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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 …
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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 …


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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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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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.
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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 …
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Assassination Attempt In Arizona — A Democratic Congresswoman has been shot in the head; another dozen were also shot. — We don't have proof yet that this was political, but the odds are that it was. She's been the target of violence before. And for those wondering why a Blue Dog Democrat …
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Sarah Palin Criticized Over Gabrielle Giffords Presence on “Target List” — Updated 7:52 p.m. Eastern Time — We do not yet know what prompted 22-year-old accused gunman Jared Loughner to allegedly shoot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and others, including a child and federal judge who died from their wounds.
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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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Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: The victims — Most of the victims from Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson have not been identified but the dead include, an aide to Giffords, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. Two members of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's staff also were wounded in the attack.
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Hospital: Rep. Giffords expected to recover from Tucson shooting that killed six including a child and federal judge — Tucson - The surgeon who operated on Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said he was “optimistic” she would recover from being shot in the head by a man with a semi-automatic weapon outside a grocery store.
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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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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.
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Alleged shooter left social media hints
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6 innocents: The Arizona murder victims identified
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Giffords Opponent, Jesse Kelly, Held June Event to “Shoot …
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Slain federal judge John Roll was at the center of Arizona's immigration debate
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On the tragedy in Arizona — My sincere condolences are offered …
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shooting sparks national debate
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After the Arizona Massacre, Will Congress Ever Be the Same?
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Breaking: Congresswoman, five others shot in Tucson, AZ; Update …
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Is Palin's “Crosshairs” Map Relevant? Giffords Thought So
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Jane Fonda Blames Giffords Shooting on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party
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Arizona Suspect Likely Facing Death Penalty for Fatally Shooting Federal Judge
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The President Speaks on the Shootings in Tucson: “We Are Going …
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An Assassination? — When a congresswoman is shot in the head …
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Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot: Suspect posted …
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MSNBC talks to Rep. Gabrielle Gifford about the death threats, vandalism and harassments.
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U.S. District Judge John Roll faced death threats in 2009
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Gabrielle Giffords shot in head in Tucson
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Arizona Shooter's MySpace Page
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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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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.”