Dear US Navy: You’re doing it right.
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Giffords still doesn’t know the details of the shooting—though she now knows she was shot. Initially she thought she had been in a car accident, but as her husband read her his newspaper, she noticed he was skipping stories and tried to grab the paper from his hands. He decided then to tell her what had happened. But she still doesn’t know some parts of the story, like that among the dead were a 9-year-old girl, her beloved young staffer Gabe Zimmerman, and her friend Judge John Roll.
Three months after the Arizona congresswoman was shot, Peter Boyer investigates what’s really going on with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Jared Loughner’s new mug shot.
Since being shot in an assassination attempt that killed six people, [Rep. Gabrielle] Giffords has steadily improved and been moved to a rehabilitation center in Houston, where Kelly is stationed for NASA.
(Source: politico.com)
Boehner Skipped Memorial for Cocktails
Nothing will stand between House Speaker John Boehner and a stiff drink: He turned down an invitation from President Obama to fly with him to Tucson, opting instead to attend a cocktail event hosted by the RNC.
Police pulled Jared Loughner over for running a red light just two-and-a-half hours before he shot Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others. His license and registration revealed no warrants, so he was allowed to leave with just a warning.
(Source: The New York Times)
Gabrielle Giffords’ doctor said on Tuesday that her chances for survival are 100 percent and that it’s likely that “she’s not going to be in a vegetative state.”
(Source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)
We’ve been intensely covering the tragedy in Arizona that occurred this past weekend that left Gabrielle Giffords in the ICU and six people dead, including a child and federal judge. Check our topic page to stay updated on Giffords’ condition, details about shooter Jared Lee Loughner, Palin’s other Arizona “targets,” and who the other casualties and victims of the shooting were.
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