Obama Speech May Have Undercut Federal Charges For Killing Of Judge Roll

Arizona Shooting -- Jared Loughner No Different Than Any Other Defendant In Eyes of Law
An undated photograph of Jared Lee Loughner released by the Pima County Sheriff's Office. Even though he might be stealing headlines because he’s charged with murdering a Federal Judge and attempting to Murder a U.S. Congresswoman (among others) Jared Loughner is no different than any other defendant in a criminal prosecution. Who will represent such a despised and high profile defendant? All indigent criminal defendants have a Sixth Amendment right to assigned counsel. Since Arizona publi...

Obamas Speech May Have Undercut Prosecution for Judges Murder
Josh Gerstein, Politico It may have been inadvertent, but a passage in President Barack Obama’s Speech to a memorial service it Tucson Wednesday night could undercut a criminal charge Federal Prosecutors have leveled at suspect Jared Loughner for the death of U.S. District Court Judge John Roll in a shooting rampage Saturday. “Judge Roll was recommended for the federal bench by John McCain 20 years ago, appointed by President George H.W. Bush, and rose to become Arizona’s chi...

OOPS: Politico: Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judges murder. It may have been inad
OOPS: Politico: Obama Speech undercuts federal charge for judge’s Murder. It may have been inadvertent, but a passage in President Barack Obama’s Speech to a memorial service it Tucson Wednesday night could undercut a criminal charge Federal Prosecutors have leveled at suspect Jared Loughner for the death of U.S. District Court Judge John Roll in a shooting rampage...

Did Obama Speech Undercut Federal Case Against Loughner? (No.)
At last night's memorial service for the fallen Victims in Saturday's tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, President Barack Obama spoke at length about the lives led by Jared Lee Loughner's victims, and shone a light on the extraordinary men and women who performed acts of valor during and after the event. But did Obama accidentally torpedo part of the federal case against Loughner? According to Josh Gerstein, concern troll, he totally did! "Obama Speech undercuts federal charge for judge's Murder," is...

Pres. Obama's Speech Undercuts Federal Charge for Judge's Murder
It may have been inadvertent, but a passage in President Barack Obama's Speech to a memorial service in Tucson Wednesday night could undercut a criminal charge Federal Prosecutors have leveled at suspect Jared Loughner for the death of U.S. District Court Judge John Roll in a shooting rampage Saturday. 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, express...

Federal Judge on Arizona: Im Sure All Judges Are . . . Distracted
Yahoo! Buzz U.S. District Judge John Roll (pictured) was not, it seems, the intended Victim of the shooter during Saturday’s massacre. But you’ve got to think that the incident caused a Federal Judge or two to lose a little sleep mulling thoughts of just how safe they actually are. Writing over at the Atlantic (hat tip: Above the Law), Andrew Cohen says that “the Tucson massacre has raised legitimate questions about judicial protection and security.” Over the weekend, Coh...

A 9-year-old's death hits home for Obama
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is not known for showing a surplus of emotion in public, but toward the end of his Speech at the University of Arizona on Wednesday night, he paused for 50 seconds and appeared to gather himself. The audience was on its feet. Obama had just laid down a stark and powerful gauntlet, challenging the country to live up to the expectations of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, whose death Saturday was an emotional punch to the gut for so many people across the co...

Mrs. Obama talks tolerance in open letter to parents
First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday urged parents to teach their Children tolerance in response to the deadly Tucson Shooting Spree that touched off debate about political Rhetoric. Mrs. Obama, who joined her husband at a memorial service for the Victims Wednesday, issued an Open Letter to parents. Children are struggling, she said, to make sense of Saturday's shooting that killed six and left 14 injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. "We can teach them the value of tolerance -...

Students' rights weighed as colleges try to assess threats
A growing majority of colleges nationwide are keeping tabs on Students through "threat assessment teams" charged with identifying dangerous students, causing debate to erupt over how much power the schools should have as they try to flag disturbing behavior. Two states — Virginia and Illinois — now legally require such teams and 80% of colleges nationwide have started them since the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech that left 32 people dead. At Pima Community College in Arizona, a Behav...

Man arrested over death threats to congressman...
FBI: California man admitted calls, said he wouldn't risk his $3 mil. trust fund by hurting McDermott A California man accused of threatening to kill Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott has been arrested and charged in Federal Court. Charles Turner Habermann -- a 32-year-old Palm Springs, Calif., resident with a $3 million trust fund -- was arrested Wednesday morning on allegations that he made threatening phone calls to the office of the Seattle Democrat late last year. Federal authorities cont...

Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder
It may have been inadvertent, but a passage in President Barack Obama's Speech to a memorial service it Tucson Wednesday night could undercut a criminal charge Federal Prosecutors have leveled at suspect Jared Loughner for the death of U.S. District Court Judge John Roll in a shooting rampage Saturday. "Judge Roll was recommended for the federal bench by John McCain 20 years ago, appointed by President George H.W. Bush, and rose to become Arizona's chief Federal Judge," Obama told th...

Ariz. Shooting Trial Set to Become Long
(FOXNews.com) - As Tucson residents seek closure to Saturday's Mass Shooting with a series of Vigils, memorials and Funeral services, a new and likely painful chapter opens this month with a legal trial that could last another year or more, FOXNews.com reported Thursday. Early signals out of the courtroom in Phoenix suggest the case will be marked by a breathtaking number of motions as defense attorney Judy Clarke seeks to spare her client, accused shooter Jared Lee Loughner, 22, from the death ...

Major milestone: U.S. Rep. Giffords moves arms, legs
TUCSON, Ariz. -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is opening both eyes, moving both legs and arms and is responding to friends and family. Her doctors call it a "major milestone" in her recovery. "We're hoping that she crosses through many more," said her neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Lemole. Her remarkable recovery five days after being shot through the head has provided a much-needed dose of jubilation after a tragic week that left the nation in mourning. Giffords and 18 others were shot Saturday ...

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This piece, titled "Obama Speech Undercuts Federal Charge For Judges Murder," contradicts itself: “Judge Roll was recommended for the federal bench by John McCain 20 years ago, appointed by President George H.W. Bush, and rose to become Arizona’s chief Federal Judge,” Obama told the crowd at the University of Arizona. Roll’s “colleagues described him as the hardest-working judge within the Ninth Circuit. He was on his way back from attending mass, as he did every da

Obama's call for civility seen as striking right tone
WASHINGTON — President Obama's warmly received plea for tolerance and temperance in the wake of last weekend's massacre in Tucson has created an opportunity for him to change the tone of political debate in Washington — and possibly advance his overall agenda. Former White House officials and experts in government and communications said Obama's healing words at Wednesday night's memorial service conveyed a message the country needed to hear. By not pointing fingers or seeking to scor...

Glenn Beck Supports Barack Obama. Seriously.
There's just one week for the Bipartisan feeling to stay in the media, as conservative commentators lauded President Barack Obama for his speech at the University of Arizona during a memorial service for the six dead and dozen wounded at a Tucson shooting, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. But for now, media figures like Glenn Beck and Chris Wallace lauded the efforts of Obama, who flew with several other lawmakers to be on the scene as not just the city, but the state of Arizona mourned, notes

Obama draws 31 million TV viewers for memorial tribute
Los Angeles | Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:30pm EST Los Angeles (Reuters) - Some 31 million U.S. television viewers tuned in to see President Barack Obama lead a memorial tribute to Victims of the deadly shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, according to TV Ratings provider Nielsen. The emotionally charged Speech, in which Obama urged Americans not to politicize a tragedy that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, drew generally high marks for his bid to balance words of consolation with a call f...

Obama draws 31 million TV viewers for memorial tribute (Reuters)
Los Angeles (Reuters) – Some 31 million U.S. television viewers tuned in to see President Barack Obama lead a memorial tribute to Victims of the deadly shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, according to TV Ratings provider Nielsen. The emotionally charged Speech, in which Obama urged Americans not to politicize a tragedy that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, drew generally high marks for his bid to balance words of consolation with a call for national unity. The seven-network t...

Limbaugh's 'Straight Shooter' Tucson Billboard is Removed
Even gun metaphors need a rest now and again. In the wake of the Tucson, Ariz., shooting at an event hosted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Talk Radio host Rush Limbaugh has been emphatic in his assertion that he and other right-wing political figures in no way contributed to the mindset of suspected gunman Jared Loughner. But an unfortunate billboard advertising Limbaugh's show has given his critics some ammunition of their own. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to into...

Mrs. Obama talks tolerance in open letter to parents (AFP)
WASHINGTON (AFP) – First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday urged parents to teach their Children tolerance in response to the deadly Tucson Shooting Spree that touched off debate about political Rhetoric. Mrs. Obama, who joined her husband at a memorial service for the Victims Wednesday, issued an Open Letter to parents. Children are struggling, she said, to make sense of Saturday's shooting that killed six and left 14 injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. "We can t...

AlaskaDispatch.com: Guns culturally separate Alaskans from rest of U.S.
One thing most Alaskans know is that guns are tools. Many in the 49th state still live close to the land. They use guns to feed themselves by killing animals for food, and they use guns to defend themselves against Grizzly Bears that would like to make them food. Confession here: I once used a Handgun to shoot a grizzly bear off my leg after making the unfortunate discovery that not all grizzly charges are bluffs. Whether the gun saved my life or simply prevented the bear from ripping me up ev...

“What is Best in America”
The President spoke, yesterday, at a memorial for the Victims of the Arizona shooting. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Please, please be seated. (Applause.) To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the Students of this university, the public servants who are gathered here, the people of Tucson and the people of Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today and will stand by you tomorrow. (A...

San Diego Judge, an Ex-AUSA, to Preside Over Loughner case
U.S. District Court Judge Larry A. Burns of the Southern District of California, a former Federal Prosecutor, will preside over the case of Jared Lee Loughner , the suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage, the Arizona Republic reported. As previously reported, U.S. District Judge Raner Collins ruled  that Federal Judges assigned to Arizona’s Tucson division must recuse themselves from presiding over the case because of Ethics Rules that require judges to avoid th...

California man arrested for threats on Rep. McDermott, others
A California man who has been accused of threatening Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and other political figures was arrested Wednesday and charged Federal Court. Charles Turner Habermann -- a 32-year-old Palm Springs, Calif., resident with a $3 million trust fund -- was arrested Wednesday morning on allegations that he made threatening phone calls to the office of the Seattle Democrat late last year.... Federal Prosecutors in Seattle described statements left by Habermann in two Dec. 9 phone calls a...

Barack Obama calls for 'new era of civility' in Tucson speech
US President Barack Obama offered the American nation's condolences to Victims of the Arizona shootings at a memorial service on Wednesday night. • President Barack Obama with wife Michelle at the memorial service. Picture: Getty He also called on Americans to learn from the Tucson tragedy - in which six people were killed and more than a dozen injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, 40, by gunman Jared Lee Loughner, 22. The president said if lessons were drawn from the lives o...