http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/gabrielle+giffords gabrielle+giffords news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_gun_lobby/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-still-holds-sway-over-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_gun_lobby/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-still-holds-sway-over-congress/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The power of the gun lobby is rooted in multiple factors, among them the pure passion of many gun owners, the NRA’s ability to motivate its most fervent members to swarm their representatives, and the lobby’s ability to get out the vote. Lawmakers’ fear may not be justified, but recent votes reveal that it still exists. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mental_health_first_aid/lawmakers-advocates-push-keep-mental-health-first-aid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mental_health_first_aid/lawmakers-advocates-push-keep-mental-health-first-aid/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Much like CPR training, the free 12-hour Mental Health First Aid class, taught over two days, teaches how to recognize and react when someone experiences anything from an eating disorder to thoughts of suicide. Despite what officials and advocates call a successful start, Arizona’s program could end in the next few months, and the Legislature has thus far failed to provide funding. (with video) 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s vote against expanded background checks on gun sales earlier this month caused his approval ratings to drop, making him one of the “most unpopular” senators in the country, a new poll says. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pro-gun organization increases influence spending as congressional debate rages. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-chamber-commerce-president-legislature/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-chamber-commerce-president-legislature/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with the president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Glen Hamer; plus City Hall commentator Richard Studwell, TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, Penelope Jacks of the Children’s Action Alliance, and Tucsoncitizen.com administrator Mark B. Evans. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_giffords_guns/kelly-giffords-vow-continue-gun-control-fight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_giffords_guns/kelly-giffords-vow-continue-gun-control-fight/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A resolute Mark Kelly vowed Thursday that he and wife Gabrielle Giffords, a gun victim and former congresswoman, will campaign even harder for gun control after the Senate refused to expand background checks for gun sales. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041713_giffords_guns_op/giffords-furious-over-senate-cowardice-guns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041713_giffords_guns_op/giffords-furious-over-senate-cowardice-guns/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In a op-ed posted Wednesday evening by the New York Times, Gabrielle Giffords excoriated senators for blocking more restrictive background checks for weapons purchases: “These senators decided to do nothing. Shame on them ... Speaking is physically difficult for me. But my feelings are clear: I’m furious. I will not rest until we have righted the wrong these senators have done, and until we have changed our laws so we can look parents in the face and say: We are trying to keep your children safe.” 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obama_guns/obama-shameful-as-senate-blocks-background-check-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obama_guns/obama-shameful-as-senate-blocks-background-check-bill/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama blasted the Senate for blocking a tightened background checks on firearms purchases, and said the gun lobby “willfully lied” about the bill. Before saying “this was a pretty shameful day for Washington,” Obama was preceded by the father of a victim of the Newtown, Conn., shooting. (with video) 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_flake_giffords_guns/flake-giffords-part-ways-background-check-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_flake_giffords_guns/flake-giffords-part-ways-background-check-bill/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Minutes after he shared a stage with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said he still plans to oppose a bill supported by Giffords that calls for expanded background checks for gun buyers. The pair appeared together as Vice President Biden helped dedicate a room in the Capitol Visitor Center for slain aide Gabe Zimmerman. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents look for ways to stay on the job despite budget cuts that threaten security, nine states show how shifting demographics may shift immigration policy and cartel crime affects reporting coming out of Mexico. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041013_barber_pay/barber-cut-congressional-pay-20/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041013_barber_pay/barber-cut-congressional-pay-20/#When: 11:58:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Blasting possible sequestration cuts to the salaries of Border Patrol agents and civilian defense employees, U.S. Rep. Ron Barber introduced a bill Wednesday that would cut congressional pay by 20 percent. Members of Congress now are paid $174,000; the last time Congress cut its pay was in 1933. 2013-04-10T11:58:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_buckmaster/buckmaster-sequestration-enters-second-month/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_buckmaster/buckmaster-sequestration-enters-second-month/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An interview with U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Democrat in Arizona’s District 1. Then, the Reporters’ Roundtable featured Mark B. Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com and Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_jan8_records/so-much-screaming-jan-8-shooting-records-released/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_jan8_records/so-much-screaming-jan-8-shooting-records-released/#When: 20:57:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: At first, it sounded like firecrackers. Even to former military men, gunfire on a quiet and clear Saturday morning was too incongruous, too shocking to register at first. The shots happened too quickly to count. There was screaming and blood. New details of the Jan. 8 shooting rampage emerged Wednesday as the Sheriff’s Dep’t released 2,700 pages of reports. 2013-03-27T20:57:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032613_kelly_dog_seal/video-mark-kelly-pulls-daughters-dog-off-stricken-sea-lion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032613_kelly_dog_seal/video-mark-kelly-pulls-daughters-dog-off-stricken-sea-lion/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Amateur video showing Mark Kelly, the ex-astronaut husband of Gabrielle Giffords, pulling a dog off a baby sea lion at a California beach over the weekend, has been posted on YouTube. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032613_kelly_ar15/gun-shop-owner-cancels-mark-kellys-purchase-ar-15/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032613_kelly_ar15/gun-shop-owner-cancels-mark-kellys-purchase-ar-15/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The owner of a Tucson gun store has canceled the sale of an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle by Mark Kelly, the ex-astronaut husband of Gabrielle Giffords, because he did not plan to keep the gun for personal use. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031313_tucson_mark/kelly-rifle-buy-riles-right/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031313_tucson_mark/kelly-rifle-buy-riles-right/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Didja hear? Mark Kelly bought an AR-15. And the right wing went ape. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_gabby_jfk/gabby-giffords-named-profile-courage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_gabby_jfk/gabby-giffords-named-profile-courage/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was announced Friday as the 2013 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award “in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.” 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030713_jan8_records/sheriff-jan-8-investigation-may-released-soon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030713_jan8_records/sheriff-jan-8-investigation-may-released-soon/#When: 12:30:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: The investigative file on the Jan. 8 shootings may be released within the next two weeks, a Sheriff’s Department spokesman said Thursday afternoon. Surveillance video of the rampage won’t be released, as PCSD doesn’t have a copy of that recording. 2013-03-08T12:30:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030613_giffords_guns/giffords-returns-safeway-shooting-site-calls-gun-checks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030613_giffords_guns/giffords-returns-safeway-shooting-site-calls-gun-checks/#When: 16:57:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Gabby Giffords continued her call for tighter gun controls Wednesday in Tucson, returning to a Northwest Side grocery store to stand on the spot where she was shot a little over two years ago to hold a news conference. “Be bold. Be courageous. Please support background checks,” Giffords said. (with full video) 2013-03-06T16:57:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030113_mental_health/mental-health-first-aid-plan-advancing-state-capitol/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030113_mental_health/mental-health-first-aid-plan-advancing-state-capitol/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Representatives from law enforcement, behavioral health and faith-based groups are urging lawmakers to expand a state training program that helps community members recognize and assist those facing mental health challenges. The he Mental Health First Aid program is backed by two Southern Arizona lawmakers, Victoria Steele and Ethan Orr. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_weapons_battle/tucson-lawyer-tells-senators-assault-weapons-ban-misguided/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_weapons_battle/tucson-lawyer-tells-senators-assault-weapons-ban-misguided/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tucson lawyer David Hardy told a Senate committee that limiting semiautomatic weapons would be a misguided response to mass shootings that have sparked renewed calls for gun control. Others at the often-contentious hearing said something must be done. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_jan8_records/judge-oks-release-jan-8-investigation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_jan8_records/judge-oks-release-jan-8-investigation/#When: 16:51:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A federal judge has said it’s up to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department to release records related to the Jan. 8 shooting rampage, lifting a bar on the release of investigative records in the case. Those documents will take more than a week to organize and release, a spokesman said. 2013-02-26T16:51:37-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_mental_health_law/tucson-lawmakers-expand-training-mental-health-challenges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_mental_health_law/tucson-lawmakers-expand-training-mental-health-challenges/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Two Tucson lawmakers want to appropriate $500,000 to expand a program that provides training on identifying and assisting individuals facing mental health challenges. Republican Rep. Ethan Orr and Democratic Rep. Victoria Steele represent the district that includes the Safeway store where a gunman killed six people and wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others on Jan. 8, 2011. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_jan8_families_guns/families-tucson-shooting-victims-urge-dc-act-gun-control/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_jan8_families_guns/families-tucson-shooting-victims-urge-dc-act-gun-control/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Emily Nottingham, whose son was killed in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was in Washington Tuesday urging lawmakers to pass stronger background checks and ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_sotu_az_lawmakers/arizona-lawmakers-split-8211-sharply-8211-over-state-union-address/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_sotu_az_lawmakers/arizona-lawmakers-split-8211-sharply-8211-over-state-union-address/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For Arizona lawmakers, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday was either an urgent national call to arms or a ruinous plan for big government, depending on which side of the aisle they sit on. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_giffords_senate/giffords-senate-too-many-children-are-dying/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_giffords_senate/giffords-senate-too-many-children-are-dying/#When: 23:09:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had a deliberate message for lawmakers Wednesday. “Too many children are dying. We must do something,” she told senators, speaking briefly before her husband, Mark Kelly, testified on gun control. (with video) 2013-01-31T23:09:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011913_leonardo_guns_op/us-atty-reasonable-gun-controls-recognize-rights-obligations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011913_leonardo_guns_op/us-atty-reasonable-gun-controls-recognize-rights-obligations/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com While most American believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to bear arms, they also believe that we all share a responsibility to take all reasonable steps to ensure that guns are used safely and don’t fall into the wrong hands. The president’s proposals recognize both our right and our obligations. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_nottingham_guns/gabe-zimmermans-mother-moves-lawmakers-with-pleas-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_nottingham_guns/gabe-zimmermans-mother-moves-lawmakers-with-pleas-reform/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A packed congressional hearing room gave a standing ovation Wednesday to Emily Nottingham, whose testimony about her son killed in a 2011 Tucson shooting spree brought several people to tears. “We have allowed ourselves to overemphasize gun rights to the detriment of other rights, including the most important, the right to be alive,” she said. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_giffords_time/gunfighter-gabby-makes-time-cover/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_giffords_time/gunfighter-gabby-makes-time-cover/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com On the day President Obama unveiled a comprehensive package of gun control and mental health measures, Time Magazine put former Tucson congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on its cover, calling her a “gunfighter,” along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Vice President Joe Biden. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011413_gun_control_op/preventing-gun-violence-our-nation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011413_gun_control_op/preventing-gun-violence-our-nation/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After last month’s senseless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut—in which 20 children and 6 adults were shot and killed—we need to immediately address the gaps in our current law that enable mass shootings, as well as the everyday shootings that on average claim the lives of 33 Americans each day. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011313_churches_guns_op/faith-communities-step-up-efforts-against-gun-violence/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011313_churches_guns_op/faith-communities-step-up-efforts-against-gun-violence/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Two days after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, the Very Rev. Gary Hall climbed into the stone pulpit at Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral and delivered a fierce sermon that grabbed headlines across the country. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010913_jcscottshow/jc-scott-look-events-surrounding-jan-8th-anniversary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010913_jcscottshow/jc-scott-look-events-surrounding-jan-8th-anniversary/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tucsoncitizen.com administrator Mark B. Evans, Tucsonsentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, state Sen. Linda Lopez and Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham reflect on the Jan. 8 anniversary and the political prospects for gun control. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_jcscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-remembers-jan-8/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_jcscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-remembers-jan-8/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with Jan. 8 survivors, law enforcement, and victims’ families and advocates, including County Attorney Barbara LaWall, Kent Burbank, Vanessa Helms, Mark Kimble, Shelly Gibbons, Bill Carnegie, Jim Tucker, Doris Tucker, Mary Reed, Tom McMahon, Pat Maisch, and Suzie Hileman 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_buckmaster/buckmaster-uamc-neurosurgeon-reflects-jan-8-shootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_buckmaster/buckmaster-uamc-neurosurgeon-reflects-jan-8-shootings/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com On the second anniversary of the Tucson shootings, we talk with Dr. Michael Lemole, head of UAMC’s neurosurgery department. Also, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, Pima Animal Care Shelter Manager Justin Gallick on efforts to make life better for animals awaiting adoption, and the Tucson Weekly’s Linda Ray with the Buckmaster Show Arts Report. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_guns/200-guns-turned-jan-8-buyback/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_guns/200-guns-turned-jan-8-buyback/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com More than 200 unwanted guns were turned in to be destroyed in exchange for $50 grocery store gift cards Tuesday. The buyback was aimed at honoring the victims of the Jan. 8, 2010, Safeway shootings. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_giffords_gun_control/giffords-kelly-launch-gun-control-effort/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_giffords_gun_control/giffords-kelly-launch-gun-control-effort/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Two years to the day after being shot through the head, Gabrielle Giffords announced an effort to “stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence” in launching Americans for Responsible Solutions. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_jan8_photos/photos-jan-8-and-aftermath/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_jan8_photos/photos-jan-8-and-aftermath/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For some, the events of Jan. 8, 2011, are seared into their memories. For others, that day and those that follow remain a jumble of images and flashes of emotion. Here are a few photographs that capture the shock we felt upon learning of the shooting of 19 of our friends and neighbors — and the hope that followed. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jcscottshow/jc-scott-gun-buyback-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jcscottshow/jc-scott-gun-buyback-debate/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, Arizona Education Association President Andrew Morrill, former state Sen. Frank Antenori, Richard Studwell, developer and City Hall commentator 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jan8_bells/bells-toll-jan-8-anniversary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jan8_bells/bells-toll-jan-8-anniversary/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Across Tucson on Tuesday morning, bells will toll at 10:10 a.m., exactly two years after a gunman opened fire in an attack at a Northwest Side grocery store that left six dead and 13 wounded. January 8th Memorial Foundation has asked churches, schools and others to ring bells in remembrance of the shootings. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_giffords_sawyer/giffords-kelly-make-tv-appearance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_giffords_sawyer/giffords-kelly-make-tv-appearance/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, will appear in an interview taped with ABC’s Diane Sawyer on Tuesday night — the second anniversary of the Jan. 8 attack that led to Giffords’ resignation from Congress. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010513_beyond_tucson/action-focus-beyond-tucson-remembrances-jan-8/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010513_beyond_tucson/action-focus-beyond-tucson-remembrances-jan-8/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A day of smiles and sunshine is how many Tucsonans spent Saturday, in a moving memorial to the victims of the Jan. 8, 2011 shootings meant to lift both feet and spirits. The mayor Zumba’d up a sweat, thousands wrote messages to be delivered to Newtown, Conn., and U.S. Rep. Ron Barber said he recalls the attack like clockwork every Saturday. (with video) 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010513_beyond_hike/morning-hikers-honor-jan-8-shooting-victims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010513_beyond_hike/morning-hikers-honor-jan-8-shooting-victims/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Hikers gathered in small groups across Southern Arizona on Saturday to hit the trails in tribute to 24 people shot at a Tucson grocery store two years ago. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010413_gabby_newtown/gabby-giffords-visits-families-sandy-hook-victims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010413_gabby_newtown/gabby-giffords-visits-families-sandy-hook-victims/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman shot in the head outside a Tucson grocery store almost exactly two years ago, visited the site of another American gun tragedy Friday in Newtown, Conn. (with video) 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010313_gun_laws/mass-shootings-do-little-change-state-gun-laws/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010313_gun_laws/mass-shootings-do-little-change-state-gun-laws/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com While legislators in Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, New York, Texas and Colorado sometimes contemplated tightening rules after rampage shootings, few measures gained passage. In fact, several states - including Arizona - have made it easier to buy more guns and take them to more places. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062311_background_checks/flawed-background-checks-dont-contain-firearm-sales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062311_background_checks/flawed-background-checks-dont-contain-firearm-sales/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Guns galore, inadequate checks: The background check system is supposed to keep firearms away from potentially dangerous people, but the system is plagued by data problems, loopholes and disputes over just who should be barred. “There is a problem with a system like that. It is harder for a high school kid to get a job at McDonald’s.” (with video) 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110812_loughner_sentenced/jan-8-victims-confront-loughner-as-hes-sentenced-life-without-parole/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110812_loughner_sentenced/jan-8-victims-confront-loughner-as-hes-sentenced-life-without-parole/#When: 17:18:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Jan. 8 gunman Jared Loughner will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Several victims said at his sentencing hearing Thursday that he should spend his time remembering his crimes — among those who spoke was Mark Kelly, who stood in the courtroom with his wife, Gabrielle Giffords. 2012-11-08T17:18:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110712_giffords_loughner/gabby-giffords-witness-loughner-sentencing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110712_giffords_loughner/gabby-giffords-witness-loughner-sentencing/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gabrielle Giffords will attend the sentencing of Jan. 8 gunman Jared Loughner on Thursday. Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, will address Loughner on her behalf. Prison doctors have testified that the mentally ill Loughner has trouble believing that he did not assassinate Giffords. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101312_goddard_border/how-fix-broken-border-follow-money/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101312_goddard_border/how-fix-broken-border-follow-money/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For all the political rhetoric and chest pounding about border security in recent years, the United States has done very little, and politicians have said almost nothing about cutting off massive amounts of funds flowing illegally across the Southwest border and feeding the drug cartels. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_fusion_centers_fiasco/az-counterterrorism-centers-ineffective-investigators-say/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_fusion_centers_fiasco/az-counterterrorism-centers-ineffective-investigators-say/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona police agencies were among those singled out in a two-year Senate committee investigation that found “widespread deficiencies” in a Homeland Security Department program that officials have touted for years as a centerpiece in U.S. counterterrorism efforts. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092812_loughner_sentencing/loughner-sentencing-moved-up-nov-8/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092812_loughner_sentencing/loughner-sentencing-moved-up-nov-8/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com At the request of prosecutors, the sentencing hearing for Jan. 8 shooter Jared Loughner has been moved up to Thursday, Nov. 8. The gunman, who pleaded guilty last month to killing six and wounding 13 in an attempt to assassinate Gabrielle Giffords, had been scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 15. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092012_space_shuttle/shuttle-endeavour-flies-over-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092012_space_shuttle/shuttle-endeavour-flies-over-tucson/#When: 17:38:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: The space shuttle Endeavour made a slow, low S-turn over Tucson on Thursday morning, a tribute to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her ex-astronaut husband Mark Kelly—the last man to pilot the spacecraft. (with video) 2012-09-20T17:38:50-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091912_shuttle/endeavours-last-trip-includes-low-level-swoop-over-ua-mall/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091912_shuttle/endeavours-last-trip-includes-low-level-swoop-over-ua-mall/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the space shuttle Endeavour makes its final trip to a science center in California, it will make a low-level pass over the University of Arizona Mall between 11 a.m. and noon on Thursday. The shuttle, riding on the back of a 747, will swoop over the university at about 1,500 feet. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090612_giffords_pledge/video-gabrielle-giffords-leads-pledge-dnc/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090612_giffords_pledge/video-gabrielle-giffords-leads-pledge-dnc/#When: 20:49:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords walked stiffly onto the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, held her right hand up to her heart, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to open the final evening of the party gathering in Charlotte, N.C. (video) 2012-09-06T20:49:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090512_guns_petition/tucson-shooting-survivors-deliver-gun-control-petition-holder/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090512_guns_petition/tucson-shooting-survivors-deliver-gun-control-petition-holder/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A dozen survivors and family members from last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13 met this week with Attorney General Eric Holder to urge stricter federal regulations on gun sales. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081212_giffords_home/giffords-husband-buy-15m-midtown-home/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081212_giffords_home/giffords-husband-buy-15m-midtown-home/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband have purchased a home in Midtown Tucson, and are moving there from Houston, where she’s been undergoing rehabilitation. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080912_loughner_report/report-warned-loughner-might-not-remain-competent-trial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080912_loughner_report/report-warned-loughner-might-not-remain-competent-trial/#When: 14:01:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A just-released April report said Jan. 8 shooter Jared Loughner was competent to stand trial, but might not remain so. Loughner “does suffer from a severe mental illness,” it said, “and his condition may wax and wane. Consequently, the possibility exists that he may decompensate during the criminal process.” 2012-08-09T14:01:53-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080712_jcscottshow/jc-scott-loughner-pleads-guilty-avoids-death-penalty/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080712_jcscottshow/jc-scott-loughner-pleads-guilty-avoids-death-penalty/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Attorney General Tom Horne, and LD11 Democratic candidate for state House Dave Joseph, and Sentinel editor Dylan Smith. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080712_loughner_hearing/loughner-i-plead-guilty-will-sentenced-7-life-terms/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080712_loughner_hearing/loughner-i-plead-guilty-will-sentenced-7-life-terms/#When: 17:03:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Jared Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to 19 counts in the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting, under a plea agreement that will send him to prison for life.  “I plead guilty,” Loughner repeated slowly as the judge questioned him on each count. 2012-08-07T17:03:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080612_loughner/judge-confirms-loughner-plea-hearing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080612_loughner/judge-confirms-loughner-plea-hearing/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Accused Jan. 8 shooter Jared Loughner has requested a change of plea hearing, the judge in the case has confirmed. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080412_loughner/report-loughner-plead-guilty-jan-8-shooting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080412_loughner/report-loughner-plead-guilty-jan-8-shooting/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Accused Jan. 8 gunman Jared Loughner will plead guilty at a Tuesday court hearing in Tucson according to a report by the LA Times that cites anonymous sources familiar with the case. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080112_jcscottshow/jc-scott-dirty-business-politics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080112_jcscottshow/jc-scott-dirty-business-politics/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Vinson Holck, a Republican candidate for sheriff, talk show host Emil Franzi, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Mark Koskiniemi, a Republican candidate in CD2. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072112_cd8_election/outside-groups-poured-money-into-race-succeed-giffords/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072112_cd8_election/outside-groups-poured-money-into-race-succeed-giffords/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Outside groups poured more than $1 million into polling and advertising in the three weeks before the election to replace former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to the Federal Election Commission. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062312_barber_on_your_corner/shooting-survivors-citizens-speak-with-new-congressman-barber/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062312_barber_on_your_corner/shooting-survivors-citizens-speak-with-new-congressman-barber/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A crowd of about 250 braved a blazing sun and intense heat to meet with their congressman Saturday. Some of them braved memories of a similar event 18 months ago, as they met with newly elected U.S. Rep. Ron Barber at the first “Congress On Your Corner” event since the Jan. 8 shootings. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_barber_delay/barbers-congress-your-corner-pushed-back-afternoon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_barber_delay/barbers-congress-your-corner-pushed-back-afternoon/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Travel delays have pushed back new U.S. Rep. Ron Barber’s first “Congress On Your Corner” event to Saturday afternoon. It had been scheduled for 9 a.m. at an East Side Safeway. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_barber/barber-takes-congress-your-corner-back-tucson-safeway/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_barber/barber-takes-congress-your-corner-back-tucson-safeway/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Days after being sworn in to replace Gabrielle Giffords, newly elected Rep. Ron Barber, D-Tucson, will hold his first constituent meeting at a venue remarkably similar to one where he, Giffords and others were shot in 2011. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_barber_committees/barber-appointed-armed-services-homeland-security-committees/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_barber_committees/barber-appointed-armed-services-homeland-security-committees/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com New U.S. Rep. Ron Barber has been appointed to two powerful House committees: Armed Services and Homeland Security. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062112_barber/barber-hold-congress-your-corner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062112_barber/barber-hold-congress-your-corner/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com New U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will hold a “Congress On Your Corner” event on Saturday. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062012_barber_sworn_in/barber-sworn-giffords-house-seat-pledges-bipartisanship/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062012_barber_sworn_in/barber-sworn-giffords-house-seat-pledges-bipartisanship/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Barber invoked Giffords, his former boss, as well as Arizona political icons Mo Udall and Barry Goldwater in making an appeal for bipartisanship in his first House speech shortly after taking the oath of office. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061912_barber_swearing_in/barber-sworn-as-cd8s-representative/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061912_barber_swearing_in/barber-sworn-as-cd8s-representative/#When: 09:56:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Democrat Ron Barber was sworn into office Tuesday as the representative for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in a ceremony in Washington D.C. 2012-06-19T09:56:37-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061912_stone_mcsally/mcsally-spokesman-resigns-after-alleged-kelly-beating-tips-dems/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061912_stone_mcsally/mcsally-spokesman-resigns-after-alleged-kelly-beating-tips-dems/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A top aide to GOP CD2 candidate Martha McSally has resigned in the wake of allegations that he approached a staffer for Democrat Ron Barber with advice on how to beat Republican Jesse Kelly in the CD 8 special election. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061812_stone_barber/barber-camp-mcsally-staffer-gave-tips-beating-kelly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061812_stone_barber/barber-camp-mcsally-staffer-gave-tips-beating-kelly/#When: 12:29:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A campaign aide for Martha McSally gave a staffer for Ron Barber unsolicited tips on beating Jesse Kelly a week before the special general election, Barber aides said. The Republican spokesman, Sam Stone, denied giving campaign advice. 2012-06-18T12:29:03-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061312_kelly/jesse-kelly-still-weighing-repeat-try-congress-seat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061312_kelly/jesse-kelly-still-weighing-repeat-try-congress-seat/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jesse Kelly is taking more time to decide if he’ll remain in the CD2 primary race. “We are spending some time catching up with family and prayerfully reflecting on the future. We expect to have an announcement about our future plans in the next day or two.” 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061312_cd2_heinz/heinz-still-committed-cd2-primary-vs-barber/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061312_cd2_heinz/heinz-still-committed-cd2-primary-vs-barber/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Even as the dust still swirls in the aftermath of the CD8 contest, another election cycle is underway, and state Rep. Matt Heinz said Wednesday he’s still in the race for a seat in the new 2nd Congressional District. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061212_cd8_election/ron-barber-wins-cd8-special-election-replace-gabby-giffords/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061212_cd8_election/ron-barber-wins-cd8-special-election-replace-gabby-giffords/#When: 22:26:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Democrat Ron Barber won the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District on Tuesday night, handily beating Republican Jesse Kelly, who conceded the race that picked a successor to Gabrielle Giffords. With 100 percent of precincts counted, Barber edged out Kelly by seven percent: 101,559 to 88,569. 2012-06-12T22:26:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061212_taleoftwo_candidates/a-tale-two-candidates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061212_taleoftwo_candidates/a-tale-two-candidates/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jesse, Jesse, Jesse ... you probably shouldn’t have said those things you said about Social Security and Medicare. All politics is local. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061112_barber_cd8/poll-barber-has-strong-lead-cd8/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061112_barber_cd8/poll-barber-has-strong-lead-cd8/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A poll released Monday said Democrat Ron Barber “appears to have the race pretty much locked up” as voters give him a 53-41 edge over Republican Jesse Kelly. Voters overwhelmingly—59 percent— have a negative opinion of Kelly, while 54 percent view Barber favorably. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060812_early_ballots/time-mail-early-ballots/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060812_early_ballots/time-mail-early-ballots/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Those voting early in Tuesday’s CD8 special election should mail ballots on Friday to ensure their vote is counted. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060212_az_cd8_campaign/money-flows-as-cd8-race-enters-final-weeks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060212_az_cd8_campaign/money-flows-as-cd8-race-enters-final-weeks/#When: 16:04:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Democrat Ron Barber had $390,000 on hand for the remaining two weeks of the campaign to succeed former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, compared to $83,000 for Republican Jesse Kelly, according to new campaign reports. 2012-06-04T16:04:23-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060112_ballot_deadline/5-pm-deadline-request-early-ballots-cd8-race/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060112_ballot_deadline/5-pm-deadline-request-early-ballots-cd8-race/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com If you want to vote early in the CD8 special election, request your ballot by 5 p.m. on Friday. You can order a mail-in ballot online, or by phone. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052612_oil_slick_jesse/oil-slick-jesse/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052612_oil_slick_jesse/oil-slick-jesse/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Just because you say it, doesn’t make it true, Jesse. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052512_beingjessekelly/being-jesse-kelly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052512_beingjessekelly/being-jesse-kelly/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com John Ellinwood. Helping cartoonists put food on the table since 2012. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052312_cd8_debate/cd8-debate-barber-kelly-spar-over-social-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052312_cd8_debate/cd8-debate-barber-kelly-spar-over-social-security/#When: 19:37:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly and Charlie Manolakis were questioned on Social Security, Medicare and the economy during a Wednesday night debate, and it’s a good thing we’re fresh out of beer in the Smith household, or the Social Security drinking game would have left this reporter floored. (listen to a replay) 2012-05-23T19:37:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_cd8_debate/barber-kelly-clash-character-cd8-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_cd8_debate/barber-kelly-clash-character-cd8-debate/#When: 18:33:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: The debate between Democrat Ron Barber, Republican Jesse Kelly and Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis broadcast Wednesday night might as well have been pre-scripted, in addition to being pre-taped. But it would’ve made for a good drinking game. 2012-05-16T18:33:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_voter_deadline/midnight-deadline-register-vote-cd8-special-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_voter_deadline/midnight-deadline-register-vote-cd8-special-election/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Midnight is the deadline to register to vote in the CD8 special election on June 12 that will decide who fills the seat left vacant by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050212_conservative_dems_op/the-most-conservative-democrats-nation-dont-believe-it/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050212_conservative_dems_op/the-most-conservative-democrats-nation-dont-believe-it/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Listening to Ron Barber and Richard Carmona, you’d think they were the most conservative Democrats on the planet. Why is that important? Obama’s low approval ratings don’t provide much in the way of coattails for candidates to grab on to. Instead, in Arizona, the president has adopted a strategy from NASCAR: drafting. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_michelle_obama/michelle-obama-cites-special-tie-with-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_michelle_obama/michelle-obama-cites-special-tie-with-tucson/#When: 06:55:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Appearing at a Tucson fundraiser Monday, the first lady said Democrats can win Arizona in November. “It is time for us to roll up our sleeves and get to work,” she said, reciting a list of her husband’s accomplishments and giving shout-outs to Calexico and congressional candidate Ron Barber. (with complete speech) 2012-05-01T06:55:14-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042512_navy_lcs/report-darkens-reputation-new-navy-ship/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042512_navy_lcs/report-darkens-reputation-new-navy-ship/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Navy claims the Littoral Combat Ship represents its future, but watchdogs see serious flaws in design. Test runs caused cracked hulls that forced the ship to limit its speed; engines that simply failed; and over 600 failures of equipment led to dry-dockings. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041912_loughner_meds_appeal/loughner-attorneys-appeal-forced-meds-9th-circuit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041912_loughner_meds_appeal/loughner-attorneys-appeal-forced-meds-9th-circuit/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Attorneys for alleged Jan. 8 shooter Jared Loughner appealed Wednesday to the 9th Circuit for a rehearing on whether he can be involuntarily medicated. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_cd8_gop_push/antenori-sitton-make-campaign-stops-primary-eve/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_cd8_gop_push/antenori-sitton-make-campaign-stops-primary-eve/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com State Sen. Frank Antenori and broadcaster Dave Sitton met with staffers and supporters Monday night at Skybox Restaurant to give final pitches ahead of Tuesday’s CD8 Republican primary. Sitton alleged Monday that some of his campaign signs have been stolen. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_cd8_final_gop_debate/candidates-face-off-last-gop-debate-before-cd8-primary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_cd8_final_gop_debate/candidates-face-off-last-gop-debate-before-cd8-primary/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Frank Antenori and Dave Sitton faced off in the final CD8 Republican debate before Tuesday’s special primary. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_antenori_fundraising/antenori-campaign-debt-trailing-badly-fundraising/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_antenori_fundraising/antenori-campaign-debt-trailing-badly-fundraising/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Congressional hopeful Frank Antenori trails his Republican competitors in raising campaign funds — by at least $96,000 each. The four others in the running for the GOP primary raised between $133,000 and $260,000. Antenori brought in just $36,000, and is nearly $3,000 in the red. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_antenori_cd8/antenori-gop-special-down-two-candidates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_antenori_cd8/antenori-gop-special-down-two-candidates/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the CD8 special election looms, GOP candidate Frank Antenori declared that the primary field is essentially a two-man race between him and Jesse Kelly. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040212_sitton_military/military-brass-take-shine-sitton/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040212_sitton_military/military-brass-take-shine-sitton/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the CD8 GOP primary race nears Election Day, Dave Sitton addressed a room of about 30 people who would make an impressive “who’s who in Tucson-area retired brass” list on Monday evening. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_aboud_congress/aboud-ends-congress-race-endorses-barber/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_aboud_congress/aboud-ends-congress-race-endorses-barber/#When: 09:24:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: State Sen. Paula Aboud ended her run for Congress, and issued a statement Friday endorsing Ron Barber for the new CD 2 seat. 2012-03-30T09:24:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_walden_cd2/walden-wont-run-cd-2-congress-seat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_walden_cd2/walden-wont-run-cd-2-congress-seat/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Nan Stockholm Walden won’t run for Congress, she said Tuesday, a day after former Giffords aide Ron Barber said he’ll seek a full term in the fall race. The Southern Arizona pecan grower decided against using her Washington connections and deep pockets to jump into the race. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_barber_cd2/ron-barber-make-congress-run-fall-too/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_barber_cd2/ron-barber-make-congress-run-fall-too/#When: 14:22:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Ron Barber, the ex-Gabrielle Giffords aide who’s seeking to fill her seat in the upcoming special election, said Monday that he’ll run for Congress again in the fall election in the Second Congressional District. 2012-03-19T14:22:04-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_gop_debate/more-agreement-than-definition-gop-cd8-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_gop_debate/more-agreement-than-definition-gop-cd8-debate/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tucson radio personality Jon Justice was joking when he referred to Arizona’s CD8 Republican candidates as “SittenoriMcJesse,” but Thursday night’s debate at Sabino High School was more of a tacit agreement session with a side of lowbrow humor than a debate. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_giffords_cruise/giffords-husband-appear-mediterranean-cruise/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_giffords_cruise/giffords-husband-appear-mediterranean-cruise/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, will be the headliners of a $5,000 Mediterranean cruise this summer. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_az_federal_courts/az-federal-courts-still-face-dire-situation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_az_federal_courts/az-federal-courts-still-face-dire-situation/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Federal courts in Arizona are still in “dire circumstances” as an emergency declaration that was supposed to help judges keep pace with a crushing caseload is set to expire. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_sitton_border/sitton-unveils-border-security-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_sitton_border/sitton-unveils-border-security-plan/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Dirty bombs, narco-terrorists and heavily armed ranchers were among issues touched on by Arizona CD8 Republican candidate Dave Sitton at the unveiling of his 10-point border security plan. 2013-05-20T07:23:01+00:00