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Former Lawmaker Giffords Launches Gun Control Initiative

Former Lawmaker Giffords Launches Gun Control Initiative

(AP) Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effortBy BOB CHRISTIE and BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated PressPHOENIXFormer U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting

Gabby Giffords Launches Gun Control Lobbying Effort

Gabby Giffords Launches Gun Control Lobbying Effort

(AP) Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effortBy BOB CHRISTIE and BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated PressPHOENIXFormer U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting

Pelosi's PAC Sterotypes and Attacks First Woman Combat Pilot

Pelosi's PAC Sterotypes and Attacks First Woman Combat Pilot

 Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s House Majority PAC and Rep. Ron Barber are running an extraordinarily sexist ad against Martha McSally. Ms. McSally is running against Rep. Barber in Arizona’s new 2nd Congressional District. Barber won a special election to finish

Loughner to Plead Guilty in Arizona Shooting Spree

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jared Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and wounding then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, is set to plead guilty in a Tucson court on Tuesday, a person in Washington familiar with the case said.

Sec. Napolitano: Terrorists Are Crossing Our Southern Border

Sec. Napolitano: Terrorists Are Crossing Our Southern Border

Border enforcement has always been a sticking point for the Obama administration. Following the administration’s partial victory against Arizona’s SB 1070, it became an even  bigger point as Obama announced DHS deportation policies would no longer be applicable in Arizona. 

Survivor of shooting spree wins Ariz. House seat

Survivor of shooting spree wins Ariz. House seat

(AP) Survivor of shooting spree wins Ariz. House seatBy KEVIN FREKING and WALTER BERRYAssociated PressPHOENIXRon Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving

Special election in Ariz. to replace Giffords

Special election in Ariz. to replace Giffords

(AP) Special election in Ariz. to replace GiffordsBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona. Republicans, trying to

GOP focuses on Obama in bid for Giffords' seat

GOP focuses on Obama in bid for Giffords' seat

(AP) GOP focuses on Obama in bid for Giffords’ seatBy KEVIN FREKING and WALTER BERRYAssociated PressPHOENIXRepublicans are focusing on President Barack Obama, not Gabrielle Giffords, and sensing a chance to capture the former congresswoman’s seat in southern Arizona. Voters are

Go Forward — In the Right Direction

Go Forward — In the Right Direction

On the heels of the conservative movement’s enormous victory in Wisconsin, all eyes will now be focused on the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District this Tuesday. This represents another opportunity to elect a principled conservative. Jesse Kelly is a

Dem Candidate Tries to Run from Past Support of ObamaCare

Ron Barber, Democrat candidate for the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District next month, seems to be basing his campaign on an old political adage from Harry Truman, “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” He’s hoping to confuse