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Face time with lawmakers in peril after shooting

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

If the hostile town hall meetings over health care reform proved anything, it is this: face-to-face democracy still matters, even in the era of Facebook and Twitter.

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911 call: "I do believe Gabby Giffords was hit."

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:50 PM PST

A 911 caller witnessing the mass shooting outside a grocery store in Tucson describes a frantic scene and says, "I do believe Gabby Giffords was hit."

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Suspect in attack on congresswoman faces 5 charges

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

Federal prosecutors charged the suspect in shooting of Arizona congresswoman with attempted assassination and four other charges.

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Members of Congress to get security suggestions

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:30 PM PST

A House Democratic leader says he thinks lawmakers will be taking precautions when meeting with the public in the wake of a congresswoman's shooting in Arizona.

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Probe examines possible link to anti-gov't group

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:21 PM PST

An official familiar with the Arizona shooting investigation says local authorities are looking at a possible connection between Jared Loughner and an online group known for its anti-government rhetoric.

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Authorities: 2nd man cleared in Giffords shooting

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:10 PM PST

Arizona authorities say a second man has been cleared of any involvement in an attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson.

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Police: Man says he traded meth for stolen car

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST

West Virginia state police say they pulled over a man who told them he used methamphetamine to pay for the car he was driving.

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Obama calls for moment of silence Monday morning

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:50 AM PST

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.

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2nd suspect surrenders in LA taped disabled abuse

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:30 AM PST

A second suspect in the videotaped sexual assaults of profoundly disabled women has been arrested in Los Angeles after he surrendered to police, authorities said.

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F. Lee Bailey writes document defending Simpson

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST

Former O.J. Simpson defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey is defending Simpson's 1995 acquittal on charges of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.

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Obama expresses full support for Giffords' husband

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:40 AM PST

President Barack Obama has spoken with the husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and expressed his "deep concern and full support."

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DC police: Suspicious object near White House

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:40 AM PST

Authorities in Washington are investigating a suspicious object found in a park near the White House.

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Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:40 AM PST

Toxic tower damaged on 9/11 finally coming down

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST

The contaminated bank tower stood shrouded in black netting for years over ground zero, filled with toxic dust and the remains of 9/11 victims. It stayed where it was, not coming down even as the towers at the World Trade Center site slowly began to rise.

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Doctor: Giffords is able to communicate

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST

A surgeon at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., says Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is able to communicate.

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Calif nonprofit: We'll store digital data forever

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:10 AM PST

Like every other dad with a digital camera, Kai Pommerenke started taking lots of photos after his daughter was born. But the more he researched, the less convinced he became that he could ensure those pictures would still be around when she grew up.

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Lawmaker sees 'chilling effect' from shootings

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 08:50 AM PST

The second-ranking House Democrat says the attack on an Arizona congresswoman can't help but have a chilling effect on lawmakers.

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Library marks 50th anniversary of JFK inauguration

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 08:40 AM PST

Fifty years later, Richard Donahue still remembers the bitter cold and the crowds at the U.S Capitol stamping their feet to stay warm as they waited for John F. Kennedy to deliver his inaugural address on the day the torch was passed to a new generation.

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Blast of winter weather grips parts of the South

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 08:20 AM PST

A blast of winter weather gripped parts of the South on Sunday, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain that coated bridges and roads and causing hundreds of flight cancelations.

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Democratic leader: Cool the political rhetoric

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:50 AM PST

The No. 2 Senate Democrat is calling on lawmakers and the media to tone down the political language in the wake of a congresswoman's shooting in Arizona.

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