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Hospital Releases First Photos of Rep. Giffords

Hospital Releases First Photos of Rep. Giffords Los Angeles Times reports : Due to the overwhelming sympathetic response from the public following the near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson on Saturday, her office tonight released two photos from her hospital …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Limbaugh: Dems Support Arizona Shooter

Limbaugh: Dems Support Arizona Shooter Politico reports : Rush Limbaugh continued to push back against Democrats’ criticism of violent rhetoric in connection with the Tucson shootings, suggesting that the suspected shooter, Jared Loughner, was smirking in his latest photo for a …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Tea Party Works to End School Integration

Tea Party Works to End School Integration The Washington Post reports : IN RALEIGH, N.C. The sprawling Wake County School District has long been a rarity. Some of its best, most diverse schools are in the poorest sections of this capital city. And its suburban schools, rather …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Heated Rhetoric is not Coming from the Fringe

Heated Rhetoric is not Coming from the Fringe Andrew Sullivan writes : I was looking at our finalists in last year's Malkin Award category. The Dish collects examples of extreme rhetoric on both sides, and the simple fact of the matter is that there's far more on the right than left. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Police Visited Loughner's House Before Shooting

Police Visited Loughner's House Before Shooting The New York Times reports : TUCSON — The police were sent to the home where Jared L. Loughner lived with his family on more than one occasion before the attack here on Saturday that left a congresswoman fighting for her life …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Gates: North Korea Can Strike US in Five Years

Gates: North Korea Can Strike US in Five Years The New York Times reports : BEIJING — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned Tuesday that North Korea was within five years of being able to strike the continental United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile, and …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Giffords District Unable to Meet Mental Health Needs

AZ District Unable to Meet Mental Health Needs The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- In the past year, Pima County, Ariz., where Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others were shot Saturday, has seen more than 45 percent of its mental health services recipients …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Arizona Passes Anti-Westboro Protest Law

Arizona Passes Anti-Westboro Protest Law The LA Times reports : Reporting from Tucson — — Arizona lawmakers moved quickly Tuesday to try to block protesters from the funeral of 9-year-old shooting victim Christina Green, passing an emergency measure prohibiting protests within …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 12, 2011

Westboro Church Plans Protests at Tucson Funerals

Westboro Church Plans Protests at Tucson Funerals ABC News reports : When Christin Gilmer learned that members of the Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest the funeral of Christina-Taylor Green, the youngest victim in the Tucson, Ariz., massacre, she took action, enlisting a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Giffords Able to Breathe on Her Own

Doctors: Giffords Able to Breathe on Her Own The New York Times reports : Gabrielle Giffords has shown no increase in brain swelling and is now able to breathe on her own, doctors said at a news conference Tuesday morning, but they said they planned to keep the wounded …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

CPAC Attacked for Inviting Daniels

CPAC Attacked for Inviting Daniels CNN reports : A growing number of outfits are planning to boycott this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, the annual gathering of right-leaning activists in Washington known as CPAC, in part because organizers are welcoming a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Rep. King: Ban Guns Near Officials

Rep. King: Ban Guns Near Govt Officials Huffington Post reports : Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official, according to a person familiar with the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Lawyers: Insanity Defense Won't Work

Lawyers: Insanity Defense Might Not Work for Loughner CNN reports : The alleged shooter in Saturday's deadly Tucson massacre may have difficulty making the case for a successful insanity plea, experts said Tuesday. Jared Lee Loughner, 22, who authorities say shot up a gathering …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Will Tucson Tragedy Boost the Political Middle?

Will Tucson Tragedy Boost the Political Middle? The Washington Post reports : As the debate over civility in politics continues in the wake of the shooting in Tucson, groups founded to push bipartisanship see an opening: Could this be a moment for the political middle? …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Loughner's Family May Break Silence

Loughner's Family May Break Silence The Wall Street Journal reports : 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 …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Giffords Responding to Simple Commands

Giffords Responding to Simple Commands The AP reports : TUCSON, Ariz. — Doctors treating U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Monday the congresswoman was responding to verbal commands by raising two fingers of her left hand and even managed to give a thumbs-up. Giffords, 40, is …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Rubio Puts the Lid on VP Speculation

Rubio Puts the Lid on VP Speculation CNN reports : Washington (CNN) - There are many reasons to place Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, at the top of any 2012 vice presidential shortlist. He's young, telegenic, a talented fundraiser, and appealing to the conservative base. And …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

South Sudan Votes Peacefully

South Sudan Votes Peacefully The New York Times reports : JUBA, Sudan — As voters continued flooding the polls on Monday for a landmark referendum on southern Sudan ’s independence, officials said more than 40 people had been killed over the weekend in intense skirmishes in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Loughner Could Receive Death Penalty

Loughner Could Receive Death Penalty MSNBC reports : PHOENIX, Ariz. — Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut on his right temple and his hands cuffed, stared vacantly at a packed courtroom Monday and sat down. His attorney, who defended "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 11, 2011

Hassett: Don't Subsidize Green Tech, Tax Carbon

Hassett: Don't Subsidize Green Tech, Tax Carbon Kevin Hassett, director of economic policy at AEI writes: To listen to Democrats, they have new Republican House Speaker John Boehner right where they want him. "The reality of governing is different than the reality of campaigning, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday January 10, 2011