Gabrielle Giffords Shooting

[Update] Arizona Dem Declines To Back Obama At Debate

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.24.2012

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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' handpicked successor declined during a Wednesday evening debate to reveal if he intends to vote for President Barack O...

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Tucson Survivors Challenge the NRA: Stand With Us for Commonsense Gun Laws

Patricia Maisch | Posted 04.19.2012

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We are survivors of the January 8th, 2011 shooting in Tucson and we are a diverse group of real, patriotic Americans. We are a Republican, an Independent and a Democrat, and we strongly support the second amendment. We are some of the too many faces of gun violence in this country.

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Arizona GOP Picks Challenger For Giffords' Seat

AP | WALTER BERRY | Posted 04.18.2012

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PHOENIX — Voters in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District on Tuesday night chose Republican Jesse Kelly to face former Gabrielle Gifford...

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Fight Against 'Extreme Agenda' Underscores Race For Giffords' Seat

Arizona Republic | Posted 04.15.2012

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The hasty race to fill Gabrielle Giffords' former seat in Congress has set up a contest between her chosen Democratic successor and a mix of Republica...

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Trayvon Martin Shooting Unlikely To Change Gun Debate, Lawmakers Concede

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's been more than a year since Jared Loughner walked up to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) at a constituent event in Tucson, ...

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Giffords Aide Makes Strong Push For Special Election

Posted 04.05.2012

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Democrat Ron Barber announced Thursday that his campaign has raised over $500,000 in his bid to finish former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' term in the U.S...

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Giffords Aide Shakes Up Congressional Race

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.19.2012

Shaking up the race to succeed Gabrielle Giffords, her former congressional aide Ron Barber announced that he will seek a full term in Congress this y...

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Obama Called The 'Greatest Gun Salesman In America'

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 02.21.2012

The election of President Barack Obama in 2008 has apparently led to a dramatic increase in the sale of guns and applications for concealed handgun pe...

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Former Giffords Aide Running To Succeed Her

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.09.2012

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With the backing of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Ron Barber, a longtime aide to the congresswoman, entered the special election to succee...

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Gabrielle Giffords' Aide Likely To Run

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.07.2012

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This week, a top aide to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is expected to enter the special election to succeed her. Ron Barber, Giffords' d...

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Judge Makes Key Decision In Loughner Trial

Posted 02.06.2012

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By Joseph Schuman SAN DIEGO--A federal judge has granted prison doctors four more months to attempt to restore the mental competency of the man...

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Race Is On For Giffords Seat

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.23.2012

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A day after announcing her resignation from Congress, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) may be in the position to pick her successor as a crowded Demo...

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Obama Reacts To Giffords' Resignation

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 01.23.2012

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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...

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Gabrielle Giffords Stepping Down From Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A little more than a year after a gunman opened fire at a market where Rep. Gabby Giffords was meeting constituents, the Arizona congres...

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Ignored Tragedies Remain in Wake of Giffords Shooting Anniversary

Gabriel Schivone | Posted 03.11.2012

This week as communities the world over justly mourn the victims of last year's Tucson's shootings, the violent death of young Torres--one case in a larger pattern--remain barely known.

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One Year Later, Voices From Tucson

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.08.2012

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-- Mark Kelly, former astronaut and husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: "Those of us who survived were forever changed by that moment. For the ...

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On Shooting Anniversary, Obama Praises Giffords

AP | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has called Gabrielle Giffords on the anniversary of the Arizona congresswoman's shooting and noted her "incredibl...

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Slain Giffords Staffer Honored By Colleagues

AP | Posted 01.09.2012

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PHOENIX -- Staffers of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and hundreds of others are gathering to remember those killed a year ago, including a slain colleague. ...

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Lighting A Candle For Victims Of Gunfire

Colin and Andrew Goddard | Posted 03.09.2012

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Today, Jan. 8, 2012, we will join with thousands of Americans to light a candle in remembrance and honor of the six killed and 13 who survived the mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz., exactly one year ago.

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The Anniversary of the Tucson Shooting

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 03.09.2012

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Sunday, at 10:11 A.M., bells rang all across Tucson in memory of the tragic shooting that took place one year ago. Today is to remember the fallen and to give thanks for the 13 Americans who survived.

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Giffords Faces Big Decision

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 03.08.2012

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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 ...

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Review: One Year Later: A Safeway in Arizona by Tom Zoellner

Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.07.2012

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While our nation may still be far from understanding this tragedy -- and Loughner's own trial has yet to come -- Zoellner's deeply moving, illuminating and original work has brought us closer to giving it meaning to our own lives, and our future.

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Giffords To Attend Candlelight Vigil One Year After Shooting

AP | Posted 01.07.2012

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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...

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Giffords, Other Survivors To Commemorate Shooting

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 02.28.2012

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

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Giffords' 'Hero Intern' Starts New Career

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- The former aide who rushed to help U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot last January is starting his own career in politic...

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