memeorandum: Husband's Message About Giffords: 'She's a Fighter' (New York Times)

Husband's Message About Giffords: 'She's a Fighter' — Hundreds turned out on Sunday for a walk in memory of the shooting victims. The march ended at Gabrielle Giffords's office. More Photos » — TUCSON — On a day when Representative Gabrielle Giffords's condition was upgraded …

Discussion: AOL News and New York Magazine

Federal authorities plan to move trial of Tucson shooting suspect — Federal authorities are planning to move the trial of the alleged gunman in the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson to San Diego because of extensive pretrial publicity in Arizona, federal law enforcement sources said Sunday night.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Guardian and FrumForum

Mike Allen / The Politico:

George Allen launches early campaign - Loughner trial in San Diego — JDA Frontline grows — West Wing stars come out for Marissa Hopkins — First lady b'day — EXCLUSIVE: George Allen, the former U.S. senator and Virginia governor, plans to tell supporters within a week that he is mounting …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

David Nakamura / Washington Post:

Giffords's condition upgraded — TUCSON - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was upgraded from critical to serious condition Sunday after doctors determined that there were no complications from having her ventilator removed a day earlier. — In a statement released Sunday afternoon …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and FrumForum

Associated Press:

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords condition improves — TUCSON, Ariz. - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords condition is improving and she is now in serious condition at a hospital after being shot in the head about a week ago. — The University of Arizona said in a news release Sunday that the congresswoman is continuing to do well.

Discussion: ABCNEWS and Scared Monkeys

Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:

After Promising To ‘Repeal And Replace’ Obama's Health Law, Republicans Have No Replacement — As the first major legislative act with their new majority, Republicans are planning to hold a futile vote next week to repeal President Obama's health care law. The laughably named …

Discussion: Pam's House Blend, The Mahablog, Washington Post and AMERICAblog News

House GOP lawmaker targeting key health reform provision — A powerful House Republican is setting in motion a congressional challenge to a key provision of the healthcare reform law. — Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (R-Texas) is trying to build momentum for a Congressional Review Act …

Discussion: Prairie Weather

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

The War on Logic — My wife and I were thinking of going out for an inexpensive dinner tonight. But John Boehner, the speaker of the House, says that no matter how cheap the meal may seem, it will cost thousands of dollars once you take our monthly mortgage payments into account.

Discussion: Washington Post, Balloon Juice and Daily Kos

Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
GOP lacks clear health-care plan

Discussion: The Blotter and New York Magazine

New York Times:
The Truth and Consequences of Repeal

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Don Surber:

I do not want civil discourse — For a decade, from the election of Bush 43 forward, the Left has lied and cheated as it tried to return to power. Al Gore made a mockery out of the American electoral system by being a spoilsport over Florida, which Bush indeed won by 537 votes.

Discussion: Nice Deb, theblogprof, JustOneMinute, GayPatriot, Questions and Observations, Moe Lane and iOwnTheWorld.com

Alan Fram / Associated Press:

House panel wants Homeland Security documents — WASHINGTON - A House committee has asked the Homeland Security Department to provide documents about an agency policy that required political appointees to review many Freedom of Information Act requests, according to a letter obtained Sunday by The Associated Press.

Discussion: The Politico, Weasel Zippers and The Hill

Donald Sensing / Sense of Events:

Seahawks fall to climate of hate in Chicago — You should have known something like this was going to happen. The vitriol and anger in our nation's sports talk has never been harsher - and we may as well face it: most of it is coming from Chicago Bears Fans.

Discussion: theblogprof

Freddie / L'Hôte:

the blindspot (updated) — I'm sorry, but I feel compelled. — The last week has seen an endless discussion, within the political blogosphere, about the meaning of rhetoric, extremism, and what is acceptable discourse. I'm on break now, so I've been more attentive than usual.

Discussion: Mother Jones, naked capitalism, Balloon Juice, A plain blog about politics and The League of Ordinary …