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Short committee hearing sends gay marriage bill to full House
By Don Davis Minnesota Legislature votes on a proposal to legalize gay marriage are drawing near after a Monday night committee action handed the bill to the full House. The House Ways and Means Comm...
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Jared Lee Loughner, who murdered six people and wounded 19 more over the weekend in his attempt to murder Rep. Gabrielle Giffords this weekend, was, I think, very, very crazy. That's not a technical ...
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Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress

Gov. Jan Brewer must call special election to fill out rest of the term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago that shook the country.

By Associated Press , January 22, 2012

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House OKs debt

House OKs debt Rep. Gabrielle Giffords makes her first appearance in many months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crisis legislation to yank the nation past the threat of a historic financial default sped through the House Monday night, breaking weeks of deadlock. The rare moment of cooperation turned celebratory when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords strode in for the first time since she was shot in the head nearly seven months ago.

August 01, 2011

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Documents detail Ariz. suspect's college outbursts

Documents detail Ariz. suspect's college outbursts TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — For four years, Jared Loughner was an unremarkable college student, commuting to classes near his home where he studied yoga and algebra, business management and poetry.

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD,Associated Press , January 13, 2011

Shooting suspect fell through mental health cracks

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jared Loughner had never been in major trouble with the law or overtly violent, but his behavior at his community college was so disturbing that campus police gave him and his parents an ultimatum: Get a mental health evaluation or don't come back.

By GILLIAN FLACCUS,Associated Press , January 12, 2011

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Doc: Giffords making small movements on her own

Doc: Giffords making small movements on her own TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Four days after being shot in the head, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was making small movements on her own, tugging at her hospital gown and touching her wounds, one of her doctors said Wednesday.

By ALICIA CHANG,AP Science Writer , January 12, 2011

Dad pursued Ariz. massacre suspect before shooting

Dad pursued Ariz. massacre suspect before shooting TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mysterious black bag in hand, Jared Loughner ran into the desert from his angry father, who was driving a truck on a futile pursuit.

By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press , January 12, 2011

Doctor: Giffords breathing on her own after attack

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reached an important step in her recovery from a bullet through her head, breathing on her own for the first time and moving both arms, doctors said Tuesday in what was expected to be a long recuperation.

By ALICIA CHANG,AP Science Writer , January 11, 2011

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Giffords likely shot in front, not back of head

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Doctors now think that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords may have been shot in the front of the head, not the back.

By ALICIA CHANG,Associated Press , January 11, 2011

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Local tea party supporters say movement is not to blame for Arizona shootings

FARGO — In the wake of Saturday’s shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, tea party supporters in the Red River Valley and across the nation Monday criticized what one local conservative radio host called “unforgivable” attempts by some to link the movement’s rhetoric to violence.

January 11, 2011

Do elected officials feel safe?

Red River Valley residents have exceptionally easy access to their government representatives, especially on the congressional level.

January 11, 2011

Insanity defense difficult for shooting suspect

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

By MARK SHERMAN,Associated Press , January 10, 2011

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Arizona shootings give political leaders pause

ST. PAUL -- Bill Ingebrigtsen knows as much about security as any Minnesota lawmaker, and he wants the state Capitol to remain easily accessible to the public even after Saturday's Arizona shooting of a congresswoman.

By Don Davis , January 10, 2011

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Dayton to convene Capitol security meeting

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton plans to bring together state officials to discuss security around the Capitol complex in light of Saturday’s Arizona shooting of a congresswoman and those attending her public event.

January 10, 2011

After rampage, appeals to cool the political tone

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's caustic political climate has become a suspect of sorts in the rampage that left six dead and a lawmaker critically injured in Arizona. Already, appeals are being heard to tone down the rhetoric.

By CALVIN WOODWARD and CHARLES BABINGTON,Associated Press , January 09, 2011

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Details of suspect in Ariz rampage slowly emerge

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The suspect accused of killing six people and wounding Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was described as a disturbed young man who was rejected by the military and frequently disrupted his college class.

By AMANDA LEE MYERS,Associated Press , January 09, 2011

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