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Statements on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' announcement Sunday that she plans to resign from Congress this week to focus on her recovery:___"Gabby Giffords embodies the very best of what public service should be. She's universally admired for qualities that transcend party or ideology - a dedication to fairness, a willingness to listen to different ideas, and a tireless commitment to the work of perfecting our union. That's why the people of Arizona chose Gabby - to speak and fight and stand up for them. That's what brought her to a supermarket in Tucson last year - so she could carry their hopes and concerns to Washington. And we know it is with the best interests of her constituents in mind that Gabby has made the tough decision to step down from Congress."Over the last year, Gabby and her husband Mark have taught us the true meaning of hope in the face of despair, determination in the face of incredible odds, and now - even after she's come so far - Gabby shows us what it means to be se...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has spent the last 2 1/2 months in rehabilitation learning how to speak again, walk and care for herself – but when will she be able to go ho...
A somber-looking Nancy Pelosi has led a moment of silence during a planned event in San Francisco over the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.Speaking at...
Stricken congresswoman's condition upgraded to 'serious'
The Arizona Democratic Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot by a gunman while holding a public event Saturday, is known for being a fiscally conservative ...
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has surmounted one hurdle after another since she was gravely wounded in the Arizona shootings. Her latest was especially significant — ...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords condition is improving and she is now in serious condition at a hospital after being shot in the head about a week ago.The University of Ariz...
Doctors say the transfer of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to a hospital in Houston went flawlessly and she's ready starting rehabilitation.Tucson surgeon Dr. Randall Fries...
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched an initiative aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting th...
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched an initiative aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting th...
Nearly two years after being critically wounded in a mass shooting, former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Friday met with families of victims in last mo...
Wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords watched her astronaut husband launch into space with the families of the other five astronauts.They were on top of the launc...
Astronaut Mark Kelly on his new book, “Gabby”, written with his wife, Rep . Gabrielle Giffords , (D-Ariz.).
Slowly, with a sense of purpose, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords entered the House chamber Monday night to cast her first vote since she was shot in the head last January, a...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend an Arizona candlelight vigil exactly one year after she and 18 others were shot outside a Tucson grocery store during a congr...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' chief spokesman has accepted a job as an administrator at a community college in southern Arizona.C.J. Karamargin is expected to start Aug. ...
An ambulance carried Rep. Gabrielle Giffords along a route lined with well-wishers holding flags Friday, taking the congresswoman to a plane that will fly her to a H...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords helped start the first full work day in space for her husband and the crew of the space shuttle Endeavou...
PHOENIX -- Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can walk a little and is even trying to improve her gait. But the report Sunday in The Arizona Republic adds the congr...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal ...