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Daniel Hernandez Celebrates 21st Birthday at State of the Union Address [VIDEOS]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsHow did you spend your 21st birthday? Daniel Hernandez, the man credited with saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is celebrating his 21st in the U.S. House chamber, where he'll be sitting with first lady Michelle Obama as a guest of honor at tonight's State of the Union address. Related Stories State of the Union Address [LIVE FEED] Hernandez, a University of Arizona student, worked as an intern in Giffords' office. When Giffords was shot on Jan. 8, Hernandez rushed to her side and applied pressure to her wounds until emergency responders arrived. Watch ...
Obama's Speech in Tucson: Missed Opportunity or 'Relentlessly Inspiring'?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsActing as "healer-in-chief," all eyes were on President Barack Obama when he visited Arizona on Wednesday evening to mourn the victims of Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson. "It's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds," the president told a capacity crowd at the University of Arizona's McKale Center, and countless viewers across the nation. How Obama would handle one of the country's most tragic events in recent memory -- and the bitter partisan debate that quickly followed the deadly attack -- ...
'Gabby Opened Her Eyes for the First Time': Obama at Tucson Memorial
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyPresident Obama paid tribute on Wednesday to the victims of Saturday's Tucson massacre, calling for a cooling of hot political rhetoric during a memorial service attended by thousands at the University of Arizona. "It's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds," the president said. Before the service, Obama stopped at a hospital for about 45 minutes to visit Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and other survivors of the rampage, which left six dead and 14 wounded when a gunman opened fired at a ...
Tucson Memorial, 'Together We Thrive' [LIVE STREAM]
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThousands have gathered in Tucson, Ariz., to pay tributes to the victims of Saturday's horrific killings at event hosted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Six people -- Judge John Roll, 63; Dorothy Morris, 76; Dorwin Stoddard, 76; Christina Green, 9; Phyllis Schneck, 79; and Gabriel Zimmerman, 30 -- were killed, and 13 others, including Giffords, were injured when a gunman opened fire at a forum held at a Safeway supermarket outlet. The suspect in the crime, Jared Loughner, is in police custody and has been charged with numerous crimes. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, flew to Tucson ...
John McCain Cuts Trip Short to Join Obama at Tucson Memorial
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsPresident Barack Obama and Arizona Sen. John McCain will both attend a "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" memorial service on Wednesday honoring Saturday's Tuscon shooting victims. The former campaign rivals, along with their spouses, will join the public gathering on the University of Arizona campus for a 6 p.m. ceremony that will include a presidential address, poetry reading, Native American blessing and moment of silence. McCain will return to his home state early from a weeklong congressional visit to Latin America with Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso to be present at the ...
Arizona Scientists Perfecting Leia-Like 3-D Holograms
By Traci Watson - AOL News
(Nov. 3) -- The flickering three-dimensional image of Princess Leia begging for help in "Star Wars" is moving out of the realm of Hollywood special effects and into reality. Scientists report today -- though not without controversy -- that they have created the first 3-D images like the holograms in the movies: depth-filled images of moving objects that are actually located elsewhere. The new technology allows something to be filmed at one site and then appear, almost instantly, in all of its seemingly solid glory, at another site. The researchers concede that the hologram displays only ...
Cigarettes and Drinking: The Age-Old Campus Connection
By Rachel Leavitt - Politics DailyIt's easy to dismiss as just a phase the drinks and smokes you have while 19 and "having fun." But according to a University of Arizona associate anthropology professor, Dr. Mimi Nichter, the detrimental habits that develop throughout college are alarmingly capable of turning into lasting problems, especially when the habits reinforce each other. Dr. Nichter and her colleagues wanted to "unpack" the issue of tobacco use in association with alcohol because, as she said, "It's only when you start to understand why people do something and how they talk about it that you can begin to address ...
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