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5:25 AM ET, January 11, 2011

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Sarah Netter / ABCNEWS:

Ariz. Sheriff Tours Crime Scene, Blasts Limbaugh — Sheriff Clarence Dupnik tell ABC News' Diane Sawyer Gunman Fired ‘As Fast As He Was Capable’ — The Arizona sheriff investigating the Tucson shooting that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded had harsh words today …

Discussion: Pat Dollard, JammieWearingFool, The Politico, Liberal Values and Right Wing News

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Jared Lee Loughner was a registered independent, didn't vote in 2010 election … THE FIX NEWSLETTERS … THE LIVE FIX … POLITICS & PINTS

Discussion: Mediaite, The Jawa Report, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, Scared Monkeys, Pharyngula, Atlas Shrugs, Power Line, The Other McCain, theblogprof, Mother Jones and The New Republic, more at Mediagazer »

The Cholla Jumps:

Jared Loughner is a product of Sheriff Dupnik's office — This is the report that Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has been dreading since the tragic event on Saturday January 8. — The sheriff has been editorializing and politicizing the event since he took the podium to report on the incident.

Discussion: CBS News, RealClearPolitics Video Log, RedState, NPR, Washington Post, Fox Nation, Patterico's Pontifications, Wizbang, Doug Ross, Right Wing News, Sky Dancing, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The Right Scoop, The Gateway Pundit, Moonbattery and Pajamas Media

Brett Coughlin / The Politico:

Patrick Kennedy rebuffs Sarah Palin's words — Patrick Kennedy, who lost two uncles to assassins' bullets, says there's an obvious connection between the violent rhetoric of today's politics and the massacre in Tucson. — “When Sarah Palin puts targets on people's districts?

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Arizona Republic:

Family of suspect in Giffords shooting blocked access to house — FBI agents working on the Gabrielle Giffords shooing encountered trouble gaining entry to the suspect's family home Monday morning. — Family members of Jared Loughner apparently had put on 4-by-4 double-thick plywood …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, USA Today and Washington Post

ABCNEWS:

Accused Tucson Shooter Jared Loughner Smirks in Court, Smiles for Mug Shot — Jared Loughner, the man accused of the Tucson massacre that left six dead and injured 14 others, appeared in a packed courtroom today shackled and in khaki prison garb, appearing to smirk as he stood before the judge.

Discussion: Politics Daily, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Pat Dollard, Weigel, Slate, Mother Jones and Gothamist

Washington Post:

Carnage in Arizona — THE SHOOTING in Arizona, which left six people dead and gravely injured Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is a horrifying tragedy. The temptation will be, as Arizona and the nation mourn the dead and hope for the recovery of the wounded, to infuse the terrible attack …

Discussion: Power Line and NewsBusters.org blogs

Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:

Jared Loughner's Anti-War Views — Now that Caitie Parker has been confirmed as a friend of Jared Lee Loughner's, it seems relevant to ask whether Loughner was still a left wing radical, as he was when Caitie last saw him over two years ago. Among the clues are his apparent postings under the name Erad3 at Above Top Secret (ATS).

Discussion: A Chequer-Board of Nights …, Tim Blair, AOL News, Weasel Zippers and The Other McCain

City Journal:
The Hateful Left — Where incendiary political rhetoric truly resides in America

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Other McCain

Arizona Republic:
Suspect in Giffords shooting smirks in court appearance

Discussion: The Hill

Amy Davidson / News Desk:
Holding Giffords's Hand

Discussion: New York Times, ABCNEWS and BlogPost

The Hill: Suspect in Rep. Giffords shooting is held without bail

New York Times:

Palin, Amid Criticism, Stays in Electronic Comfort Zone — Under criticism that her political rhetoric had helped create a climate for political violence, Sarah Palin addressed the issue in trademark fashion: via e-mail to the conservative commentator Glenn Beck.

David Frum / FrumForum:

What Palin Needed to Say After Giffords' Shooting — The shooting in Arizona shocked the nation into grief - and presented Sarah Palin with an immediate political problem: her now-notorious gunsight map. — Palin scrubbed the map from her Palin PAC website, and then issued the following statement on her Facebook page:

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Dish, The Moderate Voice, A plain blog about politics, The Atlantic Online, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Taylor Marsh and Marbury

Jess Levin / Media Matters for America:
Brock to Murdoch: Your Network Must Take A Stand

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

TMZ.com:
New Fears Over Sarah Palin's Stalker

Discussion: The Confluence, The Hollywood Gossip, Jezebel and Opposing Views

The Right Scoop:
Glenn Beck reads email from Sarah Palin

Discussion: Weigel, Salon, Wonkette, The Caucus, The Wire, alicublog, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Tammy Bruce, Outside the Beltway and No More Mister Nice Blog

Juan A. Lozano / Associated Press:

Judge sentences Tom DeLay to 3 years in prison — AUSTIN, Texas — A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. — The sentence comes after a jury …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Veterans Today, Indecision Forever, Greg's Opinion, The Moderate Voice, TalkLeft, Opposing Views, Hit & Run and Joe. My. God.

Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:

DeLay lawyers argue over punishment — UPDATED: Travis County prosecutors argued that Tom DeLay should go to prison today. — “He needs to go to prison, your Honor, and he needs to go today,” said prosecutor Steven Brand. — Brand said the judge could send a message that no one is above the law.

Discussion: USA Today, Houston Chronicle, Off the Kuff, Firedoglake, The Page, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, The Hill, The BRAD BLOG, Pam's House Blend and FrumForum

Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:
DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison

Discussion: TPMMuckraker, Raw Story and Sunlight Foundation Blog

RushLimbaugh.com:

An Embarrassment for the Media and Sick, Desperate American Left — BEGIN TRANSCRIPT — RUSH: What an embarrassing weekend it has been for the media. I mean, utterly, childishly, silly embarrassing. I knew it was going to happen the minute I heard about the shooting.

Discussion: Politics Daily

The Politico:
Barack Obama's Oklahoma City moment

Discussion: Bookworm Room, Hot Air, Politics Daily, Questions and Observations, New York Times, The Daily Caller and msnbc.com

David Dayen / Firedoglake:

Crushing State Budget Cuts Wiping Out Stimulative Effects of Tax Deal — California Governor Jerry Brown (D). — Today, Jerry Brown announced his fiscal plan for the next 18 months, and it's not pretty at all. He'll make an effort to save current tax increases which are set to expire …

Discussion: dl5.activatedirect.com, Hullabaloo and New York Times

Ezra Klein:
The deficit doesn't care what you say, only what you do

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Paul Krugman and DownWithTyranny!

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Feds arrest person suspected of threatening Sen. Bennet's Denver office — Authorities responded Monday to a threat against Sen. Michael Bennet's (D-Colo.) Denver office, Bennet's spokesman said. — The FBI and U.S. Capitol Police arrested an individual suspected of making a threat …

John Ingold / Denver Post:
Man arrested in threats to Bennet staffers

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:

Lobbyist Is Found Dead in Burned Car — A lobbyist for the energy industry was found dead in her sport utility vehicle early Monday. The lobbyist, Ashley Turton, 37, a regulatory affairs analyst for Progress Energy, which is based in North Carolina, appeared to have been backing out of her garage when her car hit it and caught fire.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Mchapman / CNSNews:

Sheriff Who Suggested Talk Shows Incited Attack Was Asked by Dems to Apologize for ‘Inflammatory’ Immigration Remarks — (CNSNews.com) - Arizona's Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who on Saturday suggested radio and television talk shows were somehow responsible for inciting a man …

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs

Katherine Benton-Cohen / The Politico:
Even Tombstone had gun laws

Discussion: Above the Law and Daily Kos

Yahoo! News:

Steve Jobs to join Murdoch on stage to unveil iPad paper — Rupert Murdoch will unveil News Corp.'s much-anticipated iPad newspaper onstage this month with Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, The Cutline has learned. — The two media moguls will appear together at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art …

Discussion: Mixed Media, The Next Web, The Wire and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Guardian:

Banks given go-ahead to pay unlimited bonuses — Ministers cave in to City and reject calls to tackle highest earners as No 10 seeks face-saving deal — Britain's banks were given the go-ahead tonight to pay unlimited bonuses, drawing to a close a two-year political battle to rein in the City.

Discussion: Mother Jones

Eli Lake / Washington Times:

Israel, U.S. push back estimates of nuclear Iran — Technical difficulties cited for new timeline — Israel and the United States recently revised their estimates of when Iran will field a nuclear weapon, reflecting difficulties inside Tehran's program of building large numbers of centrifuges to enrich uranium.