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The Tucson Shooting
TIME offers the latest news and analysis of the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, Ariz. which left six dead and 14 wounded More »
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Can Arizona Mellow Its Wild West Image?
A new mood seems to be gaining hold among the state's politicians and ordinary folk but don't try to take away their guns! More »
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The First Lady's Open Letter
The First Lady broke her silence about the tragedy, issuing an open letter to parents that outlined her thoughts on the shooting More »
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The Real Lesson of the Tucson Tragedy
On Jan. 8, a man at war with 'normal' unleashed other forces also at war with normal, people who are turning our politics into a freak show for their own cynical or sanctimonious reasons More »
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Forum: Are We Becoming an Uncivil Society?
The debate about charged political rhetoric preceded the tragedy in Tucson and then was revived by it. TIME posed the question above to leaders and thinkers on the right and left. Here are their responses More »
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Fire Away
You might think attacks like the one in Tucson would lead to tougher gun restrictions. But you'd be dead wrong More »
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A Mind Unhinged
Did political rhetoric push suspect Jared Loughner over the edge? Psychological research shows that's highly unlikely More »
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After Tucson
The shootings in Arizona have prompted a national conversation on guns, mental illness and the state of our political discourse More »
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Arms and the Unbalanced
Heated rhetoric doesn't help, but the real need is to reassess policy on guns and the mentally ill More »
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Scenes from a Grieving City: Tucson, January 2011
Photographer Matt Slaby takes the pulse of the stricken city in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others More »
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A Brief History of Presidential Mourning
As President Obama speaks at a memorial ceremony for those killed in the Arizona shooting, TIME takes a look at the evolution of presidential mourning More »
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Obama Calls for Unity
As President Obama addressed Jared Lee Loughner's alleged crime before a crowd of 14,000 in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday night, his message boiled down to this: Loughner had failed More »
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Arizona's Tale of Two Sheriffs
The state was once known for the antics of the right-wing Maricopa County Sheriff. After the Tucson shooting, however, the left is in thrall with the guy in charge of Pima County More »
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At the Loughners' House
Crucial players in the drama, Randy and Amy Loughner, have not yet made a public appearance, whetting the media appetite for what they may do or say about their son More »
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The World of Jared Lee Loughner
Scenes from the Tucson home and neighborhood of the alleged Arizona shooter More »
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Palin's Response to Tucson
Sarah Palin released a video on Facebook expressing her grief and outrage over Saturday's shootings in Tucson More »
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The Chutzpah of Palin
It really is hard to fathom why Palin felt the need to record and release this message right now More »
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The Lawyer Who Will Defend Loughner
The defense attorney comes to the side of the accused shooter in Tucson, Ariz., with an infamous list of people she has saved from the death penalty More »
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The View from His Schools
The accused shooter in the Tucson massacre did not always display bizarre behavior. His classmates remember a different person. But they also saw him change More »
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Loughner's Six Warning Signs
The lessons of the Virginia Tech shooter are almost analogous to those of the Tucson suspect. But what exactly could have been done to prevent the tragedy? More »
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Jared Loughner Goes to Court
The alleged Tucson shooter appears in an Arizona court still reeling from the loss of one of its key judges More »
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Photos: Messages for the Tucson Victims
The Tucson tragedy inspires an outpouring of grief in words and pictures More »
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Late Night TV Grapples With Shootings
Jon Stewart all but tore up his script for a show that was far more sober, and emotional, than surely most of his fans was expecting More »
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How Marijuana Use Aborted Loughner's Military Career
Loughner didn't fail a drug test when he tried to enlist he admitted to using pot and was automatically disqualified More »
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Did Extreme Talk Pull the Trigger? Wrong Question
One of my first reactions to the sickening shooting in Arizona, and to the charge that it resulted from violent imagery from politicians and media figures More »
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Photos: Mourning the Victims
The nation grieves the murders of six people after the assassination attempt on Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords More »
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Photos: A Brief History of American Assassination Attempts
The shooting in Tucson is just the latest in a long line of attempts on the lives of American politicians. TIME takes a look back at the gun-toting men who succeeded and those who came all too close. More »
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How Did Giffords Survive?
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Tucson Tries to Recover Civility and Peace
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Why Are the Mentally Ill Still Bearing Arms?
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Details on Giffords' Brain Injury
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How the Massacre Rattled U.S. Judges
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What Motivated the Shooter?
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
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One Survivor's Account
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Violent Rhetoric and Arizona Politics
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Q&A;: Treating Severe Brain Trauma
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