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Connecticut State Representative DebraLee Hovey Apologizes For Comments Made About Gabby Giffords During Newtown Visit

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:13:43 +0000

Hartford, CT (WIBX) - DebraLee Hovey is apologizing for comments that she made on her Facebook page about former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' visit with the families of the Newtown shooting victims.

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Was Hovey Out Of Line?

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:12:33 +0000

Newtown, CT (WIBX) - Was Connecticut Assemblywoman DebraLee Hovey out of line when she criticized former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords for visiting Newtown, Connecticut?

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AZ Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Stepping Down

WIBX — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:19:48 +0000

Tuscon, AZ (WIBX) - Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, (D-AZ) is stepping down. Giffords made the announcement via YouTube video.

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Leads Moving Vigil One Year After Shooting (VIDEO)

Kathy Landin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:23:10 +0000

Sunday night, in Tucson, one year after she was nearly fatally shot in the head at a public event, Representative Gabrielle Giffords read the pledge of allegiance to an audience of thousands gathered at the University of Arizona for a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of her shooting.

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Steve Jobs' Death and Occupy Wall Street Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Events of 2011

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:05:39 +0000

2011 can be tracked by its dramatic events, beginning with the Tuscon shooting that critically wounded US Rep. Gabby Giffords and continuing all the way up to the death of Muammar Gadhafi in October. Our minds were consumed with thoughts of the earthquake in Japan, the death of Steve Jobs and all the anxiety that [...]

Gabrielle Giffords Speaks Out for First Time Since Shooting [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:25:32 +0000

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona spoke out during her first extended interview since the horrific shooting in January which left her with significant brain damage.

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Gabrielle Giffords Vows to Return to Congress in New Memoir

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:30:29 +0000

In a new book, ‘Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,’ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly detail the intensive therapy and psychological struggles the Arizona Democrat has endured after surviving an attempt on her life early this year. After all of the struggles and hardships, however, Giffords declares that she will indeed return to Congress.

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Gabrielle Giffords' Husband, Mark Kelly, Planned to Fly in Fatal Reno Air Show

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:55:06 +0000

A spokesman for Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely injured in a shooting spree earlier this year, said Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, was scheduled to fly in the Reno air show on Friday — the same day a plane at that event crashed into the crowd of spectators and killed 10 people.

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Gabrielle Giffords' District to Hold Gun Raffle

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:03:21 +0000

In an August 26 newsletter, the Pima County Republican Party announced it’s raffling off a handgun to raise money for the group.

The problem? Pima County is within the Arizona congressional district of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was nearly killed earlier this year after a shooting at a local meet-and-greet event left six people dead. As a result, many feel raffling off a Glock .45 — the same type of gun used in the attack — is in poor taste.

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Watch Gabrielle Giffords' Inspiring Return to Work for First Vote Since Shooting [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:35:38 +0000

As the US House of Representatives gathered to vote on the debt ceiling plan on Monday, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords surprised almost everyone by showing up to cast her first vote since an attempt on her life was made in January of this year.

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Smiling in New Facebook Photos

WIBX AM 950 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:34:25 +0000

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Sunday posted two new photos to her Facebook page, offering the first official look at the congresswoman from Arizona since she was shot in the head in January.

The two photos, which were captured by P. K. Weis on May 17, show a smiling Gifford at the TIRR Memorial Hermann, where she has been receiving treatment. In one photo, Gifford is seen sitting and smiling alongside her mother.

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Gillibrand Talks About Gifford's Recovery

Jim Rondenelli — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:52:41 +0000

Tucson, AZ WIBX) - Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is slowly continuing to improve.

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Flags Lowered At Utica City Hall To Honor Arizona Victims

WIBX — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:01:05 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica Mayor David Roefaro lowered the flag at City Hall this morning to honor the victims of the Tucson, Arizona tragedy that occurred over the weekend.

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