Obama Leads Nation in Moment of Silence

 
President Obama led the nation in a moment of silence on Monday for the victims in the Arizona shooting, standing somberly with his wife, Michelle, their heads bowed, overlooking the South Lawn of the White House.
Mr. and Mrs. Obama stepped outside the White House, and with the toll of a single bell by a Marine guard, silence fell in Washington and across the nation.
Hundreds of Congressional aides gathered on the steps of the East Front of the Capitol to mark the moment. The dead included a member of their own ranks, Gabriel M. Zimmerman, the director of community outreach for Representative Gabrielle Giffords; Mr. Zimmerman had been organizing the sort of constituent event that many staff members have attended themselves without much concern about public safety.
Most lawmakers remained in their home states and districts.
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Moment of Silence Observed Across the Country for Tucson Shootings

President Obama led the nation in a moment of silence today at 11 a.m. ET to honor those injured and killed in Saturday's mass shooting, which has left Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition.
The moment was marked across the country at the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Arizona State Capitol, and elsewhere. Giffords' brother-in-law, astronaut Scott Kelly, led a moment of silence from aboard the International Space Station.

Six people were killed on Saturday after alleged gunman 22-year-old alleged gunman Jared Loughner open fired at a town hall-style meeting at a Tuscon grocery store on Saturday. Fourteen more were injured, including Giffords, who was shot in the head.
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Moment of Silence Observed Across the Country for Tucson Shootings

Accused Tucson shooter’s dark words of premeditation

Breakingnews: It was planned: A deadly deliberate attempted assassination of a Democrat politician that spiralled into a murderous rampage, killing six and wounding 14, including the original target, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived being shot through the head.

The words “I planned ahead,” “Giffords” and “My Assassination” were scrawled on papers recovered from Jared Loughner’s home in Tucson, authorities said. The 22-year-old college dropout, whose angry but often inchoate Internet postings paint a disturbing picture, is charged with attempted assassination of a member of Congress and multiple counts of killing federal employees. He will also certainly face state murder and other charges.
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Accused Tucson shooter’s dark words of premeditation