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Hundreds Remember Giffords Shooting

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:15:46 CST

Hundreds gathered today in a huge Tucson cathedral to remember the horrifying day a year ago when Gabrielle Giffords was severely wounded in a gunman's rampage , the AP reports. A pastor read the names of six people killed in the shooting, inviting survivors and family members to place red roses...

9/11 Now America's 'Day of Hate'

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:04:52 CDT

September 11th was once a day of remembrance. No more. The anniversary of the worst terror attacks in American history is now a day of "fighting and political battles," writes Gregor Peter Schmitz in Der Spiegel . The battle over the so-called Ground Zero mosque , plans to publicly burn copies of...

Biden Chokes Up in Kennedy Tribute

Matt Cantor — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:28:55 CDT

At an energy department event today, Vice President Biden departed from the planned topic for an emotional speech on his “friend” and “anchor” Ted Kennedy, ABC News reports. Kennedy, with whom Biden served as a senator for 36 years, “made everybody he worked with bigger, both his adversaries as well...

LiLo Mourns Parent Trap Mom

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:25:15 CDT

Parent Trap co-star Lindsay Lohan is remembering on-screen mom Natasha Richardson fondly, reports USA Today. "She was a wonderful woman and actress and treated me like I was her own," the starlet said of their work on the 1998 remake. "I didn't see much of her over the years but...

Ebert on Siskel: 'He Is in My Mind Almost Every Day'

Harry Kimball — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:21:27 CST

Ten years after the death of his sparring partner, Roger Ebert pays tribute to Gene Siskel in the Chicago Sun-Times . "He is in my mind almost every day," writes Ebert. Yes, they had a sometimes volatile relationship, but the friendship endured. “No one else could possibly understand how meaningless was...