Photo gallery: Praying for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

ABC's Bob Woodruff on Gabrielle Giffords and recovey from traumatic brain injury
In 2006, ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff was on the ground covering the war in Iraq when a Roadside Bomb detonated near the vehicle in which he was traveling. The shockwave drove rock and shrapnel into his helmet, literally rattling his brain inside his skull. Woodruff awoke more than a month later, only to begin a long road to recovery. His journey is one that is shared by an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 Americans each year who suffer traumatic brain injury, or TBI.It was a long road to recover...

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Among a Dozen Shot in Tucson Parking Lot
Blue Dog Democrat Gabrielle Giffords was among at least a dozen people shot outside a Tucson shopping center during the Congresswoman's annual "Congress in your Corner" event. Giffords, who recently took part in the reading of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the House, was responding to doctors' commands Saturday evening after the bullet pierced her brain as it entered then exited her skull. The gunman also allegedly killed an unidentified nine-year-old girl and Federal District Court Judg...

Gabrielle Giffords shooting: a leadership moment for Obama, Boehner
Gabrielle Giffords tragedy - and that of 19 others killed or wounded during a Mass Shooting Saturday - puts special demands on President Obama and new House Speaker John Boehner....

Stefan Molyneux: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner and Madness
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Daniel Hernandez, Intern Who Helped Saved Gabrielle Giffords, Visits Today Show
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Why Blame Photos of Political Figures Holding Guns?
Are we really to believe that if a politician poses in a photo, aiming a gun at a target, that they are ipso facto contributing to an atmosphere of hatred and violence? In that case, are advocates of this argument willing to blame the Victim? Because Gabrielle Giffords did the same. Of course, Gabrielle Giffords did nothing to contribute to the actions of her attacker. Nor did Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck or the Tea Parties or anyone else other than the gunman. I suspect some of what we’re ...

Morning Must Reads: Giffords
Mourners gather at a memorial outside the offices of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona January 9, 2011. (Reuters/Rick Wilking) --Court documents allegedly show a planned Assassination. --A DHS memo suggests Law Enforcement is investigating ties to an anti-semitic group. --A heroic intern probably saved Giffords' life. --The extent of injuries to her brain are not yet fully known, but early signs offer some hope. --Alleged shooter Jared Lee Loughner is due in court today. -...

Brewer to recognize Giffords' intern
Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona plans to recognize the efforts of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern, Daniel Hernandez, during her Speech convening the new legislative session in the state. Hernandez, 20, rushed to Giffords' side after the shooting on Saturday, sitting the congresswoman upright and applying pressure to the bullet wound with his bare hand, efforts many say saved her life. Hernandez's quick thinking during the chaos is one of the few hopeful stories to emerge from the tragedy. Hernandez...

FBI shows Palin had nothing to do with it
Attention liberals, if you mentioned Sarah Palin in any commentary over the weekend or today about the shooting in Arizona, you owe her an Apology. You are wring. Plain and simple. No ifs, ands, or buts. Political Rhetoric and hyperbole had nothing to do with this national tragedy. Obsession did. And that obsession began long before Sarah Palin was selected as a vice Presidential Candidate. From the Wall Street Journal: TUCSON, Ariz. — Accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner appeared to have been ...

Daybreak: Giffords Remains Critical, On Track
• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Jewish congresswoman shot Saturday, is in critical condition, though her doctors remain optimistic. Federal charges, including two counts of Murder, were filed against her alleged shooter, James Lee Loughner. Much, much more on this throughout the day. [NYT] • Debbie Friedman, who became famous for her folky reimaginings of Jewish prayers, died at 59 of Pneumonia. [Post Mortem] • Israeli bulldozers demolished part of the Shepherd Hotel, a landmark...

2 Reps. Say They'll Now Carry Guns In Their Home Districts
In the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 19 others in Arizona this weekend, Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Heath Shuler (D-NC) say that they will carry Firearms when in their home districts. "You never think something like this will happen, but then it does," Shuler told Politico "After the Elections, I let my guard down. Now I know I need to have [my gun] on me. We're going to need to do a much better job of with security at these events." According to Politico, each...

The Arizona Shooting Is Not A Product Of Right-Wing Rage
Conservatives are furious that the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords is being pinned on them. Their indignation is justified. The mania of Giffords' would-be assassin may be slightly more right-wing than left-wing, but on the whole it is largely disconnected from even loosely organized extreme right-wing politics. The rhetorical attempts to connect Jared Loughner to mainstream politics take two forms, neither convincing. One is to condemn the use of combat metaphors in politics, such as Sarah Pali...

Americas toxic political climate
Recriminations and soul-searching began over whether an inflamed political climate influenced a gunman to shoot a US congresswoman and 19 other people in Arizona. From the left and the right, politicians and commentators seized on the attempted Assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords Saturday as either a reflection of the passions stirred up by rabble-rousing Conservatives or the isolated act of an unhinged psychopath. Liberals highlighted a map posted online ahead of the November ele...

Mark Kelly Statement: Gabby Giffords' Husband Addresses Arizona Shooting
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly, a NASA Astronaut, issued a statement on the shooting on Sunday evening. He suggests that people who want to help make a donation to the American Red Cross or a Tucson-based food bank, "two organizations that Gabby has long valued and supported." The full statement is below. * * * * On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of su...

Bill Kristol Says Liberals Attempts to Blame Palin For Giffords Shooting Akin to McCarthyism
More like a modern-day Lynching. A conservative pundit on Monday ripped liberals who have suggested that Sarah Palin is to blame for the shooting tragedy in Arizona. He said there is no proof that Jared Loughner, the suspect, was a fan of Palin or went to her website, which had labeled Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and other Democrats a political target last year; it was illustrated with a graphic of crosshairs that has triggered a political debate. Federal authorities on Sunday filed Murder...

Suspect in Giffords' Shooting Not Talking to Investigators
Monday, January 10, 2011 By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press   Phoenix (AP) - A 22-year-old man described as a social outcast with wild beliefs steeped in mistrust faces a Federal Court hearing on charges he tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson shooting rampage that left six people dead. Public defenders are asking that the attorney who defended Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Timothy Mcveigh and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski defend Jared Loughner, who makes his first c...

Space Flight by Giffords' Husband in Doubt
"The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last Space Shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station," the Washington Post reports. "NASA officials said Sunday it was premature to speculate on whether Mark Kelly would step down as commander of the April flight of the shuttle Endeavour. But it was hard to imagine how he could keep up with the gr...

Targeting Giffords' empty House seat
Obviously we don't know what the medical outcome will be for Gabrielle Giffords.  But the speculation about her Congressional Seat has started.  This morning the Tucson Citizen has this: A Special Election must be held. Jesse Kelly was already considering another run in two years against Giffords, a race that came down to less than two points difference in the end. Giffords will have a lot of healing to do and it will most likely be the case that a Special Election will be ca...

Moment Of Silence For Arizona Shooting Victims To Be Led By Obama
WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama steps out on the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning, the thoughts of the nation will turn to Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other Victims of an Assassination attempt against her. Obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence to honor the congresswoman and the six people killed and 13 others wounded in Saturday's shooting outside a Tucson Supermarket. "It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflect...

Not even bloodshed is cause for pause
By Nicholas Wilbur Hope died this weekend, at least one of the faces of hope - that of Christina Green, whose life was taken by a gunman at a political event in Tucson Saturday morning. The 9-year-old Christina, who studied ballet and had just been elected to Student council, according to news reports, was one of the Children featured in a book titled, Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11. The gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, took the lives of at least six people and injured 14 others in an attempt...

Coming Up: Moment Of Silence, News Conferences, Court Appearance
What is this? There will be a lot happening today related to Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., that left six people dead and 14 others wounded — including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who is fighting for her life: — 11 a.m. ET: A national moment of silence. — Noon ET: News conference at University Medical Center in Tucson, where Giffords is being treated. — 4 p.m. ET: The 22-year-old man who was arrested at the scene, Jared Loughner of Tucson, is to make a ...

Carolyn McCarthy to Introduce Gun Control Legislation in Response to Giffords Shooting
Rep. Carolyn Mccarthy, who lost her husband to gun violence before coming to Congress, and who has since become one of the leading pro-gun control politicians in the country, plans to introduce Legislation in response to the shooting in Tuscon, Arizona that claimed the life of 6 and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a medically induced coma. “My staff is working on looking at the different Legislation fixes that we might be able to do and we might be able to introduce as early as tomorrow,” ...

Clinton Compares AZ Shooting To Islamic Terrorism
Apparently, religious fanaticism and organized Terrorism are the same as individual acts of violence. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a meeting in Abu Dhabi that Extremism was a global problem following the Arizona shooting of US lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords. During her Gulf tour, Clinton paused to reflect on Saturday's tragedy, which took the lives of six people and injured another 14, including US Republican Gabrielle Giffords who was shot in the head at point-blank range. "Lo...

What Sarah Palin should have said about Tucson shooting
A makeshift memorial at the University Medical Center in Tucson for those killed and wounded during an attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords The shooting in Arizona shocked the U.S. into grief - and presented Sarah Palin with an immediate political problem: her now-notorious gunsight map. My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other Victims of today’s tragic shooting in Arizona.    On behalf of Todd and my family, we all p...

American politics: Altered states
Protesters parade an altered photo of President Barack Obama sporting an Adolf Hitler-like mustache. A Candidate for the Senate muses about gun “remedies” if Election Results don’t go the right way. Members of Congress are spat on and taunted with racial epithets before casting votes for a Healthcare Reform bill. Welcome to politics American-style. For the past few years, some public officeholders and pundits have warned that the political Rhetoric has gotten a little too overh...