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A Year After The Shooting, Giffords Wraps Up Unfinished Business

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A Year After The Shooting, Giffords Wraps Up Unfinished Business

January 23, 2012 • The Arizona congresswoman met with constituents and staffers who survived last year's shooting rampage. Giffords announced Sunday that she was resigning her seat to focus on her recovery.

Gabrielle Giffords' Resignation Message A Reminder Of Gains, Losses

January 22, 2012 • From her public appearances, including her resignation video, it was clear that Giffords, even as a powerful symbol of the strength of human will and the advances in trauma medicine, would face significant challenges in dealing with the rigors of a re-election campaign. So her decision, though a sad reminder of what has been taken from her, was not a surprise.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords To Resign From Congress

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords To Resign From Congress

January 22, 2012 • The Democratic congresswoman from Arizona said she will step down this week in order to focus on her health. Giffords was shot in the head and wounded last January as she was meeting with constituents outside a supermarket in Tucson, Ariz.

VIDEO: Rep. Giffords Leads Crowd In 'Pledge' At Tucson Memorial

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VIDEO: Rep. Giffords Leads Crowd In 'Pledge' At Tucson Memorial

January 9, 2012 • One year to the day after a gunman opened fire during a Tucson meet-and-greet with her constituents — killing six people and wounding 13 — the still-recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) spoke for the first time since then at a public event.

A Year After The Shooting, Tucson Looks Forward

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A Year After The Shooting, Tucson Looks Forward

January 7, 2012 • In the year that's followed the shooting that left six dead and 13 wounded — including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) — the nation has mourned with Tucson as the city has healed.

From 'Weekend Edition Saturday': An Emotional Year After The Tucson Shooting

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Other Victims Of Arizona Rampage Move On Without Letting Go

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Other Victims Of Arizona Rampage Move On Without Letting Go

November 16, 2011 • "I can think about it now without sobbing," says Suzi Hileman, who was wounded in the shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, injured. Others who survived or lost loved ones are also finding ways to cope.

Other Victims Of Arizona Rampage Move On Without Letting Go

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Rep. Giffords: 'I Want To Get Back To Work'

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Rep. Giffords: 'I Want To Get Back To Work'

November 15, 2011 • In a message to her constituents, the congresswoman says "representing Arizona is my honor." Her husband tells NPR "it's very possible" she will run for reelection next year. Giffords is recovering from being shot in January.

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Rep. Giffords Speaks: Feels 'Pretty Good,' She Tells ABC

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Rep. Giffords Speaks: Feels 'Pretty Good,' She Tells ABC

November 11, 2011 • The congresswoman and her husband have written a book about her recovery from being shot last January. Her interview with ABC offers the first chance for the public to hear from Giffords directly.

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Giffords: 'I Will Return' To Congress

November 4, 2011 • In a book she's written with her husband about being shot and her recovery, the Democratic congresswoman from Arizona also says "I will get stronger."

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.

Giffords Staffer Recounts Emotional Return

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Giffords Staffer Recounts Emotional Return

August 2, 2011 • The appearance of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the House floor Monday cheered her colleagues — and brought tears to many of her staff members, even though they knew the moment was coming, her communications director says.

Giffords Staff Member Describes An Emotional Return To The House

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It's All Politics

Gabby Giffords' Return To House Floor: A Break In Partisan Storm

August 1, 2011 • There are very few Capitol Hill news stories that could have rivaled the passage of the debt-ceiling legislation by the House Monday, which was obviously a huge story.But the return of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to the House chamber to cast a "yes" vote on the bill was certainly one of them.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Pays House Surprise Visit

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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.

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