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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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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

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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

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New York Investigators Raise Questions About Sales At Arizona Gun Show

January 31, 2011 In an undercover operation, they purchased handguns and ammunition magazines like those used in the Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson — even though the sales, investigators say, likely violated federal law.

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Friday, January 28, 2011

In Tucson's 'Silent Chaos,' Rare Medic Kits Were Key

Emergency personnel attend to a shooting victim  outside a Safeway in Tucson, Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), and others were shot as the congresswoman was meeting with constituents. First responders to the scene used special first aid kits to help treat victims until medical personnel arrived.

January 28, 2011 First responders at the Arizona shootings had an unusual tool: a fanny-pack-sized collection of first-aid materials based on gear used to save soldiers. The Infantry First Aid Kit includes $99 worth of items, including combat gauze, a tourniquet and an elaborate wrap originally called an "Israeli bandage."

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

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After Tucson Shootings, NRA Again Shows Its Strength

Handguns on display at a gun show in Las Vegas this month.

January 27, 2011 The shootings put gun control back on the political radar screen. But political scientist Robert Spitzer says legislative changes are unlikely because of the relationship Congress has with the NRA.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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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

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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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Monday, January 24, 2011

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Loughner Pleads 'Not Guilty'

The Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse in Phoenix, where Jared Loughner faced arraignment on Monday.

January 24, 2011 Jared Lee Loughner pleaded "not guilty" in a Phoenix courthouse Monday to federal charges that he attempted to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and two of her aides on Jan. 8 in Tucson.

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Friday, January 21, 2011

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Update: Rep. Giffords Arrives In Houston

Gloria Giffords (center), Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's mother, talks with her daughter on the flight to Houston. Capt. Mark Kelly (far left), the representative's husband, talks with Tracy Culbert (center right), a nurse.

January 21, 2011 Critically injured in the Jan. 8 shooting rampage that left six people dead, the congresswoman will continue her recovery at a rehabilitation center in Houston.

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Giffords Heading To Houston

In this photo provided by the office of Rep Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, stands with his wife as she looks from her bed at the Santa Catalina Mountains while on an outdoor deck at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011.

January 21, 2011 She's being transferred from University Medical Center in Tucson to The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

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Giffords' Husband: 'She'll Be Back'

Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), as he spoke to reporters at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., earlier today (Jan. 20, 2011).

January 20, 2011 "I'm extremely confident that she's going to be ... back at work soon," Kelly told reporters in Tucson today.

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Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot

The Arizona Democrat survived a gun attack and has gone on to campaign for changes in gun laws.

'JFK Profile In Courage Award' Going To Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

The Arizona Democrat survived a gun attack and has gone on to campaign for changes in gun laws.

At a Senate hearing on gun violence, the wounded former congresswoman added her voice to the debate.

Giffords: 'We Must Do Something!' About Gun Violence

At a Senate hearing on gun violence, the wounded former congresswoman added her voice to the debate.

When children are gunned down in their school, the former congresswoman says, it's time for change.

'Enough,' Says Giffords As She Launches Campaign For New Gun Laws

When children are gunned down in their school, the former congresswoman says, it's time for change.

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