Suspect in Arizona shootings appears in court

Official: Obama to travel to Arizona on Wednesday
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and government employees observe a moment of silence on South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, to honor those who were killed and injured in the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., is in critical condition after being shot in the head. A senior administration official says President Barack Obama will travel to Arizona on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the Victims of last weekend's...

Jared Lee Loughner, Arizona shooting suspect, appears in court
Jared Lee Loughner, accused of Murder and Attempted Murder of federal employees including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, appeared on Monday in Federal Court in Phoenix and will continue to be held for future hearings. Loughner, 22, appeared before Magistrate Judge Lawrence Anderson on a five-count complaint that alleged he attempted to assassinate Giffords, who remains hospitalized in critical condition after Saturday's Shooting Spree. Two of the counts allege that Lougner killed a Federal Judge...

Shock and silence: US honours shooting victims
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a 'moment of silence' on the South Lawn at the White House to honor Victims of the Tucson shooting. Photo: AFP SOMBRE chimes rang out across a frosty Washington today, plunging America into a moment of silence, and President Barack Obama voiced a nation's shock over an Arizona shooting rampage. Mourners gathered at the White House, at the US Capitol, and at a Hospital in the southwestern state where lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, the pri...

Suspect in Arizona shooting held without bail
PHOENIX (AP) — The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison — or the death penalty —...

Suspect in Arizona Shooting Held Without Bail
PHOENIX— The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison — or the death penalty — for ...

Redstate: Outspoken Sheriff Accused Of Dismissing Loughner Death Threats
Jared Loughner has been making death threats by phone to many people in Pima County including staff of Pima Community College, radio personalities and local Bloggers. When Pima County Sheriff's Office was informed, his deputies assured the Victims that he was being well managed by the Mental Health system. It was also suggested that further pressing of charges would be unnecessary and probably cause more problems than it solved as Jared Loughner has a family member that works for Pima County. Th...

Arizona shootings: Obama plans visit to state
Source: Arizona Central WASHINGTON - A senior administration official says President Barack Obama will travel to Arizona on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the Victims of last weekend's shooting rampage. Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition after being shot in the head Saturday. Six others died and more than a dozen were wounded outside a Supermarket where Giffords set up a booth to hear the concerns of constituents. Obama observed a moment of silence f...

Obama to travel to Tucson...
President Barack Obama will travel to Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday to honor the six people slain by a gunman last Saturday in a Shooting Spree that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to an administration official. Obama, who ordered a national moment of silence in memory of those killed by shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner at Giffords' "Congress on the Corner" event at a Tucson Shopping Mall, plans to attend some kind of memorial service, the person said. Details are ...

Jared Loughner Appears In Court, Giffords 'Still Fighting' (LIVE UPDATES)
PHOENIX — The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. (SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES) The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison - or the death pen...

Loughner makes his first public appearance after being charged over Tucson rampage
A mugshot of Jared Loughner released by Pima County Sheriff's Office. Jared Lee Loughner, accused of Murder and Attempted Murder of federal employees including US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has appeared  in Federal Court in Phoenix and will continue to be held for future hearings. Loughner, 22, appeared before Magistrate Judge Lawrence Anderson on a five-count complaint that alleged he attempted to assassinate Giffords, who remains hospitalised in critical condition after Saturday's...

Loughner Mug Shot and Registered Independent
Does he look scary or deranged looking or anything like that to you, one side of his face looks rather sinister? UPDATE: From WashingtonPost Suspected Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner registered as an independent voter in Arizona in the fall of 2006, according to the Pima County Registrar of Voters. Loughner registered to vote on Sept. 29, 2006, identifying himself as an independent. Records show he voted in the 2006 and 2008 Elections but is current listed as “inactive” on the st...

Pres. Obama Traveling to Ariz. Wednesday
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2011, to honor the Victims of a shooting at an Arizona political event that left people six dead. (CBS) - A report in the National Journal states that President Obama will travel to Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday to commemorate the victim's of Saturday's shooting outside a Safeway Supermarket. The source in the story is anonymous but described as a "senior...

Suspect in Arizona shootings makes first court appearance
Stumble This! PHOENIX, Arizona - A troubled 22-year-old College Dropout made his first court appearance on Monday on five federal charges, including the attempted Assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who remained in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head. His hands manacled together, Jared Lee Loughner said understood the charges against him that stem from a Shooting Spree in Tucson on Saturday that left six people dead and 14 others wounded a...

Birther Queen Rejected By Supremes
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a lawyer who has been in the forefront of the challenge to President Barack Obama's Citizenship. 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 ...

NBC News Guest: Obama Was Born For This Moment
This is your lefty ‘Obama butt-kissing' moment of the day. Politics Daily's Melinda Henneberger says that, in the wake of the tragedy that occurred this weekend when our country needs to heal, that Obama was born for this very moment: This is the moment that he was born for. He has campaigned on and talked all along about the need to take the Toxicity out of the discourse about how we have to be able to talk to each other without questioning one another's motivations. So I think this could...

'Laser Canon' Set To Blind Pirates
Sailors may soon have a weapon in their battle against sea-borne raiders: an anti-pirate laser. BAE Systems has demonstrated its new laser system, which can temporarily blind would-be attackers. 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. ...

Beck: Stop it!
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 .....

Az Sheriff Blames Rush Limbaugh
The Arizona sheriff investigating the Tucson shooting that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded had harsh words today for those engaging in political Rhetoric, calling conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh "irresponsible" for continuing the vitriol. 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 invi...

Giffords attack sparks gun control fight
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-L.I.) pushed to ban high-capacity gun clips on Monday in response to the Arizona shootings, but quickly got pushback from her Staten Island rookie colleague. McCarthy, whose husband was killed in the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre, noted her experience of "senseless gun violence firsthand" in drafting Legislation that would ban gun clips and magazines with more than 10 bullets. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island), the newest member of the New York delegation, tol...

First Keep The Focus On Grief: Obama To Attend Memorial In Arizona On Wednesday Before Likely Speech And Gun Rights Clampdown
Related Video: Leftist Clampdown Ahead? Obama’s Political Signal: Grief Is For Now But “In The Coming Days, We’ll Have Time To Reflect” WASHINGTON - A senior administration official says President Barack Obama will travel to Arizona on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the Victims of last weekend’s shooting rampage. Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition after being shot in the head Saturday. Six others died and more than a dozen

Arizona gunman in court as Obama leads mourning (AFP)
PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) – The man accused of trying to assassinate a congresswoman in an Arizona Shooting Spree that left six dead appeared in court Monday but said nothing to shed light on his motivations. President Barack Obama led the American nation in a somber minute of silence to honor the 20 people gunned down in Tucson on Saturday, stepping out onto the White House lawn with his wife Michelle, their heads bowed. Flags were at half-staff at the Capitol in Washington, where hundreds...

Michelle Obama and President Obama have moment of silence for Gabrielle Giffords
the shooting Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. Lawn, POTUS in long black coat, First Lady in purple coat. More than 200 White House Staffers had already assembled on each side. Staffers included Axelrod, Cutter, Sperling, Messina. Flag was at half-staff. Staffers bowed their heads and closed their eyes. After almost exactly arms around one another. Examiner.com is looking for writers, photographers, and videographers to join the fastest growing group of local insiders. If you are interested in growing y...

Chris Weigant: Heroism
When a national tragedy happens -- especially one with political relevance -- the country explodes in a paroxysm of commentary about the incident, in what psychologists would probably label a desperate attempt to attach some sort of meaning. Looking around the media universe today, I see that this is now happening from all sides. Snap judgments are made, spin is spun, and everyone tries to fit what happened into their own view of the world, whatever that happens to be. But since everyone else ...

Obama to Tucson Wednesday for Memorial Service in Wake of Shootings
President Obama on Monday hailed the citizens who showed "extraordinary courage" during and after the Tucson shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) which left six dead, including a Federal Judge, and 14 wounded. Politics Daily has confirmed with a White House official that Obama will travel to Tucson on Wednesday for a memorial service. The Obama White House has gone to lengths to make sure the public knows how much the administration is focused on the Saturday massacre. The administratio...

Look out! Crosshairs, death threats now target birthers, GOP
The American Patriot Foundation has received dozens of threatening phone message, e-mails and letters during "birther" Army officer Terrence Lakin's legal proceedings the past few months, including two letters that view the words "GOP" and "Birthers" through a sniper scope. An APF official claims the threats are inspired by media attacks on people who question President Barack Obama's eligibility to serve in the White House, even as many media figures are attempting to blame the Tucson massacre...