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Top lawyer to represent accused Arizona gunman
The attorney for a 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has a low-key style and a record of saving high-profile clients from the death penalty.
Frenzy surrounds Ariz. shooting suspect’s hearing
Throngs of reporters waited hours Monday to get their first look at the mysterious man accused of a deadly shooting rampage that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded.
Suspect in Tucson shooting held without bail
Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate a U.S. Congresswoman and killing six others, appeared in court Monday with his head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed.
Congresswoman raises 2 fingers, gives thumbs-up
Doctors treating Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Monday the congresswoman was responding to verbal commands by raising two fingers of her left hand and even managed to give a thumbs-up.
Insanity defense difficult for shooting suspect
In an earlier time, the emerging portrait of a deeply troubled young man might have given Jared Loughner's lawyers the basis of an insanity defense. But John Hinckley's successful insanity claim after shooting President Ronald Reagan led Congress to raise the bar, making the task harder.
Politicians’ comments on Arizona shooting
Some comments from top leaders and political figures about the shooting Saturday that critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed federal Judge John Roll and several others in Tucson, Ariz.
Thumbnail sketches of victims in Tucson shooting
Short vignettes of each of the victims from the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, Ariz.
Giffords among lawmakers getting threats last year
The wounding of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson, Ariz., shooting spree that killed at least five people, including one of her aides and a federal judge, follows a dramatic increase in threats against members of Congress over the past year.
9-year-old shooting victim was aspiring politician
At age 9, Christina Taylor Green was already an aspiring politician with hopes of being the first woman to play major league baseball.
Arizona tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause
The shooting rampage in Arizona seems to have created a reset moment for confrontational politics, as lawmakers reflect on the repercussions of the overheated rhetoric traded on the airwaves and on the campaign trail.
Congresswoman’s intern stanched blood from gunshot
A 20-year-old intern to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Sunday he used his hands to apply pressure to a gunshot wound to her head while holding her in his lap. A 61-year-old Tucson woman grabbed the magazine from the gunman, and two men tackled him.
911 call: “I do believe Gabby Giffords was hit.”
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."
