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Today, in 1968, Johnny Cash performed live at Folsom Prison.

To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who,

From The Hill: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the Arizona shooter who killed six and injured 14, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), was motivated by political views. In an interview with CNN Wednesday Clinton, who

In an exclusive statement, famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz defended Sarah Palin’s use of the term “blood libel” from multiple detractors. As the Media Matters/MSM/Democrat narrative on the Tucson tragedy unravels, they are getting a lot more

From the New York Times: The police were sent to the home where Jared L. Loughner lived with his family on more than one occasion before the attack here on Saturday that left a congresswoman fighting for her life and

This morning, Sarah Palin posted a video, reacting to Saturday’s tragedy in Arizona, to her Facebook page. Sarah Palin: “America’s Enduring Strength” from Sarah Palin on Vimeo. A quote: There are those who claim political rhetoric is to blame for

Today, in 1737, John Hancock was born. Would love to see a doctor’s signature on his birth certificate.

From CBS News: Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country’s heated political rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll.

This is a face of evil. The mug shot of Jared Loughner.

On March 23, 2010 at 6:41pm, Sarah Palin’s infamous “cross-hairs” map was posted to her facebook page. It instantly sparked controversy. On March 26, 2010, at a rally for Senator John McCain, Palin clarified her intentions with the map and

From Reuters: The suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage in which a U.S. congresswoman was critically wounded was unstable and had been known to make death threats in the past, the local sheriff said. The FBI is investigating whether the man

George Will in today’s Washington Post: Now we have explainers. They came into vogue with the murder of President Kennedy. They explained why the “real” culprit was not a self-described Marxist who had moved to Moscow, then returned to support

Today, in 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations opened in London. We’ve had peace ever since.

Glenn Reynolds in the Wall Street Journal: American journalists know how to be exquisitely sensitive when they want to be. As the Washington Examiner’s Byron York pointed out on Sunday, after Major Nidal Hasan shot up Fort Hood while shouting

From The Economist: Politicians have repeatedly given in, usually sneakily–by swelling pensions, adding yet more holidays or dropping reforms, rather than by increasing pay. This time they have to fight because they are so short of money. But it is

Jack Shafer in Slate: Sheriff Dupnik’s political sermon came before any conclusive or even circumstantial proof had been offered that the shooter had been incited by anything except the gas music from Jupiter playing inside his head. For as long

From the Associated Press: Federal prosecutors brought charges Sunday against the gunman accused of carrying out an assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six people at a political event in Arizona. Investigators said they carried out a search

Today, in 1916. the last Allied troops were evacuated from Gallipoli.

From the Associated Press: President Barack Obama’s statement about the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., in Tucson on Saturday: This morning, in an unspeakable tragedy, a number of Americans were shot in Tucson, Arizona, at a constituent meeting with

UPDATE: Initial reports said that the Congresswoman had died. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at

Today, in 1835, for the first, and only, time the U.S. Federal Debt is $0. Oh, and today in 1935, Elvis Presley, and in 1947, David Bowie, were born.

In today’s New York Times: Federal regulators are investigating whether California violated securities laws and failed to provide adequate disclosure about its giant public pension fund, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. The Securities and Exchange Commission

A new Congress. Enjoy the weekend.

Jennifer Rubin in The Washington Post: In a five-page letter, Smith notes that there has been “little oversight” as to how the civil rights division has used its budget increases ($22 million in FYI 2010 and $17 million requested in

NBC News and Politico are reporting that Bill Daley, brother of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, former Commerce Secretary under Bill Clinton and long-time executive at Wall Street’s JP Morgan Chase will join the Obama Administration as White House Chief of