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Obama tells polarized nation: 'We can be better'
By News on Jan 12, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Summoning the soul of a nation, President Barack Obama on Wednesday implored Americans to honor those slain and injured in the Arizona shootings by becoming better people, telling a polarized citizenry that it is time to talk with each other "in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds." Following a hospital bedside visit with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the target of the assassination, he said: "She knows we're here, and she knows we love her."...
Obama visits Giffords, others at Arizona hospital
By News on Jan 12, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Thrust into the role of consoler, President Barack Obama on Wednesday stood at the bedside of wounded lawmaker Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and spent private moments with others who were shot in an assassination attempt against her that has unnerved the nation. He prepared to try to rally the nation's spirit in a memorial for the victims....
House pays emotional tribute to Arizona victims
By News on Jan 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Grief-stricken members of Congress paid tribute Wednesday to the victims of the Tucson shooting rampage amid consultations with security advisers on how they can protect themselves and their aides against such savage attacks....
Senators complain military cyber ops not disclosed
By News on Jan 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate document says the Pentagon failed to disclose clandestine cyber activities in a classified report on secret military actions that goes to Congress, providing a public peek at ongoing oversight questions surrounding the government's computer war capabilities....
Palin: Journalists incite hatred after AZ shooting
By News on Jan 12, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin posted a nearly eight-minute video on her Facebook page early Wednesday, accusing journalists and pundits of inciting hatred and violence in the wake of a deadly Arizona shooting that gravely wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords....
