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Army Rejected Suspect Over Drug Use

Army Rejected Loughner Because of Drug Use The Washington Post reports : Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson, was rejected from enlistment in the U.S. Army because of issues related to his history of drug use, military officials said Sunday. …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Cops Clear Second Suspect

Cops Clear Second Suspect The New York Times reports : My colleague Marc Lacey reports the following about the second suspect in the Arizona shooting: The Pima County sheriff said on Sunday that the search for a second person had ended. He said that a man seen in a security …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Charges Filed Against Loughner

Charges Filed Against Loughner The New York Times reports : Prosecutors accused Jared Lee Loughner, a troubled 22-year-old college dropout, of five serious federal charges on Sunday, including the attempted assassination of a member of Congress, for his role in a shooting …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Obama Calls for Moment of Silence

Obama Calls for Moment of Silence Huffington Post reports : On Sunday, President Obama announced a national moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Arizona on Saturday. The full White House press release is below. President Obama Calls for Moment of …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

Giffords Able to Communicate

Giffords Able to Communicate ABC News reports : Doctors say that while the bullet that struck Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords did not hit any critical parts of the brain, whether she will survive and how fully she will recover are still unknown. "This was a devastating wound that …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday January 9, 2011

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

We Watch Palin (One Last Time) So You Don't Have To

Join F F as we liveblog the Palins sometimes bizarre but always entertaining exploits on tonight's two-hour finale of Sarah Palin's Alaska Update at 10:20pm: A commentator identifies the radio show where Palin …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday January 9, 2011

No Political Message, Just Madness

Sometimes, an act of violence is just a product of madness, not politics. There are people who harbor strong political beliefs. Then there are nuts. Insanity and delusion are not in the realm of political discourse. They should stay in the domain of mental illness and perverse criminality from whe…

Written by Brad Schaeffer 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

Can We Tone Down the Political Rhetoric?

While political rhetoric did not cause the shooting in Tucson, Americans must acknowledge that the rhetoric of the last few years has been extreme and dangerous. Conservatives have been quick to repudiate - to brand as offensive and disgusting - any suggestion that the Tucson shooting was somehow …

Written by David Frum 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

Did Pot Trigger Giffords Shooting?

After horrific shootings, we hear calls for stricter regulation of guns. The Tucson shooting should remind us why we regulate marijuana. After horrific shootings, we hear calls for stricter regulation of guns. The Tucson shooting should remind us why we regulate marijuana. Jared Lee Loughner, …

Written by David Frum 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