the shooting, while 32% said it did. In a reflection of...

Loughner Parents: We Don't
Know Why This Happened

Jan 11, 2011 5:07 PM CST

Loughner Parents: We Don't Know Why This Happened

Parents release first statement, express condolences for victims

(Newser) - The parents of Jared Lee Loughner have released their first statement, and they sound as perplexed as the rest of us. "We don't understand why this happened," says the statement, via AP . "It may not make any difference, but we wish that we could change the heinous...

Don't Blame Politics, Blame Easy Access to Handguns

richard cohen

Jan 11, 2011 1:55 PM CST

Don't Blame Politics, Blame Easy Access to Handguns

Richard Cohen: We can't get rid of the Second Amendment, but we can fix it

(Newser) - Everyone's casting about for blame in the Arizona shooting, but Richard Cohen thinks this one's easy: It's not Sarah Palin or other right-wing commentators at fault, but the "American gun culture." In what universe does it make sense to allow a clearly unbalanced young man to buy a...

Brooks Blasts Media;
Sullivan Thinks He's Pious

david brooks, Andrew sullivan

Jan 11, 2011 1:30 PM CST

Brooks Blasts Media; Sullivan Thinks He's Pious

They disagree on whether it's right to consider political motive for Loughner

(Newser) - Jared Lee Loughner fits the profile of a schizophrenic rampage-killer who "was locked in a world far removed from politics as we normally understand it," writes David Brooks in the New York Times . And yet the media quickly pounced on a political motive for the Arizona shooting, blaming...

Doctor: Giffords
Breathing on Her Own

UPDATED

Jan 11, 2011 12:08 PM CST

Doctor: Giffords Breathing on Her Own

Another puts her chance of survival at 100%

(Newser) - One of Gabrielle Giffords’ doctors has given a stunningly optimistic prognosis on her survival. “I’m going to get into a lot of trouble for this, but her prognosis for survival is 100%, as far as it being short term,” Peter Rhee, the chief of trauma at the...

Westboro Funeral Picketers
to Be Confronted by 'Angels'

Jan 11, 2011 10:11 AM CST

Westboro Funeral Picketers to Be Confronted by 'Angels'

Silent supporters will block mourners with large wings

(Newser) - When Westboro Baptist Church picketers arrive at the funeral of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green on Thursday, they’ll be met by a group of angels. Tucson residents are coming together to build 8- by 10-foot angel wings, which participants will wear while surrounding the mourners. "We want to surround...

Palin's 2012 Odds Plummet
After Arizona Shooting

Jan 11, 2011 5:51 AM CST

Palin's 2012 Odds Plummet After Arizona Shooting

Debate doing serious harm to Alaskan's image

(Newser) - After the weekend shooting in Arizona, fewer people are betting on Sarah Palin 2012. The odds of the Alaskan becoming the Republican nominee plunged on betting site InTrade soon after the shooting, the Huffington Post reports. Analysts say that while no direct link has been made between the shooter and...

Jon Stewart: You Can't
Outsmart Crazy

Jan 11, 2011 4:23 AM CST

Jon Stewart: You Can't Outsmart Crazy

But let's act sane so we can spot the crazies, he pleads

(Newser) - A subdued, thoughtful Jon Stewart tried in vain last night to make some sense of the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords that left six dead, and concluded there is no easy answer because "you cannot outsmart crazy." Still, he urged political rhetoric to become saner, if only...

Giffords Boasted of
Her Prowess With a Glock

Jan 11, 2011 3:05 AM CST

Giffords Boasted of Her Prowess With a Glock

Startling comment highlights Arizona passion for weapons

(Newser) - Assassination target Rep. Gabrielle Giffords boasted in an interview last year: "I have a Glock 9 millimeter and I'm a pretty good shot." The startling comment coming from a woman who would soon be a shooting victim of the same gun model reveals perhaps the one thing she...

Obamas to Attend Tucson
Memorial Service

Jan 11, 2011 1:20 AM CST

Obamas to Attend Tucson Memorial Service

President will speak at service, meet with families

(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Arizona tomorrow to attend a memorial service for the victims of the weekend shooting, administration officials say. Obama, who will be joined by the First Lady will also likely meet with the family of Gabrielle Giffords and the families of other shooting victims, aides tell...

Limbaugh, Beck: Don't
Blame Us for Jared Loughner

Jan 10, 2011 6:57 PM CST

Limbaugh, Beck: Don't Blame Us for Jared Loughner

Limbaugh calls it 'embarrassing day for media'

(Newser) - There's been a lot of shouting today about the role of inflammatory rhetoric in the Tucson shootings, but Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck are having none of it. Beck took aim at Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who, in the wake of the shootings, called Arizona a "mecca for...

Loughner Ordered
Held Without Bail

UPDATED

Jan 10, 2011 5:49 PM CST

Loughner Ordered Held Without Bail

Entire Arizona bench recuses itself

(Newser) - Jared Loughner got his first appearance in court today, sporting what the Arizona Republic calls a shaved head, "a smirk on his lips and a red strawberry bruise." The US magistrate appointed Judy Clarke—whose clients have included Timothy McVeigh and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski—his defense attorney. Highlights...

Loughner Failed Drug Test
in Attempt to Join Army

Jan 10, 2011 2:50 PM CST

Loughner Failed Drug Test in Attempt to Join Army

He attempted to enlist in December 2008

(Newser) - More background on Gabrielle Giffords' would-be assassin: Jared Lee Loughner was rejected from the US Army in 2008 because he failed a drug test, says a military official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he wasn't sure what drug Loughner tested positive for. The Army has...

Westboro Baptist Will Picket Arizona Victims' Funerals

Jan 10, 2011 2:02 PM CST

Westboro Baptist Will Picket Arizona Victims' Funerals

Fred Phelps has another disturbing video message

(Newser) - Well, you had to see this coming, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing: The Westboro Baptist Church will picket at the funerals of Saturday’s Tucson shooting victims. In a video posted on the church’s official website, Fred Phelps thanks God for “the violent shooter,...

The Wild West Had Gun Laws, and So Should We

OPINION

Jan 10, 2011 1:33 PM CST

The Wild West Had Gun Laws, and So Should We

It's time for 'commonsense restrictions'

(Newser) - Following Saturday’s tragic shootings, the Pima County sheriff referred to Arizona as “the Tombstone of the United States,” a clear reference to the silver-mining town that played host to the OK Corral shootout some 130 years ago. "The irony of (his) remark," writes Katherine Benton-Cohen...

Giffords Stable, Husband Says 'Little We Can Do but Pray'

Jan 10, 2011 1:05 PM CST

Giffords Stable, Husband Says 'Little We Can Do but Pray'

Husband thanks nation for 'outpouring of support'

(Newser) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in stable—though still critical—condition ahead of her alleged attacker’s court appearance today at 2pm in Phoenix, CNN reports. Giffords is "functioning at a high level," though "we’re not out of the woods yet," said a doctor. "At...