“Arizona” on The Daily Caller

Talk radio maven Rush Limbaugh is making waves for his Jan. 10 radio broadcast, in which he claimed the Democratic Party, which “seeks to profit out of murder,” openly “wishes for a disaster in order to profit from it.” (more)

Since Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., the New York Times has published two staff editorials on the incident with an emphasis on addressing gun control. (more)

A majority of Americans don’t see a connection between vitriolic rhetoric and Jared Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tucson on Saturday, CBS reports in a poll it released today. (more)

During a discussion on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Tuesday, the panel conceded that conservatives and Tea Party activists were unfairly scapegoated in the wake of Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz., which killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life after a gunshot wound to the head. Mark Halperin of Time just thinks conservatives shouldn’t bother defending themselves, so as to avoid further political escalation. (more)

1.) Remember: You’re a liar and/or an idiot if you call it ‘a government takeover of health care’ — Tomorrow, a group of bureaucrats will meet to determine which treatments private insurance companies will be mandated to cover, and for how long. “The Obama administration faces a tough balancing act,” writes Kaiser Health News. “The benefits package must be broad enough to be comprehensive but not too broad as to be unaffordable. Patient advocates and industry lobbyists already are drawing up wish lists for items they want covered – including autism therapy, obesity treatments, infertility treatments and unlimited chemotherapy visits.” AEI’s Joe Antos told KHN, “This is an invitation for all kinds of lobbying from every conceivable disease group and provider group in the country.” For instance: Joe Nadglowski, CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition, thinks insurers should be required to cover bariatric surgery. “Adding a wider range of treatments would raise premium costs, Nadglowski acknowledges, but could save money over time if people sought both prevention and treatment for obesity.” That’s a lot of ifs. (more)

Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent out an email Monday inviting colleagues to a “bipartisan congressional prayer service,” as a tribute to the victims of Saturday’s Tucson, Ariz. shooting that left six dead, many injured, and Ariz. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition. (more)

Jared Lougher, the 22-year-old suspected gunman in Saturday’s Tucson, Ariz. shooting, had five run-ins with Pima Community College campus police and was suspended for violating the student code of conduct — ultimately resulting in his withdrawal from the college, according to a CBS News report. (more)

Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent out an e-mail Monday regarding “Signing of the Book of Well Wishes & Book of Condolences,” a tribute event for Ariz. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of Saturday’s shooting in Tucson. (more)

Multiple federal agencies are now doing a joint assessment to see if accused Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner has any possible link to the several fiery packages that were sent to the head of the Homeland Security Department and Maryland state officials last week, The Post has learned. (more)

In the wake of Saturday’s Tucson, Ariz., shooting that left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition, six dead and more than a dozen injured, former Alaska gov. Sarah Palin reached out to Fox’s Glenn Beck via e-mail. (more)

Texas Democrat Rep. Rubén Hinojosa said Monday that he is open to joining Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Robert Brady in support of a bill to curb speech that could be perceived as “threatening” to public officials. (more)

Sheriff Clarence Dupnik’s comments about the root cause of Saturday’s shooting of Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords have elicited mixed reactions in the press. (more)

On Fox News Sunday, political commentator Juan Williams spoke out against pointing fingers and blaming the right for Saturday’s Tucson, Ariz. shooting that left six dead, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in serious condition, and many more injured. (more)

Here’s one way to go above and beyond as an intern: Save your boss’ life. (more)

ET has learned that United States congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head when a man opened fire outside a grocery store in Arizona on Saturday, is in fact related to actress Gwyneth Paltrow. (more)

A moment of silence will be held before the Bowl Championship Series title game on Monday night in honor of the victims of Saturday’s shooting in Tucson, a two-hour drive from the game’s site in Glendale, Ariz. (more)

Roxanna Green, the mother of 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green who was shot dead at a Tucson, Ariz. event Saturday, has pleaded with the country to “stop the violence, stop the hatred,” according to an MSNBC interview that aired Sunday morning. (more)

A surgeon of the Arizona hospital where Gabrielle Giffords is being treated said in a press conferece Saturday that he’s “about as optimistic as it can get in this situation” for Giffords’ recovery. She was out of surgery at the time of the press conference, and was “responding to commands,” according to Peter Rhee of the University Medical Center of Tucson. (more)

Jared Lee Loughner, the man believed responsible for the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of at least five others Saturday, left his MySpace friends a “goodbye” before his page was apparently taken down. (more)

Bristol Palin won’t be matriculating at Arizona State University, but she could be co-hosting a Phoenix, Ariz.-based radio show. (more)