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) …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Violence and threats have no place in democracy  —  The political rhetoric of the country must be changed to prevent acts of domestic terrorism  —  Below:  —  on msnbc.com -  — More from: - TODAY - Nightly News - Meet the Press - Dateline - Morning Joe - Hardball - Countdown - Rachel Maddow - msnbc tv

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.

Should We Blame Sarah Palin for Gabrielle Giffords' Shooting  —  Already, people are pointing fingers at Sarah Palin and her “target map” for fostering the tragedy in Arizona—but Howard Kurtz says military terminology has been part of politics for ages.  —  I hate to say this, but the blame game is already under way.

Palin staffer calls using tragedy to score political points ‘obscene’  —  The news was barely out today when social networks were erupting, blaming Sarah Palin and the tea party for inciting the 22-year-old alleged gunman who shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona …

Violence and politics merge in Arizona  —  The references to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 echoed in other ways.  That horror, which killed 168 people including many children, helped then-President Bill Clinton stigmatize extreme anti-government rhetoric …

A Turning Point in the Discourse, but in Which Direction?  —  WASHINGTON — Within minutes of the first reports Saturday that Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, and a score of people with her had been shot in Tucson, pages began disappearing from the Web.

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 …