Top Items:
![](/110108/i22.jpg)
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot In Arizona — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. — The Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November …
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Washington Post, The Hill, The Atlantic Online, The Gateway Pundit, Politics Daily, msnbc.com, Yglesias, Fox Nation, designanator's Open Salon Blog, Clusterstock, The Moderate Voice, The Page, Blogs of War, Left Coast Rebel, The Anchoress, Wonkette, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, Boing Boing, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, The Political Carnival, Raw Story, Joe. My. God., Primaries For Palin, Towleroad News #gay, Hit & Run, Shakesville, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, theblogprof, Balloon Juice and Booman Tribune
RELATED:
![](/110108/i24.jpg)
Arizona congresswoman among 12 shot at Tucson grocery — (CNN) — At least 12 people were shot at a Tucson grocery store on Saturday, and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among them, a Democratic party source told CNN. — Giffords, 40, was holding a constituent meeting at the grocery store …
Discussion:
The Politico, GPB, The Atlantic Online, The Jawa Report, HillBuzz.org and The Talking Dog
![](/110108/i26.jpg)
Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Tucson — A congresswoman from Arizona was shot on Saturday along with several others during at public event at a grocery store in Tuscon, according to her spokesman, C.J. Karamargin. The Tucson Citizen reported that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, had been shot at close range in the head.
Discussion:
The Confluence and Greg's Opinion
ABCNEWS:
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot at Grocery Store Event — At Least 12 People Reportedly Wounded in Shooting at Grocery Store — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at point-blank range today outside a Tucson, Ariz., grocery store where she was holding a campaign event, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Breaking News, Patterico's Pontifications and Gothamist
The Huffington Post:
Gabrielle Giffords Shot: Congresswoman Shot In Arizona (LIVE UPDATES) — What's Your Reaction: … Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head today at a public event outside a grocery store. — A spokesman for the Pima County sheriff says that at least 12 people were shot.
Discussion:
AmSpecBlog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Swampland
![](/110108/i32.jpg)
Arizona Congresswoman Shot Outside Grocery Store (Update) — A gunman shot U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords during an event outside a Safeway in Tuscon Arizona this morning. At least 12 others were wounded. Following is an eyewitness report from a man who helped hold the suspect down.
Discussion:
TBogg, NPR, Firedoglake, The Atlantic Online, Runnin' Scared and Mediaite
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Congresswoman, five others shot in Tucson, AZ; Update: Nine injured; Update: NPR reports Giffords, 6 others dead; Update: KOLD reports Giffords still in surgery — This is just awful: … Giffords has been taken to a hospital in Tucson, but at least so far her condition is not known.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller and RedState
Dominic Rushe / Guardian:
US tells Twitter to pass on messages — Icelandic MP to fight attempts by the US department of justice to access her private information — A member of parliament in Iceland who is also a former WikiLeaks volunteer says the US justice department has ordered Twitter to hand over her private messages.
RELATED:
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of several WikiLeaks volunteers
DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of several WikiLeaks volunteers
Discussion:
CNN, Emptywheel, Balloon Juice, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, American Power, Gawker and Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
Declan McCullagh / CNET News:
DOJ sends order to Twitter for Wikileaks-related account info
DOJ sends order to Twitter for Wikileaks-related account info
Discussion:
TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Feds Subpoena Twitter Seeking Information on Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer
Feds Subpoena Twitter Seeking Information on Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer
Discussion:
Boing Boing and Little Green Footballs
![](/110108/i23.jpg)
A conservative civil war over the Conservative Political Action Conference — Friction between parts of the social conservative and libertarian wings of the conservative movement has escalated into a shooting war in the run-up to the 28-year old Conservative Political Action Conference …
Discussion:
The Daily Dish
RELATED:
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Some right-wing groups to skip GOP event
Some right-wing groups to skip GOP event
Discussion:
Mediaite, Truthdig and Joe. My. God.
![](/110108/i21.jpg)
Rift in Arizona as Latino Class Is Found Illegal — TUCSON — The class began with a Mayan-inspired chant and a vigorous round of coordinated hand clapping. The classroom walls featured protest signs, including one that said “United Together in La Lucha!” — the struggle.
Discussion:
Politics Daily, No More Mister Nice Blog and Truthdig
![](/110108/i20.jpg)
'Sarah Palin's Alaska': No second season. (Dang?) — It's easily one of the most-buzzed about (or should we say slammed?) shows in the history of TLC, so it's natural to assume that Sarah Palin's Alaska could have a future on the cable network, right? Unfortunately for you caribou-hunting fans …
Discussion:
Joe. My. God., Towleroad News #gay and TMZ.com
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
O'REILLY TRIES TO SETTLE A THEOLOGICAL DEBATE.... Debates between atheists and monotheists over the supernatural can be lively and spirited, but generally don't serve much purpose. No matter how well meaning, participants almost certainly aren't going to change the minds of their rivals.
Discussion:
Balloon Juice
![](/110108/i19.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls ‘The Kennedys’; Says Controversial Miniseries ‘Not a Fit’ … In a surprise move, A&E Television Networks has canceled plans to broadcast The Kennedys, the ambitious and much-anticipated miniseries about the American political family that was set to air this spring on the History channel.
Discussion:
HillBuzz.org, ArtsBeat, Inside TV and TV Squad
Rick Ungar / The Policy Page:
More Small Businesses Offering Health Care To Employees Thanks To Obamacare — The first statistics are coming in and, to the surprise of a great many, Obamacare might just be working to bring health care to working Americans precisely as promised. — The major health insurance companies around …
RELATED:
Digby / Hullabaloo:
The Village: like Real Americans, but worth a lot more. — Out of Touch? Nah, They're Just Better Than Everyone Else — Begala and Matalin on Biltzer this afternoon: … I'll just let that sit there for a minute. Read it again, keeping in mind that Robert Gibbs is the presidential press secretary.
![](/110108/i8.jpg)
Obama the Centrist Irks a Liberal Lion — BERKELEY, Calif. — So how would he grade President Obama's economic policies, and the new team put in place this week? — Though Robert B. Reich, the former labor secretary, endorsed Mr. Obama and has traveled to the White House to provide economic counsel …
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars