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The Core Point – From The Victim

This says it all. Sarah Palin, at the very least, needs to apologize for her tragic misjudgment if she is to remain in public life. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily Dish Discovery Date : 09/01/2011 01:43 Number of articles : 7

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The Giffords shooting: Taking account

Click here to view this media In all the discussion of the horrific and tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona today, let’s not forget the other victims, particularly Federal Judge John Roll , who, as Dave Weigel notes was also the victim of numerous death threats for his role in a ruling involving ranchers and immigrants: Hundreds of threats cascaded into the chambers of John M. Roll, the chief U.S. district judge in Arizona, in February after he allowed a lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants against a rancher to go forward. “They cursed him out, threatened to kill his family, said they’d come and take care of him. They really wanted him dead,” said a law enforcement official who heard the calls — which came from as far as Richmond and Baltimore — but spoke on condition of anonymity because no one has been charged. David Gonzales, the U.S. marshal in Arizona, said deputies went online and found Roll’s home address posted on a Web site containing threatening comments. They put the judge under 24-hour protection for about a month, guarding his home in a secluded area just outside Tucson, screening his mail and escorting him to court, to the gym and to Mass. “Some deputies went to church more in a week than they had in their lives,” Gonzales said. It certainly raises the possibility that Roll was also a secondary target of the shooter (witnesses say he clearly targeted Giffords). More on Roll here . We’re still trying to obtain a full list of the names of the victims of today’s tragedy. Here’s what we have so far, via the the HuffPo : Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said three Giffords staffers were shot in the attack. One died, and the other two are expected to survive. Gabe Zimmerman, a former social worker who served as Giffords’ director of community outreach, died. According to CNN, one of the victims pronounced dead at the hospital was a 9-year-old girl: In all, six people died and 12 were wounded in the shooting, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, according to Rick Kastigar, bureau chief for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. President Barack Obama later said Chief Judge John Roll of the U.S. District Court for Arizona was among the dead. A 9-year-old girl also died in the attack, according to authorities. The child, whose identity had not been released, was pronounced dead at a hospital. We’ll update as the names become available.

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Giffords Shot, at Least 5 Killed in Ariz Rampage

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 least five people and wounding several others. (Jan. 8)

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Crapgadget CES, round six: CTA Digital Inflatable Kart for the Wii (video)

We all remember our favorite Wii accessory the CTA Digital’s Inflatable Kart, well our friends at Engadget Spanish took it for a test spin. Continue reading Crapgadget CES, round six: CTA Digital Inflatable Kart for the Wii (video) Crapgadget CES, round six: CTA Digital Inflatable Kart for the Wii (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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“You’ve Got Realize, That There’s Consequences”

From TPM, a “Flashback: Giffords Warned Of ‘Consequences’ To Palin’s Target Imagery“: Scarily prescient part starts at about the 2.10 minute mark. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Balloon Juice Discovery Date : 09/01/2011 00:35 Number of articles : 7

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PixelOptics emPower! electronic eyeglasses hands-on

PixelOptics is demoing what it claims is the most significant development in prescription eyewear in 50 years: emPower! PixelOptics’ glasses offer up better field of view and less distortion than traditional lenses by sandwiching an LCD-like layer in the glass that can be focused with an electrical charge. The set’s inbuilt micro-machine accelerometer detects when you tip your head down — when you read, for example — and triggers the glasses’ focal area for presbyopia. The emPower! lens can also be set to manual and is then activated by a swipe of your finger on the frame. The kit includes the glasses and the inductive charger that will keep the eyewear powered up and running for a couple days. We were able to get some video of the lens in action focusing on a tie — it is impressive to say the least — the change happens as quickly as your eye blinks and is not noticeable when not activated. We’d say PixelOptics is on to something here, and if you’re the type to plonk down $1,200 for a pair of glasses, these are definitely worth a peek. The only thing missing is a micro speaker that blasts out Bionic Man sounds each time you fire them up — but we’ve great hope somebody will hack that in. Gallery: PixelOptics emPower! electronic eyeglasses hands-on Continue reading PixelOptics emPower! electronic eyeglasses hands-on PixelOptics emPower! electronic eyeglasses hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Were These Bizarre Videos Made by the Arizona Shooter? (Update)

CNN reports that Jared Lee Loughner has been taken into custody as the suspected shooter who killed six people in Tucson on Saturday. One of our readers pointed us to a YouTube account opened in October in that name. Related Entries January 8, 2011 Were These Bizarre Videos Made by the Arizona Shooter? (Update) January 8, 2011 Gabrielle Giffords’ Favorite Quote

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Troops kill Palestinian who attacked them at checkpoint

Israeli soldiers yesterday shot and killed a Palestinian who tried to throw a pipe bomb at them at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley – the second time the Israel Defense Forces killed a Palestinian at that location last week. The IDF says that in both cases, initial findings suggest that the soldiers acted accordingly. The Palestinian, 25-year-old Khaldun Samudi from a village near Jenin, was dropped off by a taxi at about 1:10 P.M. near the Beka’ot checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley, east of Nablus….

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Arizona congresswoman shot in head; at least 5 killed, others wounded

TUCSON, Ariz. – 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 least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation. Giffords was among at least 10 people wounded, and the hospital said her outlook was “optimistic” and that she was responding to commands from doctors. The hospital said a 9-year-old child was among the killed, and a U.S. Marshal said a federal judge was also fatally shot in the attack. Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said an unspecified number of her staff members were injured in the shooting. Congressional officials said an…

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Jane Fonda Blames Giffords Shooting on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party

Jane Fonda has blamed Saturday's tragic shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, on former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, and the Tea Party movement. Obviously possessing no facts about the alleged shooter, the liberal actress and activist tweeted the following moments ago: read more

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