Gabrielle Giffords Recovery

Jan Brewer Sets Date For Special Election To Fill Gabrielle Giffords' Seat

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2012

(Adds details; byline) By David Schwartz PHOENIX, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday ordered a sp...

Giffords: 'I Will Return'

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 03.25.2012

TUCSON, Ariz. — Outgoing Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spent her last hours as Tucson's U.S. representative finishing the meeting she started...

Obama Reacts To Giffords' Resignation

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 01.23.2012

On Sunday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who nearly lost her life in a tragic shooting in Tuscon last January, announced that she would step down...

Giffords Faces Big Decision

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 03.08.2012

WASHINGTON — The signals are strong. One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on a mission to return to the job she so ...

Giffords To Attend Candlelight Vigil One Year After Shooting

AP | Posted 01.07.2012

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend an Arizona candlelight vigil exactly one year after she and 18 others were shot outside a Tuc...

Giffords, Other Survivors To Commemorate Shooting

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 02.28.2012

TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, other survivors of the Tucson shooting rampage and numerous others will come together in the close-knit...

Giffords Returns Home

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2011

TUCSON, Ariz. -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has returned to her hometown of Tucson for a private visit with her family and friends over the Thanksgi...

Gabrielle Giffords Inspires Paralyzed Shooting Victim To Make 99.9% Recovery

Posted 11.17.2011

Representative Gabrielle Giffords inspired millions during an ABC interview Monday when she showed how far she's come since getting shot in the head p...

'I Want To Get Back To Work'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.15.2011

A message recorded by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) to her Southern Arizona constituents was released Tuesday, with the wounded congresswoman sayi...

"Tough, Tough, Tough"

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 01.15.2012

Stephanie Schriock

Watching Gabby Giffords' interview last night, I saw so clearly the woman we have all come to love so much -- but even tougher, even stronger, and even -- this amazed me -- even more gracious.

Gabrielle Giffords Makes Powerful Vow In New Book

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS and MICHELLE PRICE | Posted 01.04.2012

PHOENIX -- When President George H.W. Bush came to visit her in the hospital, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords could say only "Wow!" and another word she had b...

Help Me Support Gabby

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 12.20.2011

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Gabby Giffords is one of my closest friends, and all I want is for her to be back with us as healthy and strong as she was before the shooting. That's why I'm taking it upon myself to help her raise the funds she needs for her reelection.

Aides Urge Longtime Giffords Friend To Run For Senate

AP | By JACQUES BILLEAUD and KEVIN FREKING | Posted 11.23.2011

By JACQUES BILLEAUD AND KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' aides have urged former Surgeon General Richard Carm...

Gabrielle Giffords Book Coming This Fall

AP | Posted 11.07.2011

NEW YORK — The joint memoir of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, soon-to-be-retired astronaut Mark Kelly, is coming out Nov. 15. The boo...

Giffords Walking, Writing, Aide Says

AP | Posted 10.30.2011

TUCSON, Ariz. -- A spokesman for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says the Arizona congresswoman has been walking on her own for some time. Spokesman Mark Kim...

Arizona Republican Weighs Possible Run For Giffords Seat In 2012

AP | Posted 10.22.2011

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Republican Arizona state senator says he has formed an exploratory committee to examine a possible run next year for the congr...

Aide: Giffords Now Knows Who Died In Shooting

AP | Posted 10.20.2011

PHOENIX (AP) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is now aware of who was killed during the January shooting rampage in Tucson that left her seriously wounded, ...

First Potential Challenger To Gabrielle Giffords Emerges

AP | By JACQUES BILLEAUD | Posted 10.19.2011

PHOENIX -- Is Rep. Gabrielle Giffords running for re-election? That's a question State Sen. Frank Antenori of Tucson wants to answer before the May 1...

Gabrielle Giffords Campaign Seeks Guidance On Use Of Donations For Improved Security

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 10.18.2011

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' campaign is asking the Federal Election Commission whether she can use donations to help pay fo...

Gabrielle Giffords Wants To Return To Job In Washington If Recovery Allows It

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 10.02.2011

WASHINGTON — Aides to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Tuesday she wants to return to her job in Washington if her physical and mental recovery allo...

Gabrielle Giffords Supporters Prepping For Potential Reelection Bid

Posted 10.02.2011

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) made an emotional return to Congress Monday evening to vote on the debt ceiling deal. Her colleagues greeted her wit...

The Hope of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 10.02.2011

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

In the face of terrorists and crazies who are taking to guns in an stated effort to circumvent or undermine democracy -- Rep. Gifford's is testimony to a life deeply committed to the democratic ideal.

Mark Kelly Considering Career In Politics?

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 09.19.2011

PHOENIX — Former astronaut Mark Kelly is planning his life post-NASA, keeping an open mind about running for political office while traveling th...

Gabrielle Giffords Makes First Public Appearance

Posted 08.27.2011

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) made her first public appearance since being wounded in a tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona earlier this year in wh...

Mark Kelly Retiring From NASA

Posted 08.21.2011

Astronaut Mark Kelly announced today that he is retiring from NASA in order to focus on the recovery of his wife, Gabrielle Giffords. “Today, I a...