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Bloomberg sending undercover cops to investigate gun shows... in Arizona?

By: Mark Hemingway 01/31/11 11:14 AM

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may prefer "No Labels" but in his case, I think "gun grabber" is a pretty fitting one. As part of his misguided crusade to tighten up gun laws nationally, The New York Times reports that Hizzoner sent undercover cops to gun shows in Arizona and found they were violating the law: Read More

Olbermann’s departure strikes a blow against political hysteria

By: Hugh Hewitt 01/24/11 10:56 PM

Whatever the particulars of Keith Olbermann’s abrupt departure from MSNBC, the fact is he had come to define the network. By separating with Olbermann at this moment, MSNBC is speaking volumes about the debate that has consumed the country for the past two weeks. Read More

Medicaid: Arizona wants out

By: David Freddoso 01/24/11 10:05 AM

Yesterday's Washington Post mentions a new effort at cost savings in Arizona -- they want to be released from Obamacare's Medicaid requirements. Gov. Jan Brewer, R, is requesting a waiver that would allow the state to cover only the very poorest families who have children: Read More

Doctor: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords felt sunshine from hospital deck

By: MARILYNN MARCHIONE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN 01/20/11 5:08 PM

Gabrielle Giffords on Thursday felt the sunshine on her face for the first time since the shooting, as doctors prepared her to leave behind the Arizona hospital where she dazzled them with her rapid recovery.Her next stop will be a Houston rehab center, where she will face an even more arduous task: Getting life back to normal.Her husband said he's hoping she'll make a full recovery, calling her "a fighter like nobody else that I know." Read More

Expectations

By: Nate Beeler 01/13/11 11:37 PM

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Kanjorski, Sharpton the wrong people to deliver messages on civility

By: Hans Bader 01/13/11 2:38 PM

Although the Tucson shooter was mentally erratic, did not listen to talk radio or Fox News, and loved the Communist Manifesto, liberal lawmakers and newspapers like the Read More

Transcript: President Obama's speech at a memorial service for Arizona shooting victims

By: Charlie Spiering 01/13/11 7:23 AM

Remarks by the President at a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson, ArizonaMcKale Memorial CenterUniversity of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Please, please be seated. (Applause.) Read More

Gun control and reality

By: Bonnie Erbe 01/12/11 10:04 PM

I am horrified to the core of my being, as I suspect most Americans are, by the events that took place in Tucson, Ariz., last weekend. Read More

Asst. secretary of state blames Arizona shooting on public discourse

By: J.P. Freire 01/12/11 4:05 PM

It seems that secretary of state Hillary Clinton isn't alone in saying that Arizona shooter Jared Loughner was inspired by heated rhetoric and radical ideology. Assistant secretary of state for public affairs P.J. Crowley strangely inserted a reference to the tragedy in a speech about the importance of the media in democracy, implying that Loughner's actions were linked to poor public discourse. Read More

WikiLeaks demands censorship after Tucson shootings

By: Hans Bader 01/11/11 7:16 PM

In a press release, WikiLeaks has blamed Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and other conservatives for the Tucson shootings, and called for them to be prosecuted for “incitement.” It is not clear why WikiLeaks thinks people like Huckabee had anything to do with the shootings. Read More