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Photo Shows Giffords Right Before Shooting Rampage
By not in system - AOL NewsPHOENIX - A photo taken of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shortly before a shooting rampage erupted in Tucson shows the congresswoman listening intently as she talks with two of her constituents, one of whom also was injured. Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords / AP Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is shown talking to constituents Jim and Doris Tucker on Jan. 8, right before a gunman walked up and shot the congresswoman. Jim Tucker was also wounded but survived. Giffords is wearing a bright red coat and bold red necklace, and has her hands clasped in front of her as she speaks to Jim and Doris ...
Tucson Shooting Suspect Indicted on New Charges
By not in system - AOL NewsPHOENIX - The suspect in the Tucson shootings that critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was charged on new counts that include the murders of a federal judge and a congressional aide, according to an indictment released Friday. US Marshals / AP Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner has been indicted on new federal charges, including two counts of murder. A federal grand jury returned the 49-count indictment Thursday, charging Jared Lee Loughner in the deaths stemming from a Jan. 8 shooting at a political event held by Giffords outside a grocery store. The latest ...
Colorado Lawmaker Meets Constituents at a Safeway, Post-Giffords Shooting
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyLAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Safeway shoppers vied with a long line of citizens hoping for a word with their congressman Saturday morning. Rep. Ed Perlmutter held the first "Government at the Grocery" event at a major supermarket since a gunman killed six people and severely wounded U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8. Several Lakewood police officers, Safeway security officers and Safeway executives milled about as a line of people wound past Starbucks to the store entrance. More than 100 people showed up for the event; 80 individuals or families signed up to ...
Colorado Congressman to Hold Public Meeting for First Time Since Giffords' Shooting
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyColorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter will hold a public meeting at a Safeway store on Saturday for the first time since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot at a similar event Jan. 8. Perlmutter, a Democrat, started his "Government in the Grocery" event after taking office in 2007, holding more than 70 open meetings at supermarkets. He postponed an event earlier this month because of the Giffords' shooting. A news release by said the congressman and Safeway have consulted with law enforcement to ensure the safety of everyone involved. As Giffords held a similar meeting at a Tucson Safeway, a lone ...
Gabrielle Giffords Speaking, Lip-Syncing Songs
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsGabrielle Giffords is rapidly regaining her ability to speak, mouthing the words to song lyrics and beginning to talk in complete sentences, according to her family and staff. Just a month after being shot in the head at point-blank range in an assassination attempt, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was even able to speak over the phone to her astronaut brother-in-law in space. "Hi, I'm good," Giffords told Scott Kelly, according to The New York Times. Doctors have said the fast pace of the congresswoman's progress is important and is a sign that she will likely be high-functioning, if not ...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Speaks, Asks for Toast With Breakfast
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) reached another breakthrough in her recovery this week when she asked for toast with breakfast. The congresswoman's verbal request a month after being shot in the head during a rampage that killed six and left 13 injured has her medical team in Texas looking ahead to future milestones, Politico reported Wednesday. Depending on how her recovery progresses in the next two months, doctors said they might allow Giffords to travel to Cape Canaveral in Florida to see her husband off when takes command of the Space Shuttle Endeavour for a two-week orbital mission. ...
Judging Mark Kelly: Gabrielle Giffords Would Want Him to Fly the Shuttle
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyGive him some credit. Give her some credit. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head on Jan. 8 in Tucson, Arizona, has made so much progress in a Houston rehabilitation center that her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, decided to leave his wife's side and join his crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled to launch in April. And here come the critics, right on time: Mark Kelly is selfish, he's ego-driven, he cares more about his career than he does his wife. How can he even think of abandoning her in her fragile state? Hey, people! Mark Kelly is going back to work, like thousands of ...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the State of the Union, and the Empty Chair
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyOn display during the State of the Union speech was the vacant chair that would have been occupied by Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who could not attend because she was in a hospital recovering from a bullet wound to the head. Recuperation could take as long as a year. The empty chair got to everyone, myself included. What got to me even more was the photograph of her husband, Mark Kelly, holding her hand in the hospital as the couple watched the speech on television. I could imagine what might be on the left side of that cropped photo. Nine years ago I lay in a hospital bed with a ...
State of the Union Address [LIVE FEED]
By David Knowles - AOL NewsAs mandated by the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress today. Surge Desk has a live feed of the proceedings, which will be followed by an official response delivered by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, and an unofficial tea party rejoinder given by Rep. Michele Bachmann. Coverage of the speech begins at 8 p.m. EST, and the president is scheduled to begin speaking approximately an hour later. Live TV : Ustream More State of the Union coverage from Surge Desk: Dr. Peter Rhee: 5 Facts About Gabrielle ...
Hurdle in Giffords' Recovery: How to Replace Her Skull
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsOne of the many medical hurdles facing Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is replacing the part of her skull that was removed to relieve swelling in her brain after she was shot at a meet-and-greet event on Jan. 8. Surgeons removed the bone from the congresswoman in the first days after she was shot in the head; in the coming months, they'll need to put the brain-protecting bone back into place. How exactly do surgeons go about replacing a part of the skull? The idea of replacing the bone -- or removing it in the first place -- may make most people cringe, but neurosurgeons say the procedure is so ...
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