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Giffords's border district symbolizes the heat of Arizona politics

Washington Post - 8hrs ago

DOUGLAS, ARIZ. - The congresswoman's grueling path to Reelection took her from her Tucson base across the barren high desert, through an empty expanse of tumbleweed and mesquite trees, to this dusty town at the Mexican border that has come to sy…

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Jared Loughner could have been stopped: Schumer

New York Daily News - 11hrs 9mins ago

If Military Candidates admit illegal drug use, that information should be shared with the FBI so they can't buy a gun, Sen. Chuck Schumer said on Sunday. This step could have blocked Jared Lee Loughner, the sole suspect in the Jan. 8 Arizona mas…

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McCain praises Obama, subtly jabs Palin

New York Daily News - 17hrs 10mins ago

The old John McCain was back Sunday, writing a gallant tribute to President Obama - and delivering a veiled rebuke to former Running Mate Sarah Palin. The Arizona senator who ran against Obama and was clearly deeply embittered by his loss, prais…

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Foxs Brit Hume: Sarah Palin Is Kind Of Radioactive

Mediaite - 17hrs 41mins ago

As more pundits react to Sarah Palin’s video response on the Arizona shooting, Fox ’s Brit Hume professed he’s never in his life seen someone receive such vicious media coverage as Palin and attempted to broadly define the “…

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Sens. Coburn, Schumer to be seat buddies at State of the Union address

The Hill - 22hrs 29mins ago

A Democratic senator and Republican senator are heeding the suggestion of one of their colleagues, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), to sit together durign President Obama's upcoming State of the Union address. The address traditionally has a chamber a…

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Schumer: Loughner shouldn't have had a gun

Politico - 22hrs 42mins ago

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday he was going to ask the Pentagon to inform Law Enforcement agencies when Candidates for Military service are rejected for "excessive drug use." Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," S…

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Christie: I was not criticizing Palin

CNN Political Ticker - 22hrs 56mins ago

(CNN) - Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie insisted Sunday that he was not criticizing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin when he told The New York Times that she "rightfully has been criticized" for consistently following a script. "It wasn't …

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Boehner's new word choice

CNN Political Ticker - 12mins ago

Washington (CNN) - As evidence of a slight rhetorical shift, House Speaker John Boehner abandoned labeling the current Health Care law as "job killing," and instead called it "job crushing" and "job destroying" in a new message posted on his webpa…

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