Gabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician. As a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, she represented Arizona's 8th congressional district from 2007 until her resignation on January 25, 2012, having been elected to Congress three times. She is the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Considered a "Blue Dog" Democrat, her stances on health care reform and illegal immigration were sources of attention for those opposed to her candidacy and have made her a recipient of criticism from various conservative groups. She has described herself as a "former Republican."
RT @GabbyGiffords: 6 mos. ago we mourned w/ Newtown families. Grief doesn't cease, but our resolve does. We must do better. t.co/3mW…
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RT @ShuttleCDRKelly: Resolved to do better. t.co/OKNcZI7Vax #SandyHook #gunviolence
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RT @GabbyGiffords: 6 mos. ago we mourned w/ Newtown families. Grief doesn't cease, but our resolve does. We must do better. t.co/3mW…
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Source: Marie Claire
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His cellphone, his bloody pants and bloody shirt are all sitting in some FBI evidence room in Quantico, Va. And Daniel Hernandez, who helped save the life of Gabrielle Giffords after the then-Democratic congresswoman from Arizona ...
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Former reality TV star Sarah Palin returned to the Fox News airwaves on Monday to critique New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “bizarre bucket list” of an agenda in the closing months of his third and final term, which includes banning large sodas ...
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Source: The Washington Post
To understand how drastically the Obama administration’s drive to reduce gun violence has narrowed, consider this: In January, President Obama and Vice President Biden strode into a White House auditorium and urgently proposed the most expansive overhaul ...
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A May 11, 2013 NASA image captured by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Staion shows astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy during a spacewalk to make repairs. The US space agency announced the appoi ...
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Source: Salon
Sarah Palin is back! Not only did she get another Fox News contract, she was the star of Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Conference this past weekend for her slashing attacks not only on President Obama and Democrats but on Republican se ...
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