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Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
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Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
Six people were killed and 12 others, including former congresswoman Giffords, were injured in the 2011 shooting in Arizona.
The former US congresswoman, who nearly died after being shot in the head two years ago, gave an emotional testimony to senators in Washington yesterday.
Jared Lee Loughner has been sentenced to serve seven consecutive life sentences, plus 140 years in federal prison for the January 2011 shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13 others.
Loughner, 23, has pleaded guilty to killing six people and wounding 13 others, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
The Congresswoman, who was injured during a shooting last year, released a video in which she thanked those who supported her.
The Democratic congresswoman — who has struggled to re-learn to walk after being shot in the head — stepped onstage to cheers from the crowd last night.
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Giffords has had her first TV interview since she was seriously injured in January’s shooting, speaking clearly but haltingly.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gives her first major interview since surviving a point-blank assassination attempt 10 months ago.
The congresswoman who was near-fatally shot in January is married to Mark Kelly, the commander of the last mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May.
Jared Lee Loughner is accused of a gun attack in Arizona which killed six people and seriously injured US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
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The vote passed comfortably and Giffords’ emotional return brought down the house.
However the state senator in Arizona was merely showing off her weapon to the local journalist.
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The Arizona congresswoman had spent five months in various hospitals, but will still require intense daily therapy.
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The first images of the Arizona representative since the shooting in January were posted to her Facebook page earlier today.
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A revealing interview with the Arizona politician’s chief of staff paints a much less sunnier picture then many in the media had previously reported about Giffords’ recovery.
Endeavour is now on its way back to Earth after completing NASA’s construction efforts on the International Space Station.
The NASA shuttle is set to undock from the International Space Station later tonight and begin the long journey back to Earth.
Ruling means criminal case against Jared Lee Loughner, 21, is put on hold indefinitely.
Today’s spacewalk was halted early, but yesterday’s was a massive success. Endeavour astronauts installed a cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Mark Kelly says an operation on his wife’s skull has gone successfully – from the International Space Station.
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The launch of Endeavour’s final mission, originally set for last Friday, won’t take place at least until next Tuesday.
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The event had been keenly anticipated given that congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head last year, was due to see her husband Mark Kelly lead the space mission.
The pace at which Gabrielle Giffords is recovering from January’s shooting puts her in the top five per cent of patients.
Federal judge orders test to evaluate if Jared Lee Loughner is competent to stand trial for charges including attempted assassination of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Loughner was said to be smiling as he entered the courtroom in Tuscon, Arizona.
Astronaut Mark Kelly will return on Monday to his training for a space mission to the International Space Station.
In his annual State of the Union address, Barack Obama warns of the global threat to the United States’ economic power.
22-year-old man charged with attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords back in court today.
The Congresswoman shot in the brain 14 days ago is discharged from hospital – and should retain ALL her mental abilities.
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