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Jared Loughner Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:38:26 +0000

In a federal court today in Tuscon, Arizona, Jared Loughner received a life sentence without parole for his shooting rampage in January 2011 that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D.-Ariz.).

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Giffords and Kelly Moving Back to Arizona

Jim Bell — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:34:21 +0000

It's reported that former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, have decided to move back to Arizona. This comes a year and a half after she moved to Houston for intensive physical and speech therapy after a gunman shot her in the head at a public event in Tuscon.

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Update: Giffords Approves Shooter Guilty Plea

Jim Bell — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:57:32 +0000

The Houston Chronicle reports former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband have no problem with a plea bargain for the man who's accused of shooting her and many others at a public meeting in Tuscon last year. Six people were killed and 14 others, including Giffords, were wounded

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Giffords Leaving Congress to Focus on Recovery

Jim Bell — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:31:19 +0000

In a one-minute video released on YouTube, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has announced that she will resign her seat in Congress, so she can focus all her time and energy on recovering from the devastating bullet wounds she suffered last year.

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Leads Moving Vigil One Year After Shooting (VIDEO)

Kathy Landin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:55:10 +0000

Last night, in Tucson, one year after she was nearly fatally shot in the head at a public event, Representative Gabrielle Giffords read the pledge of allegiance to an audience of thousands gathered at the University of Arizona for a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of her shooting.

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Gabrielle Giffords Vows to Return to Congress in New Memoir

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:03:29 +0000

In a new book, ‘Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,’ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly detail the intensive therapy and psychological struggles the Arizona Democrat has endured after surviving an attempt on her life early this year. After all of the struggles and hardships, however, Giffords declares that she will indeed return to Congress.

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Watch Gabrielle Giffords' Inspiring Return to Work for First Vote Since Shooting [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:22:38 +0000

As the US House of Representatives gathered to vote on the debt ceiling plan on Monday, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords surprised almost everyone by showing up to cast her first vote since an attempt on her life was made in January of this year.

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Giffords Makes First Public Appearance in Houston

Jim Bell — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:16:28 +0000

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made her first public appearance Monday in Houston, as she continues her remarkable recovery from the bullet wound she got at a January public event in Tucson.

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Smiling in New Facebook Photos

Andree Valentine — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:11:32 +0000

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Sunday posted two new photos to her Facebook page, offering the first official look at the congresswoman from Arizona since she was shot in the head in January.

The two photos, which were captured by P. K. Weis on May 17, show a smiling Gifford at the TIRR Memorial Hermann, where she has been receiving treatment. In one photo, Gifford is seen sitting and smiling alongside her mother.

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Let's Try This Again – Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Set for Monday

Jim Bell — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:06:56 +0000

NASA's countdown clocks are ticking once again for what will be the next-to-last space shuttle launch, now set for Monday, and the six-man crew is ready to go.

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Rep. Giffords Walks Onto Plane For Florida And Space Shuttle Launch

Jim Bell — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:29:30 +0000

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has flown from Houston to Cape Canaveral to watch tomorrow' s final launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which will carry her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, into space for the last time.

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Most Americans Can't Get Therapy Giffords is Getting

Jim Bell — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:14:22 +0000

Wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is receiving and benefiting from the world-class treatment she's getting in Houston. It's a level of care most Americans don't have access to, and she knows it.

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Astronaut Mark Kelly Awaits Docs' OK for Wife to See Shuttle Launch

Jim Bell — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:33:42 +0000

Astronaut Mark Kelly says he's still waiting for his wife's doctors to decide if she's well enough to travel to Florida to watch his launch in the Space Shuttle Endeavour three weeks from now.

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Gabrielle Giffords Now in Rehab Center

Jim Bell — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:20:03 +0000

The Houston Chronicle reports that U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was transferred this morning out of the ICU and into the TIRR Memorial Hermann. Her condition has gone from being critical, to good, after being shot in the head on January 8th. What unbelievable progress.

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Giffords's Mom: "Daughter Heading to Rehab Friday"

Andree Valentine — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:25:19 +0000

Looks like Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during an attempted assassination incident on Jan. 8 in Tucson, AZ, will be heading to a rehabilitation center in Houston on Friday, according to her mother.

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Giffords' Medical Update: Positive

Andree Valentine — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:13:31 +0000

This woman is just absolutely remarkable. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is defying all odds, and fighting for her life every second of every day. An update, published on December 16, explains what her weekly progress has been since getting shot in Tucson, AZ, on January 8

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Update: Giffords Breathing On Her Own

Andree Valentine — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:45:33 +0000

According to Dr. Michael Lemole, the chief of neurosurgery at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has started breathing on her own this morning.

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Justice Moving Swiftly in Arizona Shooting

Andree Valentine — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:08:19 +0000

The state of Arizona is wasting no time in bringing alleged killer Jared Lee Loughlin to justice: after Saturday’s shocking shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (who remains in critical condition but is able to communicate) and nine others, charges were quickly filed on Sunday afternoon and he’ll appear in court on Monday.

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Breaking News: Gabrielle Giffords Shot

Andree Valentine — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 03:05:15 +0000

BREAKING NEWS – Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot this morning at an event outside a grocery store. There are conflicting reports as to her condition. The latest reports have the congresswoman in critical condition at a hospital in surgery.

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