All Posts Tagged With: "gabrielle giffords"

Ron Barber Lifts Arizona Democrats’ Spirits

June 13th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Ron Barber was elected to serve out the term of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who is retiring after being shot in the head during a public address in 2011. Barber is the former aide to Giffords and defeated a candidate who was supported by the tea party in a district where Democrats are outnumbered by Republicans. [...]

State of the Union Nears and Obama Faces Unfulfilled Promises from Addresses of the Past

January 23rd, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Barack Obama is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress but most of the goals that he set in previous speeches. Some of the goals include reforming the immigration laws and meeting congressional leaders of both parties each month. The president’s promises were broken because of congressional opposition as [...]