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10:35 AM ET, January 11, 2011

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Daniel Carty / CBS News:
Poll: Most Americans Feel Rhetoric, Tucson Shooting Unrelated  —  Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country's heated political rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll.
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Sarah Netter / ABCNEWS:
Ariz. Sheriff Tours Crime Scene, Blasts Limbaugh  —  Sheriff Clarence Dupnik tell ABC News' Diane Sawyer Gunman Fired ‘As Fast As He Was Capable’  —  The Arizona sheriff investigating the Tucson shooting that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded had harsh words today …
Charles Forelle / Wall Street Journal:
Father of Shooting Suspect May Issue Statement  —  TUCSON, Ariz.—The father of shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has prepared and may release a public statement, according to a neighbor who met with Mr. Loughner's parents Monday.  —  Randy and Amy Loughner disappeared from view shortly …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Jared Lee Loughner was a registered independent, didn't vote in 2010 election … THE FIX NEWSLETTERS … THE LIVE FIX … POLITICS & PINTS
Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Jared Loughner's Anti-War Views  —  Now that Caitie Parker has been confirmed as a friend of Jared Lee Loughner's, it seems relevant to ask whether Loughner was still a left wing radical, as he was when Caitie last saw him over two years ago.  Among the clues are his apparent postings under the name Erad3 at Above Top Secret (ATS).
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Tea Party Express raising money in aftermath of Arizona shooting
The Cholla Jumps:
Jared Loughner is a product of Sheriff Dupnik's office
David Weigel / Weigel:
The Insanity Defense Begins
Discussion: Law Blog
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
What About the Parents?  —  Permit me a moment of retro media angst …
Arizona Republic:
Family of suspect in Giffords shooting blocked access to house
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and USA Today
New York Times:
Palin, Amid Criticism, Stays in Electronic Comfort Zone  —  Under criticism that her political rhetoric had helped create a climate for political violence, Sarah Palin addressed the issue in trademark fashion: via e-mail to the conservative commentator Glenn Beck.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty jabs Sarah Palin over ‘crosshairs’  —  Possible Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty took a jab at Sarah Palin, saying he wouldn't have used gun crosshairs to target Rep Gabrielle Giffords and others.  —  “I wouldn't have done it,” the former Minnesota governor told …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Politicized Mind  —  Before he allegedly went off on his shooting rampage in Tucson, Jared Loughner listed some of his favorite books on his YouTube page.  These included: “Animal Farm,” “Brave New World,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” “Through the Looking Glass” and “The Communist Manifesto.”
truth-out.org:
The Wrath of Fools: An Open Letter to the Far Right  —  From: William Rivers Pitt Re: The blood on your hands  —  Rep. Gabrielle Giffords isn't much older than I am.  She served in the Arizona State House of Representatives, and the Arizona State Senate, before being elected …
Brett Coughlin / The Politico:
Patrick Kennedy points finger at Sarah Palin  —  Patrick Kennedy, who lost two uncles to assassins' bullets, says there's an obvious connection between the violent rhetoric of today's politics and the massacre in Tucson.  —  “When Sarah Palin puts targets on people's districts?
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pawlenty jabs Palin over 2010 crosshairs map  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said Tuesday he wouldn't have used crosshair images to refer to candidates for Congress, as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) PAC had done.  —  Pawlenty, a likely Republican candidate for president in 2012 …
RushLimbaugh.com:
An Embarrassment for the Media and Sick, Desperate American Left  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT  —  RUSH: What an embarrassing weekend it has been for the media.  I mean, utterly, childishly, silly embarrassing.  I knew it was going to happen the minute I heard about the shooting.
Discussion: Power Line and Politics Daily
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Pawlenty Sees 2012 as Test of Fortitude
Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:
DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison, freed on appeal bond  —  Tells judge “I can't be remorseful for something I think I didn't do.”  —  An unrepentant Tom DeLay was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, hustled from the courtroom by Travis County deputies but released on a $10,000 appeal bond before the end of the day.
Discussion: CafeSentido.com
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The Politico:
Missing from Arizona shooting debate: Guns  —  In the wake of the attempted assassination of a member of Congress, politicians on both sides of the aisle are passionately debating the role of incendiary rhetoric.  —  Very few of them are talking about guns.
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Arizona shooting: Blame, gun politics in aftermath
Discussion: Yglesias and Blog For Arizona
Mchapman / CNSNews:
Sheriff Who Suggested Talk Shows Incited Attack Was Asked by Dems …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
TwitLonger:
WikiLeaks  —  “WikiLeaks: treat incitement seriously or expect more Gabrielle Gifford killing sprees.”  —  Wikileaks today offered sympathy and condolences to the victims of the Tucson shooting together with best wishes for the recovery of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
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Mike Murphy / Ricochet.com:
The Inside Politics of the RNC Election  —  RNC elections are very hard to predict.  They run under special rules of gravity based nearly as much on personal relationships as ideology.  My handicapping — a partially informed guess at best — is as follows.
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Steele in striking distance of second RNC term
Barry Rubin / RubinReports:
If One Extremist Gunmen Can Do So Much Damage in America, How About Ten Million Such People In The Middle East?  —  Please be subscriber 18,340 (and daily reader 20,340).  Put your email address in the upper right-hand box of the page at http://www.rubinreports.blogspot.com  —  We rely on your contributions.
Discussion: Israel Matzav and YID With LID
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Dems pass buck on debt ceiling hike  —  Relegated to the minority, Democrats are hinting they might vote against raising the ceiling to force the GOP's hand.  —  Democrats relegated to minority status in the House say Republicans are now the ones responsible for raising the federal debt ceiling …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Kendra Marr / The Politico:
Pawlenty: No tax help for Congress  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday proposed a simple solution to fixing the nation's incomprehensible tax system: Require members of Congress to do their own.  —  “No help of an accountant, a lawyer or a tax specialist,” he said in an interview on ABC's “Good Morning America.”
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Sudeep Reddy / Wall Street Journal:
Downturn's Ugly Trademark: Steep, Lasting Drop in Wages  —  In California, former auto worker Maria Gregg was out of work five months last year before landing a new job—at a nearly 20% pay cut.  —  In Massachusetts, Kevin Cronan, who lost his $150,000-a-year job as a money manager in early 2009 …
 
 
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Des Moines Register:
Gingrich latest in late-January wave of 2012 prospects to Iowa
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William Galston / The New Republic:
The Tucson Shooter and the Case for Involuntary Commitment
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Liz Rappaport / Wall Street Journal:
Goldman Opens Up to Mollify Its Critics
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Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
Awakening 2011: Another Chance for GOP Political Leaders To Bond …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Biden: Security gains in Afghanistan ‘fragile’
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New York Times:
In Giffords's District, a Long History of Tension
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