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5 Phoenix police officers were shot and 4 more injured in a fatal domestic dispute

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5 Phoenix police officers were shot and 4 more injured in a fatal domestic dispute

February 11, 2022 • Suspect ambushed the first officer on the scene then shot four more who were trying to take a baby to safety.

Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty To Arizona Shootings

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Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty To Arizona Shootings

August 7, 2012 • Under the plea agreement, Loughner avoids the death penalty. A judge found that Loughner was competent enough to understand the gravity of the charges against him. Loughner targeted former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords during the mass shooting.

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Confirmed: Plea Deal In Works For Suspect In Tucson Shooting Rampage

August 4, 2012 • Jared Lee Loughner was indicted last year for a shooting that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He pleaded not guilty in March 2011.

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.

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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.

Aug. 1: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) waves to her House colleagues after voting for a bill to raise the federal debt ceiling. AP hide caption

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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."

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

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

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

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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Giffords Eating 3 Meals A Day, Starting To Speak

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Giffords Eating 3 Meals A Day, Starting To Speak

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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The Case For Extended Gun Magazines

February 7, 2011 • Novelist Stephen Hunter makes the case that many Americans see extended magazines as vital to their self defense — and that they have a point.

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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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Rep. Giffords' Condition Upgraded To 'Good'

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

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

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

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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Loughner Pleads 'Not Guilty'

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.

Slain Ariz. Girl's Family Among Obama Guests

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Slain Ariz. Girl's Family Among Obama Guests

January 24, 2011 • At Tuesday night's State of the Union address, a number of people who were directly affected by the Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Arizona will be seated with first lady Michelle Obama.

Update: Rep. Giffords Arrives In Houston

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Update: Rep. Giffords Arrives In Houston

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

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.

Giffords Headed To Houston Center That Has 'Outstanding Reputation'

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Giffords Headed To Houston Center That Has 'Outstanding Reputation'

January 20, 2011 • The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research in Houston, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) is headed on Friday, is "renowned for its care of survivors of brain and spinal cord injuries," the Houston Chronicle reports.

Mark Kelly: Rep. Giffords' Progress Is 'Great'; But Road To Recovery Is Long

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Mark Kelly: Rep. Giffords' Progress Is 'Great'; But Road To Recovery Is Long

January 19, 2011 • "At times I'm 100 percent confident that she's going to make a 100 percent recovery," he tells ABC-TV. "And, you know, at other times I don't know."

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Palin: 'They're Not Going To Shut Me Up'

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