Breaking: Arizona Congresswoman Shot

Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shot in the head
(01-09) 04:00 PST Tucson -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a Grocery Store during a meeting with voters, killing a Federal Judge and five others in an attempted Assassination that rattled the country and left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Giffords was the target of a gunman whom he described as mentally unstable and possibly act...

Congresswoman responds to commands after being shot at point blank range in the head in mall rampage
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Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Arizona
photo: Freedom to Marry via Flickr Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was holding a constituent service day in her Arizona district this morning, was shot in the head and wounded along with some of her staff. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, an eyewitness reported Saturday. Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting her first “Congress on Your Corner” event at the Safeway in ...

BREAKING: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Killed in Arizona
UPDATE: At least six others were killed in the shooting. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords died after being shot in the head at a public event on Saturday, Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office confirms. The 40-year-old Democrat was outside a Tucson Grocery Store when a gunman ran up and began firing indiscriminately. The suspect was taken into police custody. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head and killed outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Pu...

Obama expresses full support for Giffords' husband
President Barack Obama has spoken with the husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and expressed his "deep concern and full support." White House spokesman Nick Shapiro says the president spoke with Astronaut Mark Kelly on Saturday, after a gunman fired on Giffords and a crowd in Tucson, Ariz. Kelly has piloted Space Shuttles Endeavour and Discovery. Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, at least 5 killed Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings Journali...

Pamela Geller, Big Government: The Jared Loughner Shooting of Rep. Giffords and the Left Wing Smear Machine
I refuse to "play" by a set of rules demanded by our oppressors. On the one hand, we should not exploit this horror, this mass slaughter for political purposes. Of course we shouldn't. But the left has been rabid. Vultures. Vampires. And we should not stand by while they destroy us and our most effective leaders and voices. Paulo in Brazil left this comment in a previous thread: I've just watched a report in Wolf Blitzer(CNN) about the shooting. They mentioned the name Sarah ...

Christina Greenes Mother Remembers Her Daughter
Dot on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot — Thread II. . . myrtle on DHS Memo Linking Loughner to Racist Group, American Renaissance, Leaked. American Renaissance Denies. 9-11 Infidel on DHS Memo Linking Loughner to Racist Group, American Renaissance, Leaked. American Renaissance Denies. Larry7 (prev. just Larry) on Communist Party USA Jumps on The Blame Palin/GOP/Tea Party Bandwagon Just heartwrenching. (FNC) — The mother of a 9-year-old girl gunned down in Saturday’s shoot...

Gunman was tackled by wounded woman
A woman who tackled the gunman who shot congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, and 19 other people in Arizona has been praised by police. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told Journalists the woman grabbed a magazine of bullets from the man as he was trying to reload his gun. She had also been shot by him. Two men then grabbed him. Six people died in the shooting, which happened as Ms Giffords was meeting constituents at a Supermarket in Tucson. Watch Can 'street cricket' change ...

Doctors 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Gabrielle Giffords' Condition
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in Tucson on Saturday during a Shooting Spree in which she was the apparent target, is able to understand and "follow simple commands" after two hours of Brain Surgery and doctors say they are "cautiously optimistic" about her condition. Dr. Michael Lemole, chief of Neurosurgery at University Medical Center, said the gunman's bullet had entered Giffords' brain on the left side, from back to front. While any wound of that type means her co...

Surgeons say Giffords showing positive signs
TUCSON, Ariz. — Doctors treating wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords provided an optimistic update Sunday about her chances for survival, saying they are "very, very encouraged" by her ability to respond to simple commands along with their success in controlling her bleeding. The FBI said Law Enforcement could bring charges against the gunman as early as Sunday, and House Speaker John Boehner said normal House business this week has been postponed in the aftermath of the shooting. Surgeons s...

Jared Lee Loughner Identified As Gabrielle Giffords Shooter
© AP/Arizona Daily Star Jared Lee Loughner has been identified as the man suspected of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Loughner was described by eyewitnesses at the Arizona shooting as a young white man who looked like a "fringe character," in his mid-to-late 20s, clean-shaven with short hair and wearing dark clothing. Loughner was quickly arrested after he allegedly shot Giffords and some 12 others at a public event at a Safeway Grocery Store in Tucscon. He reporte...

BREAKING NEWS !
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting her first "Congress on Your Corner” event at the Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting. At least five other people, including members of her staff, were hurt, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media. Giffords...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Reportedly Shot
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat first elected in 2006, has been shot in the head during a public event at a Tucson Grocery Store, according to several news reports. According to NPR, at least nine others, including members of her staff, were injured as well. Giffords' condition is not yet known. From NPR's report: The Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a "Congress on Your Corner" event at the Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and s...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Others, Reported Wounded In Shooting
What is this? "U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. "The Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a 'Congress on Your Corner' event at the Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media. "At least five other people, including members of her staff, were hurt. Gif...

Giffords has deep ties to NASA through husband
The horrific shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords is being felt all the way to space. Giffords' husband is Astronaut Mark Kelly, who is slated to fly a Space Shuttle in April. His identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, is commander of the International Space Station. From space, Scott Kelly tweeted his thanks for support and prayers. He praised his sister-in-law, and called it a sad day. He is stuck on the space station until March. The shuttle flight Giffords' husband is supposed to lead...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Arizona
Politico reports (as of 1:36pm ET): Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot Saturday outside a Grocery Store in Tucson, Ariz., while holding a public event. NPR reported that she and six others were killed, but her office denied she had died. “That report is incorrect.” Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said. Karamargin said he could not comment about whether other Giffords Staffers were struck in the shooting, but that he was not hit. Giffords, who was first elected in 2006, was hosti...

Giffords: Dem who wins in conservative district
(01-09) 04:04 PST PHOENIX (AP) -- Gabrielle Giffords, one of her state's most high-profile Democrats, seems at first glance to be an unlikely choice of voters in conservative-leaning southern Arizona. But she has managed to remain popular, winning election three times in the Tucson-area Congressional District by holding Centrist positions, reaching out to constituents and bucking her party's position on many issues as a key member of the "Blue Dog Coalition" Democrats. She has been tough on bo...

Westboro Sludge Plans to Picket Funeral of 9-Year-Old Killed in Tuscon
Saturday the Westboro Baptist Church, always hungry for negative attention, gave thanks to their God for shooter Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner is being held for the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that took place Saturday morning at a Supermarket in Tucson. Members of Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) plan to picket memorial services of Loughner's Victims. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of ...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords responsive but critical
Stumble This! A US congresswoman was in a medically induced coma Sunday but responding to commands after being shot through the head when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at an Arizona political event. A nine-year-old girl and a Federal Judge were among six people killed and at least 12 others were wounded before bystanders tackled the alleged gunman, 22-year-old local resident Jared Lee Loughner, who was arrested at the scene. Police have released a Surveillance camera photo of a possible accom...

Giffords Responsive But In Critical Condition
Dr. Peter Rhee, right, speaks about the condition of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, as Dr. G. Michael Lemole, Jr., looks on at University Medical Center during a news conference in Tucson. With cautious optimism Gabrielle Giffords has been kept in critical condition. Doctors say the Congresswoman has been able to respond to simple commands, a rarity for the type of head wound she was given. —JCL Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Democrat who was gravely wounded in a shooting ...

GOP senator urges media not to talk about Palins violent rhetoric
Stumble This! Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) urged CNN's Candy Crowley Sunday not to mention Fox News' Sarah Palin in connection with the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). In an a Sunday interview, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) noted that public figures have used violent Rhetoric against Giffords, something Palin has done. "Those of us in public life and the Journalists who cover this should be thoughtful in response to this and try to bring down the rhetoric, which I'm afraid has become perva...

Docs say hard to predict brain damage in Giffords
Doctors say they are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' odds. But it can take weeks to months to learn the level of Brain Damage she might suffer from the gunshot blast to the head on Saturday. Dr. Peter Rhee, a trauma surgeon in Tucson where she was shot, said the bullet traveled the length of the left side of the Arizona congresswoman's brain, from back to front. That offers a better outlook than if it had entered the brain's center or both sides of the brain. She is also responding non...

Gay Latino Intern Credited with Helping Save Rep. Giffords Life
Intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. with Rep. Giffords Photo from Hernandez's Facebook page Here’s an excellent example of why we need the LGBT and alternative media. John Wright at Dallas Voice notes that the young man who stuck by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords immediately after she was shot and is credited with perhaps saving her life - is a gay Latino. Mainstream Media still usually considers Sexual Orientation and gender identity is either a matter of personal Privacy or a topic for sensa...

Arizona Congresswoman Shot, Killed
Gabrielle Giffords, a 40-year old Arizona Democrat “was among as many as 12 people wounded in a shooting at a Tucson, Ariz., Grocery Store where she was holding a campaign event,” ABC News reports: ABC affiliate KGUN-TV in Tucson reported that as many as 12 people had been shot, including Giffords. Sources said Giffords had been shot in the head. She was taken to University Medical Center where a Hospital spokesman confirmed she was alive. But the extent and seriousness of her inju...

"VERY OPTIMISTIC" -- words of the doctor in Arizona about Congresswoman Giffords
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