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Jan 10, 2011 3:41 PM CST

Jared Loughner Appears in Court

Suspect has been assigned Timothy McVeigh's lawyer

(Newser) - The suspect in a deadly Arizona shooting is being held without bail and has been assigned a lawyer who defended Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Timothy McVeigh. Jared Loughner entered the courtroom today handcuffed and wearing a tan inmate uniform. His head is shaved and he has a cut on his...

Jared Lee Loughner Failed Drug Test to Join Military

Loughner Failed Drug Test
in Attempt to Join Army

Jan 10, 2011 2:50 PM CST

Loughner Failed Drug Test in Attempt to Join Army

He attempted to enlist in December 2008

(Newser) - More background on Gabrielle Giffords' would-be assassin: Jared Lee Loughner was rejected from the US Army in 2008 because he failed a drug test, says a military official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he wasn't sure what drug Loughner tested positive for. The Army has...

Westboro Baptist Will Picket Tucson Victims' Funerals

Westboro Baptist Will Picket Arizona Victims' Funerals

Jan 10, 2011 2:02 PM CST

Westboro Baptist Will Picket Arizona Victims' Funerals

Fred Phelps has another disturbing video message

(Newser) - Well, you had to see this coming, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing: The Westboro Baptist Church will picket at the funerals of Saturday’s Tucson shooting victims. In a video posted on the church’s official website, Fred Phelps thanks God for “the violent shooter,...

The Wild West Had Gun Laws, and So Should We

OPINION

Jan 10, 2011 1:33 PM CST

The Wild West Had Gun Laws, and So Should We

It's time for 'commonsense restrictions'

(Newser) - Following Saturday’s tragic shootings, the Pima County sheriff referred to Arizona as “the Tombstone of the United States,” a clear reference to the silver-mining town that played host to the OK Corral shootout some 130 years ago. "The irony of (his) remark," writes Katherine Benton-Cohen...

Giffords Stable, Husband Says 'Little We Can Do but Pray'

Jan 10, 2011 1:05 PM CST

Giffords Stable, Husband Says 'Little We Can Do but Pray'

Husband thanks nation for 'outpouring of support'

(Newser) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in stable—though still critical—condition ahead of her alleged attacker’s court appearance today at 2pm in Phoenix, CNN reports. Giffords is "functioning at a high level," though "we’re not out of the woods yet," said a doctor. "At...

Blame Conservative Fury
for Giffords Shooting

Opinion: Point

Jan 10, 2011 12:12 PM CST

Blame Conservative Fury for Giffords Shooting

It's like the Oklahoma City bombing all over again, Paul Krugman says

(Newser) - Were you really shocked when you heard that Gabrielle Giffords had been shot? Paul Krugman wasn’t. “I’ve had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach ever since the final stages of the 2008 campaign,” when hatred was thick in the air at McCain-Palin rallies,...

Let's Blame the Crazy Man,
Not Conservatives

OPINION: Counterpoint

Jan 10, 2011 12:11 PM CST

Let's Blame the Crazy Man, Not Conservatives

Inflammatory rhetoric mostly harmless, says Jack Shafer

(Newser) - The people blaming conservatives for the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords are "political vultures," practicing “the sick art of turning insanity into politics,” writes Victor Davis Hanson of the National Review . Jared Lee Loughner appears to be more “of an unhinged killer like Ted Kacyznski”; he...

Obama Leads
Moment of Silence

tragedy in arizona

Jan 10, 2011 11:31 AM CST

Obama Leads Moment of Silence

Supreme Court, Congress observe it as well

(Newser) - A somber President Barack Obama led a moment of silence today for a nation stunned by the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. On a frigid Washington morning, the president and first lady walked out of the White House to the sounding of a bell at 11 am. They stood next...

Unabomber Lawyer
Set to Defend Loughner

Jan 10, 2011 10:45 AM CST

Unabomber Lawyer Set to Defend Loughner

Suspect silent, uncooperative, say police

(Newser) - The lawyer who defended the Unabomber and Timothy McVeigh is poised to defend Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged gunman in the Tucson shooting. The Phoenix Federal Public Defender’s office has suggested San Diego attorney Judy Clarke handle the case; she’ll join Loughner in court today and request to...

Clinton: 'We Have
Extremists in My Country'

Jan 10, 2011 10:15 AM CST

Clinton: 'We Have Extremists in My Country'

Hillary makes reference to Jared Lee Loughner on UAE talk show

(Newser) - No euphemisms for Hillary Clinton. While speaking on a United Arab Emirates talk show today, the secretary of state compared the Tucson shooter to a ideologically driven terrorist, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Look, we have extremists in my country,” she said. “A wonderful, incredibly brave young...

In Arizona, a Fresh Battle
Over Gun Laws

Jan 10, 2011 9:36 AM CST

In Arizona, a Fresh Battle Over Gun Laws

The state's laws are among the weakest in the nation

(Newser) - Charles Heller doesn't travel light. The secretary of the Arizona Citizens Defense League can be found carrying two handguns (at least) at all times. He has another in his car door, and more in a safe bolted into his trunk. "What happened at the Safeway plaza shows why it's...

61-Year-Old Woman Stopped
Gunman From Reloading

tragedy in arizona

Jan 10, 2011 7:52 AM CST

61-Year-Old Woman Stopped Gunman From Reloading

Patricia Maisch pulled ammo away from Loughner

(Newser) - Talk about a brave 61-year-old: Patricia Maisch is being called a hero after wrenching away the Tucson shooter’s ammunition, preventing him from reloading as she helped press him to the ground, ABC News reports. Maisch was in line to meet Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when the shooting began. She threw...

Jared Loughner Has Skull,
Creepy Shrine in Backyard

Jan 10, 2011 7:33 AM CST

Jared Loughner Has Skull, Creepy Shrine in Backyard

A pot, filled with shriveled oranges, houses a skull replica

(Newser) - As though Jared Lee Loughner didn’t already seem crazy enough, a strange shrine complete with a replica of a human skull has been found in his backyard. Inside a camouflage tent, Loughner has a small altar, atop which sits a pot filled with shriveled oranges, the skull replica, a...

Feds Probe Loughner
Link to Hate Group

Jan 10, 2011 5:02 AM CST

Feds Probe Loughner Link to Hate Group

American Renaissance info on Loughner sites

(Newser) - Jared Lee Loughner was possibly connected to the white-supremacist, radical anti-immigration group American Renaissance, "through videos posted on his MySpace and YouTube account," according to a Department of Homeland Security memo, reports Fox News . "The group’s ideology is anti government, anti immigration, anti ZOG (Zionist Occupational...

Fox Anchor Slams Sheriff for
Blasting 'Vitriolic' Arizona

Jan 10, 2011 3:45 AM CST

Fox Anchor Slams Sheriff for Blasting 'Vitriolic' Arizona

Stop putting a 'political spin' on shooting, Megan Kelly complains

(Newser) - Megan Kelly of Fox News jumped on an Arizona sheriff for lambasting the "vitriolic" political atmosphere that he believes risks inflaming violence in the state where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head. Kelly pressed Sheriff Clarence Dupnik for any specific political messages that may have set off...

What the Arizona
Shootings Mean

analysis roundup

Jan 9, 2011 5:07 PM CST

What the Arizona Shootings Mean

Maybe no more access to reps—and hopefully, no more violent rhetoric

(Newser) - As Gabrielle Giffords fights for her life, questions arise: How will this affect other US representatives, who typically interact with the public much more than other political figures? And who—or what—is to blame? Some viewpoints:

“Congress and its members are about to be permanently quarantined, physically isolated,

...

Jared Loughner Charged in Giffords Shooting

Jan 9, 2011 3:17 PM CST

Jared Loughner Charged in Giffords Shooting

Suspect possibly connected to anti-government group

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors today charged Jared Lee Loughner with two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, reports the Arizona Republic . "Additional charges could be brought under domestic terrorism statutes as the investigation continues,'' said FBI director Robert Mueller. Investigators also carried out a search warrant at...

Congress Delays Health Vote Amid Calls to 'Cool' Rhetoric

Jan 9, 2011 3:03 PM CST

Congress Delays Health Vote Amid Calls to 'Cool' Rhetoric

Time for 'great respect' on Hill: Sen. Alexander

(Newser) - The tragedy in Arizona won’t stop the health care debate, but it has pushed back a repeal vote and prompted calls to cool the rhetoric, Politico reports. The House majority leader postponed the week’s lawmaking agenda—including a vote on repeal set for Wednesday—following the attack. Meanwhile,...

Second Suspect in Giffords Shooting Cleared: Police

Jan 9, 2011 2:21 PM CST

Second Suspect in Giffords Shooting Cleared: Police

He's reportedly just the cab driver who dropped off Jared Loughner

(Newser) - Arizona authorities say a second man has been cleared of any involvement in the attempted assassination of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson. A sheriff's deputy says the man, who was caught on a security camera near the scene , was a cab driver who drove the gunman to the grocery...

Docs: Giffords
Communicating With Us

Jan 9, 2011 12:04 PM CST

Docs: Giffords Communicating With Us

Doctors are 'cautiously optimistic'

(Newser) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was "able to communicate with us this morning" by responding to simple commands, say her doctors. "We are very encouraged by that," says Dr. Michael Lemole, the chief of neurosurgery at the University Medical Center in Tuscon. In a press conference today, doctors said...