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House to Honor Giffords on Wednesday

House to Honor Giffords The Wall Street Journal reports : Instead of debating the repeal of the controversial health care law, Republicans and Democrats will gather in the House on Wednesday to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and mourn the victims of the shooting Saturday outside …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Palin Staffer Defends "Crosshairs" Map

Palin Staffer Defends "Crosshairs" Map The Alaska Dispatch reports : The news was barely out today when social networks were erupting, blaming Sarah Palin and the tea party for inciting the 22-year-old alleged gunman who shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords , a Democrat from …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Cantor: GOP Will Postpone Repeal Vote

Cantor: GOP Will Postpone Health Bill Repeal Vote The Hill reports : House Republicans are postponing a vote to repeal the healthcare law scheduled for next week after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Arizona. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said in a …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Intern May Have Saved Giffords' Life

Intern May Have Saved Giffords' Life The Arizona Republic reports : Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson. The junior at the University of Arizona was helping check people in at the "Congress on …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Police Search for Second Suspect

Police Search for Second Suspect CNN reports : Authorities are asking for the public's help to identify a person who is possibly associated with the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting in Arizona. A gunman went to a town hall meeting at the Safeway supermarket in Tucson. Six …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Loughner's Gun Was Purchased Legally

Loughner's Gun Purchased Legally The AP reports : A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the handgun used in a shooting that killed a federal judge and wounded a U.S. congresswoman in Tucson, Ariz., was purchased legally. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Sheriff Identifies Shooting Victims

Sheriff Identifies Shooting Victims The Arizona Republic reports : The victims from Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson have been identified and they include, an aide to Giffords, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. Two members of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's staff also were …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Giffords Was Awake in Hospital

Giffords Was Awake in Hospital Politico reports : 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 …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Sadr to Iraqis: Resist U.S.

Sadr to Iraqis: Resist U.S. BBC News reports : Anti-US Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has told an enthusiastic crowd of followers in Iraq to give the country's new government a chance. The radical cleric was making his first speech since returning to his stronghold in Najaf after …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

House Postpones Work Schedule

House Postpones Work Schedule Politico reports : The second-ranking House Republican said he would postpone the body’s legislative schedule in the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (R-Ariz.). Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), said in a statement that “all …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

US Subpoenas Wikileaks Twitter Account Info

US Subpoenas Wikileaks Twitter Account Info The AP reports : U.S. investigators have gone to court to demand details about WikiLeaks' Twitter account, according to documents obtained Saturday — the first revelation about the criminal case Washington is trying to build against …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Hackers Hijack N. Korea's Twitter

Hackers Hijack N. Korea's Twitter The Washington Post reports : Apparently breached by hackers, North Korea's official Twitter account on Saturday described leader Kim Jong Il and heir apparent Kim Jong Eun as sworn enemies and called for an uprising to remove them from …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Bob Dole Out of Hospital

Bob Dole Out of Hospital USA Today reports : Former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was briefly hospitalized this week and has now been released. Amy Walter of ABC News posted on her Twitter account that a Dole spokesman confirmed to her that the former Senate GOP …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

U.S. Pledges More Money for Pakistan

U.S. Pledges More Money for Pakistan The Washington Post reports : The Obama administration has decided to offer Pakistan more military, intelligence and economic support, and to intensify U.S. efforts to forge a regional peace, despite ongoing frustration that Pakistani …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Sheriff: Suspect May Have Had Help

Sheriff: Suspect May Have Had Help CNN reports :

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

FBI Director Heads to Arizona

FBI Director Heads to Arizona TPM reports : Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Bob Mueller is in route to the scene of the shootings in Arizona where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) and 17 others were injured, President Barack Obama said at a news conference on Saturday …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Surgeon 'Optimistic' Rep. Giffords Will Recover

Surgeon 'Optimistic' Rep. Giffords Will Recover The Washington Post reports: 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 …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Giffords' Husband Rushes to AZ

Giffords' Husband Rushes to AZ CBS News reports : Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, 40, an Arizona Democrat married to veteran astronaut Mark Kelly, was shot in the head during a public meeting outside a Tucson supermarket Saturday. More than a dozen bystanders also were shot -- and …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

AZ Gov Brewer: 'Heartbroken' After Shooting

AZ Gov Brewer: 'Heartbroken' After Shooting ABC-TV 15 reports : Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says she is shocked by Saturday's shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several others in Tucson. "All of Arizona is shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011

Boehner: 'Horrified by Senseless Attack'

Boehner: 'Horrified by Attack' WSJ reports : Speaker John Boehner issued a statement Saturday saying he’s “horrified by the senseless attack” on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot outside a Safeway in Tucson, Ariz., during an event to talk to her constituents. “An attack …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday January 8, 2011