President Calls For Moment of Silence, Cancels Schenectady Trip

President calls for moment of silence in honor of Tucson shooting victims
Stumble This! President Barack Obama called on Americans to observe a moment of silence Monday at 11:00 a.m. EST to honor the Victims of the shootings in Tucson, Arizona. "It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart,” the president said in an advisory. Obama will observe the moment of silence with White House staff on the South Lawn. Flags are to be flown at half-staff in accordance to the president...

Obama Calls for Moment of Silence for AZ Victims
“Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart.” The President will observe the moment of silence with White House staff on the South Lawn. The moment of silence will be pooled p...

Obama Calls for Moment of Silence
Huffington Post reports: On Sunday, President Obama announced a national moment of silence for the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Arizona on Saturday. The full White House Press Release is below. President Obama Calls for Moment of Silence for Victims of Shooting in Tucson, Arizona “Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for...

Obama Calls for Moment of Silence Jan. 10 11 AM Eastern
“Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart.” The President will observe the moment of silence with White House staff on the South Lawn. The moment of silence will be pooled...

Obama calls for moment of silence to honor victims Monday
President Obama called for a moment of silence on Monday to remember the Victims of the Arizona shooting in which six were killed and 13 wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). “Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives," Obama said in a statement Sunday. RELATED ARTICLES House postpones healthcare vote...

At the White House, lowered flags and a moment of silence
President Obama has not spoken publicly today, but the White House says he will observe a moment of silence Monday on the South Lawn in honor of the Shooting Victims in Arizona. “Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives," Obama said in a statement. "It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or...

President Calls for Moment of Silence Monday at 11:00am ET, 8:00am Pacific
President Obama calls on all Americans for moment of silence Monday morning at 11 a.m. ET (8:00am Pacific) in honor of Victims in the Arizona shooting. “Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives.  It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their famili...

President Obama Calls for Moment of Silence Monday to honor Arizona Shooting Victims
President Obama is calling for a moment of silence Monday morning in the wake of the Arizona shooting that left six dead and 13 wounded including Rep. Giffords,D-Ariz., who is in critical condition. "Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, k...

Moment Of Silence For Arizona Shooting Victims Announced By President Obama
On Sunday, President Obama announced a national moment of silence for the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Arizona on Saturday. The full White House Press Release is below. * * * * President Obama Calls for Moment of Silence for Victims of Shooting in Tucson, Arizona "Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. It will ...

Obama calls for moment of silence Monday morning (AP)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling on people in the United States to observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m. EST Monday to honor Victims of the Arizona shooting. A White House statement says the moment of silence will allow people to come together, in prayer or reflection, and keep the Victims and their families close at heart. Obama will observe the moment of silence with White House staff on the South Lawn. The president has signed a proclamation calling for flags to be flow...

Obama calls for moment of silence Monday morning
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling on people in the United States to observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m. EST Monday to honor Victims of the Arizona shooting. A White House statement says the moment of silence will allow people to come together, in prayer or reflection, and keep the Victims and their families close at heart. Obama will observe the moment of silence with White House staff on the South Lawn. The president has signed a proclamation calling for flags to be f...

Obama: US in 'Shock' Over Ariz. Shooting
President Barack Obama said Monday that the nation is “still grieving” over the shooting rampage in Arizona Saturday that killed six people and critically injured a congresswoman. “Obviously, all of us are still grieving and in shock from the tragedy that took place,” Obama said in an Oval Office meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. “Gabby Giffords and others are still fighting to recover, families are still absorbing the enormity of their losses, we have ...

Obama Calls for Moment of Silence to Mark Tucson Shooting
Yahoo! Buzz President Barack Obama urged Americans to observe a moment of silence Monday at 11 a.m. EST for those the Victims of the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords , killed six and left 13 others injured. The president also signed a proclamation calling for flags to be flown at half-staff, and the White House announced he is postponing a trip Tuesday to Schenectady, N.Y., where he was to visit a General Election energy division facility. “Tom...

Obama Calls For Moment Of Silence
(NewsCore) - President Barack Obama Sunday called for a national moment of silence at 11 am ET Monday to honor the Victims of the Tucson shootings and also signed a proclamation calling for flags to be flown at half-staff at federal sites until Jan. 14. The White House said the president will observe the moment of silence with staff on the South Lawn. In his statement Sunday, he said it would be be “a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and...

Obama calls for moment of silence Monday morning
President Barack Obama is calling on people in the United States to observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m. EST Monday to honor Victims of the Arizona shooting. A White House statement says the moment of silence will allow people to come together, in prayer or reflection, and keep the Victims and their families close at heart. Obama will observe the moment of silence with White House staff on the South Lawn. The president has signed a proclamation calling for flags to be flown at half-staff. The ...

Beshear orders flags at half-staff for Arizona shooting victims
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has ordered flags at all state Office Buildings be lowered to half-staff immediately through Friday, Jan. 14, in honor of Victims of Saturday’s shooting in Tucson, Ariz.. that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six people. “Saturday’s senseless act of violence is truly unthinkable and its repercussions have affected not only the citizens of Arizona, but this entire nation,” said Gov. Beshear. “I ask that Kentuckians ...

Moment Of Silence
Statement just out from President Obama: "Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart." Obama will observe the moment of silence with staff on the South Lawn, according to the White Hou...

Obama Postpones Schenectady Trip
President Obama has indefinitely postpone his Tuesday trip to Schenectady following Saturday’s Arizona shooting, saying the visit is “expected” to be rescheduled, but offering no new date. In addition, the president has called for a nationwide moment of silence at 11 a.m. tomorrow to “honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson…including those still fighting for their lives. ” “It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in p...

Obama: US grieving, shocked over Ariz. rampage
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said Monday the nation is still in shock over the shooting rampage in Arizona that left a Democratic congresswoman fighting for her life, but he commended the courage of the people on the scene who rushed to help, saying their actions reflect the "best of America." The president told reporters that Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others injured on Saturday are still fighting to recover. He said he anticipated some type of national memorial that wou...

Obamas to Lead National Moment of Silence for Tucson Shooting Victims
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence Monday morning at 11 Eastern time to honor the Victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz. The moment of silence "will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart," said the president Sunday in a statement posted on the White House website. Obama also signed a proclamation over the weekend calling for flags to be fl...

Barack and Michelle Obama presides over moment of silence for victims of Tucson shooting
Barack and Michelle Obama presides over moment of silence for Victims of Tucson shooting The President and First Lady observed a moment of silence following the tragic weekend shooting of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords. In all, 20 where shot, and six have died which included 9-year-old Christina Greene who was born on 9/11/2001. Judge John M. Roll, who was Chief US District Judge for Arizona, was also one of the six fatally shot on Saturday in Tuscon. ...

Barack Obama calls France America's strongest ally. The president gives Britain the boot again
The Obama Administration is not known for its pro-British track record, but this is by far the strongest indication yet that the current White House has little regard for the Special Relationship and its unique role in modern American history. At his White House press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, President Obama had this to say: “We don’t have a stronger friend and stronger ally than Nicolas Sarkozy, and the French people.” Quite what the French have done to merit th

Pelosi, Boehner create book signing and tribute event to remember Ariz. shooting (Daily Caller)
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Alien Territory
A half hour later, we arrived at the base. Once again, everyone was off the bus quickly, brushing by us without care. My daughter back in her stroller, I marched to the Park office to file a complaint. As expected, the response was "there's nothing we can do", though they did offer to give us a special ADA pass the next time we returned for a visit so that we could drive up the road ourselves rather than take the shuttle bus. I suppose that will be a help if my daughter and I return to the Gr...

What David Frum Needed To Say After The Giffords Shooting
David Frum takes Sarah Palin to task for not being more public in her reaction to the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords, not being sufficiently empathetic, and not grasping the scope (no pun intended) of the accusations against her: "Palin failed to appreciate the question being posed to her. That question was not: “Are you culpable for the shooting?” The question was: “Having put this unfortunate image on the record, can you respond to the shooting in a way that demonstrates...