# Arizona

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# US

Video, Photos: Arizona wildfires spreading towards New Mexico border

US officials are warning of a “serious potential health problem” due to high levels of smoke and soot in the air.

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Jun 11th 2011, 9:48 AM

# Daily Fix

Daily Fix: Friday

All the day’s news, and the bits and pieces you may have missed…

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Jun 10th 2011, 6:50 PM

# Gabrielle Giffords

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords faces uncertain future as recovery from shooting continues

A revealing interview with the Arizona politician’s chief of staff paints a much less sunnier picture then many in the media had previously reported about Giffords’ recovery.

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Jun 10th 2011, 3:27 PM

# Alabama

Alabama makes it a crime to give an illegal immigrant a lift

A new immigration law, described as the toughest in the US, will also require state schools to check student’ status.

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Jun 10th 2011, 1:23 PM

# Goodbye

Endeavour departs International Space Station for the final time

Endeavour is now on its way back to Earth after completing NASA’s construction efforts on the International Space Station.

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May 30th 2011, 12:23 PM

# Arizona

Judge rules Arizona shooting suspect Loughner mentally incompetent to stand trial

Ruling means criminal case against Jared Lee Loughner, 21, is put on hold indefinitely.

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May 25th 2011, 8:36 PM

# Gabrielle Giffords

Gabrielle Giffords is 'standing on her own', doctors say

The pace at which Gabrielle Giffords is recovering from January’s shooting puts her in the top five per cent of patients.

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Apr 24th 2011, 10:48 AM

# cliffs tragedy

Couple whose baby died at Cliffs of Moher return to pay tribute

American husband and wife make new donation to first aid centre at cliffs where their baby son was born prematurely and passed away in 2006.

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Mar 29th 2011, 2:35 PM

# US

Arizona shooting suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation

Federal judge orders test to evaluate if Jared Lee Loughner is competent to stand trial for charges including attempted assassination of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

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Mar 22nd 2011, 1:35 PM

# Opening Drive

Big names topple as World Matchplay Championship gets underway

Defending champion Ian Poulter, World number three Tiger Woods, and Padraig Harrington all fell to first-round defeats in Arizona yesterday.

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Feb 24th 2011, 1:04 PM

# Space

Gabrielle Giffords' husband to head NASA space mission (Video)

Astronaut Mark Kelly will return on Monday to his training for a space mission to the International Space Station.

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Feb 5th 2011, 3:37 PM

# Arizona

Jared Lougner pleads not guilty to Arizona shooting charges

22-year-old man charged with attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords back in court today.

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Jan 24th 2011, 9:49 PM

# Gabrielle Giffords

Gabrielle Giffords could make 100% recovery, say doctors

The Congresswoman shot in the brain 14 days ago is discharged from hospital – and should retain ALL her mental abilities.

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Jan 22nd 2011, 11:58 AM

# Arizona

Giffords to be moved to Texas for physiotherapy

The wounded congresswoman will travel south for further treatment, after yesterday standing up for the first time.

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Jan 20th 2011, 4:55 PM

# Giffords

Gabrielle Giffords' husband thought his wife had died when he saw TV news

Family of shot Congresswoman heard erroneous early news reports as they rushed to her side on January 8.

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Jan 19th 2011, 5:32 PM

# Tuscon

Palin defends claim of "blood libel" in Arizona aftermath

The Republican frontrunner defends her choice of words, adamant she was “falsely accused of being an accessory to murder”.

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Jan 18th 2011, 3:38 PM

# Arizona

Arizona shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords' condition improves

US Congresswoman recovering in hospital, as family of the shooting’s youngest victim say her organs have been donated to another child.

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Jan 17th 2011, 5:30 PM

# Arizona

Arizona shooting victim arrested after allegedly threatening Tea Party leader

A man who was shot twice during last week’s shooting spree in Arizona has been arrested and forced to undergo a mental evaluation after allegedly threatening a leader of the conservative Tea Party movement.

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Jan 16th 2011, 10:49 AM

# Arizona

Arizona shooting victim (9) to be buried

Christina Taylor-Green will be laid to rest, as Barack Obama addresses the nation and Sarah Palin comes under more fire.

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Jan 13th 2011, 3:26 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Controversy over Cowen’s dinner with three Anglo execs rumbles on; Michaela’s family fly her body home, and Jedward shortlisted for the Eurovision.

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Jan 13th 2011, 8:34 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jan 12th 2011, 5:00 PM

# Arizona

Loughner parents: 'We don't understand why this happened'

The parents of the main suspect in the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords say they wish they could change the “heinous events”.

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Jan 12th 2011, 3:19 PM

# Media

Fox News president urges left and right to tone down rhetoric (Photos, video)

Palin refutes alleged role of rhetoric in the Arizona shooting as right-aligned news organisation chief points out that the Democrats used a target map a few years ago.

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Jan 12th 2011, 3:10 PM

Voices

America's Enduring Strength: Sarah Palin's response to the Arizona shooting

Former governor of Alsaka and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has posted her reaction to Saturday’s attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords on Facebook.

Jan 12th 2011, 12:17 PM

# Sarah Palin

Palin's presidential ambitions damaged by Arizona shooting

A backlash against Sarah Palin due to her “crosshairs map” – that identified congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords using a target sign – has damaged the former governor’s presidential hopes.

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Jan 11th 2011, 1:31 PM

# Arizona

Giffords shooting suspect Jared Loughner appears in court

Twenty-two-year-old man accused of attempting to murder congresswoman and three others, and of killing two federal employees makes first court appearance.

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Jan 11th 2011, 9:45 AM

# Arizona

Arizona observes silence in memory of shooting victims

Barack and Michelle Obama lead silence as the United States stops to remember the six people killed in Saturday’s shooting.

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Jan 10th 2011, 7:39 PM

# Face of Hope

Girl shot dead was one of 9/11 'Faces of Hope'

Christina Taylor Green, 9, killed in Saturday’s multiple shooting outside a supermarket in Arizona, had appeared in a book about children born on September 11, 2001.

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Jan 10th 2011, 10:36 AM

# Gabrielle Giffords

How did Gabrielle Giffords survive?

Several factors coincided to improve Gabrielle Giffords’ chances of surviving a bullet through the head, doctors say.

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Jan 10th 2011, 10:05 AM

# Arizona

One man charged with attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords

Videos reportedly posted by 22-year-old shooting suspect Jared Loughner focus on ‘mind control’ and ‘conscience dreaming’.

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Jan 10th 2011, 10:02 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Three investigations underway into gas leak at a Cork hotel; YouTube offers a glimpse inside the mind of Jared Lee Loughner, and the Beckhams’ good news.

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Jan 10th 2011, 8:36 AM

# Gabrielle Gifford

US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot point blank at public meeting

The congresswoman remains in a critical condition after being shot point blank in the head in Arizona; a total of 18 people were injured in the attack and six people have been reported dead – including a nine-year-old girl.

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Jan 8th 2011, 9:35 PM