Topic: Tucson

Tucson shooting victim arrested after making threat

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A victim of last week's Arizona shooting rampage was arrested on Saturday and ordered to undergo a mental evaluation after threatening a Tea Party leader during the taping of a television show, police said.James Eric Fuller, 63, who ...

Sarah Palin accuses critics of "blood libel"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prominent Republican Sarah Palin on Wednesday accused critics of "blood libel" by blaming her rhetoric for contributing to the shooting rampage in Tucson that killed six and wounded 14, including Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords."Acts of monstrous criminality stand on ...

Obama leads mourning nation in silence

US President Barack Obama led the American nation in a minute's silence Monday to honor the 20 victims of a shooting in Arizona, as the would-be assassin was to appear in court.Flags were at half-staff at the Capitol, where hundreds of lawmakers ...

US charges sole gunman in lawmaker shooting

US prosecutors charged a lone young gunman over the attempted assassination of a congresswoman as doctors voiced guarded hope she would recover from the attack that killed six others.President Barack Obama called on Americans to observe a moment of silence on Monday ...

Palin stumps for "Maverick" McCain in Arizona race

TUCSON (Reuters) - Conservative darling Sarah Palin urged a cheering crowd on Friday to vote for her former running mate John McCain, lending much-needed support as he faces the toughest re-election battle of his long career in the U.S. Senate."If you want ...
McCain to campaign with ex-running mate Sarah Palin for 1st time since presidential election John McCain and Sarah Palin are scheduled to campaign together in Arizona next week for the first time since they conceded the presidential election in Phoenix in 2008.Palin ...
MTV's "Choose or Lose" pre-Super Tuesday event, co-hosted with MySpace and the Associated Press, marked my first time in a live studio audience. It sure has been a trip; there are cameras just about everywhere, and MTV packed us all in like ...