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Obama: Time to tackle nation's challenges again
President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service for the Victims of Saturday's shootings at McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. Citing "great challenges for us to solve," President Barack Obama is pledging to work with Democrats and Republicans in the aftermath of the Arizona shooting that killed six, grievously wounded a member of Congress and brought legislative debate to a virtual standstill. In his weekly radio and Internet address...

Obama urges Americans to work together after rampage
WASHINGTON | Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:11am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to maintain the "spirit of common cause" that arose from grieving over the Arizona shootings and use it to solve the nation's problems. Legislative work in Washington came to a halt this week while lawmakers and citizens from both parties mourned the Victims of a gunman who went on a rampage in Arizona on January 8, killing six people and wounding 14, including Representative Gab...

Obama urges Americans to work together after rampage
WASHINGTON | Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:11am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to maintain the "spirit of common cause" that arose from grieving over the Arizona shootings and use it to solve the nation's problems. Legislative work in Washington came to a halt this week while lawmakers and citizens from both parties mourned the Victims of a gunman who went on a rampage in Arizona on January 8, killing six people and wounding 14, including Representative Gab...

Obama urges Americans to work together after rampage (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to maintain the "spirit of common cause" that arose from grieving over the Arizona shootings and use it to solve the nation's problems. Legislative work in Washington came to a halt this week while lawmakers and citizens from both parties mourned the Victims of a gunman who went on a rampage in Arizona on January 8, killing six people and wounding 14, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Obama...

Obama: Time to tackle nation's challenges again (AP)
WASHINGTON – Citing "great challenges for us to solve," President Barack Obama is pledging to work with Democrats and Republicans in the aftermath of the Arizona shooting that killed six, grievously wounded a member of Congress and brought legislative debate to a virtual standstill. In his weekly radio and Internet address, the president moved to turn the page from the week of solemn observance for the dead and the Victims to the governing business ahead. "We carry on because we have to,...

Obama pledges 'spirit of common cause'
President Obama and a prominent Republican pledged Saturday to promote a new spirit of Bipartisanship, one week after the Arizona shooting that claimed six lives and seriously wounded a member of Congress. "Before we are Democrats or Republicans, we are Americans," Obama said in his weekly radio address. Both Obama and Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., in the GOP radio address, focused on the shooting that included the Attempted Murder of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. They spoke as Congress prepares...

Weekly remarks: Both Republican Jeff Flake and Obama take heart in Tucson spirit and heroes
Weekly remarks by Rep. Jeff Flake, as provided by Republican Party leadership Hello, I’m Jeff Flake, and I represent the people of Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Last week's horrific attack in Tucson is a stark reminder of the senseless brutality of which some are capable; the selfless Bravery with which true heroes respond; and the enduring need for leaders who will uphold their oaths and listen to their constituents. My heart goes out to the family of my friend and colleague,...

Metaphors Don't Kill People; People Kill People
metaphor: a figure of Speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our god.” Sticks and stones might break my bones but words will never hurt me. ~Nursery rhyme The recent tragedy in Arizona managed to unleash the pundits on both sides of the aisle. In this world where there must be a root cause for every wrinkle in the landscape and every calamity that befalls us, eve...

In The Midst of all the 'madness': I think Dr. Martin Luther King..!!
Since the massacre in Tuscon, Arizona , as Americans we have come to acknowlege fully that our political Rhetoric has gone overboard and there are indeed consequences. At this stage of the discussion there is very little one can add other than to point out that our hearts are with the Victims and speedy recovery is hoped for Congresswoman Giffords (D- Az) whose life still remains in a balance. Without going out on a limb of satire at a truly 'dark moment' of our Democracy, one must concur, this...

The Arizona Tragedy and the American Reaction
The story dominating American conversation this week is the tragedy in Tucson, Arizona. In shock, after a mentally troubled assassin named Jared Lee Loughner shoots a round from his 9mm Glock through the brain of beloved Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and then turns his weapon on the crowd and kills 6 bystanders while wounding 13 others — America mourns. Giffords is alive today and fighting for her life, the extent of the damage caused by her wound still unknown. There are positive signs...

Federal judge remembered as a fair jurist
A hearse carrying the remains of U.S. District Judge John Roll arrives at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church before his Funeral on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. One day after mourning a bubbly 9-year-old slain during the attempted Assassination of a congresswoman, residents and fellow jurists gathered Friday at the same Tucson church to remember the Federal Judge. Judge John Roll, the federal jurist slain in the Arizona shooting rampage, was known for presiding over tough Immigration ...

Party peace
Republican members of the US House of Representatives, dressed casually in jeans and sweaters, have been meeting this weekend in Baltimore for their annual policy retreat. Topics under discussion include the Budget, the Deficit and their plans to Repeal President Obama's Health Care package. But after suspending Congress for a week in the wake of the tragic shootings in Tucson in Arizona, they are also using the opportunity to reflect on the state of politics in Washington. The shooting ...

Tucson Aftermath, Part 1: Shock, but hardly a surprise
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat elected to her third-term in the conservative 8th district of Arizona, was gathering at what she called, "Congress On Your Corner," a frequent event where she would meet with her constituents. The event on Saturday January 8th was being held outside a Safeway Grocery Store. Just minutes before the shooting, Rep. Giffords had sent a Twitter message telling people to come by the event. According to witnesses, a lone gunman fired off over 30 rounds befor...

Giffords Intern Experiencing Sudden Fame
PHOENIX (AP) -- He sat next to President Barack Obama in the nationally televised event. People are lining up to shake his hand, seeking an Autograph or photograph. A mariachi band recognized him and rushed over with a spontaneous serenade. Intern Daniel Hernandez's brave and clear-headed actions in helping save the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head last Saturday made him an unlikely hero. His appearance Wednesday at the Tucson memorial service for the shooting victi...

Giffords intern handling sudden fame after speech
(01-14) 17:31 PST PHOENIX (AP) -- He sat next to President Barack Obama in the nationally televised event. People are lining up to shake his hand, seeking an Autograph or photograph. A mariachi band recognized him and rushed over with a spontaneous serenade. Intern Daniel Hernandez's brave and clear-headed actions in helping save the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head last Saturday made him an unlikely hero. His appearance Wednesday at the Tucson memorial service fo...

Obama: 'We carry on'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday the nation must carry on following a week of grieving for the Victims of the shooting that left six dead in Tucson. In his weekly radio and Internet address, one week after a gunman killed six and wounded 13 - including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. - the president said the nation "properly spent much of the week mourning the Victims and remembering their lives." "We also discovered stories that serve to l...

It Has The Feel of A Quentin Tarantino Script
TUCSON — Investigators revealed that Jared L. Loughner appeared to pull a frantic all-nighter last week to prepare for the shooting that killed six people, including a Federal Judge. The night before the rampage, authorities say, Mr. Loughner, 22, dropped off at a drugstore a roll of 35-millimeter film containing images he had shot of himself posing with a Glock semiautomatic pistol while wearing a red G-string. The authorities said he picked up the film early on the day of the shooting a...

Palin to speak at gun convention
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Safari Club International (SCI) gun convention on Jan. 29. According to the organization's Web site, the event is sold out. News of the Speech comes a little less than a week after the Mass Shooting in Tucson that left federal judge John Roll, 9-year old Christina Green and four others dead, and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 12 others wounded. A graphic featuring the image of crosshairs over Gifford...

Gabrielle Giffords Faces Key Test in Ability to Speak
Didn't get chance to post this video earlier, of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reading the First Amendment in Congress just days before being shot in Tucson. And I will continue my prayers for her full recovery, so that she'll be able to deliver many more readings in Congress and in her community, and beyond. Her ability to do so remains to be seen, of course, as the Wall Street Journal reports, "Doctors See Positive Signs as Key Test Looms": TUCSON, Ariz. — Doctors said critically wounded U.S...

Napolitano cancels 'virtual fence'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A high-tech Surveillance system on the U.S- Mexican border has become too expensive, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday. Napolitano announced the cancellation of the Secure Border Initiative Network, CNN reported. She said the government has spent more than $1 billion to cover just over 50 miles in Arizona, while the entire border stretches for more than 2,000 miles. Instead of the "virtual fence," Napolitano said the government will use technol...

McCain Praises Obamas Memorial Service Speech, Calls Him a 'Patriot'
McCain: "I believe he is a patriot sincerely intent on using his time in office to advance our country’s cause" (yawn) OK great, now would John McCain ever call someone like J.D. Hayworth a patriot? Not a chance... Wall Street Journal In the aftermath of the Arizona shootings, Sen. John McCain is generously praising President Barack Obama’s memorial service address, defending Mr. Obama’s character and vowing to do his part to bring more civility to political discourse . In an...

Obama calls for spirit of bipartisanship to continue
A week after the Mass Shooting in Arizona, President Obama called Saturday for members of Congress to bring the same spirit of unity they have shown in mourning to their work under the Capitol dome in the months ahead. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama recalled that in the days after the shooting, "one of the places we saw that sense of community on display was on the floor of Congress, where Gabby Giffords, who inspires us with her recovery, is deeply missed by her colleagues." "...

Site of deadly Arizona mass shooting to reopen Saturday
The Safeway store in Tucson where 6 people were killed last week will reopen at 7 a.m. local time (9 a.m. ET), according to Safeway spokeswoman Susan Houghton. The store has been repaired, according to Houghton. She added that a wreath will be placed on the property in honor of the Victims slain in the attack. Additionally, Safeway has donated $100,000 to assist Victims of the shooting....

Michelle Obama's open letter to parents about Tucson
First Lady Michelle Obama has penned an Open Letter to parents about how to talk to Children about the shootings in Tucson last weekend. The full letter: "Dear parents, "Like so many Americans all across the country, Barack and I were shocked and heartbroken by the horrific act of violence committed in Arizona this past weekend. Yesterday, we had the chance to attend a memorial service and meet with some of the families of those who lost their lives, and both of us were deeply mov...

President Obama official schedule and guidance, Jan. 12, 2011. Tucson Memorial Service
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon to discuss U.S. support for Lebanon's Sovereignty, independence, and stability, the ongoing work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and other regional issues. Lebanon is an important partner in U.S. efforts to promote peace, stability, and justice in the Middle East. The President an...