Tag Archives: Gabrielle Giffords

US House Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

August 2, 2011 by benim

The U.S. House of Representatives late Monday passed a bill to raise the country’s debt ceiling in exchange for cuts in government spending – one day ahead of a potential default on America’s $14.3 trillion national debt. The action now … read more »

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US must ‘unite’ – Obama

January 26, 2011 by benim

A revitalised President Barack Obama bluntly said America must reinvent itself and unite to survive in a fast-changing global economy powered by rising giants such as India and China. Obama belted out a confident State of the Union address mixing … read more »

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State of the Union 2011: Obama to focus on jobs

January 25, 2011 by benim

US President Barack Obama will call for new public spending to create jobs in his state of the union address, setting up a clash with opponents who say cuts to government are the way forward. In the president’s yearly address … read more »

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Giffords gunman in court

January 23, 2011 by benim

A 22-year-old charged with trying to kill a US lawmaker in a shooting spree which left six dead and triggered a wave of soul-searching is due in court on Monday, his second appearance before a judge. Jared Lee Loughner could … read more »

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Shot US politician’s condition improving

January 16, 2011 by benim

The medical condition of US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been upgraded from critical to serious eight days after she was shot through the head by a gunman at close range. Doctors say they upgraded Ms Giffords’s condition because she is … read more »

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Obama appeals for ‘humility . . . empathy’

January 13, 2011 by benim

TUCSON, Arizona — U.S. President Barack Obama appealed Wednesday for Americans to honour the victims of the Tucson shooting rampage by toning down the angry rhetoric that has come to dominate the nation’s politics, urging people to begin “talking with … read more »

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Latest developments in Arizona Shooting

January 9, 2011 by benim

Six people were killed and 12 others wounded, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, when a gunman opened fire in front of a Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. The congresswoman had been hosting a meeting with constituents Saturday morning … read more »

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Tucson Man Held In AZ Congresswoman’s Shooting Called Himself “Terrorist”

January 9, 2011 by benim

- A 22-year-old Tucson man has been arrested for allegedly shooting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others. “The Huffington Post” reports Jared Lee Loughner shot Giffords at close range as well as 18 others at a political event … read more »

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