The top aides to House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi participated in a national moment of silence earlier this morning. President Obama ordered the national observance in tribute to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and the victims of the shooting rampage in Tucson that left six people dead. …

O’Connor: House to observe moment of silence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) honored the request of a North Carolina Republican this week by calling for a moment of silence on the first legislative day of each month to commemorate military personnel who have been killed or injured in Iraq or …