Christie Says Palin Needs to Go Unscripted to Contend for 2012  —  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey says it's way too early to handicap the field of his fellow Republicans who might run for president in 2012, but on Wednesday he voiced a few sharp words about the most famous one.

Remarks by the President at a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson, Arizona  —  McKale Memorial Center University of Arizona  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Please, please be seated.  (Applause.)

Obama and Palin, a Tale of Two Speeches  —  President Obama gives his speech honoring the January 8 shooting victims at McKale Memorial Center.  —  Wednesday was bookended by two remarkable — and remarkably different — political performances that demonstrated the vast expanse of America's political landscape.

Branding the Tucson massacre: “Together We Thrive” in white and blue; Updated: Liveblogging the bizarre pep rally; Gov. Brewer booed; in sum: right speech, too late, boneheaded venue (WOOT!)  —  President Obama used to preach that there was no “Red America” and no “Blue America,” just one America.

Facing Challenge, Obama Returns to Unity Theme  —  TUCSON — When President Obama took the stage here Wednesday to address a community — and a nation — traumatized by Saturday's killings, it invited comparisons to President George W. Bush's speech to the nation after the attacks of Sept. 11 …

Obama's Remarks in Tucson  —  Following is a text of President Obama's prepared address on Wednesday to honor those killed and wounded in a shooting on Jan. 8, as released by the White House.  —  To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university …

Conservatives Criticize Free T-Shirts At Tucson Memorial Service  —  TUCSON, AZ — Some conservatives are upset over t-shirts bearing the logo “Together We Thrive: Tucson & America” that were handed out to attendees at tonight's memorial service in the McKale Center on the campus of the University Of Arizona here.

Obama Brings It Home  —  Maybe President Obama was saving the magic for a time when we really needed it.  —  We've been complaining for two years about the lack of music and passion in his big speeches.  But if he'd moved the country when he was talking about health care or bailing out the auto industry …

Pelosi is there as Giffords opens eyes  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Simple sentiments, spoken by family and some of her closest friends in Congress, inspired the “miracle” of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' open eyes Wednesday evening.  —  Surrounded in her hospital room by her husband, her parents …