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Monday, April 11, 2011

The Two-Way

'Newsweek' Offers A More 'Measured' View Of Rep. Giffords' Recovery

April 11, 2011 Interviews with her staff, friends and doctors suggest that her recovery, while significant, still has a long ways to go, the magazine says.

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Monday, April 04, 2011

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Intern Who Rushed To Rep. Giffords' Side Has 'Withdrawn Emotionally'

Daniel Hernandez, Jr.

April 4, 2011 "I worry about him all the time," Daniel Fernandez's sister tells The Arizona Republic. "I'm doing as well as can be expected," he says.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Two-Way

In Arizona, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Having 'Major Effect' On Senate Race

While Rep. Giffords recovers, her staff has continued to work. As this file photo of the office's in/out board shows, though, they do so knowing that one aide — Gabe Zimmerman — was killed in the Jan. 8 rampage.

March 31, 2011 Other Democrats are hesitating about getting into the campaign for the seat now held by outgoing Republican Sen. Jon Kyl. They first want to know if Giffords, who is recovering from being shot, will be a candidate.

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Friday, March 11, 2011

The Two-Way

'Leaps And Bounds' In Rep. Giffords' Recovery, Doctor Says

March, 2010 file photo of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).

March 11, 2011 She is speaking in sentences, walking without assistance and can recall childhood memories. The congresswoman did not remember the shooting rampage that critically injured her and killed six others, but has been told about what happened.

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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

The Two-Way

Tucson Massacre Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

March 9, 2011 Jared Lee Loughner has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges, including murder and attempted murder. Loughner was in federal court to face a 49-count indictment stemming from the shooting rampage that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others wounded.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

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Rep. Giffords: 'Recognizes Everybody,' Hasn't Been Told Details Of Attack

March, 2010 file photo of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).

February 17, 2011 She's also laughing at jokes, participating in conversations and continuing to make steady progress, her doctors and friends say.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

The Two-Way

Rep. Giffords: 'Hi, I'm Good'

On Jan. 9, the day after the shooting rampage, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords held her husband Mark Kelly's hand as she lay in a Tucson hospital bed.

February 14, 2011 The congresswoman continues to show signs of progress as she recovers from the severe head injuries she received in the Jan. 8 shooting rampage at an event she was holding in Tucson.

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

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Here's Why Rep. Giffords' Request For Toast Is 'A Really Good Sign'

March, 2010 file photo of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).

February 10, 2011 "It was a fitting request and it was at an appropriate time," NPR's Ted Robbins reports. People with left-side brain injuries such as hers, he says, can have difficulty producing or comprehending speech.

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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

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Giffords Eating 3 Meals A Day, Starting To Speak

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' hospital room in Houston includes gifts from friends and Navy colleagues of her husband, astronaut/Capt. Mark Kelly.

February 9, 2011 And on Monday, Politico reports, she asked for toast — another sign of progress. Still, her rehabilitation is a "marathon process," says husband Mark Kelly.

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Friday, February 04, 2011

The Two-Way

Rep. Giffords' Husband To Fly April Space Shuttle Mission

Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday.

February 4, 2011 Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will fly on the space shuttle Endeavour in April, according to an unnamed source cited by the AP.

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Thursday, February 03, 2011

The Two-Way

Obama And Rep. Giffords' Husband Highlight National Prayer Breakfast

February 3, 2011 Kelly said his wife "gets a little bit better" every day. And he hopes some good comes out of the shooting tragedy in Tucson.

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

The Two-Way

Rep. Giffords Making 'Lots Of Progress,' Husband Says

Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) on ABC-TV's '20/20'.

February 2, 2011 She had a "huge day," on Tuesday, Mark Kelly says. No details yet on just what he was referring to. Giffords is recovering from injuries she received in a Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

The Two-Way

Potentially 'Historic' Winter Storm Due Across Much Of Nation

Winter warnings, Jan. 31, 2011.

January 31, 2011 Up to one-third of the country, and 100 million people, could be affected by snow and ice starting later today.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Two-Way

Rep. Giffords' Condition Upgraded To 'Good'

In this handout image provided by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office, Mark Kelly watches the State of the Union address with his wife U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in her hospital room January 25, 2010 in Houston, Texas.

January 26, 2011 The congresswoman is scheduled to be moved from an intensive care unit to her Houston hospital's rehabilitation hospital later today.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Two-Way

Giffords' Husband Will Decide Soon If He'll Command Shuttle Flight

May 28, 2008, file photo: Space shuttle Discovery commander Mark Kelly, right, gestures as he walks with his twin brother astronaut Scott Kelly, left, and mission specialist Ron Garan, after arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

January 25, 2011 Mark Kelly tells the Houston Chronicle that Giffords "was better yesterday than the day before. ... I don't know when she's going to be doing laps around the building, but it's coming."

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