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Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot A shooter opened fire in a grocery store parking lot in Tucson on Jan. 8. Investigators say they believe Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was the intended target. Six people were killed and at least a dozen wounded, including the congresswoman.

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Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot

Six people were killed and at least a dozen wounded, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Friday September 2, 2011

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GOP's Gun Raffle In Giffords' District Sparks Hot Debate

September 2, 2011 • The Pima County (Arizona) Republican Party is selling chances on a Glock 23 .40-caliber handgun. Pima County part of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' district. And the gun used to kill six people and wound 13 others, including Giffords, was a Glock.

Monday August 1, 2011

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Pays House Surprise Visit

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) waves to her House colleagues after voting for a bill to raise the federal debt ceiling, in this image from House Television. AP hide caption

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Pays House Surprise Visit

August 1, 2011 • Even as the vote results came in, the loudest cheers were heard when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) made her first appearance on the House floor since she was severely wounded by a gunman in January.

Tuesday June 28, 2011

Rep. Giffords Makes Public Appearance

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Rep. Giffords Makes Public Appearance

June 28, 2011 • "She did not look sick at all," ABC News' Gina Sunseri says of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) after the congresswoman's first public appearance before a large crowd since being shot and critically wounded on Jan. 8.

Tuesday June 21, 2011

Astronaut Mark Kelly, Rep. Giffords' Husband, Retires From Navy And NASA

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Astronaut Mark Kelly, Rep. Giffords' Husband, Retires From Navy And NASA

June 21, 2011 • "After some time off, I will look at new opportunities and am hopeful that one day I will again serve our country," he says in a statement. Giffords continues to recover from a gunshot wound she suffered on Jan. 8.

Sunday June 12, 2011

First Post-Shooting Photos Of Rep. Giffords Released

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First Post-Shooting Photos Of Rep. Giffords Released

June 12, 2011 • Giffords' hair is shorter than in the past, but there are no visible scars and little sign of the horrific injury she suffered when a lone gunman attacked an event she was holding at a strip mall in Tucson on Jan. 8.

Thursday June 9, 2011

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Time Is 'Close' For First Post-Shooting Photo Of Rep. Giffords, Aide Says

June 9, 2011 • The congresswoman, who continues to recover from a gunshot wound to her head suffered on Jan. 8, likely will soon feel comfortable having her picture released, her chief of staff says.

Wednesday May 25, 2011

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Judge: Tucson Suspect Is Mentally Incompetent

May 25, 2011 • Jared Loughner mumbled loudly during a hearing into whether he's mentally competent. The judge had him removed. Loughner later said he preferred to watch the proceedings on TV from another room.

Thursday May 19, 2011

Giffords 'Recovering Well' After Skull Surgery

In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Giffords 'Recovering Well' After Skull Surgery

May 19, 2011 • The congresswoman now has a patch on her skull. She's recovering from the severe injuries she received when a gunman attacked an event she was holding in Tucson on Jan. 8. Six people were killed. Thirteen, including Giffords, were wounded.

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Wednesday May 18, 2011

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Reports: Rep. Giffords Having Previously Planned Skull Surgery Today

May 18, 2011 • Doctors will replace a piece of her skull with a plastic implant, The Associated Press reports. The procedure is an important step in her recovery from the severe head wound she received during a Jan. 8 shooting rampage.

Monday May 16, 2011

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Giffords' Reaction To Shuttle Launch: 'Good Stuff'

May 16, 2011 • Aides say those were the first words from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) after she watched this morning as her husband, Commander Mark Kelly, and five other astronauts successfully launched into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour.

Wednesday April 27, 2011

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Giffords Walks, With Help, Onto Florida-Bound Jet

April 27, 2011 • The Arizona lawmaker, still recovering from the gunshot wound she suffered during a Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson, is going to watch her husband and the crew of space shuttle Endeavour launch on Friday.

Monday April 25, 2011

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'Awesome,' Rep. Giffords Says After Getting OK To Be At Shuttle Launch

April 25, 2011 • "Medically, there is no reason she could not travel safely to Florida to participate in this incredible event with her husband," the director of the neuroscience institute at Houston's TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital confirmed today.

Monday April 11, 2011

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'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.

Monday April 4, 2011

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

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

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.

Friday March 11, 2011

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

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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