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Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Sparks Blame Game, Conservatives Push Back

As some media reports pinned the Gabrielle Giffords shooting on right-wing rhetoric, conservatives went on the defense. Howard Kurtz on the politics behind the coverage—and the media's worst mistake.

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The Right's reaction to Gabrielle Gifford's attempted murder. Credit: AP Photo

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