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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's whirlwind media tour swept through Washington, D.C., Thursday, the city he hopes to make his home a little more than two years from now. "I'm seriously considering it," Pawlenty said of a potential 2012…

President Obama speaks during a memorial service in Tucson, Ariz., for the six people who were killed and 14 wounded in the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The Morning Line starts off…

Updated 10:05 p.m. ET More coverage of Wednesday's memorial service: Intern Daniel Hernandez: 'I Am Not a Hero' Gwen Ifill Gets Reactions From Historians, Analysts Several memorials are planned Wednesday for the victims…

DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4729q101c', '0s39XQxGu-k', '29'); On Wednesday's NewsHour, we remembered the victims from last Saturday's shooting in Tucson. Here in silence are the six that died and 8 of the 13 injured. The names of the other five have not…