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Daniel Hernandez, intern, stays by Gabrielle Giffords' side — UA student pulls her into lap, holds head to stop bleeding — Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson. — The junior at the University of Arizona …
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Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice and The Moderate Voice
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Bloodshed Puts New Focus on Vitriol in Politics — WASHINGTON — The shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others at a neighborhood meeting in Arizona on Saturday set off what is likely to be a wrenching debate over anger and violence in American politics.
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Giffords recognized husband, returned to unconciousness — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is awake in her hospital room and has recognized her husband, astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, a source close to the family told POLITICO Saturday night. — UPDATE: The source has clarified that she was revived …
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FOX News cuts away from ‘Giffords vigil’ when Sarah Palin's name is mentioned — [Ed. note: Better-quality video below.] — Fox News started covering a vigil that was happening at the steps of the capitol in Arizona in honor of Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot earlier today.
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Boing Boing and The BRAD BLOG, more at Mediagazer »

Sarah Palin Blamed by Bloggers for Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords … Some prominent liberal bloggers wasted little time before politicizing the horrific and tragic shooting of a congresswoman in Arizona on Saturday. — Almost immediately after the nation learned of the shooting …

6 innocents: The Arizona murder victims identified — From MyFoxPhoenix, the 6 innocents who were shot and killed in the Tucson massacre have been identified. — R.I.P. and continued prayers for all the victims and families of the crazed nut who wrought havoc on America today:
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Weasel Zippers, KIDK-TV, MyFox Phoenix and HillBuzz.org

Arizona shooting suspect may be linked to anti-Semitic group — THE suspect being held over Saturday's shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords may have links to anti-Semitic race hate group American Renaissance. — An internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
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Doug Ross and JammieWearingFool

Sarah Palin Criticized Over Gabrielle Giffords Presence on “Target List”
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After the Arizona Massacre, Will Congress Ever Be the Same?
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The Note, RedState, Booman Tribune, WRTV-TV, Pam's House Blend and Swampland

A Turning Point in the Discourse, but in Which Direction?
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The Huffington Post, Prairie Weather, Balloon Juice and The Hill

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot In Arizona
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Hospital: Rep. Giffords expected to recover from Tucson shooting …
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Slain federal judge John Roll was at the center of Arizona's immigration debate
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WHO IS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS? — U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords …
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Big Government and Founding Bloggers

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: The victims
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KVOA-TV, iOwnTheWorld.com, The Gateway Pundit, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, AOL News, ANIMAL, The Huffington Post and FrumForum

Is Palin's “Crosshairs” Map Relevant? Giffords Thought So
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The Politico, ImmigrationProf Blog, Blogs and Stories and The Mahablog

Should We Blame Sarah Palin for Gabrielle Giffords' Shooting
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NewsBusters.org, Detroit Free Press and Raw Story

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is alive, & out of surgery
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CNN, NPR, This Just In and Pundit & Pundette

Alleged shooter left social media hints
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Clusterstock, The Politico, The Daily Caller, GayPatriot, Weigel and The Hill

Jane Fonda Blames Giffords Shooting on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party
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Right Turn, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Gateway Pundit, The Huffington Post, Biased BBC, TalkLeft, Mashable!, Erick's blog and The Jawa Report

Giffords Opponent, Jesse Kelly, Held June Event to “Shoot …
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Gawker, Guardian, Blog For Arizona, The Maddow Blog, Open Left, Right Wing Nut House and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Arizona Suspect Likely Facing Death Penalty for Fatally Shooting Federal Judge
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland

The President Speaks on the Shootings in Tucson: “We Are Going …
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Michael Whitney's myFDL diary, The Democratic Daily and The Maddow Blog


Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Tucson
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An Assassination? — When a congresswoman is shot in the head …
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TPMDC, CNN, The Atlantic Online, The Politico and Liberal Values

U.S. District Judge John Roll faced death threats in 2009
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The Politico, Seattle Times, Crooks and Liars and The Gateway Pundit


Arizona Suspect's Recent Acts Offer Hints of Alienation — WASHINGTON — Jared Lee Loughner had become increasingly erratic in recent months, so much so that others around him began to worry. — He had posted on his Myspace page at some point a photograph of a United States history textbook, on top of which he had placed a handgun.
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Man linked to Giffords shooting called ‘very disturbed’ — The man linked to the shooting today of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others is 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, the Associated Press reported. — Police have surrounded a house at 7700 N. Soledad Ave., which is the address listed …
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IS DAILY KOS INVOLVED IN ARIZONA MURDERS? “My CongressWOMAN voted against Nancy Pelosi! And is now DEAD to me!” — eerie Daily Kos hit piece on Gabrielle Giffords just two days before assassination attempt; repeated use of word “dead” in relation to Giffords just 48 hours before she and a dozen others were fired upon.

It Doesn't Matter Why He Did It — Judging from his Internet postings, Jared Lee Loughner is a delusional young man whose inner political landscape is a swamp of dystopian novels, left- and right-wing tracts, conspiracy theories, and contempt for his fellow human beings.
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Washington Monthly

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot: Suspect posted …
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Ben Smith's Blog, Doug Ross, Associated Press, Tucson Citizen, Politics Daily, Washington Post, AOL News, Crooks and Liars and ABCNEWS

House postpones healthcare vote after shooting — House Republicans are postponing a vote to repeal the healthcare law scheduled for next week after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Arizona. — Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said in a statement late Saturday that …
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FrumForum, CNN and Washington Monthly


Pima Sheriff Clarence Dupnik Calls Out Vitriolic, Hateful Rhetoric — In one of the most remarkable press conferences I've ever seen, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik called out for an end to the violent rhetoric that leads to acting-out by people who are ‘unbalanced’ not once, but three times.
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Firedoglake and KTAR.com

The Cloudy Logic of ‘Political’ Shootings — After this horrible news from Tucson.... ... let me amplify something I said half-coherently in a live conversation with Guy Raz on All Things Considered a little while ago. My intended point was: — Shootings of political figures are by definition “political.”
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Prairie Weather, Outside the Beltway and Hullabaloo