President Obama and the astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, at the memorial service.
The president offered the nation’s condolences to the victims of the Tucson shooting rampage, urging Americans to usher in a new era of civility in memory of the fallen.
A forceful denunciation of her critics in a video message about the Arizona shootings accused commentators and journalists of “blood libel” in a rush to blame heated political rhetoric for the violence.
The expression “blood libel” has its origin in a charge against Jews that took hold in the Middle Ages in a period of rising anti-Semitism.
The House paid tribute to the dead and wounded in Tucson as Republicans reviewed security procedures and rejected calls for new gun laws.
The state wildlife officer who made the traffic stop had no probable cause to search Jared L. Loughner’s car.
He expected to lock horns with the Democrats, but Speaker John A. Boehner finds himself instead called on to play a far less partisan role in the wake of the shootings in Tucson.
Gov. Jan Brewer, who has been identified with contentious issues like immigration, set aside politics to pay tribute to the victims of the shooting.
The vote, only hours before new lawmakers took over, reflected the urgency of the state’s fiscal crisis.
Henry Barbour, the nephew of Mississippi’s governor, is leading a campaign to oust Michael Steele.
Voting for chairman of the Republican National Committee, which begins Friday, can be wildly unpredictable.
In a memorandum filed Tuesday in the terrorism case, federal prosecutors rebutted a defense effort to throw out the single charge the defendant was convicted of.
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Pakistan for a day of talks with Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders on the strategic partnership, officials said.
Luis Posada Carriles, 82, is accused of lying about how he entered the United States and about his role in a series of bombings in Havana.
The secretary of state said that the United States wanted to help Yemen do more than hunt down terrorists.
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January 12, 2011
The House minority leader was visiting her wounded colleague, along with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
January 12, 2011
Students add the tone of a pep rally as they welcome president, two governors and the intern who aided the wounded congresswoman.
January 12, 2011
A somber mood at a memorial service is lifted by the spirited presence of students.
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President Obama called Wednesday for an end to the political finger-pointing that has erupted in the aftermath of the gunman’s rampage here five days ago.
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