
Tucson — Residents gather at the Safeway grocery store on Jan. 15, 2011, to observe a moment of silence at 10:11 a.m., the time of the mass shooting one week ago in front of the store.
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Tucson — Safeway employees embrace at the site of the shootings. From the left: Sarah Prewitt-Cho, Dawn Gallagher, Shayne Spude and Marian Huber. Gallagher and Spude witnessed the shootings from inside the store and ran out to see what had happened.
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Tucson — A shopper spends a moment at a makeshift memorial in front of the Safeway store on Jan. 15, 2011, the first morning it opened seven days after the shootings.
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Tucson — Safeway employees console one another at a new memorial set up outside the Tucson store.
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Tucson — Safeway employees embrace after returning to the store for the first time on Jan. 14, 2011.
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Tucson — Attendees leave a church after the funeral for federal Judge John M. Roll on Jan. 14, 2011. Roll was among six killed.
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Tucson — Marty Kool, of Tucson, prays while waiting for the funeral procession for Judge John M. Roll just a day after the funeral for another victim of the shootings, 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green. Christina's name is written inside a heart on a shed in the background.
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Tucson — The Pima County sheriff's motor patrol leads the funeral procession for Judge John M. Roll on Jan. 14, 2011.
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Tucson — Women from the Angel Project stand together in silence along Shannon Road, waiting for the funeral procession for Judge John M. Roll Jan. 14, 2011.
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Tucson — A woman places a yellow rose on the ground in front of the hearse carrying 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green's casket.
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Tucson — John Green and son Dallas, the father and brother of 9-year-old Christina Green, arrive at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton church for Christina's funeral on Thursday.
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Tucson — Mourners wait for Christina Taylor Green's funeral procession to pass St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.
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Tucson, Ariz. — A flag that was recovered after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City, hangs outside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton church before the funeral services for 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green on Thursday. Green was shot and killed during the shooting rampage Saturday of Jared Lee Loughner during a political event in Tucson.
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Tucson, Ariz. — Lindsey Lummus, 10, wears angel wings and a halo as the hearse carrying the casket of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green arrives at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton church.
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Tucson — Patricia Maisch, 61, of Tucson is cheered after being introduced Wednesday by President Obama during the "Together We Thrive" program at the McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus. During Saturday's mass shooting outside a Safeway in Tucson, Maisch grabbed the gunman's hand as he reached for an ammunition clip, helping to stop the rampage.
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Tucson — President Obama hugs his wife Michelle after an emotionally charged speech during the "Together We Thrive" program Wednesday honoring the victims of the shooting in Tucson. On the left is Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and Daniel Hernandez, an aide to Giffords, is on the right.
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Tucson — Michele Obama listens as the president speaks during Wednesday's program in Tucson.
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Tucson — Paramedics who were the first responders to Saturday's shooting put their hands over their hearts during the national anthem at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.
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Tucson — Shooting victims hug family members during the "Together We Thrive" program Wednesday at the University of Arizona.
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Tucson — Dr. Peter Rhee greets the paramedics who attended to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at the scene of Saturday's shooting. Rhee is chief of the trauma division at University Medical Center in Tucson.
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Tucson — Maravan Stoddard, middle, whose husband Dorwan was killed while shielding her from bullets on Saturday, attends the "Together We Thrive" program.
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Tucson — The audience listens to President Obama speak during the "Together We Thrive" program honoring the victims of Saturday's shooting.
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Tucson — People wait in line Wednesday on the University of Arizona campus for a memorial service honoring Saturday's shooting victims.
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Tucson — Thousands of people wait in a line for hours on the University of Arizona campus hoping to get a seat in the McKale Center to see President Obama speak during the "Together We Thrive" program.
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Tucson — Carol Locust, a traditional Eastern Cherokee practitioner, spreads incense with a feather at a makeshift memorial for the shooting victims, set up outside the University Medical Center in Tucson.
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TUCSON — In this photo taken Sunday, Jan. 9, and provided Tuesday by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman's husband, Mark Kelly, holds her hand at University Medical Center.
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Tucson — Outside Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office Tuesday, signs attached to cardboard boxes sit on the sidewalk in front of a memorial for the shooting victims.
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Tucson — A well-wisher kneels at the memorial to write a note to drop in a message box for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Washington — A U.S. Capitol Police officer watches the scene Tuesday at the government building. The law enforcement presence around the Capitol has been increased in the wake of the mass shooting Saturday in Tucson.
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Washington — Staffers from the office of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) wait in line Tuesday at the Cannon House Office Building to sign a condolence book for victims of the Arizona shooting.
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Tucson — An FBI evidence response team on Monday continues to investigate the shooting site at the Safeway where six people were killed Saturday.
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Tucson, Ariz. — Students at Mesa Verde Elementary School stand by a memorial for fellow student Christina Green, 9. Christina was killed in Saturday's shooting that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Tucson — FBI agents and Tucson-area law enforcement officers scour the parking lot of the Safeway where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot
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Washington — President Obama and First :ady Michelle Obama observe a "moment of silence" on the South Lawn at the White House to honor the victims of theshooting at an Arizona political event that left six people dead.
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Tucson — FBI crime scene investigators form a circle to observe a nationwide moment of silence Monday in front of a Safeway store. On Saturday, a gunman killed six people and wounded more than a dozen others outside the store.
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Washington — Members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers observe a moment of silence on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
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Washington — President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are joined by government employees on the South Lawn of the White House in observing a moment of silence for victims of Saturday's shooting in Tucson.
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Tucson — "Get well" balloons hang over a candlelight tribute Sunday in front of University Medical Center, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) remains in a medically induced coma, receiving treatment after a gunshot wound to the head.
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Tucson — Megan Lopez, left, and Judith Mindlin take part in a candlelight vigil outside Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office
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Tucson — A rosary hangs over a photograph of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the lawn in front of University Medical Center, where the wounded congresswoman is being treated.
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Tucson — Rachel Crabb, center, 5, holds hands with teachers, parents and other students during a moment of silence for her slain classmate, Christina Green, at Mesa Verde Elementary School. Christina was among the six killed Saturday when a gunman opened fire on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)
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Tucson — Theresa Murillo of Tucson with her two sons, Perris, 11, left, and Easin, 10, say a prayer for the victims of the shooting at a memorial in front of University Medical Center.
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Tucson — Leticia Alarcon, with her grandson, Isaiah Williams, 11, of Tucson pray for the victims of Saturday's shooting in front of the Old Pima County Courthouse.
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Washington — The U.S. Capitol dome is shown in the background as flags in front of the Washington Monument fly at half mast in honor of the victims of the shooting in Arizona.
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Tucson — At Pantano Christian Church in the East Tucson neighborhood on Sunday, the congregation joins in song after a prayer for the victims of the shooting.
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Tucson — At Congregation Chaverim on Saturday, worshipers gather after the shooting that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Tucson — FBI agents look for more evidence at midnight as they process the crime scene in front of the Safeway grocery store where a gunman opened fire at a lawmaker's meeting with constituents, killing six people and wounding several more, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The congresswoman's banner still hangs in front of the store.
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Tucson — A sign referring to wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is seen at a makeshift memorial outside the Tucson hospital where she is recovering.
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Tucson — A picture of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is surrounded by candles during a vigil outside University Medical Center, where she is hospitalized.
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Tucson — Women embrace during a vigil at University Medical Center after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot.
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Tucson — People gather outside University Medical Center for a prayer vigil for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Phoenix — At the state Capitol, Army Sgt. Jay Warner salutes a memorial to the victims of the shooting in Tucson.
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Phoenix — A photo of U.S. District Judge John M. Roll stands in the middle of a candlelight memorial in the state's capital as people pay their respects for the victims of a mass shooting in Tucson. Roll was one of six people killed when a gunman open fired at a town hall meeting at a strip mall.
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Tucson — Well-wishers continued to contribute flowers and candles to a makeshift memorial in front of the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The congresswoman was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a meeting with constituents, killing six.
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Tucson — Nicholas Tomazic and Melanie Cooley gather with others outside the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she and others were shot at a shopping center meeting with constituents.
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Tucson — Police search the parking lot outside the scene of the shooting involving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson — Feelings are written into the reactions of those near the scene of the shooting that involved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Tucson — Emergency personnel stand near the scene of a shooting involving U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) on Jan. 8, 2011, in Tucson.
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Tucson — Emergency personnel work at the scene where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and others were shot outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011.
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Tucson — Gabrielle Giffords is moved from the scene after being shot through the head outside a shopping center in Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011.
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Tucson — An April 2010 handout photo shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Giffords for Congress
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