8 Still Hospitalized after Deadly Arizona Shooting

Arizona shooting suspect's parents said "devastated"
TUCSON, Ariz | Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:03pm EST TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - The parents of the 22-year-old Arizona man accused of Saturday's shooting rampage are devastated and planning to release a statement, a neighbor told local media on Tuesday. Jared Lee Loughner appeared in court on Monday on charges including attempting to assassinate Representative Gabrielle Giffords and killing a Federal Judge, some of the 20 Victims of the shootings at a constituent's meeting Giffords was hosting at a loca...

Arizona shooting suspect's parents said "devastated"
Jared Lee Loughner appeared in court on Monday on charges including attempting to assassinate Representative Gabrielle Giffords and killing a Federal Judge, some of the 20 Victims of the shootings at a constituent's meeting Giffords was hosting at a local Grocery Store on Saturday. Neighbor Wayne Smith said that Loughner's parents, Amy and Randy, were devastated by the events and the allegations against their son. "Their son is not Amy and Randy, and people need to understand that. They're deva...

8 still hospitalized after deadly Arizona shooting
PHOENIX (AP) - Doctors say Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is still responding to doctors and her condition is stable. Her brain remains swollen, but the pressure hasn't increased. Two of those injured in a deadly shooting Saturday in Tucson are in intensive care, with one in critical condition. Doctors said Monday eight of those injured remain hospitalized. A Federal Judge, a congressional aide and a 9-year-old girl, Christina Taylor Green, were among the six people killed, while Giffords and...

Doctor: Rep. Giffords 'Has No Right To Look This Good'
What is this? Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) is "generating her own breaths ... breathing on her own," Dr. G. Michael Lemole, section chief of Neurosurgery at University Medical Center in Tucson, just told reporters. And, he said, "I'm very encouraged by the fact that she's done so well. ... She has no right to look this good, and she does." Lemole and other physicians, however, cautioned that the congresswoman remains in critical condition and faces a long battle. Six people were killed an...

Nation gets first look at suspect, Tucson grieves
A woman prays at the memorial located in front of the University Medical Center, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. The memorial has been set up for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who is in critical condition at the Hospital, and other Victims who were shot on Saturday, leaving six dead and more injured. When Jared Loughner walked into the courtroom, everything fell silent. Law clerks, courtroom artists and reporters alike turned from the wooden benches to look at the vacant-e...

Americans observe moment of silence for Arizona victims
From the White House to Outer Space to the City Coffee Shop in Camden, Americans paid homage to the Victims of last weekend's shootings in Tucson, Ariz., by halting the buzz and motion of their day for a moment of silence at 11 a.m. Monday. On the White House South Lawn, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, presided over a national moment to pray and reflect on the event. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D., Ariz.) was wounded and six people were killed Saturday, including a Federal Judge and 9-year-...

Poll: Rhetoric, Arizona Shooting Unrelated
Almost 60 percent of the public believes that heated political Rhetoric has nothing to do with an Arizona Shooting Spree that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) and killed a Federal Judge. Fifty-seven percent of respondents in a new CBS News poll said Rhetoric is unrelated to the shooting, while 32 percent said they believe the two are connected. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to mono...

Westboro hate church to picket funerals of Arizona shooting victims
Stumble This! People in Arizona are uniting with lawmakers to counter attempts by the infamous Westboro Baptist Church to get attention for their anti-abortion views by picketing the Funeral of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green and others killed in Saturday's Mass Shooting. One group plans for an "an 'angel action' -- with 8- by 10-foot 'angel wings' worn by participants and used to shield mourners from pickets," CNN reported. "For something like this to happen in Tucson was a really big shock ...

How Chris Matthews Handled Tucson Shooting vs. Ft. Hood Shooting
You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. Investigators today released this Mug Shot of Jared Lee Loughner, the guman accused of killing six individuals and gravely wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Saturday's bloody spree outside a .....

The Tragedy of the Arizona Shooting.
This weekend’s tragic shooting at a Safeway district meeting in which United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was seriously hurt and a dozen more injured and a District Court judge John Roll, a nine-year-old girl born on September 11th, and a congressional aide were killed has left us all stunned. Nick Baumann has an interview with a friend of the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner. The friend describes Loughner’s obsession with Gifford as starting when she d...

Giffords Breathing on Her Own, Doctors Say
Like this Story? Share it: Last Friday Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition, expressed the need to tone down Rhetoric and Partisanship in Congress in an e-mail. Katie Couric reports from Tucson. Only On The Web: CBS News digital Journalist Arden Farhi spoke to Tucson-area residents as they reflect on Saturday's shooting and the impact it's had on their community. In light of the recent shooting rampage which critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, concerns have...

Pawlenty: Palin's Gun Sights Map Not 'My Style' (VIDEO)
In an appearance on Good Morning America today, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) pushed back against assertions that violent political Rhetoric was to blame for the weekend shooting rampage in Arizona, which left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the head. But Pawlenty said politicians must still be mindful that their words can potentially be misconstrued as incitement. "There's no reason to believe, at this point, that there's any motivat...

Dems And GOP Agree: Gun Control Is A Non-Starter In AZ Following Shooting
TUCSON, AZ -- Arizona's answer to the deadly shooting at a constituent event for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Saturday will likely be more guns at political rallies, not less. That's the word from Democrats and Republicans in this mourning desert city still reeling from this weekend's Mass Shooting that left six dead and 14 injured, including Giffords, who remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. Simply put, local politicians say, Arizona loves guns. And that means that th...

Congresswoman fights for life after shooting
Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was fighting for her life on Sunday following a shooting rampage that left at least six people, including a nine-year-old girl and a Federal Judge dead. Ms Giffords, a 40-year-old member of the House of Representatives who first took office in 2007, was shot in the head at close range while attending a public event called “Congress on your Corner”, at a Supermarket in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday. EDITOR’S CHOICE Congresswoman fights for life a

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Observance Pro
REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY Attorney General Eric Holder AT THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATIVE OBSERVANCE PROGRAM Thank you, Tom [Perez], for your kind words and, especially, for your leadership of the Civil Rights Division.  I also want to thank you and your team - as well as Richard [Toscano] and his colleagues in the Justice Management Division - for your work in bringing us all together.Thank you all for being here - especially our many distinguishe...

Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Funeral of 9-Year-Old Arizona Shooting Victim
Here they go again. Members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church plan to Protest outside the Funeral of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, one of six people killed Saturday in the Tucson, Ariz., shootings. But some in area are planning a counter-action to protect the grieving family from the unwelcome picketers and their slurs. Christin Gilmer of Tucson told CNN her hometown is a "loving, peaceful community" and the prospect of a Protest by the small Kansas church was a "nightmare." In respon...

Wounded man, physician among those who stepped up during shooting
A man who'd been grazed with a bullet helped subdue a gunman. An intern tended to the wounded congresswoman whose staff he'd joined just days before. A woman put an extra ammunition clip out of the gunman's reach, and a doctor who'd witnessed the shooting performed CPR on the injured. CNN Heroes salutes the following people who responded to Saturday's shooting at a political event outside a Supermarket in Tucson, Arizona - a shooting that killed six people and wounded 14...

HOH's One-Minute Recess: Penn's No. 1 Congressional Fan
Among those spotted in the crowd when actor Sean Penn spoke at the Brookings Institution on Monday was his longtime friend Rep. Dennis Kucinich. Not a Subscriber? To continue reading, sign up for a free trial. Heard on the Hill: Freshman Sleeping on the Job? HOH's One-Minute Recess: Penn’s No. 1 Congressional Fan 14 minutes ago Rep. Sue Myrick waits to write a sympathy note in condolence books on Jan. 10 in the Cannon Rotunda. The books are for the 20 Victims of a deadly shooting in Ariz...

Most Americans don't see link between Arizona shootings, political rhetoric, poll finds
A sizable majority of Americans said they did not believe that harsh political Rhetoric was the reason a gunman opened fire over the weekend in Tucson, killing six and wounding 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll released Tuesday. The finding comes as Republicans and Democrats have sparred over whether recent heated political Rhetoric may have been a factor in the shootings. Giffords was among 20 lawmakers targeted in campaign literature by Sarah Palin, the conse...

Gentlemen, You Cant Blog Here, This is the War Room!
Jim Geraghty spots this howler: “I understand the idea that, even if Loughner had no idea who Sharron Angle is and even if he never saw Palin’s infamous cross-hairs map, it still makes sense to encourage political leaders to ditch violent Rhetoric,” writes Salon news editor Steve Kornacki at the site’s War Room blog. The first step in encouraging political leaders to ditch violent rhetoric? Stop calling your blog the WAR ROOM. “Oh, the sweet sweet irony…” Bryan Pr

Jon Stewart: I Hate Our Toxic 'Political Environment' -- But Who Knows If It Caused AZ Shooting? (VIDEO)
In the wake of the Mass Shooting in Arizona over the weekend that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hospitalized in critical condition, Jon Stewart last night traded quick quips for a warning: "I would love to say that we've got a great show for you tonight; not sure that's the case." "How do you make sense of these types of senseless situations?" Stewart asked. Both sides of the political aisle are trying to exonerate themselves from blame, or implicate the other side, he said. [TPM SLIDESHOW: Rep...

Accused gunman warned of brainwashing
Honouring the Arizona Victims ... Barack and Michelle Obama after observing a minute's silence with staff on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday. Photo: AFP Tucson: Online political ramblings of the man charged with the killings in Tucson bear a strong resemblance to the ideas of an extreme right-wing Conspiracy theorist who believes the US government uses grammar to control people's minds. The director of the centre's intelligence unit, Mark Potok, said Mr Loughner's YouTube rant that '...

Arizona shooting suspect could face death penalty
The 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate a US congresswoman and killing six others, appeared in court, his head shaved, a cut on his right temple and in handcuffs. He stared vacantly at a packed courtroom and sat down to listen to whispered instructions from his attorney. Representative Gabrielle Giffords lay about a 100 miles away in an intensive care unit, gravely wounded after being shot through the head but able to give a thumbs-up sign that doctors found as a reason to hope....

Doctor: Gabrielle Giffords 'holding her own' after shooting
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's doctor said the congresswoman was "holding her own" at a Hospital in Tucson early Monday morning, with CT scans showing that the swelling in her brain is not getting any worse. This Story Christina-Taylor Green, 9-year-old killed in Tucson, remembered, mourned Obama calls for national moment of silence for Tucson Victims Doctor: Gabrielle Giffords 'holding her own' after shooting Giffords able to communicate, respond Gabrielle Giffords, congresswoman from A...

Obama leads moment of silence at White House for victims of Arizona shooting
 WASHINGTON -- President Obama led a moment of silence Monday morning from the South Lawn of the White House to mark the tragic shooting in Tucson that left six people dead and 14 people injured in Arizona. Shortly before suspected gunman Jared Loughner, 22, was expected to appear in court to face charges in the massacre, a bell chimed three times at 11 a.m. on the White House grounds. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama led the nation in pausing to remember those killed and injured, ...