Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

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Hoax Weaves Conspiracy Theories And Taunts Rep. Gabby Giffords, Victims Of Arizona Mass Shooting

Hoax Weaves Conspiracy Theories And Taunts Rep. Gabby Giffords, Victims Of Arizona Mass Shooting

Jan. 8, 2011, was a horrifying day in U.S. history. It’s the day Jared Lee Loughner shot then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head. Grievously wounded, Giffords, remarkably, survived. Six others died in the Tucson attack, including U.S. District Judge John Roll of Arizona. In this Jan. 9, 2011, story, the Washington Post remembers Christina-Taylor Green, a 9-year-old slain by […]

BULLETIN: Jared Lee Loughner Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Shootings That Claimed Lives Of Federal Judge, 5 Others — And Seriously Wounded Rep. Gabby Giffords

Jared Lee Loughner, the Arizona man who advanced conspiracy theories and babbled about gold and currency prior to opening fire at a Saturday morning constituents’ event sponsored by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, has been sentenced to life in federal prison. A news conference with federal prosecutors in the office of U.S. Attorney […]

DEVELOPING STORY: Device Found Monday In Backpack Along Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Route In Spokane Was A Bomb ‘Capable Of Inflicting Multiple Casualties,’ FBI Says

DEVELOPING STORY: Device Found Monday In Backpack Along Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Route In Spokane Was A Bomb 'Capable Of Inflicting Multiple Casualties,' FBI Says

On Monday, America celebrated the national holiday commemorating the life and legacy of community service of slain civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with events in city after city. King, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, was assassinated in Memphis in 1968. He had become an international figure in 1963, the year hundreds of […]

Federal Judge, 5 Others Shot And Killed In Arizona; Suspect Lamented About ‘Gold Standard’ And ‘Currency’; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot At Close Range, Survives Emergency Surgery

Federal Judge, 5 Others Shot And Killed In Arizona; Suspect Lamented About 'Gold Standard' And 'Currency'; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot At Close Range, Survives Emergency Surgery

A federal judge was shot and killed in Arizona yesterday in an attack apparently aimed at a member of Congress who was holding a constituent event outside a supermarket in Tucson, an official said. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at close range. President Obama said she was battling for her life after […]